On this Easter Weekend, Drawing on a talk by Matthew Brensilver, Sam guided our reflections on the themes of death, renewal and rebirth from the Buddhist point of view. Points of divergence, similarity, and resonance between the Christian and Dharmic perspectives can enhance our sense of the meaning of this season for all.
Sam played excerpts from these talks:
Death and the Poignancy of Life, by Matthew Brensilver, 12-17-19
https://dharmaseed.org/talks/player/60274.html
On Death | Monday Night Talk, by Jack Kornfield
https://dharmaseed.org/talks/player/67767.html
Some things mentioned in the talks:
https://www.theonion.com/toddler-standing-up-in-shopping-cart-surveys-grocery-st-1837470440
When things go missing, by Kathryn Schulz
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/13/when-things-go-missing
Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss
A Year to Live: How to Live This Year As If It Were Your Last, by Stephen Levine
This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom, by Martin Hagglund
Be crumbled.
— Rumi
So wild flowers will come
up where you are.
You have been stony for
too many years.
Try something different.
Surrender.
Burlington Buddhist Sangha 