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 India that predates Buddhism: Samkhya philosophy. The History of Philosophy  without any gaps series (Kings College London) teaches Indian philosophy. It has a section on Samkhya… Read More The Evolution of Evolution Part III

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 of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World. Dowd is a religious naturalist (“Religious naturalism (RN) combines a naturalist worldview with perceptions… Read More Michael Dowd: Standing for the Future

Lyla June, of Diné and European heritage, is an Indigenous water protector active in the struggle at Standing Rock. Her spoken word/musical recording, “All Nations Rise“, has received almost 2 million views since posted on Facebook last fall. In the post that accompanies the video on FB, Lyla writes: “I want to acknowledge that some… Read More All Nations Rise

Originally published on Instagram, natgeo This is Trina. She is a transwoman living in Jamaica, one of the most dangerous countries of the world for Trans and gender non-confirming individuals. Sanctioned prejudice against people such as Trina creates a society of violence. They are at extreme risk for assault and suicide. Trina has been shot, stabbed,… Read More Trans In a Dangerous World

Editor: Why are conservatives so against us? Because we trans people are the future of the human species, where there is no sex or gender, and no race, only individual differences. We are cyborg, that’s why they’re terrified of us. I’d love to write a Buddhist cyborg sci-fi novel. Texas and Virginia join other states… Read More Anti-Trans Bill Across US Exceed N. Carolina

Montreal Writer Kai Cheng Thom on learning to love monsters in her work, Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars. By Lee Pepper on January 4, 2017 originally posted at http://apt613.ca/writer-kai-cheng-thom-on-learning-to-love-monsters/ Prolific writer, performer, social worker, and spoken word artist Kai Cheng Thom is coming to Ottawa in support of her latest book and first novel.  What does that make her, a quadruple threat? Quintuple?… Read More Here Be Monsters