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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You can do it, too
Quote/Unquote “Whatever you’re experiencing in your mind, other people are experiencing the same sorts of things. And what they’re experiencing, you’ve experienced before. This can help with compassion and empathetic joy. There’s that passage where the Buddha talks about seeing … Continue reading
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A mind imbued
Quote/Unquote Photo by Dingzenyu Li. “Here a bhikkhu dwells pervading one quarter with a mind imbued with lovingkindness, likewise the second quarter, the third quarter, and the fourth quarter. Thus above, below, across, and everywhere, and to all as to … Continue reading
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Mind habits
Quote/Unquote “Although we have the potential for liberation, our awareness is not able to reach it, because we are concerned with what we already know. We are habit-formed and habit-prone and every meditator becomes aware of the mind habits with … Continue reading
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What’s important
Quote/Unquote If we’re not reflecting on the impermanent nature of life, then there are a lot of unimportant things that seem important. Our jobs seem important. Money seems important. But if we’re really reflecting on impermanence then we can see … Continue reading
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Overcoming agitation
Quote/Unquote “No matter how agitated you are, sit your butt on the ground and practice meditation. It’s the direct path to overcoming agitation.” ~Phakchok Rinpoche
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Been there, done that
Quote/Unquote “The Buddha’s sense of irony, the arahant’s sense of irony, is simply seeing that the world is so dumb: The things that people want most are the very things that make them suffer most. For a long time, before … Continue reading
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Dealing with frustration
Readings “Greed and hatred and delusion or confusion are not coming from outside. They all come from within, in our own minds. So, when we meditate we can see how greed arises in us, how hatred and confusion arise in … Continue reading
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This Breath
Readings “Don’t tell yourself you’ve got a whole hour to sit here. Just tell yourself you’ve got this breath: this breath coming in, this breath going out. That’s all there is: this breath. As for the breaths for the rest … Continue reading
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WORTH THE EFFORT
Readings “SO, IN THE BEGINNING you have to take it on faith — that we’re not living in a totally deterministic world or totally random world, and that it really is worth the effort to try to develop a skill, … Continue reading
Meditation Gatherings in Huntington
Where To Meditate Here are some places to meditate in the Huntington, W.Va., area: WHAT: Unitarian Fellowship of Huntington Meditation Group WHEN: The group meets every Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. for mindfulness meditation at the Unitarian Fellowship of … Continue reading
Cultivating compassion
“When you cultivate your loving-friendliness, your compassion, your appreciative joy for others, and your equanimity, you not only make life more pleasant for those around you, your own life becomes peaceful and happy.” ~ Bhante Gunaratana Quotebox courtesy of www.facebook.com/BhavanaSocietyWV
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The Basic Pattern
Thanissaro Bhikkhu “The important thing is that you look at your meditation in terms of action and result. ~ So whatever level of practice you’re on, whether it’s simply day-to-day interactions with other people or working directly with your mind, … Continue reading
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Confidence building
Readings Have faith in the Buddha’s path to happiness that so many people have followed to enlightenment. Faith, in Buddhist terms, means confidence–confidence based on what you have seen so far, and confidence in what you can project to be … Continue reading
