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Summer Precept Study
Deepening Our Practice of Ethical Conduct
July 1 – August 20
Buddhist-oriented recovery is not only about renouncing harmful substances and behaviors. We must also retool ourselves into ways of right thought, right speech and right action.
Developing a presence of precepts in our lives is vital to this process. Join us for a season of study and practice!
Practicing With Precept and Vow
Join Sheldon Clark for this 2.5 hour retreat. We'll discuss how our own sobriety and awakening is linked to the sobriety and awakening of others, and how to support others through our own ethical behavior. We'll explore the nature of both precepts and vows, and take time to develop a personal vow for our practice in recovery.
Registration for this retreat is encouraged as we'll be emailing optional reading material before the date.
Saturday, August 13
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (EST)
10:00 am - 12:30 pm (PST)
Conversations for Mutual Support
CANCELLED: Host has Covid!
Observing precepts, finding right thought, speech and action, can be difficult in the moment. Sometimes it's hard to know how to respond with skill and compassion.
These conversation sessions are a place where we can openly discuss difficult situations, possible applications of the precepts, and offer support to one another as we navigate our ways in the world.
Saturday, August 6
Hosted by Paul Keelen
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (PST)
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (EST)
Short Talks on the Five Precepts.
New talks posted each Monday
Deep Listening and Loving Speech
Coming July 25
Nourishment and Healing
Coming August 1
"Mindfulness Trainings are the Whole of the Dharma"
by Christopher Reed, 5 pages
Because I have awareness of certain realities, I cannot but respond in particular ways. The mindfulness trainings are not just a set of rules. They are an invitation to open up to the promise of who we truly are.
Book Discussion Group
Weekly, starting Wednesday, July 6
7:00 pm (EST), 4:00 pm (PST)
Share in a five week discussion of Thich Nhat Hanh's classic commentary on the Five Precepts.
Each week, we'll discuss one book chapter and share our thoughts on practicing the different the precepts.
This book also offers essays by a variety of teachers, including Jack Kornfield, Joan Halifax, Gary Snyder and others.
Registration for this group is encouraged as we'll be emailing optional reading materials over the course of the five weeks.
Facilitated by Sheldon Clark
Practicing Buddha's Precepts
This resource was created by the Pittsboro Recovery Dharma Precept Practice Group and is available to anyone who finds it helpful on their path of recovery.
The intention in reciting the precepts is to keep them alive in our minds and hearts, grounding us in our values as we work to transform suffering in ourselves and those around us.
The recitation ceremony can be done individually, but is more powerful when experienced with a group.
Additional Reading
Thich Nhat Hanh
For a Future to be Possible
Good Citizens
Interbeing
Reb Anderson
Being Upright
Diane Eshin Rizzetto
Waking Up to What You Do
Robert Aitken
The Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics
Urban Dharma
Tricycle Magazine
Five Precepts of Buddhism Explained
Sheldon Clark
Buddhist Recovery Daily Practice