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Here are some resources for further study, involving the principles and practices at work in sangha meetings.
Recommended book: For a Future to Be Possible by Thich Nhat Hanh
Free web resources:
These six talks by Gil Fronsdal are a good introduction to the Trainings/Precepts. It's best to start with the first, "Five Precepts," which introduces the importance of the Trainings/Precepts for practice, and then listen to the others in whatever order you like.
The Precepts: Not Killing 47:14 [8.1]
Precepts: Not Taking What Is Not Given 33:05 [5.7]
Precepts: Not Committing Sexual Misconduct 51:32 [8.8]
Precepts: Not Lying 45:32 [7.8]
Precepts: Not Taking Intoxicants 44:25 [7.6]
This talk by Bhikkhu Bodhi has a slightly different take, but is also valuable.
Three Pillars of Practice 45:50 [7.9]
The Healing Power of the Precepts by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Radical Therapy: Buddhist Precepts in the Modern World by Lily De Silva
Precepts for Lay People by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo
(Discusses the 5, 8, and 10 precepts sets)
The Five Precepts by Bhikkhu Bodhi
Associated with the Trainings/Precepts is Going For Refuge. Often, people commit to the Trainings/Precepts and take the refuges together.