Core Buddhist Pathways
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Generating love and kindness for all beings
Analyze the nature of *metta*/loving-kindness; improvise a guided meditation that generates this quality; and initiate...
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Building resilience through loving-kindness
Investigate how loving-kindness practice affects their emotional well-being and sense of security even during social...
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Ceremonial practices for cultivating goodwill
Design loving-kindness ceremonies that generate positive emotions and strengthen group bonds, participate in structured metta...
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Everyday acts of care and friendship
Practice generating feelings of warmth and goodwill toward family, friends, and classmates while noticing how...
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The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way
Analyze Nagarjuna's concept of dependent arising by examining how phenomena exist only in relationship to...
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OM MANI PADME HUM
Analyze the symbolic meaning of each syllable in OM MANI PADME HUM; evaluate how mantra...
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Redefining wealth and choosing career paths
Analyze how conventional definitions of wealth based solely on material accumulation can lead to dukkha...
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Positive action and its benefits
Analyze the relationship between virtuous actions and their karmic effects; evaluate how motivation influences the...
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Using the breath as an object of meditation
Implement mindfulness and breathing awareness to develop a calm, focused, and balanced mind. Create and...