About Us

        Clear Bell Meditation, originally known at the Stuart Zen Community began in 2014 at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of the Treasure Coast in Stuart Florida.   Over the years our hosts determined the psychological basis of Buddhist and Zen practice and evolved our community into a western mindfulness practice.  During the pandemic, in 2020, for obvious safety reasons, Clear Bell moved online.   Since that time we have acquired members from distant locations and, thus, remain a solely online practice.  Nonetheless, we remain grateful to, and maintain a very warm relationship with the U-U church.

        Our Thursday evening (7PM ET) practice consists of a 20 minute sitting(insight meditation) during which we focus a clear awareness, without judgment, on the feelings and thoughts that come up, seeing their source, and letting them go.  This process helps free us from reactive, "thoughtless" behavior and helps us to see and understand both ourselves and others better.   Much more detail about this process will be presented regularly in the next part of our meeting.   Although our work does not include religious practices and beliefs from the many of the schools of Buddhism, we understand the value and usefulness of these for some people, and we welcome members who value karma, merit and other traditional Buddhist ideas.

        After about 20 minutes of sitting we may watch a brief (15 minutes, give or take) video or audio, or listen to one of our hosts deliver a talk about the process of achieving liberation from one's Self.   Discussion of the presentation follows, after which individuals may choose to share concerns or discuss progress in their practice.   All participation is entirely voluntary and free of charge.