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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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Category Archives: Mindfulness
relaxing from THE intensity of fear & ignorance
“In meditation we can begin to tune in on this universal level through letting go of the conditions, of this blind holding to conditioned phenomena. It isn’t annihilation or a rejection of anything; it is just releasing, relaxing from this … Continue reading
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Seeing the Story of “Me”
Excerpt from “The Buddha’s Advice to Laypeople” blog by Lynne J. Kelley for July 23, 2019. Read whole post here. The Pali word most often translated into English as mindfulness is sati, and here’s something important Anālayo Bhikkhu has to … Continue reading
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Nothing Superior
“There is nothing superior to Mindfulness and Self-Awareness for the control of our body, speech and mind.” ~Ajahn Plien (from Forest Sangha Twitter feed)
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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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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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A Few Moments With the Buddha’s Words
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The power of mindfulness
Photo by Valentina Yoga on Unsplash By Lynn J. Kelly } The Buddha’s Advice to Laypeople … Nyanaponika Thera suggested that the first power of mindfulness is to help us “tidy up” the jumble of thoughts, ideas, impressions, and shadows … Continue reading
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Friends with our thoughts
Photo by Guillermo Álvarez on Unsplash Sometimes people think the point of meditation is to stop thinking— to have a silent mind. This does happen occasionally, but it is not necessarily the point of meditation. Thoughts are an important part … Continue reading
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The Practice of Now
Photo by Erik Witsoe on Unsplash The only time we ever have to live is now. The only time that spiritual practice is done is now. If we’re going to cultivate love and compassion, it has to be in the present moment, because … Continue reading
Harmonious Speech
Photo by Jason Rosewell on Unsplash Text from the website “The Buddha’s Advice to Laypeople” by Lynn J. Kelly A second category of Right Speech (after truthfulness) is harmonious speech, or refraining from saying things with the intention of dividing people or groups … Continue reading
The point of equilibrium
Excerpt from “Finding the Center” in chapter 2 of “Untangling Self” by Andrew Olendzki: At some point all this tranquility devolves into sleepiness, laziness, or a sluggishness of mind where it seems a struggle just to remain conscious. This too is … Continue reading
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
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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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
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
