The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope. —Wendell Berry
So be patient with the events in life that find you feeling disappointed, and remember each line we script in the Great Play we call life, is a line that is never wasted, and a line that can ultimately lead to something more beautiful than we can ever possibly imagine in the present. This is true for each one of us.
-Tim Watson
” A wee child toddling in a wonder world , , , I prefer to their dogma my excursions into the natural gardens where the voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers. If this is Paganism, then at present, at least, I am a Pagan.”
- Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Redbird)
The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf.
- Shakti Gawain
“I salute the light within your eyes where the whole universe dwells. For when you are at the center within you and I am at that place within me, we shall be One.”
Spoken by Chief Crazy Horse, September, 1877.
Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and perhaps forever talked to by God and his messengers.
- Brenda Ueland
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
-Albert Einstein
Every element of creation expresses the Creator. Within each mountain, each stone, and each heart lies the Great Spirit… When looking upon a sunset, the trees, or even your worst enemy, you are looking at the Creator. Know this and give praise and prayer.
- Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Redbird)
The entire Creation still follows the Original Instructions of life. The Tree, the fruits, they never fail.
They never make a mistake to bring their fruits in their season.
The Animals never make a mistake.
They still live as they were created.
Among the Creation…Life, the Circle, a measurement with no beginning and no ending.
- Phillip Deere (Muskogee Creek 1977)
What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
In a dark time, the eye begins to see.
-Theodore Roethke
You too are a Medicine Wheel, and the magic of your Perceiving will be unfolded.
- Hyemeyohsts Storm
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Scholarship Program
The New Monk Project envisions a new era wherein an increasing number of people will be committed to restoring Earth’s indigenous capacity to sustain life. An essential part of making this vision come true has to do with educating successor generations of people who will be more concerned with the environmental impacts they are destined to inherit. Many young adults are understandably at a serious point of inquiry about how they can participate in helping restore the life carrying capacity of Earth.
We therefore have launched a program which financially assists those interested in learning more about the environment and sustainable design. Our first scholarship program involves a $1000 per semester award to one selected student pursuing an associate degree at Durham Technical Community College in Durham, North Carolina.
We believe similar scholarships with encourage Community College systems across America to expedite moving towards the adoption of sustainable technology curricula. Such cirricula can better prepare their students to actively participate in future sustainable use projects within their local communities.
The motivation behind The New Monk Project taking on this educational service to our local community is to provide young adults living in urban areas better access to environmentally oriented educational opportunities. We see educating young adults about the environment as essential towards their community’s revitalization and sustainable renovation future.