Fifth Precept Sangha

…nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

~ Pema Chödrön [source: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times]

THURSDAY, September 22, 2022

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…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.

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Image – ‘Hungry Ghost Retreat in India’ – Kunphen Recovery Center, Thehr, Himachal Pradesh, India – October 2019

…let us fill our hearts with our own compassion – towards ourselves and toward all living beings.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh [source: A Litany for Peace]

MONDAY, September 19, 2022

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

All welcome.

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Image – ‘Peace Post’ – Being Human: A Hungry Ghost Retreat at the Margaret Austin Center, Chappell Hill, Texas – June 2018

This is where the five precepts come in: They’re designed to heal these wounds and scars. Healthy self-esteem comes from living up to a set of standards that are practical, clear-cut, humane, and worthy of respect. The five precepts are formulated in such a way that they provide just such a set of standards.

~ Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu [source: The Healing Power of the Precepts]

SUNDAY, September 18, 2022

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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.

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Image – ‘Wall Painting’ – Luang Prabang, Loas – March 2016

The journey is the reward.

~ Anonymous [source: Chinese Proverb]

THURSDAY, September 15, 2022

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…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.

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Image – ‘Breathe in, Smile – Breathe out, Relax’ – Stansted Airport, Essex, England – July 2022 

A doer of good may meet evil fortune
As long as the good has yet to mature.
But when the good has matured,
The doer of good will meet with good fortune.

~ Buddha [source: Dhammapada (Verse 120)]

MONDAY, September 12, 2022

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

All welcome.

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Image – ‘From Hungry Ghost to Being Human’ A Hungry Ghost Recovery Retreat at New Life Foundation, Chiang Rai, Thailand – March 2019

Because most of what we say and do is not essential, if you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?’

~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (121–180)
[source: The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus]

SUNDAY, September 11, 2022

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

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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.

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Images – ‘Just Looking’ – Rome, Italy – May 2006

…a boundary line, as any military expert will tell you, is also a potential battle line, for a boundary line marks off the territory of two opposed and potentially warring camps.

~ Ken Wilber [source: No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth]

THURSDAY, September 08, 2022

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…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.

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Image – ‘The Great Wall’, China – November 2008

Even an evildoer may see benefit
As long as the evil has yet to mature.
But when the evil has matured,
The evildoer will meet with misfortune.

~ Buddha [source: Dhammapada (Verse 119)]

MONDAY, September 05, 2022

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

All welcome.

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Image – ‘Dangerous – Do not approach the crocodile pond!’ – Wat Thamkrabok Detox Temple, Phraputthabat, Saraburi, Thailand – March 2019

Irrigators regulate the rivers;
fletchers straighten the arrow shaft;
carpenters shape the wood;
the wise control themselves.

~ Buddha [source: Dhammapada (Verse 80)]

SUNDAY, September 04, 2022

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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.

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Images – ‘Cultivated Rice Fields’ – Bali, Indonesia – August 2016

As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself… The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.

~ Bessel Van der Kolk [source: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma]

THURSDAY, September 01, 2022

No registration is required. The meeting link is –

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

All welcome.

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Image – ‘Compassionate Courage’ – Prayer Flag at Everyday Nirvana, Every Day: A Hungry Ghost Retreat held at New Life Foundation, Chiang Rai, Thailand – August 2016