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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Winter 2016-17 Newsletter of Bhavana Society Now Available
The Winter 2016-17 edition of “The Forest Path,” the quarterly of the Bhavana Society Theravadan Forest Monastery in High View, W.Va., is now available for free download from this link: www.bhavanasociety.org/newsletters/issue/winter_newsletter_20171 + + + Here is an overview of the … Continue reading
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A few tips on standing meditation
Image from this page When people think of meditation, many immediately conjure an image of someone sitting cross-legged on the floor. But traditional Buddhist teachings list four meditation postures: sitting, walking, standing and lying down. As Buddhist teacher Gil Fronsdall … Continue reading
Meditation Circle resumes, Monday Jan. 9
Happy New Year to all! The Meditation Circle of Charleston will resume its weekly gatherings on Monday, Jan. 9. Please come and join the circle and start the new year off with mindfulness. We gather at 5:30 p.m. for discussion … Continue reading
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The Buddhamas Carol (or ‘Ode of a Vipassana Yogi’)
There just aren’t that many Buddhist Christmas carols out there. Here is one by Bhante Yogavacara Rahula, a Theravadan Buddhist monk who recently made a visit to Huntington and Charleston, W.Va., as part of his worldwide perigrinations. For more on … Continue reading
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singing along to the mind’s song
“Ajaan Lee used to say that there are two steps to getting started in the meditation. One is to get your body into position…The next step is to get your mind in position. And that’s more difficult because the mind … Continue reading
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PART 3 | Q-A with Bhante Rahula
Here is a recording of a Q-and-A session with Bhante Yogavacara Rahula during his visit to Charleston and Huntington, WV, in early October 2016. This session took place after a guided meditation at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Charleston on … Continue reading
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AFTER THE ELECTION
Wherever you fall on the political spectrum (or non-spectrum, as the case may be), here is some food for thought, post-election: + + + Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard posted the following quote to his blog, which upon first reading seemed … Continue reading
PART 2 | Bhante Rahula Talk on Meditation
Here is a Dhamma talk on meditation given by Bhante Yogavacara Rahula at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Oct. 14, 2016, during his visit to Charleston and Huntington, W.Va. Bhante’s talk concerns the practice of mindfulness meditation. Below are the … Continue reading
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Bhante Rahula Guided Meditation
The Meditation Circle was honored to host Bhante Yogavacara Rahula at events in Huntington and Charleston, W.Va., from Oct. 13-15, 2016. Below, is a 25-minute guided meditation he led at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Charleston on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. … Continue reading
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A Q-and-A with Bhante Rahula
Bhante Yogavacara Rahula, former vice abbot of the Bhavana Society Buddhist Forest Monastery and retreat center in High View, has an intriguing back story, told in his book, “One Night’s Shelter: Autobiography of an American Monk.” Born Joseph Scott DuPrez … Continue reading
Bhante Rahula on meditation
Bhante Yogavacara Rahula will visit Charleston and Huntington, W.Va., in the week ahead. Click on this previous post for details on his visit (Thursday evening and Saturday morning in Huntington and Friday evening and Saturday night in Charleston). Here is a … Continue reading
Being quiet
“Try to be quiet in every way. The body is sitting here quietly. The breathing is quiet, and as for the chatter of the mind, don’t get involved. There are two ways of dealing with it: one is to block … Continue reading
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Meditation Circle Video
Here is a short video promoting the new Monday meeting time of the Meditation Circle of Charleston. Feel free to share it to folks, friends and communities who might be interested in the group.
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Online Dhammapada resource
The Meditation Circle has begun reading “The Dhammapada,” in a translation by Gil Fronsdal. (See post below.) But there is a free online version of this classic collection of the Buddha’s core teachings translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita. Comparing translations … Continue reading
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This week’s Dhammapada verse
The Meditation Circle has begun to read verses from Gil Fronsdal’s translation of “The Dhammapada,” a collection in verse form of some of the Buddha’s core teachings. As we are not certified teachers, but just facilitators of the Meditation Circle, our … Continue reading
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