Empathy and Compassion
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Suffering Overview
Differentiate between the three types of dukkha by analyzing specific examples from personal experience; evaluate...
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Putting yourself in someone else's shoes
Differentiate between cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and compassion by analyzing how each contributes to understanding...
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Buddhist approaches to social change
Analyze the work of exemplary, socially engaged Buddhists; implement their principles in daily life; and...
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Idealism versus pragmatism
Analyze how attachment to idealistic expectations creates suffering in social engagement; evaluate how equanimity enables...
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Buddhist approaches to ecological responsibility
Compare and contrast Buddhist, indigenous, and Western perspectives on environmental responsibility; analyze how Buddhist principles...
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Engaging with equanimity and avoiding apathy
Analyze the critical distinction between equanimity and apathy by examining how each responds to witnessing...
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Cultivating an immeasurable mind
Analyze the distinctive qualities and antidotes of each immeasurable by examining their progression from conditional...
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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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Personal and social suffering
Examine personal and social sources of suffering through contemplative inquiry; evaluate how understanding the four...
