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Welcome to the Meditation Circle site. This longtime Buddhist-oriented meditation group based at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 520 Kanawha Boulevard W., in Charleston, West Virginia, will be closing down its meetings for good effective with the end of June 2022, after a good run. See the ‘RESOURCES’ page for tips on setting up or deepening meditation practice. Be well!
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ARTICLE: On a Buddhist retreat 8 Days After 9-11
The Buddhist magazine Tricycle published on its website today a blog article that Meditation Circle co-founder Douglas John Imbrogno wrote 20 years ago, about being on retreat led by Bhavana Society co-founder Bhante Gunaratana right days after 9-11: “An airplane … Continue reading
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Be your own witness
People may look at you and feel your way of life, your interest in Dhamma, makes no sense. Others may say that if you want to practise Dhamma, you ought to be ordained as a monk. Being ordained is not … Continue reading
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Don’t Be a Meditator
“Don’t try to become anything. Don’t make yourself into anything. Don’t be a meditator. Don’t become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing. ” ~ Ajahn Chah
Turn to the Ocean
I explain to you mattersPertaining to enlightenment,But don’t try to keepYour mind on them.Just turn to the oceanOf your own essenceAnd develop practicalAccord with its nature. ~ Yangshan
Recipe for Contentment
“If one’s life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the … Continue reading
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Invisible turmoil
Withdraw now fromthe invisible pounding and weavingof your ingrained ideas.If you want to be rid of thisinvisible turmoil, you must just sitthrough it and let go of everything.Attain fulfillment and illuminate thoroughly.Light and shadow altogether forgotten.Drop off your own skin,and … Continue reading
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Bhante G on meditating via ZOOM, daily mindfulness and facing death
This Q-and-A was featured in the April 2021 issue of WestVirginiaVille.com magazine By Douglas John Imbrogno | WestVirginiaVille.com | april15.2020 It is not as well known as it should be that a much-beloved, 93-year-old global figure in Buddhism has called … Continue reading
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Why don’t you touch your nose?
Then spring now autumn,the four seasons revolve.Then young now old,you see the hair turn white.Then wealthy and nobility,now a long dream.Years and months go by,Carrying ten thousand pecks of sorrow.In the path of suffering,The wheel of rebirth rolls endlessly.In the … Continue reading
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KNowing
Knowing others is understanding;Knowing self is wisdom.Force can master others;But only strength can master self. ~ Lao Tzu
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Essential Worker News
Here is an essential worker, getting his first COVID vaccination shot last week at Zonal Hospital in Dharamsala, India.
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The Same Deep Activity
“To cook or fix some food, is not preparation; it is practice … Whatever we do, it should be an expression of the same deep activity. We should appreciate what we are doing. There is no preparation for something else.” … Continue reading
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This Cup Is Already Broken
One day Ajahn Chah held up a beautiful Chinese tea cup: “To me this cup is already broken. Because I know its fate, I can enjoy it fully here and now. And when it’s gone, it’s gone.” When we understand … Continue reading
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Abandon COnceit
“It is by diminishing ego, letting go of arrogance, and abandoning conceit that one becomes a better Buddhist, no matter what tradition one may follow.” ~ Bhikkhu Analayo, “Superiority Conceit in Buddhist Traditions”
No Squandering
“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.” ~ Dōgen
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Calmness in Activity
“Calmness of mind does not mean you should stop your activity. Real calmness should be found in activity itself. We say, “It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in … Continue reading
