Mind Science

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  325E

  Abhidharma

  Traditional analysis of mind

  Define abhidharma precisely; analyze how its practice reduces aversion, craving, and suffering; and evaluate examples...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  327E

  Sukha or Contentment

  Buddhist views on happiness

  Analyze different definitions of happiness; evaluate how equanimity transforms our relationship to pleasant and unpleasant...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  331E

  The Brain is not the Mind

  Comparing Buddhist mind science with scientific brain science

  Identify key brain structures on diagrams. Analyze their functions, and compare how neuroscience and Buddhist...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  306E

  The Elements

  Foundational Buddhist understanding of elemental qualities

  Compare and contrast the Buddhist elemental system (earth, water, fire, air, space) with modern scientific...