Matters like COVID, political uncertainty, police violence and the like often seem remote from the meditation cushion and the world view of the Buddha. And yet the connections between dharma, pain, grief, effective action, and social challenges can be clearly drawn, as they are in an end-of-retreat dharma talk by Michele MacDonald and Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey which served Mike B as the inspiration for shaping this week’s sangha meeting.
Here is a link to the talk:
Burlington Buddhist Sangha 