Fifth Precept Sangha

Posted on 2021-10-062021-10-08

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 10-10-2021

Image – “Fresco of Buddha” - Wat Chomkao Manylath, Huay Xai, Laos - August 2017

Regard one who sees your faults as a guide to a hidden treasure.
Stay close to one so wise and astute who corrects you when you need it.
~ Buddha [source: Dhammapada (verse 76)]

SUNDAY, October 10, 2021

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:

11:45 am PDT (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
12:45 pm MDT (eg Denver)
1:45 pm CDT (eg Chicago)
2:45 pm EDT (eg New York/Tampa)
7:45 pm BST (eg Dublin/London)
8:45 pm CEST/CAT (eg France/Botswana)
9:45 pm EAT (eg Kenya)

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 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 15-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 – “Fresco of Buddha” – Wat Chomkao Manylath, Huay Xai, Laos – August 2017

Posted on 2021-10-052021-10-08

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 07-10-2021

Flowers blooming in amongst the rubble at Nalagiri House

Awakening to your own joy can be as simple as taking delight in a gorgeous blooming flower, hearing the sound of your beloved’s voice, or noticing the way your favorite song soothes your heart.
~ Amanda Gilbert [source: How to Choose Joy : Tricycle Magazine – Trike Daily – June 22, 2021]

THURSDAY, October 07, 2021

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

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

Image – “Unexpected Blooms” – Nalagiri House, Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland – October 2021

Posted on 2021-10-042021-10-09

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 04-10-2021

Image – ‘Bouncy Castle at Wat Thamkrabok’ - Wat Thamkrabok Monastery, Phraputthabat, Saraburi, Thailand - March 2014

My recovery must come first so that everything I love in life doesn’t have to come last.
~ Anonymous

MONDAY, October 04, 2021

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…

11:45 am PDT (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
12:45 pm MDT (eg Denver)
1:45 pm CDT (eg Chicago)
2:45 pm EDT (eg New York/Tampa)
7:45 pm BST (eg Dublin/London)
8:45 pm CEST/CAT (eg France/Botswana)
9:45 pm EAT (eg Kenya)

…ready for a prompt start at the top of the hour. This meeting’s topic was chosen by Noel, 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 15-minutes before and 15-minutes after for conversation, connection and fellowship.

All welcome.

Image – ‘Bouncy Castle at Wat Thamkrabok’ – Wat Thamkrabok Monastery, Phraputthabat, Saraburi, Thailand – March 2014

Posted on 2021-10-032021-10-08

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 03-10-2021

Image – “M.A.R.A. - Mindful Awareness Responds Appropriately” - Vince Cullen

Awareness is your refuge:
Awareness of the changingness of feelings, of attitudes, of moods, of material change
and emotional change:
Stay with that, because it’s a refuge that is indestructible.
It’s not something that changes.
It’s a refuge you can trust in.
~ Ajahn Sumedho [source: Intuitive Awareness]

SUNDAY, October 03, 2021

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:

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 Andrew, 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 – “M.A.R.A. – Mindful Awareness Responds Appropriately” – Vince Cullen

Posted on 2021-09-282021-09-28

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 30-09-2021

When we buy into ‘I want more, just one more; I want to keep this, this is really great,’ then at that moment we believe the promise that ‘If I had just one more, then I would be happy.’
~ Ajahn Amaro [source: Just One More…]

THURSDAY, September 30, 2021

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

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

Image – “Just Another One More at Nalagiri House” – Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland – September 2021

Posted on 2021-09-272021-09-27

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 27-09-2021

Every time we act upon a volition, wholesome or unwholesome, we strengthen that volition and increase the likelihood that it will reappear in the future.
~ Ajahn Jayasāro [source: Yellow Page Teachings (Tuesday, July 14, 2020)]

MONDAY, September 27, 2021

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…

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 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.

Posted on 2021-09-242021-09-24

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 26-09-2021

And what is right action?
Refraining from killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
This is called right action.
~ Buddha [source: The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation (Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta – DN:22)]

SUNDAY, September 26, 2021

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.

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

Image – “Coffee & Incense at Nalagiri House” – Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland – July 2021

Posted on 2021-09-152021-09-15

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 23-09-2021

Book cover of "Buddhism and the 12 Steps Workbook" by Kevin Griffin

Book cover of "Buddhism and the 12 Steps" by Kevin Griffin

Don’t push anything away, and don’t grasp after anything. Just watch the passing show with clarity and equanimity.
~ Kevin Griffin [source: One Breath At A Time – Buddhism & the 12 Steps]

THURSDAY, September 23, 2021

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

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

Image – Book cover of ‘Buddhism and the 12 Steps Workbook’

Posted on 2021-09-152021-09-15

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 20-09-2021

When the bridge is crossed from ‘I like’ to ‘I want’ then the capacity to be mindful, to not be caught up and entangled, diminishes rapidly. At that point, the world starts to shrink because the attention goes to ‘I want that.’ This is where the trouble really begins.
~ Ajahn Amaro [source: Just One More…]

MONDAY, September 20, 2021

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 Filly, who will also be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Image – “Just One More at Nalagiri House” – Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland – September 2021

Posted on 2021-09-102021-09-15

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 19-09-2021

Waterfall with Buddha statue at Sunyata Buddhist Centre

Single cover for 'Aerials' by System of A Down

Life is a waterfall
We’re one in the river
And one again after the fall
~ Written ByJohn Dolmayan, Shavo Odadjian, Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian [source: From the song Aerials by System of a Down from the album Toxicity]

SUNDAY, September 19, 2021

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 David, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

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

Image – “The Waterfall at Sunyata Buddhist Centre” – Snaty, Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Ireland – November 2019

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