The Burden of the New Story
Bayo Akomolafe Bayo is globally recognized for his poetic, unconventional, counterintuitive, and indigenous take on global crisis, civic action and social change, and was recently enlisted as the recipient of … Continue reading →
BodhGaia: Dharmaecology and the Eco-Evolutionary Story
http://engagedbuddhism.net/bodhgaia-dharmaecology/ BodhGaia is the story of awakening to the dharma of evolution, ecology and cosmic spirituality. “Dharma” is not just the teachings of the Buddha and the writings of the … Continue reading →
The Emergence Network
[Editor: I am always on the lookout for new approaches to engagement and social action. This blog, The Emergence Network, which I stumbled into via Bayo Akomolafe’s piece (The Burden … Continue reading →
If we can have p2p economics, why not p2p spirituality?
by Michel Bauwens: originally posted at opendemocracy.net https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/michel-bauwens/if-we-can-have-p2p-economics-why-not-p2p-spirituality See my take on this topic: Encuentro: A New Model of Sangha Self-organizing fish shoal. Credit: http://cognition.ups-tlse.fr. All rights reserved. Is it possible to peer … Continue reading →
A Healthy Sangha Works with Struggle and Doubt
The following is a reproduction of a conversation we are having at Triratna Gender Diverse Buddhists on one member’s struggle with doubts about Buddhism and ‘being’ a Buddhist as opposed … Continue reading →
Resisting Oppression and Rebuilding Democracy
Insights From Mississippi on Organizing in a Right-Wing Context: A Conversation With Kali Akuno “What can we do that would lend us towards being in a position to shape the … Continue reading →
BPF: Refuge and Resistance
Dawn Haney: Refuge in the Unknown Join BPF in a live video conference: Refuge and Resistance: Live Videoconference REFUGE & RESISTANCE Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 5:30–7pm PDT // 8:30–10pm … Continue reading →
Agent of Change: An Interview with bell hooks
By Helen Tworkov, Originally published in Tricycle, Fall 1992 bell hooks bell hooks is a seeker, a feminist, a social critic, and a prolific writer. Her books include“Ain’t I a Woman?”: Black Women … Continue reading →
The Evolution of Evolution Part III
I have been working on a theory that the Buddhist “story” of dependent origination (not the doctrine, the story), is a cultural narrative about evolution. Pratityasamutpada-as-evolution has a philosophical tradition in … Continue reading →
Michael Dowd: Standing for the Future
by David McCleod, originally posted at Integral Permaculture. The former pastor, Rev. Michael Dowd, is best known as the author of the best-selling book, Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage … Continue reading →
