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Schedule update

  There will not be a meeting of the Meditation Circle on New Year’s  Eve. The next scheduled meeting will be  January 7, 2014,

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With Each & Every Breath: A Guide to Meditation.

In addition to Bhante Henepola Gunaratana‘s excellent meditation manual Mindfulness in Plain English, which is available in print from Wisdom Publications or as a PDF file online (http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html), Thanissaro Bhikkhu has a very thorough book available free of charge on … Continue reading

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Tuesday, December 10 meditation cancelled.

There will NOT be a  meeting of The Meditation Circle this  Tuesday, December 10, 2013. The next meeting will be at the regular time on Tuesday, December 17th.

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Rethinking Karma

Experiences are preceded by mind, led by mind, and produced by mind. If one speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering follows even as the cart’s wheel follows the hoof of the ox. Experiences are preceded by mind, led … Continue reading

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Sound Meditation

  One specific method for practicing mindfulness of body sensations is to focus your attention on sounds. Sounds, like everything else, arise and pass away. Just by listening, you can experience the insight of impermanence, an understanding the Buddha taught … Continue reading

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Date correction! Tuesday, October 15th Meditation cancelled

This post is  to make sure Meditation Circle members and subscribers have been updated on the cancellation of next Tuesday’s meditation. The original post had incorrect dates. The corrected date for the cancellation is Tuesday, October 15th. The regular schedule … Continue reading

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Date correction! Tuesday, October 15th Meditation cancelled

There will not be a meditation session this coming Tuesday, October 15th. The regularly scheduled sitting will resume the following week, October 22nd.  (This is a correction to the original post which had the wrong dates. We aresorry for any … Continue reading

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Why is full awareness important?

…Mindfulness trains us to do everything we do with full awareness. …Why is full awareness important? As anyone who tries mindfulness practice quickly discovers, the more aware we are of our actions and of the feelings, thoughts, and perceptions that … Continue reading

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Our Goal

As meditators, we must all have a goal,for if we do not, and blindly follow somebody’s instructions on meditation, we will simply be groping in the dark.There must certainly be a goal for whatever we do consciously and willingly. It … Continue reading

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Why do people …

Why do people Lavish decoration On this set of bones, Destined to disappear Without a trace? ~ Ikkyu (1394-1481) Quote courtesy DailyZen.com  

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How to do what we do

Sitting Quietly This is the most important meditation practice. It is the classroom for living a wise and kind life. Sit anywhere and be quiet: On a couch, a bed, a bench, inside, outside, Leaning against a tree, by a … Continue reading

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The Truth About Pleasure

“The truth is, we don’t really want to be free from desire or to admit that clinging to the pleasures of the senses—the taste of delicious food; the sound of music, gossip, or a joke; the touch of a sexual … Continue reading

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Meditation Circle revises its monthly schedule

The Meditation Circle of Charleston recently changed its monthly format. Here is our new ‘About’ Page with details on the changes. DIRECTIONS TO MEDITATION GROUP: Click here. SUBSCRIBE TO E-MAIL NOTICES: Click here SUBSCRIBE TO RSS NEWS FEEDS: Click here … Continue reading

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A Buddhist Protestor in Action

Our friend, Ken Lewis, who takes part in a sitting group in the Spencer, W.Va., area sent out this instructive photo. CATEGORY: Buddhist Humor. CUTLINE: “The Buddhist Protester.” The Buddhist Meditation Circle of Charleston, W.Va., meets weekly with a 30-minute … Continue reading

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The Meditation Circle will not meet on New Year’s Day

The Meditation Circle of Charleston will not meet for its regular Tuesday session this New Year’s Day. We look forward to seeing you again Tuesday, Jan. 8 and throughout 2013, as we deepen our practice, experience and understanding of insight … Continue reading

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