Special Interest Pathways
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Honoring the people who first cared for our land
Create simple diagrams showing your school within larger community areas, identify authority figures and map...
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Going beyond worrying about reputation
Evaluate personal motivations regarding fame and notoriety, and implement actions that are free from both...
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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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Buddha's first teaching about disappointment
Retell the Buddha's first teaching at Deer Park and explain how his four discoveries help...
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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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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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Relaxing the competitive mind
Implement a positive, playful approach to competition without attachment to outcomes; practice observing and releasing...
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Art as Offering
Analyze the relationship between creative offering and the paramita of generosity; evaluate how releasing attachment...
