Cognitive Flexibility
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Personal and social suffering
Examine personal and social sources of suffering through contemplative inquiry; evaluate how understanding the four...
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Contemplating the four noble truths
Analyze each of the four noble truths by connecting traditional teachings with personal contemplative insights;...
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Buddha's first teaching about disappointment
Retell the Buddha's first teaching at Deer Park and explain how his four discoveries help...
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History of the spread of Buddhism
Trace and analyze the geographical and cultural spread of Buddhism from ancient India to contemporary...
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The practice of saving lives
Evaluate the Buddhist practice of life release within contemporary ecological contexts, analyze the ethical complexities...
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The law of cause and effect
Analyze the concept of karma, differentiating between intentional actions and their outcomes, and evaluate how...
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The methods and responsibilities of lineage traditions
Compare how the three main Buddhist traditions (Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana) pass down teachings, evaluating the...
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The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way
Analyze Nagarjuna's concept of dependent arising by examining how phenomena exist only in relationship to...
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Redefining wealth and choosing career paths
Analyze how conventional definitions of wealth based solely on material accumulation can lead to dukkha...
