Fifth Precept Sangha

Posted on 2021-08-162021-08-22

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 22-08-2021

Mahatma Gandhi spinning yarn on a charkha. Location unknown.

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do.
~ Mahatma Gandhi [source: Falser Words Were Never Spoken]

SUNDAY, August 22, 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 Jacob, 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 – Mahatma Gandhi spinning yarn on a charkha.

Posted on 2021-08-152021-08-15

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 19-08-2021

Live in joy,
In love,
Even among those who hate.
~ Buddha [source: from the Dhammapada, translated by Thomas Byron]

THURSDAY, August 19, 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 Filly, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

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

Image – ‘Subterranean Buddha’ – Wat Thamkrabok, Phra Putthabat, Saraburi, Thailand – February 2003

Posted on 2021-08-142021-08-15

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 16-08-2021

Exteria photo of Waiting Room at Santa Fe Depot Amtrak Station, San Diego

The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.
~ Gail Godwin [American Novelist]

MONDAY, August 16, 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 Jessica, 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.

Image – ‘Waiting Room’ – Santa Fe Depot, San Diego, California, USA – June 2018

Posted on 2021-08-142021-08-15

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 15-08-2021

There is no fire like lust,
no obstruction like hatred,
no trap like delusion,
and no vortex like craving.
~ Buddha [source: Verse 251 from A Dhammapada for Contemplation, translated by Ajahn Munindo]

SUNDAY, August 15, 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 Noreen, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

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

Image – ‘Cover’ from the free book : A Dhammapada for Contemplation

Posted on 2021-08-092021-08-09

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 12-08-2021

Side by side statues of Buddha and Virgin Mary

You must also forgive yourself. You must forgive yourself for any past mistakes and failures that you cannot forget.
~ Laura Aranda [source: Pushing Back the Darkness]

THURSDAY, August 12, 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 Jacob, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

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

Image – ‘Buddha and Virgin Mary’ – Caheraderry, County Clare, Ireland – December 2014

Posted on 2021-08-092021-08-09

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 09-08-2021

Burning Logs with flames clinging (upadana)

What is clinging?
There are four kinds of clinging:
Clinging to pleasure.
Clinging to views.
Clinging to rules, techniques and vows.
Clinging to self.
~ Buddha [source: The Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day: August 9 (by William Wray)]

MONDAY, August 09, 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 Noreen, who will also be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Image – ‘Upadana S’mores’ at the Buddhist Recovery Summit, Lacey, Washington, USA – October 2019

Posted on 2021-08-042021-08-08

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 08-08-2021

Handwritten sign ‘Not everyone is meant to be In your future, some people are just passing through to teach you lessons in Life’

Fifth Precept Fellowship - Meditation and Mindfulness for Recovery from alcohol drugs and other addictions and compulsions - Sit and Share Meeting-25-07-2021 — It doesn’t matter how bitter or better the past has been, what we can do with the bitter or better past today is what matters. ~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

It doesn’t matter how bitter or better the past has been, what we can do with the bitter or better past today is what matters.
~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah [source: Religion, Philosophy and Life: The reasons behind action]

SUNDAY, August 08, 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 Jacob, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

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

Image – ‘Not everyone is meant to be In your future, some people are just passing through to teach you lessons in Life’ – Gili Air, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia – August 2016

Posted on 2021-08-032022-01-03

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 05-08-2021

Contemplating, touching our fundamental human-heartedness, is then one of the best ways of developing it, strengthening it, and eventually gaining complete confidence in this original nature of goodness.
~ Gaylon Ferguson [source: Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With]

THURSDAY, August 05, 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 Eric, who will be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

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

Image – ‘Contemplating at Wat Thamkrabok’ – Wat Thamkrabok Temple, Phra Putthabat, Sariburi, Thailand – August 2016

Posted on 2021-08-022021-08-04

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 02-08-2021

Whiteboard with handwritten notes including "Be Here Now" and "Remember-to-Remember"

You’ll never be effective if you’re convinced tomorrow needs to be better than today, because this belief stems from resistance to the present—and the present is where your power lies.
~ Tiny Buddha (Lori Deschene) [source: When You Feel Purposeless and Fear You’re Wasting Time]

MONDAY, August 02, 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 Jessica, who will also be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

Image – ‘Mindfulness / Remember-to-Remember’ – Being Human: A Hungry Ghost Retreat for Kunphen Recovery Center, Dharamsala, HP, India – June 2016

Posted on 2021-07-272021-07-29

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 01-08-2021

Crowd of Buddhist nuns and laypeople with children setting of on Tudong (walking pilgrimage)

The whole of the Buddha’s path can be seen as a progressive refinement of joy.
~ Bhikkhu Anālayo

SUNDAY, August 01, 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 be our ‘Sit-and-Share’ host.

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

Image – ‘The first day of Wat Thamkrabok Tudong (walking pilgrimage) 2007’ – Wat Thamkrabok Temple, Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi, Thailand – April 2007

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