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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

2017/01/16 · 1 Comment

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

2017/01/15 · Leave a comment

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

2017/01/13 · Leave a comment

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

2017/01/13 · Leave a comment

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

2017/01/12 · Leave a comment

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

2017/01/12 · Leave a comment

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

2017/01/10 · Leave a comment

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

2017/01/08 · Leave a comment

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

2017/01/08 · 3 Comments

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

2017/01/08 · 1 Comment

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