Teacher: Gordon Gibb
2. Bridges
Class: Bridges is a class designed to
introduce both the literature and spirituality of Ch'an (Zen) as
well as the direct, creative interaction between student and
teacher. In Bridges, the basic, direct approach to the nature of
mind and the life of Ch'an are encountered through a dynamic and
creative atmosphere where the student is challenged and encouraged
to step beyond the normal, conditioned boundaries of everyday
thought and enter the fresh creative directness of the present
moment.Through brush work, poetry, humor, silence, and spontaneous
response, students see for themselves the radical joy of this
spiritual practice.
Bridges is designed for the person who already has
some background in Buddhism already and enjoys the challenge of this
very direct approach. Bridges also is an open class and can be
attended at any time. Students, however, have found that regular
attendance helps them develop a feel for the material that makes it
immediately applicable to their lives.
Teacher: Madelon
Wheeler-Gibb
3. Leaping Fish:
Leaping Fish is for the more advanced student who
has undertaken a commitment to the class as well as to the
teachings. This class is thus considered a "commitment class" and is
open to students only after an interview with the
teacher.
Designed for students who enjoy the challenge of a
deep, probing investigation of the nature of mind and being, Leaping
Fish is conducted in the sudden, triggering style of Ch'an but is
not limited to any one particular school of thought or philosophy.
Rather, the goal within Leaping Fish is to help the student directly
experience the naturally free awakened mind.
Leaping Fish is designed for those students who have
already completed Bridges Class and have a working knowledge of
Ch'an mind and literature.
Teacher: Madelon
Wheeler-Gibb
Class
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