GREETINGS
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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When thinking is not enough
“It is undeniable that others and the larger world, so beleaguered at this moment in history, need everything that we have to give. But what to give is the problem. It seems finally clear that we cannot find out what … Continue reading
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Buddhas in the Furniture Shop
SnapShot I see them near the wall that holds the potpourri, the candles. The really nice upholstered pillows, plus a nice tall wooden giraffe. Two Buddhas, meditating on the ineffability of how they are here, for sale at Pier 1 … Continue reading
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Meditation Circle Meets Tuesday: Saints, Sages, Common Persons welcome
A Vietnamese Zen master once remarked: “I am not necessarily a saint or a sage, and you are not necessarily a common person.” Come to the Meditation Circle, a Buddhist meditation group that meets every Tuesday, with sitting meditation starting … Continue reading
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Sitting down, settling down, instead of running around
“We need to talk about a balance. Frankly, I think Asian monastics probably spend too much time sitting in meditation looking inward, and not enough time outdoors. They have to go out, as Shakyamuni did, and find out how people … Continue reading
Dhamma talk: Introduction to breath meditation
Listen to a wonderful Dhamma talk introducing breath meditation by Bhante Sujato, of Santi Forest Monastery in Bundanoon, Sydney in Australia’s Southern Highlands. Continue reading
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An inescapable fact and challenge
In this uncertain political season, full of angst, anger and fear, I have wondered what to remark about the current agitated national scene in America. I will not use a Buddhist blog to share my own particular points of view … Continue reading
ARCHIVES: The Dalai Lama from the bleachers
A friend and I who attended Miami University together in the late ’70s had hoped to see H.H. the Dalai Lama upon his visit to our alma mater later this month in Oxford, Ohio. Alas, tickets went fast and furiously … Continue reading
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A few words on karma
“Longing for Certainty: Reflections on the Buddhist Life,” is one of the richest books I’ve ever read on weaving Buddhist teachings into the way we live our daily lives. The book interleaves clear expositions of basic Buddhist teachings with seemingly … Continue reading
5 Books on Buddhism
TheBrowser.com is one of the sites I check almost daily as it is an excellent compendium of some of the best writing and thinking being published on the Web at the moment (as well as absorbing videos). They also do … Continue reading
Swami Vidyadhishananda comes to area
Some of you may have attended one of this Himalayan monk’s past appearances in Charleston, W.Va. He is quite the “philosopher monk” and you will certainly learn a a few things. I will be playing some atmospheric electronica music in … Continue reading
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Bhante G’s Vesak 2010 Dhamma Talk: An Excerpt
Here is an excerpt from Bhante Gunaratana’s Dhamma talk at Vesak 2010 at the Bhavana Society on Saturday, May 29, 1010. Vesak is a celebration of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away (paranirvana).
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Buddhist e-cards and computer wallpaper, courtesy of Tricycle
I’ve always been leery of e-cards sent via e-mail notices as they have often been used as virus vehicles. But I trust Tricycle, the long-running Buddhist magazine. Even more so, their lovely Buddhist-inspired e-card images (drawn from the Rubin Musem … Continue reading
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Metta Meditation Talk, 2
……………………………………………………….. LISTEN | Guided Meditation | Bhante Sujato | Part 2 The Meditation Circle has been listening to a series of talks on meditation by the Australian monk Bhante Sujato. of Santi Forest Monastery in Bundanoon, Sydney in Australia. The … Continue reading
Where the answer is …
A young man caught a small bird and held it behind his back. He then asked, “Master, is the bird I hold in my hands alive or dead?” The boy thought this was a grand opportunity to play a trick … Continue reading
Protecting Lumbini
Bodhi tree and pond at Lumbini from this page. Thein, a Meditation Circle member, passed along this petition about an important subject in the larger Buddhist world. The information below is excerpted from the petition form, which you can find … Continue reading
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