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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 are the Five Aggregates?

2. Mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration and letting go are the seven factors of what?

3. Hanh suggests meditating mindfully on what parts of the body?

4. Practicing _________________ transforms our habit energies and recognizes the sameness of everything and everyone.

5. What is signlessness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe two more Aggregates.

2. What is the foundation of Buddhism?

3. For what does the author ask?

4. Describe the Twelve Links.

5. What is Dharmakaya?

6. What is said about love and happiness in this chapter?

7. Describe a second paramita.

8. What is paradise? What helps generate the energy in ourselves to be in paradise?

9. What are the seven factors of awakening or enlightenment?

10. What are the three Dharma seals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are three jewels of refuge in Buddhism.

Part 1) What are these three jewels of refuge? How do these help a believer?

Part 2) How do these compare to other religion's places of refuge?

Part 3) Are these three jewels of refuge equally important? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

There are many "Rights" discussed in this book.

Part 1) What are these Rights? How are they connected and intertwined?

Part 2) How do these Rights pertain to your own life?

Part 3) How do you know when you are right? Is there a way to know? Can what is right for you be wrong for another? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

One should be compassionate when listening and speaking.

Part 1) How is this related to the Miracles of Mindfulness? How can one listen and speak with compassion?

Part 2) How can this be soothing and healing for the speaker? How can this be soothing and healing for the listener?

Part 3) How can compassionate listening and speaking improve relationships? When have you experienced compassionate listening or speaking? How did it affect you?

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