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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: Quotes
Sweep away your worries
Study the Way and never grow old Distrust emotions; truth will emerge Sweep away your worries Set even your body aside Autumn drives off the yellow leaves Yet spring renews every green bud Quietly contemplate the pattern of things Nothing … Continue reading
Metta Meditation for the Day
May all beings be happy and secure. May all beings have happy minds. Whatever beings there may be without exception – weak or strong, long, large, medium, short, subtle or gross, visible or invisible, living near or far, born or … Continue reading
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Make no mistake
“Make no mistake about it; if you do not find it now, you will repeat the same routines for myriad eons, a thousand times over again, following and picking up on objects that attract you. We are no different from … Continue reading
Therefore, just look
I received this e-mail from one of the Buddhist mailing lists I am on. I pass it on as it is a very clear-minded and direct encouragement concerning meditation practice and mindfulness | Douglas Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good … Continue reading
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Follow the stream
Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the … Continue reading
‘I love the bamboo tree …’
I love the bamboo tree: It staves off heat and cold, Cultivates unbending fidelity; Empties its mind every day. In the moonlight it plays with its shadow And sends clean words before the wind. When it wears snow on its … Continue reading
Meditation and Wisdom
Good friends, my teaching Of the Dharma takes Meditation and wisdom As its basis. Never under any Circumstances say that Meditation and wisdom Are different; They are one unity, Not two things. Meditation itself is the Substance of wisdom; Wisdom … Continue reading
Strange and wonderful things come and go …
“Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool. All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you … Continue reading
Feelings come and go …
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh PHOTO | View from Appalachian South Folklife Center, Pipestem, W.Va. | 2009
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Different religious traditions have a great responsibility . . .
“Sometimes religion becomes yet another source for more division and sometimes open conflict. Because of that situation, I feel that different religious traditions have a great responsibility to provide peace of mind and a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood among … Continue reading
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“After realizing the intent of Zen . . . “
“After realizing the intent of Zen, people in ancient times used to spend decades polishing themselves thoroughly in order to free themselves from compulsions of conditioning and habit. This is called the work of maturation; the completion of maturation is … Continue reading
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The moment before thought is already wrong . . .
On that side, beyond the clouds, The mountain is blue-green as jade The white clouds on the mountain Are whiter than white From the spring on the mountain, Drop after drop Who knows how to see the face In the … Continue reading
“We have to adopt a wider perspective . . . “
“We have to adopt a wider perspective and always find common things between the people of north, east, south and west. Conflict comes from the basis of differences.” ~ H.H. the Dalai Lama
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Come and see, not come and believe . . .
“Buddhism is always a question of knowing and seeing, and not that of believing. The teaching of the Buddha is qualified as Ehi-Passiko, inviting you to come and see, but not to come and believe.” ~ Ven. Dr. W. Rahula, … Continue reading
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Buddha is concealed within the sentient being…
Buddha is concealed within the sentient being If for one instant of thought we become impartial, Then sentient beings are themselves Buddha. In our mind itself a buddha exists, Our own Buddha is the true Buddha. If we do not … Continue reading
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