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Non-Duality: Three Ways of Describing the Elephant

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Dave Pollard

It’s now been 7 years since I began striving to become more “present” and 4 years since I gave up the struggle and accepted that there is no path to presence, liberation, awakening, enlightenment, or (fill in your favoured word here). When … Continue reading →

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My Best Stuff

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve spent the last few days re-reading about 300 of what must be at least 2500 posts on this blog. I started it in February 2003, churning out short articles an average of at least once a day until 2007, … Continue reading →

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Updated Bio

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Dave Pollard

image courtesy photo505.com I was interviewed yesterday by my friend Carolyn Baker for her New Lifeboat Hour podcast — I’ll post more about that when the podcast and YouTube video go up. When we spoke, I realized that my bio … Continue reading →

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Dave’s on TV

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dave Pollard

  Two years ago my dear friends Janaia and Robin at Peak Moment TV interviewed me about what complexity theory has taught me about the unsustainability of our civilization and the futility of trying to change the massive systems underlying it. … Continue reading →

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Harpoon Dodger

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Dave Pollard

Today I turn 64. In many ways I have come full circle: I feel closer to the not-quite-2 year-old in the first picture above than I have ever felt since. I have been unimaginably blessed — by the fortune of my … Continue reading →

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Why I (Still) Blog

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by the amazing Michael Leunig Reminiscent of the early-blogosphere Friday Five, Marc Hudson of Manchester Climate Monthly asked me 5 brilliant questions and posted my responses on the site. I thought I would repost them here for anyone unaware of and … Continue reading →

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Visit to Totnes

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Dave Pollard

I’m in Totnes UK for a 5-day writing/story-telling workshop with Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine, authors of the masterful Dark Mountain Manifesto. Also home to Rob Hopkins and the gang from Transition Network. Not a bad place to spend a … Continue reading →

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From SHIFT: My Three-Part Series on Complexity and Collapse

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Dave Pollard

Graphic courtesy of SHIFT Magazine (click on the graphic to view full-screen) The third and final part of my series of articles on complexity and collapse is now up on the SHIFT Magazine site. Here’s a synopsis of all three … Continue reading →

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Appreciation

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Dave Pollard

A couple of readers have chastised me for the tone and substance of my recent posts, and I realized that, since most of my readers aren’t aware of my day-to-day life, relationships and activities it’s not surprising that I may come … Continue reading →

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She Stood Irresolute Outside His Door

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by hugh macleod I don’t want to feel too much. I couldn’t bear to work at an animal shelter, or visit a factory farm or the Tar Sands. I’m afraid that if I feel too much, I might become even … Continue reading →

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