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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
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
Where we take our mindfulness
“We take our training in mindfulness with us into our everyday lives and apply it in all circumstances: on the bus, at work, when we are feeling ill, when we are out shopping. Otherwise, what’s the use of so many … Continue reading
Staying with it
“Don’t try to push the pain away. Welcome it. Stay with it, even if some awful scenario plays out in your mind. Without getting lost in the story line, keep watching that psychological pain and see it eventually break up, … Continue reading
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Gradual training
“The gradual training essentially involves learning how to quiet down and observe your thoughts and behavior and then to change them into something more conductive to meditation and awareness. It is a slow process, not to be hurried.” p16-17 … Continue reading
Daily Words of the Buddha
Dadato puññaṃ pavaḍḍhati; Saṃyamato veraṃ na cīyati; Kusalo ca jahāti pāpakaṃ, Rāgadosamohakkhayā sanibbuto. Listen: http://host.pariyatti.org/dwob/digha_nikaya_2_197.mp3 Who gives, one’s virtues shall increase; Who is self-curbed, no hatred bears; Who so is skilled in virtue, evil shuns, And by the rooting out … Continue reading
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Thought for the Day: If You Have Time For…
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Be very patient with yourself
“Be very patient with yourself and the conditions you are experiencing. Eventually, if you are patient enough, they will drop away of their own accord.” ~ Ajahn Sumedho
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A loving friendliness meditation for 2016
Here is a loving-friendliness meditation for the start of 2016. This comes from the 20th anniversary edition of Bhante Gunaratana’s classic primer on Buddhist meditation practice, “Mindfulness in Plain English” and the concluding chapter “The Power of Loving Friendliness.” Bhante … Continue reading
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Just stay
Image courtesy of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_meditation “In meditation we discover our inherent restlessness. The pith instruction is to stay….stay….just stay. So whenever we wander off we gently encourage ourselves to stay and settle down. Are we experiencing restlessness? Stay. Discursive mind? Stay. … Continue reading
On Spiritual Friends
“There is no big difference between a spiritual friend and a teacher, because one plays both roles in spiritual matters. Someone who strives for liberation from suffering needs a spiritual friend until they attain liberation. So a spiritual friend would … Continue reading
Your actions as experiments
“Treat your actions as experiments. Then, if you see the results aren’t good, you are free to change your ways!” ~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu From “The Joy of Effort”
We can’t wait
“We can’t wait until the world gets straightened out before we straighten out our own minds, because the cause is in the mind. The world out there is the realm of effects. The realm of causes is in here: That’s … Continue reading
Sitting through fear
“States of fear sometimes arise during meditation for no discernible reason. It is a common phenomenon, and there can be a number of causes. You may be experiencing the effect of something repressed long ago. Remember, thoughts arise first in … Continue reading
