FALL 2008
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo: Pilgrimage to Tibet
Create something precious to inspire your family or your community after your death. Starting with an overview of the traditional Jewish custom of writing ethical wills, Rabbi Naomi Steinberg will guide participants in making documents or pieces of artwork that express each person’s deep values. Writing an ethical will can be a wonderful exercise in summing up life’s lessons learned and passing wisdom on to future generations. (No knowledge of Hebrew or Judaism required.)
date ..... Wed., Sept. 17,24; Oct. 15
time ..... 1-3 p.m.
fee/members ..... $30 (crn 43437)
fee/nonmembers ..... $45 (crn 44446)
place ..... Temple Beth El, Hodgson and T Streets, Eureka
instr ..... Rabbi Naomi Steinberg
Rabbi Naomi Steinberg is a 30-year resident of Humboldt County. Rabbi Naomi Steinberg serves Temple Beth El in Eureka and B’nai Ha-Aretz in Redway. Rabbi Steinberg also teaches in the Department of Religious Studies at Humboldt State University.
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo:
Pilgrimage to Tibet
In August 2007, local Unitarian Universalist minister Karen Harris was part of a two-woman film crew that journeyed to remote eastern Tibet to shoot footage for a documentary movie about Tibetan nunneries. The crew traveled with the British Buddhist nun, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. Jetsunma’s amazing life, including her 12 years on solitary retreat in a cave in the Himalayan mountains, is described in her biography, Cave in the Snow. Please join us for an evening of stories and photos of their incredible journey. This program will be a kick-off for Tenzin Palmo’s November visit to Berkley, Calif. For more details about her tour, visit www.palmousa.org.
date ..... Sat., Oct. 25
time ..... 2-4:30 p.m.
fee/members ..... $10 (crn 44425)
fee/nonmembers ..... $15 (crn 43448)
place ..... Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, Multipurpose Room
instr ..... Karen Harris
Karen Harris it the pastor of the Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bayside. She received her master’s in divinity from Harvard University and lectures in religious studies (Hinduism and New Testament) at Humboldt State University.
This is a brief presentation of the basic beliefs of Buddhism. It introduces the foundational assumptions which underlie the many schools of Buddhism that currently exist. Some of the ideas will be familiar, while others will challenge us. The course will provide you with enough understanding of Buddhism to be able to pursue further studies on your own, if you choose. We will first consider Siddhartha Gautama, the man upon whom Buddhism is founded, and the historical context within which he lived. We will then consider various beliefs and doctrines which derived from the Buddha’s experience. Finally, we will briefly note the various major schools of Buddhism that currently exist.
Instructor will donate course fees to support HSU OLLI.
> > THIS COURSE IS FULL.
Steve Timmons is a developmental psychologist with a lifelong interest in the religious philosophies which derive from India. He previously taught this course at the Senior College in Ashville, North Carolina, was an early member of the Prana Yoga Ashram, and has had a regular meditation practice for over 40 years. Although not a Buddhist, Steve has been studying Indian philosophies since college and is a founding member of the Practice Community at Southern Dharma, a non-denominational residential community.
