#indigenous knowledge systems

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:…

केंद्र सरकार ने मंगलवार को ट्राइबएक्स लॉन्च किया, जो एक डिजिटल शिक्षण मंच है, जिसका उद्देश्य आदिवासी सशक्तिकरण के लिए प्रौद्योगिकी का उपयोग करने के व्यापक प्रयास के तहत भारत की आदिवासी कला, भाषा, संस्कृति और पारंपरिक ज्ञान को संरक्षित, बढ़ावा देना और प्रसारित करना है। यह मंच वर्तमान में जनजातीय चित्रकला, हस्तशिल्प, हथकरघा परंपराओं, कलाकृतियों और संगीत वाद्ययंत्र जैसे विषयों को कवर करने वाले 20…

"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…

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

“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.

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