Robin Greenfield | The Experiment of Complete Non-Ownership @Robin.Greenfield | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 23 hours ago.
I’m walking from Canada to Los Angeles.
After 1,700 miles of walking along the roads I will give away everything I own in L.A. Literally EVERY single possession.
This is an experiment with complete non-ownership. I will become a human who owns nothing.
Along the way I will be shedding everything that no longer serves me.
I will release everything on my mind that I’ve been holding back, everything I’ve been embarrassed to share, every secret that I have kept inside. I will have nothing to protect. Nothing to guard. I’ll be living in complete transparency and truth.
Just as I will have no physical possessions, I will be experimenting with non-ownership of my own mind. Everything in my mind will be yours. Creative Commons of the mind.
There will be no wall, no barrier between me and you.
What happens to a mind in this state?
Does the delusion of separateness start to fade?
Do I become more interconnected with it all?
Do I further my goal of being a servant to Earth and all life on this home we share?
This is the experiment I have begun over a decade ago, and am deepening with each step forward for the months to come. This is a public journey, inviting you to explore the mind – mine and your own – with me.
Love,
Robin
Update October 10th: I wanted to share a small update of transparency.
In this video I say that I will be releasing in my mind everything by the time I arrive in Los Angeles. That is indeed my plan of action. I also say that I've set a deadline of Jan 1st for entering complete non-ownshership, whether I arrive in LA by then or not. I've decided it will likely take me a few more weeks to get to L.A. then planned and I'll wait to enter into the experiment of non-ownership until I have completed the walk, as was my original plan. This will be sometime in December or January.
Learn more about the walk here including my route, schedule and how you can get involved: robingreenfield.org/walk
Filmed day 36, ~300 miles into the walk from Canada to Los Angeles. September 2nd, 2024
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Robin Greenfield is a truth-seeker, activist, social reformer and servant to Earth, humanity and our plant and animal relatives. He lives simply and sustainably to be the change he wishes to see in the world. Through living closely connected to Earth, he rejects the status quo of consumerism and demonstrates a way of being in gratitude, mindfulness and presence. His life is an experiment with truth and integrity.
Robin’s public activism involves dramatic actions designed to provoke critical thought, self-reflection and positive change. His activism creates nuanced conversations on the critical issues of our time, with a focus on solutions for living in harmony.
His life’s work has been covered by media worldwide and he has been named “The Robin Hood of Modern Times” by France 2 TV and “The Forrest Gump of Ecology”.
Robin has committed to earning below the federal poverty threshold for life and donates 100% of his media earnings to grassroots nonprofits, with a focus on supporting Black and Indigenous women-led organizations.
This channel is a resource for all who seek to liberate themselves, to live in truth and integrity, and to live in harmony with Earth, humanity and the plants and animals we share this home with.
Robin Greenfield and Dear Friends share means of achieving liberation and harmony through sustainable living, simple living, tiny house living, foraging, growing food and medicine, minimalism, zero waste, earth-skills, food sovereignty, community resilience, compassionate communication, activism, Black Liberation, Indigenous Sovereignty and living in service.
Find Robin Greenfield on:
Website: robingreenfield.org
YouTube: youtube.com/@Robin.Greenfield
Instagram: instagram.com/Robin.Greenfield @Robin.Greenfield
Facebook: facebook.com/RobinGreenfieldPage
Robin Greenfield’s work is offered as a gift to the public domain. This content is Creative Commons and is free to be copied, republished and redistributed. Learn about Creative Commons and follow the guidelines here: robingreenfield.org/creativecommons
I’m walking from Canada to Los Angeles.
After 1,700 miles of walking along the roads I will give away everything I own in L.A. Literally EVERY single possession.
This is an experiment with complete non-ownership. I will become a human who owns nothing.
Along the way I will be shedding everything that no longer serves me.
I will release everything on my mind that I’ve been holding back, everything I’ve been embarrassed to share, every secret that I have kept inside. I will have nothing to protect. Nothing to guard. I’ll be living in complete transparency and truth.
Just as I will have no physical possessions, I will be experimenting with non-ownership of my own mind. Everything in my mind will be yours. Creative Commons of the mind.
There will be no wall, no barrier between me and you.
What happens to a mind in this state?
Does the delusion of separateness start to fade?
Do I become more interconnected with it all?
Do I further my goal of being a servant to Earth and all life on this home we share?
This is the experiment I have begun over a decade ago, and am deepening with each step forward for the months to come. This is a public journey, inviting you to explore the mind – mine and your own – with me.
Love,
Robin
Update October 10th: I wanted to share a small update of transparency.
In this video I say that I will be releasing in my mind everything by the time I arrive in Los Angeles. That is indeed my plan of action. I also say that I've set a deadline of Jan 1st for entering complete non-ownshership, whether I arrive in LA by then or not. I've decided it will likely take me a few more weeks to get to L.A. then planned and I'll wait to enter into the experiment of non-ownership until I have completed the walk, as was my original plan. This will be sometime in December or January.
Learn more about the walk here including my route, schedule and how you can get involved: robingreenfield.org/walk
Filmed day 36, ~300 miles into the walk from Canada to Los Angeles. September 2nd, 2024
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Robin Greenfield is a truth-seeker, activist, social reformer and servant to Earth, humanity and our plant and animal relatives. He lives simply and sustainably to be the change he wishes to see in the world. Through living closely connected to Earth, he rejects the status quo of consumerism and demonstrates a way of being in gratitude, mindfulness and presence. His life is an experiment with truth and integrity.
Robin’s public activism involves dramatic actions designed to provoke critical thought, self-reflection and positive change. His activism creates nuanced conversations on the critical issues of our time, with a focus on solutions for living in harmony.
His life’s work has been covered by media worldwide and he has been named “The Robin Hood of Modern Times” by France 2 TV and “The Forrest Gump of Ecology”.
Robin has committed to earning below the federal poverty threshold for life and donates 100% of his media earnings to grassroots nonprofits, with a focus on supporting Black and Indigenous women-led organizations.
This channel is a resource for all who seek to liberate themselves, to live in truth and integrity, and to live in harmony with Earth, humanity and the plants and animals we share this home with.
Robin Greenfield and Dear Friends share means of achieving liberation and harmony through sustainable living, simple living, tiny house living, foraging, growing food and medicine, minimalism, zero waste, earth-skills, food sovereignty, community resilience, compassionate communication, activism, Black Liberation, Indigenous Sovereignty and living in service.
Find Robin Greenfield on:
Website: robingreenfield.org
YouTube: youtube.com/@Robin.Greenfield
Instagram: instagram.com/Robin.Greenfield @Robin.Greenfield
Facebook: facebook.com/RobinGreenfieldPage
Robin Greenfield’s work is offered as a gift to the public domain. This content is Creative Commons and is free to be copied, republished and redistributed. Learn about Creative Commons and follow the guidelines here: robingreenfield.org/creativecommons
