Intentional Communities - A Project of the FIC
UsernamePassword
Formed: 1958
Hesbjerg
DK-5491 Blommenslyst,
Denmark
 Hesbjerg was born of the monastic idea, generated by personal youthful experience of Benedictine monasteries in Europe and Africa. Project "Modern Monastery" defined 1950 (= Def. I).--Successive peak events, discoveries: 40 hectares appropriate property, castle, buildings, acquired.--Pedagogical experiments started; students working four hours daily for stay, no cash. University entrance exam in one year (= Def. II).--Peace research introduced to Denmark by us (= Def. III).--Buddhist-Christian compatibility discovered, accepted, combining East and West (= Def. IV).--Artists´invasion, recognition of "Beauty will save the world" (Dostoyevsky).--Ecology finally conquered our agriculture, our minds, as a common ideological denominator (= Def. V).--Now we are preparing for twin monastery, Buddhist and Christian, and building guest house for monastic aspirants.--We believe five rock definitions above (not forgetting Dostoyevsky) are essential for saving the world: Monasticism (discipline perseverance prayer) + Work real work, everyman´s opportunity--and duty + Ecological principle: global sustainability + Peace research leading to world order world peace + Buddhism and Christianity cooperating, strengthening each other.--It is not enough to save yourself! You have to save the world.
 
Contact:
Hesbjergvej 50
DK-5491 Blommenslyst, Denmark
Phone: +45-6596-7505, +45-2121-4533
Email This Community!
Former/Other Names: Hesbjerg Skolegaard Hesbjerg højskole, Hesbjerg Peace Research College
This data is based on the FIC's Communities Directory 2000 edition, www.ic.org, and/or cohousing.org.
 
Visitors Accepted
Population
Adult Members:
30
Child Members:
5
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
60% M 40% F
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
:: By majority rule
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Financial Style:
Other
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
100 acres (40.5 hectares)
Number of Residences:
20
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
21-50%
Share Community Meals:
1-3 times/month
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used Often
Tobacco Use:
Used Often
Social Factors
Educational Style(s):
Private school off the property
 
 


Become an Editor
Comments from Directory Readers This community selects which reader comments to display (more info). You can add yours below.
Sort comments by rating

Add Your Comment on Hesbjerg

We encourage comments from those who have first hand experience with a community so that others may benefit from your experience. Please share information you think will be useful to other users of this site, in a clear, concise, and polite manner. Each community can choose to display all comments, display selected comments, or not to display comments (more info). Communities will be shown email addresses of those who comment so that they might communicate with you if they choose.

We reserve the right to edit or delete any comment.

You must be logged in to add a comment. Login here or if you have not yet registered on our site Register here.


More Info on Display Options
Communities can choose one of three options for how reader comments are displayed.
  1. Display all reader comments.
  2. Do not display any reader comments.
  3. Display only comments selected by the community (this is the default value).
Communities may have a variety of reasons for choosing these options so we encourage you to not be quick to judge.