Bamboo in the Wind

08/29/2022

"...it involves understanding the apparatus of the mind, the ways we interact with the universe, and particularly the ways we misinterpret it." -- Sensei Beth Jacobs, Author of The Original Buddhist Psychology.

Bamboo in the Wind Zen Center is pleased to announce our Fall class
series, “A Living View of the Abhidharma” taught by Sensei Beth
Jacobs.

Bi-weekly classes on: September 8 and 22; October 6 and 20. Both online and in-person.
For full details visit: https://linktr.ee/Bamboointhewind or
https://bamboointhewind.org/beth-jacobs-abhidharma.html

08/29/2022

"The inevitable suffering of human life is relieved by awareness, not avoidance, suppression or distraction. All of these are strategies, called ‘ignorance’ in Buddhism, that intensify the very problem they intend to address." --Sensei Beth Jacobs, author of The Original Buddhist Psychology: What the Abhidharma Tells Us about How We Think, Feel and Experience Life.

Bamboo in the Wind Zen Center is pleased to announce our Fall class
series, “A Living View of the Abhidharma” taught by Sensei Beth
Jacobs.
These biweekly classes are held:

September 8
September 22
October 6
October 20

TIME: 5:30pm – 7:00pm PST Online via Zoom or join a group setting
at Bamboo in the Wind

REGISTER: Online or email: [email protected] so that you can
receive the Zoom dial-in

A companion for this class is her book on the Abhidharma, "The
Original Buddhist Psychology" is available online at Amazon. Sensei
Beth's writing style makes this topic accessible and enjoyable to study.

“A Living View of the Abhidharma” is an introduction to the
Abhidharma, an essential but often neglected part of the original
Buddhist canon. We will explore this vast and technical topic through
a focus on its transformative power. The class syllabus is on our
website class page listed below.

See the link in our bio for more class details.

07/31/2022

Bamboo in the Wind Zen Center is pleased to announce our Fall class series, “A Living View of the Abhidharma” taught by Sensei Beth Jacobs. These biweekly classes are held September 8, September 22, October 6 and October 20 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm PST. A companion for this class is her book on the Abhidharma, The Original Buddhist Psychology, available online.

“A Living View of the Abhidharma” is an introduction to the Abhidharma, an essential but often neglected part of the original Buddhist canon. We will explore this vast and technical topic through a focus on its transformative power. Classes are held online with a group setting at Bamboo in the Wind, Sunnyvale, CA.

For more class details or to register for the class series visit:
https://bamboointhewind.org/beth-jacobs-abhidharma.html

07/31/2022

Bamboo in the Wind Zen Center is pleased to announce our Fall class series, “A Living View of the Abhidharma” taught by Sensei Beth Jacobs. These biweekly classes are held September 8, September 22, October 6 and October 20 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm PST. A companion for this class is her book on the Abhidharma, The Original Buddhist Psychology, available online.

“A Living View of the Abhidharma” is an introduction to the Abhidharma, an essential but often neglected part of the original Buddhist canon. We will explore this vast and technical topic through a focus on its transformative power. Classes are held online with a group setting at Bamboo in the Wind, Sunnyvale, CA.

For more class details or to register for the class series visit:
https://bamboointhewind.org/beth-jacobs-abhidharma.html

Introduction to Zen Center

04/01/2022

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What are you comparing me with?⁣⁣
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Are you comparing me with those useful trees?⁣⁣
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All men know the use of the useful,⁣⁣
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but nobody knows the use of the useless!⁣⁣
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-Chuang Tzu⁣ 🌲⁣
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03/24/2022

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A stone thrown in pond⁣⁣⁣
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The water reverberates⁣⁣⁣
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Birds fly, flowers fall⁣⁣⁣
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11/03/2021

BitW November 2021 Newsletter http://p0.vresp.com/tnWI0z

NURTURING OUR HUMANITY, How Domination and Partnership Shape our Brains, Lives, and Future by Riane Eisler and Douglas P. Fry

09/11/2021

Fall Classes: "TUNING THE PIANO, Finding Our Dharma Ear Amidst the Cacophony" facilitated by Rev. Chuck Hutchcraft
Together we will explore the interplay of exterior and interior conditions and how we can become more attuned in that dance, enabling us to more skillfully respond to pain and suffering.