GREETINGS
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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A Good Foundation
“The next basis for success is persistence. You really stick with it, not just while you’re sitting here with your eyes closed, but you also want to learn how to be familiar with how the breath energy feels as you … Continue reading
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Take small steps…
Take small steps. Follow gentle guidance. Welcome kind thoughts. Enjoy what your day brings. + + + (Image and words courtesy of Sivali on Facebook. 🙏🏼)
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Put your foot down
“Be cautious and restrained. “When the mind starts grasping at things and making a big deal out of them, you have to stop it. It will argue with you, but you have to put your foot down. Stay in the … Continue reading
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With each and every breath…
“…all in all the premises of breath meditation are based on four observations about the mind that the Buddha called Noble Truths: 1) The mind experiences stress and suffering. 2) The stress and suffering come from the way the mind … Continue reading
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Watch right there…
“Wherever you are still inept, wherever you are still lacking, that’s where you must apply yourself. If you haven’t yet cracked it don’t give up. Having finished with one thing you get stuck on another, so persist with it until … Continue reading
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Guard one’s mind
Difficult to detect and very subtle,the mind mind seizes whatever it wants;so let a wise one guard one’s mind,for a guarded mind brings happiness. Sududdasam sunipunam,yatthakamanipatinam;cittam rakkhetha medhavi,citam guttam sukhavam. + + + ~ The BuddhaFrom The Dhammada, 3:36A collection … Continue reading
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Another word for self-discipline
“Discipline” is a difficult word for most of us. It conjures up images of somebody standing over you with a stick, telling you that you’re wrong. But self-discipline is different. It’s the skill of seeing through the hollow shouting of … Continue reading
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Watch the mind
Photo by Abigail Keenan | unsplash.com Ajahn Chah was one of the great Buddhist teachers of the 20th century. Here, he responds to a question about monks and monastic discipline. But there are many insights in his remarks for those … Continue reading
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What makes the year auspicious …
“What makes the year auspicious is that you do good with the year. What other people do with the year, that’s their business. There is so much in the world you cannot control. But you can control your own thoughts and your … Continue reading
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On our habit of ruminating
“RECOGNIZING PAST TURMOILS and future rhapsodies as projections of our mind prevents us from getting stuck in them. Just as the face in the mirror is not a real face, the objects of our memories and daydreams are likewise unreal. … Continue reading
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About the Meditation Circle
WELCOME. If you are just finding the Meditation Circle, or are interested in joining a meditation support group in the year ahead, here is some background about the group. The Meditation Circle is a meditation group in the Buddhist tradition, … Continue reading
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Being there
“We don’t need to control our body, mind, and breath. We can just be there for them. We allow them to be themselves. This is nonviolence.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanhfrom “How To Sit”
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In the new year …
May your satisfactions increase & Your dissatisfactions decrease In the new year. 🙏🏻🙏🏼🙏🏿🙏🏽🙏 Our wish to all who have sat with us in the past year, and who will sit with us in the new year ahead at gatherings of … Continue reading
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Holiday Hiatus Reminder
The Meditation Circle will not meet Tuesday, December 25, 2018, nor will it meet Tuesday, Jan 1, 2019. The next sitting will be held Tuesday, January 8th. May all be well, happy, and peaceful.
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Learning from mistakes
As the Buddha taught: “I do not see any quality by which the skillful arises and the unskillful subsides than friendship with admirable people… [From our teachers] I learn what is beautiful in the beginning, the middle and the end, … Continue reading
