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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
Being there
“We don’t need to control our body, mind, and breath. We can just be there for them. We allow them to be themselves. This is nonviolence.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanhfrom “How To Sit”
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Learning from mistakes
As the Buddha taught: “I do not see any quality by which the skillful arises and the unskillful subsides than friendship with admirable people… [From our teachers] I learn what is beautiful in the beginning, the middle and the end, … Continue reading
Changing everything
“A frequent image in meditation instructions is that all you have to do is turn on a light and the darkness goes away. No matter how many eons the darkness has reigned, all you have to do is turn on … 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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Creating our lives
“We’re creating our lives. And even when the mind seems to be simply spinning its wheels, it’s not just idly spinning its wheels. It’s creating new states of being, new possibilities — some of which are good, some of which … Continue reading
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The purpose of training the mind
“The purpose of training the mind to be still is to simplify things. When things are simplified, the mind can settle down and rest.” ~Ajahn Lee
With your own eyes
Photo by Ryan Holloway on Unsplash To see the Way with your own eyes quit agreeing and disagreeing. The battling of likes and dislikes that’s the disease of the mind. – Seng-ts’an (606) Quote courtesy of dailyzen.com
When this mind is clear and bright…
When this mind is clear and bright And is not covered over, Then you are not very different From the sages. If you allow no wavering From this clarity, and do not Let it change, And do not cling to … Continue reading
The other option
“You can’t ever get everything you want. It is impossible. Luckily, there is another option. You can learn to control your mind, to step outside of the endless cycle of desire and aversion. You can learn not to want what … Continue reading
What we can give
“So remember, we’re here to go beyond ourselves, to go beyond just being beings that are consuming all the time. We try to redefine ourselves, not by what we eat or what we own or what we consume, but by … Continue reading
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Develop Your Concentration
“Develop your concentration: for he who has concentration understands thing according to their reality.” The Buddha from Verse 87 of The Dhammapada
A Lifelong Practice
“DON’T EXPECT TRANSFORMATION or success to happen quickly. Some of us may find meditation to be easy at first, especially in its simplest form of observing the breath or repeating phrases, but while such practices can provide some immediate payoffs, … Continue reading
Just be mindful
“Just be mindful of your bodily activities, every moment, every posture and every action that you do. Just watch. Don’t send your mind to think about something else. When you’re walking, standing, eating, taking a shower, driving or whatever activity … Continue reading
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Better than no rice
“When you come to sit in concentration, then even if your mind isn’t yet quiet, simply sitting in the meditation posture is something good. It’s better than people who don’t even do that much. “It’s like being hungry, but today … Continue reading
Only when…
Only when the mind Is settled can it become quiet. Only when the mind Is quiet can it become still. Only when the mind Is still can it see. And only when the mind can see, Can it reach the … Continue reading
