Fifth Precept Sangha

Without spiritual discipline we are never going to wake up or advance on our journey through this life. But our discipline must be wedded to joy, and we must find pleasure in the myriad wonders that this life offers.

~ Joan Gattuso [source: The Balancing Buddha – Tricycle Buddhist Magazine – Winter 2008]

THURSDAY, March 17, 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 – ‘Coffee and Incense’ – Nalagiri House, Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland – Apri 2020

Do not seek the company of misguided friends;
Beware of degenerate companions.
Seek and enjoy the company of well-guided friends,
Those who support insight.

~ Buddha [source: Dhammapada (verse #78)]

MONDAY, May 16, 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 also be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

All welcome.

Image (1) – ‘Young Monks go Tudong’ – Wat Thamkrabok Tudong 2007, Thailand – April 2007
Image (2) – ‘4 am Arrivals and Departures’ – Ga Nha Trang, Vietnam – May 2022 

Having no destination, I am never lost.

~ Ikkyū Sōjun (1394–1481) [source: Never Lost]

MONDAY, March 14, 2022

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

All welcome.

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Image – ‘Never Lost’ – Blue Long Stay Car Park, Dublin Airport, Ireland – February 2022

Our journey is about being more deeply involved in life and yet less attached to it.

~ Ram Dass [source: Spiritual guru Ram Dass quotes from his book, One-Liners.]

SUNDAY, March 13, 2022

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

All welcome.

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Image – ‘Mooring Lines’ – Nanaimo Vancouver Ferry – September 2019

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.

~ Steve Maraboli [source: Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience]

THURSDAY, March 10, 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 – ‘Which Direction?’ – Shanghai, China – August 2017

The worse of the two is he
who, when abused, retaliates.
One who does not retaliate
wins a battle hard to win.

~ Buddha [source: Gemstones of the Good Dhamma compiled and translated by
Ven. S. Dhammika]

MONDAY, March 07, 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 also be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

All welcome.

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Image – ‘Buddha’ – Wat Thamkrabok Temple, Saraburi, Thailand

…the greatest teacher, failure is.

~ Yoda [source: Star Wars – The Last Jedi]

SUNDAY, March 03, 2022

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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.

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Image – ‘The Yoda Fountain’ – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda#/media/File:Yoda_Fountain.jpg 

The future is an illusion, the past is now a dream, and the only reality we have access to is the present. In that light, self-forgiveness is the willingness to stop trying to fix our past or make it better. It is giving up all hope of improving that which has already happened. What is done is done.

~ Mark Coleman [source: Tricycle Magazine article ‘Why Are We So Hard On Ourselves?‘ as excerpted from the book, ‘Make Peace With Your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Your Inner Critic‘]

THURSDAY, March 03, 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 – ‘Prayer Flags’ – ‘Being Human’ – a Hungry Ghost Retreat at New Life Foundation, Chiang Rai, Thailand – March 2019

Ten thousand flowers in spring,
the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer,
snow in winter.
If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the best season of your life.

~ Wumen Huikai (1183–1260) [source: “Ten Thousand Flowers in Spring”]

MONDAY, February 28, 2022

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

All welcome.

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Image – ‘Flowers’ – Nalagiri House, Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland – August 2021

Whatever is happening right now is exactly what we need to be receptive to. What’s arising for you moment-by-moment, in this moment, is exactly our practice.

~ Koshin Paley Ellison [source: No Longer Alone – A Zen teacher discusses the fear of community, and provides instructions in zazen.]

SUNDAY, February 27, 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 – ‘Bending Time’ – Nalagiri House, Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland – February 2022