Inner Awareness

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  445E

  Pleasure and Pain

  Working with pleasant and unpleasant experiences

  Investigate the experience of practicing equanimity with naturally-arising pleasurable and unpleasurable experiences; and develop some...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  438E

  Practicing Refuge for Others

  Refuge as a practice for being present and responsive to others

  Implement awareness practices to generate a calm, grounded center, and evaluate how being present and...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  446E

  Praise and Blame

  Working with our people-pleasing habits

  Analyze the role that praise and blame play in human motivation; evaluate the role of...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  449E

  Prajnaparamita Mantra

  Definition and purpose of chanting mantra

  Identify the function of mantra practice within Buddhist meditation traditions. Analyze how the *prajnaparamita* mantra...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  416E

  Refraining from Sexual Misconduct

  Body responsibility and respect

  Analyze the Buddhist understanding of sexual misconduct within the context of consent, honesty, and non-harm;...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  417E

  Refraining from stealing

  Respecting the belongings of others

  Analyze the concept of "taking what is not given" beyond simple theft to include deception,...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  466E

  Right Action

  Acting ethically

  Analyze potential consequences of actions in different areas of life, honestly acknowledging personal challenges and...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  409E

  Right Effort

  Striving to develop the skillful means to awaken

  Implement the principles of right effort in daily life; analyze opportunities to cultivate wholesome thoughts...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  412E

  Right Effort

  Perseverance that frees the mind

  Analyze the four aspects of right effort by identifying examples of helpful and harmful mental...