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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Only when…
Only when the mind Is settled can it become quiet. Only when the mind Is quiet can it become still. Only when the mind Is still can it see. And only when the mind can see, Can it reach the … Continue reading
Details on Meditation Group Meeting Times
DIRECTIONS TO MEDITATION GROUP: Click here. SUBSCRIBE TO E-MAIL NOTICES: Click here SUBSCRIBE TO RSS NEWS FEEDS: Click here NOTE: We recently revised the set-up of our meeting times for the Meditation Circle’s “About” page and wanted to share that with members of … Continue reading
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Recognizing awareness
Now, the word ‘ignorance’ as used in Pali means ‘not knowing the Four Noble Truths with their three aspects and twelve insights’ (that is the formula of the Four Noble Truths). And the path is in terms of being eightfold … Continue reading
Cut it off from the start
quote/unquote Image from this website talk on papanca The important thing is to sustain moment to moment awareness of the mind. If you are really caught in mental proliferation, then gather it all together, and contemplate it in terms of … Continue reading
Summer issue of “The Forest Path” now online
“The Forest Path,” The Summer 2017 newsletter of the Bhavana Society Monastery and Retreat Center in High View, W.Va., the first Theravadan Buddhist monastery in North American, is now online. The issue features the fourth and final part of a … Continue reading
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DHAMMA TALK: Ajahn Sumedho on mindfulness and meditation
If the Soundcloud player does not show, click here HERE IS A PORTION of a talk given by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho on a recent visit to Washington, D.C., his first trip ever in his long life. Ajahn Sumedho talks on … Continue reading
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DHAMMA TALK: Making meditation one’s livelihood
DhammaTalk Bhante Jayasara, a Theravadan Buddhist monk from the Bhavana Society in High View, W.Va., gives a Dhamma talk on “making meditation part of one’s livelihood.” The talk was part of a day retreat on May 27, 2017, at the … Continue reading
DHAMMA TALK EXCERPT: Ajahn Sumedho
DhammaTalk HERE IS AN EXCERPT of a talk given by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho on the occasion of a recent visit to Washington, D.C. The talk, given July 1, 2017, was co-sponsored by the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C., and the … Continue reading
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Guided Meditation: Lay Down the Burden
GuidedMeditation As part of his recent visit to the PeaceTree Center for Wellness in Huntington, W.Va., to lead a day retreat, Bhante Jayasara, a Theravadan Buddhist monk from the Bhavana Society in High View, W.Va., led a guided meditation on … Continue reading
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Bhante Jayasara talk on Mindfulness
DhammaTalk Bhante Jayasara, a Theravadan monk from the Bhavana Society in High View, W.Va., gives a talk on mindfulness in daily living at Unity of Kanawha Valley in Charleston, W.Va., on May 26, 2017, as part of a visit sponsored … Continue reading
Bhante Jayasara to visit Charleston and Huntington in late May
PLEASE NOTE: The Saturday, May 27 day retreat with Bhante J is full-up. We are glad to announce a visit to Charleston and Huntington, W.Va., by the Theravadan Buddhist monk Bhikkhu Jayasara (Bhante J) on Friday, May 26; Saturday May … Continue reading
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Spring 2017 edition of ‘The Forest Path’ now online
The Spring 2017 edition of the Bhavana Society’s quarterly newsletter, ‘The Forest Path’, features the third part of a series on the Four Noble Truths, written by Mangala Bhikkhu. This series seeks to explore the Buddha’s powerful teachings on the … Continue reading
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How the path unfolds
Through engaging in mindful attention both during meditation sessions and as we go about our everyday activities, we begin to see how the Buddhist path unfolds. Where is the path, and what is the path? It is within us—within, we … Continue reading
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not overlooking the breath
It’s surprising that in our lives we often overlook the breath and that in our meditation practice we are sometimes bored by it. Not only is each breath sustaining our lives, but being aware and mindful of the breath was … Continue reading
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