Prema is Sanskrit for Divine Love, which is the only power that can hold a community together through good times as well as bad. Divine love is the energy that motivates plants to grow to their fullest potential. It is what humans need to grow to our fullest potential as well. Permaculture is an adapted form of agriculture designed to be sustainable, ecologically benevolent, and integrated with Nature as a whole. Within the permaculture movement, there are many approaches, ranging from organic farming to the more outside-the-box biodynamic farming, based on the vision of Rudolf Steiner, which works with the natural subtle energies and the intelligences known as “elementals” as well as the phenomenon known as “paramagnetism.”

The two principles of Love and Wisdom, Prema and Pragya, must be integrated to build a truly wholocentric community in harmony with the Mind of Gaia.