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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What facilities for gatherings does Hanh recommend for replacing the large family units?
2. In "Transforming Feelings", who/what symbolizes mindfulness?
3. What connection is made to one's parents as one looks in a mirror?
4. What simple practice should one do when anger begins to rise?
5. According Hanh, if one item is removed from the universe, how many others will cease to exist?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Understanding" Hanh explains that understanding and love are one thing. Why can the two not be separated?
2. After calming an unpleasant feeling, what two additional steps should be taken to insure that the negative emotion is eradicated completely?
3. What is the Buddhist concept of "interbeing?" Hanh gives an example of interbeing by stating that poverty cannot exist without wealth. Give at least two other similar examples.
4. Why should one meditate on an individual who has caused personal pain?
5. According to Hanh in "Mindfulness of Anger", anger is the root of self-control problems. How does anger take away our mindfulness? Why would its power lead to one being out of control?
6. What must happen to the knots before peace can be found?
7. Why is it impossible to drop all of one's identity from the parents?
8. What effect does conscious breathing have on a hug? Why?
9. What two types of seeds does consciousness include? Explain the relationship between the two. Why is it important to plant positive seeds?
10. What lesson does Hanh teach the reader in "Mindfulness Must be Engaged"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore three ways in which unnecessary driving is harmful. You must use one economic, one ecological, and one psychological example.
Essay Topic 2
In "Twenty-Four Brand-New Hours" Hanh compares a new day to a precious gift. Compare/contrast a precious gift and a new day.
Essay Topic 3
In Hanh's anecdote about Buddha and the flower, only one monk had the courage to be himself. He was the only one who experienced the simple beauty of the flower and Buddha's smile. Discuss how being someone other than your true self can rob you of joy.
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