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Folk Theory of Non-Dual Awareness

The next two posts explore non-dualism from Hindu and Buddhist perspectives. The first is by Jody Radzik, whose slideshare “The Folk Theory of Nondual Enlightenment” looks at both Buddhist/Theravada concepts of … Continue reading

2017/05/24 · Leave a comment

Monbiot and Brand: Fascism or Democracy?

Russell and George discuss the collapse of democracy as an effective political system and ask “what’s next?” Monbiot offers a potential for a new democracy based on community and belonging. … Continue reading

2017/05/19 · Leave a comment

A Design School for Planetary Collapse

Joe BrewerMay 17, 2017, originally published at Medium Storm clouds gather for a future that will be turbulent and dangerous. We need designers ready for this future. Design schools all over … Continue reading

2017/05/18 · Leave a comment

The Self-Deconstructed Religion

The Deconstructed Church, by Gerardo Marti and Gladys Ganiel (Oxford University Press, 2014), reflects many of the observations and ideas that I have written about in this blog, as part of … Continue reading

2017/05/18 · 2 Comments

Pabo Das: How to join the Resistance

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pablo Das (@dasangeles)

2017/05/17 · Leave a comment

Buddhadasa: the Birth of Modernism

Ajahn Buddhadhasa Bhikkhu was a 20th century Thai monk (1906-1993) who was the forerunner, indeed the founder, of Buddhist Modernism. Now before you start quoting David McMahan and insisting that Buddhist Modernism … Continue reading

2017/05/15 · 4 Comments

Holism, Seflism, Interbeing

[editor: the following article by Daniel Christian Wahl is a brilliant analysis of the evolution of “being” from holism, in which self is not distinguished, to individualism or ‘selfism’, in … Continue reading

2017/05/13 · Leave a comment

The Commons as Political economy

The Future is a “Pluriverse”- An Interview with David Bollier on the Potential of the Commons Interview by Antonis Brumas and Yavor Tarinski, originally published at Transnational Institute of Social ecology … Continue reading

2017/05/13 · Leave a comment

Jai Bhim! Roots Reggae

I’m in the process of arranging and recording this song. My homage to Babasaheb.

2017/05/12 · Leave a comment

I Will Stand Up for You

‘I Will Stand Up for You’. a song by Rob Quist, originally written for his wife, has become his campaign song in his bid for US House of Representatives from … Continue reading

2017/05/10 · Leave a comment

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