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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 early Buddhists in the sutras. “Dharma” means “law”, “all natural phenomena,” “what is”, reality.  Dharmaecology is the dharma of relatedness, of the interconnectedness of all phenomena. BodhGaia is a telling… Read More BodhGaia: Dharmaecology and the Eco-Evolutionary Story

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If communism is dead, can spirituality revive it?

[Editor: the following thesis, “communism as spirituality”, is a total revision of the way communism has been theorized and practiced historically, which has been overtly hostile toward any kind of spirituality or religion. However, perhaps this green revisionist communism is a welcome change. For the theistic language used here, one could easily substitute non-theistic Buddhist philosophy.] by PAUL TRITSCHLER 21… Read More If communism is dead, can spirituality revive it?

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The promise of a digitally-enabled circular economy

http://circulatenews.org/2016/09/the-promise-of-digitally-enabled-circular-economy/ by Joe Iles Editor in Chief of Circulate and Digital Architect at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. September 8, 2016 Where is innovation heading in the 21st Century? For every new technology poised to reinvent the way we live, work and interact, there seem to be many more incremental or even superficial improvements, rolled out by… Read More The promise of a digitally-enabled circular economy

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Beyond Development: The Commons as a New/Old Paradigm of Human Flourishing

by Michel Bauwens originally posted at https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/beyond-development-the-commons-as-a-newold-paradigm-of-human-flourishing/2016/07/06 On June 21, I gave a presentation to a number of staffers and others at the Agence Française de Développement in Paris outlining my vision of the commons as an alternative vision of “development.”  The talk was entitled “Beyond Development:  The Commons as a New/Old Paradigm of Human Flourishing.”  Here… Read More Beyond Development: The Commons as a New/Old Paradigm of Human Flourishing

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The 14-Year-Old Voice of the Climate Change Generation

December 5, 2014 by Jordan McCurdy This post first appeared at In These Times. ‘This problem is happening so humanity can come together, rebuild, reconnect, recreate and rebirth a new world.’ When other kids were experiencing the travails of first grade, 6-year-old Xiuhtezcatl Martinez was concerned about threats to the world’s ecosystem. Martinez, now 14, is the youth director of… Read More The 14-Year-Old Voice of the Climate Change Generation

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Rebecca Solnit: The Age of Capitalism is over 

SATURDAY, DEC 27, 2014 01:00 PM AST Rebecca Solnit assesses our poisonous fossil fuel dependency — and why we’re on the verge of a paradigm shift REBECCA SOLNIT, TOMDISPATCH.COM (Credit: Tod Klassy/Shutterstock) This piece originally appeared on TomDispatch. It was the most thrilling bureaucratic document I’ve ever seen for just one reason: it was dated the… Read More Rebecca Solnit: The Age of Capitalism is over 

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