Working with Mind

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  426E

  Eight Worldly Dharmas: Overview

  Understanding the Eight Worldly Concerns

  Analyze the eight worldly concerns by categorizing specific life experiences into the four opposing pairs,...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  408E

  Fame and Anonymity

  Going beyond worrying about reputation

  Evaluate personal motivations regarding fame and notoriety, and implement actions that are free from both...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  421E

  Gain and Loss

  Relaxing the competitive mind

  Implement a positive, playful approach to competition without attachment to outcomes; practice observing and releasing...

• 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)

  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)

  456E

  Sense Restraint

  Using the senses wisely

  Analyze the Buddha's teachings on sense restraint; evaluate how sensory input influences mental states, thoughts,...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  452E

  Stillness Practices

  Doing nothing

  Analyze various stillness practices, evaluate their value in daily life, and implement discerning choices about...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  436E

  The Story of the Frog in the Well

  Using parables to remember a bird's eye view

  Implement practices that cultivate an expansive, “bird’s eye view” perspective, and analyze the frog-in-the-well parable...

• Band E (Ages 15-18)

  457E

  Wise Attention

  Skillful reflection

  Analyze the distinction between wise and unwise attention in personal experience; evaluate how different types...