BRN Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Wednesday, 18 December 2024

Whatever a person frequently thinks and ponders upon, that will become the inclination of her mind. ~ Buddha [source: Dvedhavitakka Sutta: Two Sorts of Thinking]

Whatever a person frequently thinks and ponders upon, that will become the inclination of her mind.

~ Buddha   [source: Dvedhavitakka Sutta: Two Sorts of Thinking]

Wednesday, 18 December 2024
3:30 pm HST (eg Honolulu, Hawaii)
5:30 pm PST (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
6:30 pm MST (eg Denver)
7:30 pm CST (eg Chicago)
8:30 pm EST (eg New York/Tampa)

Thursday, 19 December 2024
8:30 am ICT (eg Bangkok)
9:30 am AWST (eg Perth)
10:30 am JST (eg Tokyo)
12:30 pm AEDT (eg Sydney)
2:30 pm NZDT (eg Auckland)

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6794136360

or manually enter meeting ID 679 413 6360 and passcode ‘brn’.

https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/brn-online-meetings.htm

Gary, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All are welcome.


BRN Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Guilt says, “I am a bad person”
Remorse says, “I regret a thought, word, or act that has caused myself or others to suffer”

~ The Forgiveness Workbook

Wednesday, 20 November 2024
3:30 pm HST (eg Honolulu, Hawaii)
5:30 pm PST (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
6:30 pm MST (eg Denver)
7:30 pm CST (eg Chicago)
8:30 pm EST (eg New York/Tampa)

Thursday, 21 November 2024
8:30 am ICT (eg Bangkok)
9:30 am AWST (eg Perth)
10:30 am JST (eg Tokyo)
12:30 pm AEDT (eg Sydney)
2:30 pm NZDT (eg Auckland)

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6794136360

or manually enter meeting ID 679 413 6360 and passcode ‘brn’.

https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/brn-online-meetings.htm

Gary, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All are welcome.


BRN Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Wednesday, 30 October 2024

The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.

~ Jack Kornfield    [source: Attributed]

Wednesday, 16 October 2024
2:30 pm HST (eg Honolulu, Hawaii)
5:30 pm PDT (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
6:30 pm MDT (eg Denver)
7:30 pm CDT (eg Chicago)
8:30 pm EDT (eg New York/Tampa)

Thursday, 17 October 2024
7:30 am ICT (eg Bangkok)
8:30 am AWST (eg Perth)
8:30 am CST (eg Taipei)
9:30 am JST (eg Tokyo)
11:30 am AEST (eg Sydney)
1:30 pm NZST (eg Auckland)

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6794136360

or manually enter meeting ID 679 413 6360 and passcode ‘brn’.

https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/brn-online-meetings.htm

Gary, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All are welcome.


Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Sunday, 27 October 2024

11 am (US Pacific)
6 pm (UK/Ireland)

One of the most painful barriers we can experience is the sense of isolation the modern world fosters,which can only be broken by our willingness to be held,by the quiet courage to allow our vulnerabilities to be seen.

Mark Nepo [source: The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have]

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4537777699

You can connect manually with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

Janet, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All welcome.

BRN Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Wednesday, 16 October 2024

The entire teaching of Buddhism can be summed up in this way: Nothing is worth holding on to.

~ Jack Kornfield    [source: Living Dharma: Teachings of Twelve Buddhist Masters]

Wednesday, 16 October 2024
2:30 pm HST (eg Honolulu, Hawaii)
5:30 pm PDT (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
6:30 pm MDT (eg Denver)
7:30 pm CDT (eg Chicago)
8:30 pm EDT (eg New York/Tampa)

Thursday, 17 October 2024
7:30 am ICT (eg Bangkok)
8:30 am AWST (eg Perth)
8:30 am CST (eg Taipei)
9:30 am JST (eg Tokyo)
11:30 am AEST (eg Sydney)
1:30 pm NZST (eg Auckland)

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6794136360

or manually enter meeting ID 679 413 6360 and passcode ‘brn’.

https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/brn-online-meetings.htm

Gary, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All are welcome.


Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Sunday, 13 October 2024

10 am (US Pacific)
6 pm (UK/Ireland)

Managing your impulsive, emotional chimp as an adult will be one of the biggest factors determining how successful you are in life.

Professor Steve Peters   [source: The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness]

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4537777699

You can connect manually with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

Janet, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All welcome.

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Sunday, 06 October 2024

10 am (US Pacific)
6 pm (UK/Ireland)

Life is so fragile, no more than a bubble blown to and fro by the wind.
How astonishing to think that after an out-breath, there will be an in-breath or that we will awaken after a night’s sleep.

Nagarjuna   [source: As quoted in Chapter 2 of Lessons From The Dying by Rodney Smith]

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4537777699

You can connect manually with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

Vince, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All welcome.

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Sunday, 29 September 2024

10 am (US Pacific)
6 pm (UK/Ireland)

Be disciplined about what you respond and react to. Not everything or everyone deserves your time, energy and attention. Stay in your light.

– Anonymous

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4537777699

You can connect manually with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

Claudia, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All welcome.

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic ~ Sunday, 22 September 2024

10 am (US Pacific)
6 pm (UK/Ireland)

So there is a place every day for a little rejoicing, a rejoicing in one’s own good fortune and good work. And when we practice this – even in ordinary daily life – it comes so naturally to rejoice in the good fortune and good qualities of others.

Bhante Bodhidharma [source: Encouragement Towards Awakening]

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4537777699

You can connect manually with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

Shaku, who will be our host, chose the topic.

All welcome.