Buddhist-oriented practices to support life after alcohol, drugs and other compulsions
Sit-and-Share Meditation for Recovery Topics for contemplation and reflection.
12 pm (US Pacific)
8 pm (UK/Ireland)
“Thanks for everything. I have no complaints whatsoever.”
Manta offered by Zen Master Sono [source: Quoted by Mark von Buren in a Tricycle article dated July 19, 2023]
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‘.
The topic was chosen by Patrick, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.
All are welcome.
“By this truth may there be happiness”
~ Buddha
Important Note: Sacca (Pali) is the same as Sajja (Thai) both meaning ‘truth‘ and both pronounced ‘sat-cha‘.
9:00 am (Pacific) / 5:00 pm (Ireland/UK)
10-Minute Guided Serenity Breath Meditation
9:15 am (Pacific) / 5:15 pm (Ireland/UK)
Short Dhamma Reflection: ‘Acts of Truth’ – Vince Cullen
9.30 am (Pacific) / 5:30 pm (Ireland/UK)
Sacca-kiriyā Intention Setting in Three Parts
Those individuals who wish to participate, unmute and repeat each line after the leader:
“I ask for forgiveness from others for whatever harmful things I have done: the mistakes, the failures and the wrong-doings that I have intentionally or unintentionally done with body, word and heart.”
“I ask for and extend forgiveness to myself for whatever harmful things I have done to myself: the mistakes, the failures and the wrong-doings that I have intentionally or unintentionally done with body, word and heart.”
“As far as I am ready and able; I forgive others for whatever harmful things they have done: the mistakes, the failures and the wrong-doings committed intentionally or unintentionally with body, word and heart.”
Optional and voluntary, open opportunity for individuals to unmute and share their own Sacca-kiriya intentions. Each individual reads aloud:
“In this place of mindfulness, with the natural Elements and those present as my witnesses, I knowingly and openly commit to the following Sacca:”
[insert your ‘Sacca-kiriya’ here… for example, but not limited to…]
“I will not take alcohol or other drugs that lead to carelessness for…”
[ the rest of my life ] [ one year ] [ one week ] [ one day ]
“I will practice these Sacca(s) one breath at a time; one step at a time; one day at a time.”
Those individuals who have participated, unmute and repeat each line after the leader:
“May the merit and benefits from the fulfilment of these Sacca(s) relieve the suffering of any beings currently experiencing Hell realm mind-states and conditions; and may the merit and benefits be shared around the whole Universe.
In the realm of the Human beings; may the merit and benefits from the fulfilment of this Sacca be shared with my family, with my benefactors and with my friends; and may it relieve the suffering of all the people that I have ever hurt or harmed.
10:00 am (Pacific) / 6:00 pm (Ireland/UK) or before…
10-minute Wise Heartedness Meditation
10:15 am (Pacific) / 6:15 pm (Ireland/UK) or before…
Closing Dedication of Merit
Those individuals who wish to participate, unmute and repeat each line after the leader:
10:30 am (Pacific) / 6:30 pm (Ireland/UK) or before… Meeting closes.
Vince has given many talks on Sajja/Sacca-kiriya as an embodied practice, an example being: Sajja – A Practice for Transformation
More details about ‘Sajja’ and ‘Sacca-kiriya’ can be found in the free booklet ‘From Hungry Ghost to Being Human’ on pages 14-16, 36 & 37.
No registration is required. The meeting link is –
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4537777699?pwd=eFFWQ2JOSXlVNGlzTGJUYWtHR1IxZz09
12 pm (US Pacific)
8 pm (UK/Ireland)
“The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and sense in which he has attained liberation from the self.”
~ Albert Einstein [source: (Letter to Hermann Broch about the book ‘The Death of Virgil’)]
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‘.
The topic was chosen by Gary, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.
All are welcome.
12 pm (US Pacific)
8 pm (UK/Ireland)
A Zen monk asked Master Yunmen,
~ The Blue Cliff Record, Case 14
“What are the teachings of a whole lifetime?”
Yunmen answered,
“An appropriate response.”
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‘.
The topic was chosen by Vince who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.
All are welcome.
10 am (US Pacific)
6 pm (UK/Ireland)
“The mind knowing the mind is mindfulness.
– Ajahn Viradhammo
The mind going out of the mind is suffering.”
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‘.
The topic was chosen by Fozia who will be our host.
All welcome.
12 pm (US Pacific)
8 pm (UK/Ireland)
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”
~ Michael Jordan [source: attributed to Michael Jordan]
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‘.
The topic was chosen by Noel, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.
All are welcome.
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
~ Viktor Frankl [source: “Man’s Search for Meaning”]
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’.
Wednesday
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
8:30 am ICT (eg Bangkok)
12:30 pm AEDT (eg Sydney)
2:30 pm NZDT (eg Auckland)
The topic was chosen by Gary who will be our host.
All are welcome.
12 pm (US Pacific)
8 pm (UK/Ireland)
“Magnanimous Mind is like a mountain, stable and impartial. Exemplifying the ocean, it is tolerant and views everything from the broadest perspective. Having a Magnanimous Mind means being without prejudice and refusing to take sides.”
~ Dogen Zenji [source: Instructions for the Zen Cook]
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‘.
The topic was chosen by Shaku who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.
All are welcome.
10 am (US Pacific)
6 pm (UK/Ireland)
‘The inner tyrant is a nagging voice that demands you achieve perfection, never offers congratulation….it cuts off access to the natural empathy of the heart.’
– Ajahn Sucitto [source: Unseating the Inner Tyrant]
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‘.
The topic was chosen by Janet who will be our host.
All welcome.
12 pm (US Pacific)
8 pm (UK/Ireland)
“Maybe we need to break to come alive.”
~ K.Tolboe
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‘.
The topic was chosen by Claudia, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.
All are welcome.