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The Pursuit of Knowledge Without Wisdom or Virtue: An Intellectual Tragedy

Today’s topic is one of those that more often comes out during Sangha meetings or in lay discussions: knowledge, when isolated from wisdom (sophia / σοφία) and virtue (aretḗ / ἀρετή), is no longer a guarantor of human flourishing but may become a tool of hubris (hybris — ὕβρις) and ruin. Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.com Knowledge (epistēmē / ἐπιστήμη) here must be distinguished from wisdom:…

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Initiation in Southern Afrika: A Web of Tribes and Vibes

"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." - Ursula K. Le Guin

“There is a door within the self. When this door is opened, a unity is revealed that encompasses all beings and transcends all boundaries.” – J. Fadiman, The Psychedelic Explorers Guide Why do I begin a conversation about initiation with a quotation about drugs? Well, perhaps definitions can be troublesome or even mischievous, to say the least. In today’s world of multiple freedoms of expression…

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“The whole climate discourse is elite. It comes out of universities and from scientists, and is centred on the West. What about fishermen in India? They understand climate change...The voices of fishermen carry credibility too.”

Amitav Ghosh: “Climate change is becoming an all-out war”

The Indian novelist reflects on the impact of colonialism on the natural world, and looks to the young for more hope.

Cognitive Justice means all knowledge systems count, even those that "western science" does not recognize because reasons...

Solarpunk means recognizing a plurality of ways of knowing and living in the world

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Indigenous sciences, astronomy, and environmentalism are experiencing a renaissance in New Zealand, reversing decades of dismissal and scorn of the subjects as rooted in myth.

Indigenous renaissance: Māori hope Matariki holiday will help cement status of local knowledge

The ancient knowledge systems which underpin the new year holiday in New Zealand can explain everything from the weather to the movement of

“It’s place-based,” she adds. “A lot of our ancestral knowledge comes from understanding your relationship with the environment around you.”

The ancestral way of thinking about time and space has been liberating for Tibble, she says, and she hopes to help other New Zealanders access it.

“No flower blooms 24/7, but these days we have 24/7 access to the internet,” she says. “In teaching maramataka we give ourselves permission to disconnect and we ask, what are the natural rhythms of our time now?”

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What will it take to decolonize water science, policy, and practice?

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We can't begin to put our solarpunk visions into practice without taking a look at decolonizing knowledge systems. imo. There's no "one right way" but instead there's an agroecology of knowledges that all blend together harmoniously to serve the needs of our shared planetary home.

We need a Vitality mindset that recognizes, honours, and respects all life. Nature is not an inert mute brute commodity to be exploited. If you haven't read it yet - I recommend Amitav Ghosh's The Nutmeg's Curse

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