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A Dharmic response to the Coronavirus from Vadanya

By satyajyoti on Tue, 17 Mar, 2020 - 16:44

A Dharmic response to the Coronavirus from Vadanya

By satyajyoti on Tue, 17 Mar, 2020 - 16:44

We are entering a very difficult time, as individuals and as a Sangha. We cannot change this situation, but we do have a choice between a negative and a creative response. Tragic as this epidemic is, if we see it from a Dharmic perspective, it could be an opportunity to take our practice – and our Sangha – to a new level.

We all know the story of the Buddha and the Four Sights. Siddhartha Gotama lived a sheltered life in his...