Pali Sutta Linked
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Understanding the Eight Worldly Concerns
Analyze the eight worldly concerns by categorizing specific life experiences into the four opposing pairs,...
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A Practical Framework for Ethical Living
Analyze how the eight components of the path work together to reduce suffering, then apply...
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The preciousness of human life from a Buddhist perspective
Analyze the Buddhist teaching on the rarity and preciousness of human birth using the traditional...
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Five aggregates appearing as a self
Analyze the *five aggregates* (skandhas) as the components that create the illusion of a permanent...
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Simple feelings and helping
Experience the basic human feelings of sadness, wanting, and feeling better through simple activities; recognize...
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Personal and social suffering
Examine personal and social sources of suffering through contemplative inquiry; evaluate how understanding the four...
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Problem-solving with the Buddha's method
Compare the Buddha's medical analogy (diagnosis, cause, prognosis, treatment) with modern problem-solving approaches; investigate how...
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Contemplating the four noble truths
Analyze each of the four noble truths by connecting traditional teachings with personal contemplative insights;...
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Buddha's first teaching about disappointment
Retell the Buddha's first teaching at Deer Park and explain how his four discoveries help...
