Fifth Precept Sangha

Posted on 2022-11-302022-12-01

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 01-12-2022

Fear is the path to the dark side …
fear leads to anger …
anger leads to hate …
hate leads to suffering.
~ Yoda [source: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]

THURSDAY, December 01, 2022

No registration is 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:

9:45 am HST (eg Honolulu, Hawaii)
11:45 am PST (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
12:45 pm MST (eg Denver)
1:45 pm CST (eg Chicago)
2:45 pm EST (eg New York/Tampa)
7:45 pm GMT (eg Dublin/London)
8:45 pm CET (eg France)
9:45 pm CAT (eg Botswana)
10:45 pm EAT (eg Kenya)

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

All welcome.

Image 1 – Hindi Film Poster
Image 2 – The Yoda Fountain, San Francisco, California, USA

Posted on 2022-11-23

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 28-11-2022

Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?
~ Mary Oliver [source: The Summer Day]

MONDAY, November 28, 2022

No registration is 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, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

All welcome.

Image – ‘Wonder’ – Victoria Park, London, England – September 2022

Posted on 2022-11-23

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 27-11-2022

Grief can be the garden of compassion,
If you keep your heart open through everything,
Your pain can become your greatest ally
In your life’s search for love and wisdom.
~ Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī [source: Attributed]

SUNDAY, November 27, 2022

No registration is 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 above topic is for contemplation, reflection and sharing at the online virtual ‘Sit-and-Share’ meditation meeting via Zoom from:

7:45 am HST (eg Honolulu, Hawaii)
9:45 am PDT (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
10:45 am MDT (eg Denver)
11:45 am CDT (eg Chicago)
12:45 pm EDT (eg New York/Tampa)
5:45 pm BST (eg Dublin/London)
6:45 pm CEST (eg France)
7:45 pm CAT (eg Botswana)
8:45 pm EAT (eg Kenya)

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

All welcome.

Image – ‘Medina’ – Marrakech, Morocco – November 2022

Posted on 2022-11-23

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 24-11-2022

Keep yourself at all times intent on freedom and stay kind, simple and decent.
~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (121–180)
[source: Paraphrased from The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus (Book 8 Verse 51)]

THURSDAY, November 24, 2022

No registration is 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 Patrick, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

All welcome.

Image – Ritratto di Marco Aurelio giovane, 140 d.C. circa, nei Musei Capitolini (Palazzo Nuovo, galleria), dalla collezione Albani

Posted on 2022-11-062022-11-07

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 21-11-2022

Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries of spiritual energy. Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness.
~ Benjamin Hoff [source: The Tao of Pooh]

MONDAY, November 21, 2022

No registration is 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 Shaku, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

All welcome.

Image – ‘Hot Springs after Meditation’ – Wat Suan Mokkh Retreat Centre, Chaiya District, Surat Thani, Thailand – March 2004

Posted on 2022-11-062022-11-06

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 20-11-2022

Knowing that the other person is angry,
one who remains mindful and calm
acts for one’s own best interest
and for the other’s interest, too.
~ Buddha [source: With Vepacitti (Sutta SN11.4)]

SUNDAY, November 20, 2022

No registration is 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 above 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, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

All welcome.

Image – ‘Peaceful Buddha’ – Xi An, Shaanxi, China – August 2017

Posted on 2022-11-062022-11-06

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 17-11-2022

One by one, little by little, moment by moment, a wise man should remove his own impurities, as a smith removes his dross from silver.
~ Buddha [source: Dhammapada #239]

THURSDAY, November 17, 2022

No registration is 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.

All welcome.

Image – ‘Making Rock Lava’ – Wat Thamkrabok, Phraputthabat, Saraburi, Thailand – February 2004

Posted on 2022-11-062022-11-06

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 14-11-2022

Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself.
But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.
~ Buddha [source: Dhammapada #163]

MONDAY, November 14, 2022

No registration is 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.

All welcome.

Image – ‘Broken Buddha’ – Wat Thamkrabok, Phraputthabat, Saraburi, Thailand – May 2022

Posted on 2022-11-052022-11-05

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 13-11-2022

In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out…
We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
~ Albert Schweitzer [Attributed]

SUNDAY, November 13, 2022

No registration is 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 above 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 Gary, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

All welcome.

Image – ‘Boudhanath Stupa’ – Kathmandu, Nepal – June 2017

Posted on 2022-11-052022-11-05

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 10-11-2022

Two seagulls standing on seawall looking in opposite directions

We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.
~ Rabindranath Tagore [source: Stray Birds #75]

THURSDAY, November 10, 2022

No registration is 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 Gary, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

All welcome.

Image – ‘Stray Birds’ – Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ireland – March 2020

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