Education
Ordinary Mind School, White Plum Asanga. Born in 1944 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Bayda studied philosophy at Rutgers University.
Ordinary Mind School, White Plum Asanga. Born in 1944 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Bayda studied philosophy at Rutgers University.
He is also the author of several books, best known for his teachings on working with difficulties and fear in everyday life. After graduation, he worked in the fields of education and computer programming, and later became a carpenter and general building contractor, an occupation he held for thirty years. His early training was in the Gurdjieff tradition, in a community led by Robert South. de Ropp.
After studying with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi and Jakusho Kwong Roshi, he began working with Charlotte Joko Beck in 1992.