Alms Offering Every Sunday
Georgia Mediation Center
Sunday marks a day where we dedicate our day to accumulating
merit (positive energy accumulated from good deeds performed). Every Sunday a
lay person takes on the role of Master of Ceremony, there are many different
reasons one decides to take on the leadership role of offering food to the
Sangha (order of monks) it can range from celebrations such as marriage, a
birthday, a new home, to gaining merit for a deceased relative.
There are many ways to gain merit that can be summed up into
three basic practices; generosity, keeping the 5 precepts, and meditation.
Every Sunday we have the opportunity to participate in all 3 practices. We must
try to achieve these practices so that we can continue to cultivate good deeds
and merit into our lives.
Recently on November 11th we had a Meditation
Member, Fausta Chavez, who also attends Alms Offering Service on Sundays take on the lead role
as Master of Ceremony for her birthday.
I look forward to more of our meditation members joining us
to gain merit on Sunday’s and to take on the leadership role to present
offerings to our Sangha!
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