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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
A Mind Directed Well
Na tam mata pita kayiraanne vapi ca natakasammapanihitam cittamseyyaso nam tato kare. No mother nor father norany other kin can dogreater good for oneselfthan a mind directed well. ~ The Buddha | Dhammapada 3.43
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How Much Is enough?
“Monks, if you want to be free from suffering, you should contemplate knowing how much is enough. By knowing it you are in the place of enjoyment and peacefulness. “If you know how much is enough, you are contented even … Continue reading
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“Refuge: The Heart’s Own Knowing”
NOTE: Thanisssara will offer an online teaching on “Refuge: The Heart’s Own Knowing,” on SUNDAY Sept. 29, 2019. Register here at WorldwideInsight.org., the site of an online Dharma practice group. The teachings are given in the Buddhist tradition of dana: … Continue reading
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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The Highest of tastes
“Conviction is a person’s highest wealth.Dhamma, when well-practiced, brings bliss.Truth is the highest of tastes.Living with discernment,one’s life is called best.” ~The BuddhaSutta Nipata, 1.184
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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Let the Meditation Teach You
“DON’T EXPECT ANYTHING. Just sit back and see what happens. Treat the whole thing as an experiment. Take an active interest in the test itself, but don’t get distracted by your expectations about the results. For that matter, don’t be … Continue reading
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One Fine Night
“Don’t run back to the past, don’t hope for the future. What’s past is left behind; the future has not arrived; and phenomena in the present are clearly seen in every case. Knowing this, foster it— unfaltering, unshakable. Today’s the … Continue reading
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A Good Foundation
“The next basis for success is persistence. You really stick with it, not just while you’re sitting here with your eyes closed, but you also want to learn how to be familiar with how the breath energy feels as you … Continue reading
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Take small steps…
Take small steps. Follow gentle guidance. Welcome kind thoughts. Enjoy what your day brings. + + + (Image and words courtesy of Sivali on Facebook. 🙏🏼)
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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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Watch right there…
“Wherever you are still inept, wherever you are still lacking, that’s where you must apply yourself. If you haven’t yet cracked it don’t give up. Having finished with one thing you get stuck on another, so persist with it until … Continue reading
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Another word for self-discipline
“Discipline” is a difficult word for most of us. It conjures up images of somebody standing over you with a stick, telling you that you’re wrong. But self-discipline is different. It’s the skill of seeing through the hollow shouting of … 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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