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Posted on 2021-07-182021-07-24

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 18-07-2021

Hand painted sign at Kopan Monastery listing the Five Universal Precepts.

When you keep your precepts, your mind is clean; when it’s clean, it’s at ease; and when it’s at ease, it’s at peace; and when it’s at peace, wisdom arises.
~ Ajahn Chah [source: Stillness Flowing (page 760)]

SUNDAY, July 18, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from:

11:30 am PDT (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
12:30 pm MDT (eg Denver)
1:30 pm CDT (eg Chicago)
2:30 pm EDT (eg New York/Tampa)
7:30 pm BST (eg Dublin/London)
8:30 pm CEST/CAT (eg France/Botswana)
9:30 pm EAT (eg Kenya)

Ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Patrick, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

PLEASE NOTE: The meeting is scheduled to start at 8 pm and close at or before 9:15 pm but the Zoom meeting room will be open 30-minutes before and 15-minutes after for conversation, connection and fellowship.

All welcome.

Please read ‘How to attend a Virtual Sit-and-Share meeting’.

Image – ‘Precepts at Kopan Monastery’ – Kathmandu, Nepal – June 2017

Posted on 2021-07-152021-07-29

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 15-07-2021

Image of Buddha calming a prostrated elephant

Let go of your mind and then be mindful…
Close your ears and listen!
~ Rumi [source: Love’s Ripening: Rumi on the Heart’s Journey]

THURSDAY, July 15, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from:

11:30 am PDT (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
12:30 pm MDT (eg Denver)
1:30 pm CDT (eg Chicago)
2:30 pm EDT (eg New York/Tampa)
7:30 pm BST (eg Dublin/London)
8:30 pm CEST/CAT (eg France/Botswana)
9:30 pm EAT (eg Kenya)

Ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Jacob, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Please read ‘How to attend a Virtual Sit-and-Share meeting’.

Image – “Close your ears and listen!” – Huay Xai, Laos – August 2017

Posted on 2021-07-122021-07-29

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 12-07-2021

Whiskey Bottle Balanced on sculpture of Skull

People are already intoxicated enough with families, relatives and friends, material possessions, wealth, and all the rest of it. That’s quite enough already without making things worse by taking intoxicants as well. These things just create darkness in the mind.
~ Ajahn Chah [source: digital edition of ‘The Teachings of Ajahn Chah‘]

MONDAY, July 12, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from…

…ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Filly, who will also be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

PLEASE NOTE: The meeting is scheduled to start at 8 pm (UK/Ireland) and close at or before 9:15 pm but the Zoom meeting room will be open 30-minutes before and 15-minutes after for conversation, connection and fellowship.

All welcome.

Image – ‘These things just create darkness in the mind’ – The White Temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand – April 2018

Posted on 2021-07-112021-07-29

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 11-07-2021

“Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out and help. This week reach to someone that might need a lift.”

~ Pablo

SUNDAY, July 11, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from:

Ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Jacob, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Please read ‘How to attend a Virtual Sit-and-Share meeting’.

Image – ‘Do You Need Help?’ – Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland – January 2019

Posted on 2021-07-082021-07-29

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 08-07-2021

Open doorway revealing bare lightbulb hanging from the ceiling (Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet)

Therefore I shall never let mindfulness depart
From the doorway of my mind.
If it goes, I should recall the misery of the lower realms
And firmly re-establish it there.
~ Shantideva [source: A guide to the Bodhisattva’s way of life]

THURSDAY, July 08, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from:

Ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Patrick, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Please read ‘How to attend a Virtual Sit-and-Share meeting’.

Image – ‘Doorway of my Mind’ – Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet – November 2008

Posted on 2021-07-052022-01-03

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 05-07-2021

Molten Lava Rock (man-made at Wat Thamkrabok in Thailand)

Imagine holding on to a hot burning coal. You would not fear letting go of it. In fact, once you noticed that you were holding on, you would probably drop it quickly. But we often do not recognize how we hold on to suffering. It seems to hold on to us. This is our practice: becoming aware of how suffering arises in our mind and of how we become identified with it, and learning to let it go. We learn through simple and direct observation, seeing the process over and over again until we understand.
~ Joseph Goldstein [source: Insight Meditation: A Psychology of Freedom]

MONDAY, July 05, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from…

…ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Don, who will also be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Image – ‘Making Lava Rock’ – Wat Thamkrabok, Saraburi, Thailand

Posted on 2021-07-042022-12-31

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 04-07-2021

“And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.”
~ James Frey [source: The Final Testament]

SUNDAY, July 04, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from:

Ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Jacob, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Please read ‘How to attend a Virtual Sit-and-Share meeting’.

Image – Hungry Ghost Retreat – NLF – August 2016 – Hungry Ghost Retreat @ New Life Foundation, Chiang Rai, Thailand – August 2016

Posted on 2021-07-012021-07-07

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 01-07-2021

Hand painted sign that reads "What if your life can be greater than any dream or Fantasy?"

“Regard all dharmas as dreams.”
~ Atisha [source: Train Your Mind: Lojong]

THURSDAY, July 01, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from:

Ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Samba, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Please read ‘How to attend a Virtual Sit-and-Share meeting’.

Image – ‘Regard All Dharmas As Dreams’ – Gili Air, Indonesia – August 2016

Posted on 2021-06-282021-07-29

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 28-06-2021

Ritual washing at the Tirta Empul temple in Bali, Indonesia

“We do not become less human by purging toxins from our emotional life but rather more nobly human. Abandoning greed, hatred, and delusion at every opportunity, we are still left with a rich, nuanced, and healthier emotional life.”
~ Andrew Olendzki [source: “The Buddha’s Smile” – Tricycle Buddhist Review]

MONDAY, June 28, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from…

…ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Vince. Our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host will be Vince.

Image – ‘Tirta Empul Temple’ – Bali, Indonesia – August 2016

Posted on 2021-06-272021-07-29

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 27-06-2021

Photograph of sunset at Lake Champlain, Vermont, USA

“He who sits alone, lies down alone, walks alone, in diligent practice, and alone tames himself will find delight in the solitude of the forest.”
~ ~ Buddha [source: Dhammapada verse #305]

SUNDAY, June 27, 2021

No registration required. The meeting link is –

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

…alternatively, you can connect manually, with Zoom meeting ID 453 777 7699 and passcode ‘5ps‘.

The topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from:

Ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Robert, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Please read ‘How to attend a Virtual Sit-and-Share meeting’.

Image – Sunset at Lake Champlain, Vermont, USA – by Robert Crowther – June 2021

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