Meditation
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Special objects and gentle spaces
Experience sacred objects through multiple senses by touching, arranging, and caring for altar items; create...
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Creative expression without expectation
Create art for intrinsic enjoyment rather than external validation, and analyze extrinsic motivations that can...
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Calm abiding meditation
Explore shamatha meditation as a way to calm the mind and support both insight (vipassana)...
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Amitabha's Pure Land
Compare Pure Land Buddhism with other forms of Buddhism, analyzing how the practice of chanting...
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Generating joy for all beings
Analyze the nature of sympathetic joy; guide unscripted meditation practices for cultivating this quality; and...
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Honoring the body as our vehicle for awakening
Implement mindful self-care practices that honor the body as a vehicle for awakening, and analyze...
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Challenging unfairness while showing respect for all
Design multimedia presentations combining research, art, and performance to explore equality themes, create kinesthetic learning...
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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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Practicing kindness with everyone we meet
Practice treating everyone with kindness by offering seats to classmates, demonstrate caring actions toward all...
