Band D (Ages 13-14)
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Applying Buddhist principles to leadership decisions
Apply right motivation principles from the eightfold path to evaluate leadership decisions by practicing the...
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Right speech as personal contemplative discipline
Develop comprehensive personal practice integrating right speech with the broader eightfold path, establish advanced contemplative...
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Developing personal and group ritual practices
Examine personal relationship with ritual and sacred practice through sustained contemplative experiment, analyzing how different...
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Different approaches to creating sacred space
Research sacred space practices across Buddhist cultures; evaluate how blessing and consecration practices transform ordinary...
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Communities that protect our values
Compare how different Buddhist traditions understand sangha's protective function against contemporary peer pressure and social...
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Personal discipline that supports group practice
Develop individual practice commitments that support group contemplative experience, analyze the relationship between personal boundaries...
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Speaking truth to power with compassion
Address challenging communication scenarios involving authority figures, peer pressure, and family dynamics by applying Buddhist...
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How equanimity enables social justice activism
Examine the Buddha's revolutionary rejection of caste hierarchy through critical analysis of the kusha grass...
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Buddhist ethics for contemporary challenges
Investigate the practical application of the five precepts in contemporary ethical dilemmas; experiment with precept-based...
