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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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Tag Archives: Quotes
Drop by Drop
“Think not lightly of good, saying, “It will not come to me.”Drop by drop is the water pot filled.Likewise, the wise one, gathering it little by little,fills oneself with good.” ~ The Buddha (The Dhammapada 9.122)
The Bonds of Sympathy
Generosity, kind words,doing a good turn for others,and treating all people alike:these bonds of sympathy are to the worldwhat the linchpin is to thechariot wheel. ~ Jataka 20
Train Yourself in this Way
“You must bring yourself back to mindfulness wherever you are, all the time. Along with your regular meditation practice, add practices such as this one-minute meditation into your daily life. Train yourself in this way—as soon as some psychic irritant … Continue reading
Wise Reflection on the Body
“We don’t meditate to hate our bodies. Unsatisfactoriness depends on clinging to impermanent objects. A mindful meditator should remind himself or herself an attractive object has triggered sense desire. One should then develop wise reflection or mindful reflection.” ~Bhante Gunaratana(from … Continue reading
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Any Time, Any Place
“Meditation in the strictest sense is a very special way of training our mind. For that you don’t need any particular posture, time, or place. At any time, any place, and in any posture, you can practice mindfulness.” ~ Bhante … Continue reading
All Tangled Up
“It’s not the external complications that really make things difficult, it’s the way we pick things up, create complications, and tangle things within ourselves” ~ Ajahn Amaro
We Can Compare Notes
A bird in a secluded grove sings like a flute.Willows sway gracefully with their golden threads.The mountain valley grows the quieterAs the clouds return.A breeze brings along the fragranceOf apricot flowers.For a whole day I have sat hereEncompassed by peace,Till … Continue reading
The Ill-directed Mind
Whatever an enemy might do toan enemy,or a foe to a foe,the ill-directed mindcan do to you even worse. ~ The BUDDHA, from the Udana 4.33(Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu)
Patience, Patience, Patience
“Don’t rush. There is no hurry, so take your time. Settle yourself on a cushion and sit as though you have the whole day. Anything really valuable takes time to develop. Patience, patience, patience.” ~ Bhante Gunaratana, from “Mindfulness in … 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
How Revealing
“When we are able to be with complexity, the layers reveal themselves. This is how we can be present with things as they arise” ~Ajahn Thanasanti(from https://twitter.com/ForestSangha)
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
The Practice of Now
Photo by Erik Witsoe on Unsplash The only time we ever have to live is now. The only time that spiritual practice is done is now. If we’re going to cultivate love and compassion, it has to be in the present moment, because … Continue reading
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
