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

Side by side statues of Buddha and Virgin Mary
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:

11:30 am PDT (eg San Francisco/Vancouver)
12:30 pm MDT (eg Denver)
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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 – ‘Buddha and Virgin Mary’ – Caheraderry, County Clare, Ireland – December 2014

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

Burning Logs with flames clinging (upadana)
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…

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12:30 pm MDT (eg Denver)
1:30 pm CDT (eg Chicago)
2:30 pm EDT (eg New York/Tampa)
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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 Noreen, 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 – ‘Upadana S’mores’ at the Buddhist Recovery Summit, Lacey, Washington, USA – October 2019

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:

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 – ‘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

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

Stack of meditation cushions
Stack of meditation cushions

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:

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12:30 pm MDT (eg Denver)
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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 Eric, 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 – ‘Contemplating at Wat Thamkrabok’Wat Thamkrabok Temple, Phra Putthabat, Sariburi, Thailand – August 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 26-07-2021

Clock on the wall of Image – Nalagiri House - Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland - July 2021
Clock on the wall of Image – Nalagiri House - Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland - July 2021

Time Is
Too Slow for those who Wait,
Too Swift for those who Fear,
Too Long for those who Grieve,
Too Short for those who Rejoice;
But for those who Love,
Time is not.

~ Henry Van Dyke [source: Music and Other Poems (1904)]

MONDAY, July 26, 2021

No registration 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 Beth, 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 – ‘Time at Nalagiri House’ – Carrigahorig, County Tipperary, Ireland – July 2021

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 25-07-2021

Prayer flag with handwritten message: ‘May I Love Myself Just As I Am Right Here, Right Now’
Prayer flag with handwritten message: ‘May I Love Myself Just As I Am Right Here, Right Now’

Our stresses, anxieties, pains and problems arise because we do not see the world, others or even ourselves as worthy of love.

~ Prem Prakash [source: Manage Your Stress: A Practical Approach]

SUNDAY, July 25, 2021

No registration 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 – ‘May I Love Myself Just As I Am Right Here, Right Now’ – Being Human – A Hungry Ghost Retreat at the Margaret Austin Center, Texas. USA – June 2018

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 22-07-2021

Image – ‘Cellular Jail’ - Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, india
Image – ‘Cellular Jail’ - Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Trauma is a fact of life.
It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.

~ Peter Levine [source: Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma (North Atlantic Books, 1997)]

THURSDAY, July 22, 2021

No registration 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:

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 Noel, 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 – ‘Cellular Jail’ – Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India – October 2018

Virtual Sit-and-Share Topic 19-07-2021

Image of Cowboy Clothing Store
Image of Cowboy Clothing Store

Don’t be a slave to style. Don’t take more from the world than you’re willing to give back. And learn to undo the perceptions-so heavily promoted by the media-that shopping is a form of therapy and that a purchase is nothing but a victory or a gain.

~ Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Ajahn Geoff) [source: Skillful Shelter: Creating the conditions for true happiness]

MONDAY, July 19, 2021

No registration 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 Don, 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 – ‘Slave to Style’International Flea Market, Houston, Texas, USA – June 2018