Wednesdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26, 2016
7:00 – 9:00 pm
A class series led by Sean Feit Oakes, PhD
As Buddhism evolved from its roots in the radical contemplative teachings of the Buddha, a vast body of teaching stories and myths grew in each of its home countries. Starting with the Jataka Tales, which describes the Buddha’s past lives as animals, popular Buddhist teachings often took the form of symbolic myths and morality parables. In this class series we’ll read and discuss beautiful stories from several Buddhist cultures, chosen for their wisdom, practical ethics, and social justice relevance.
Registration: Registration is required and space is limited. Click here or the link below to register.
http://eastbaymeditation.org/ebmcreg/?event=oct16myth
Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this event, nor most EBMC events. However, EBMC is not independently funded. The Center and the teachers will be sustained only by your voluntary donations (the practice of generous giving, or “dana”). Please donate generously, in proportion to your ability:
* Either online (you will be offered an opportunity during the online registration process)
* Or at the event, in the two baskets at EBMC, one for the Center, the second for the Teacher
Thank you for your generosity. EBMC will be only be sustained through our collective generosity.
Fragrance-free: In order to protect the health of community members with environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including “natural” fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
EBMC is wheelchair accessible.
