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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 is the role of forgiveness in bodhichitta training?

2. What is the far enemy of joy?

3. What does Chodron write that a woman she knew did in traffic?

4. What is lhenchak?

5. What is the near enemy of loving-kindness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do lhenchak and loving-kindness compare?

2. How does Chodron characterize pettiness, arrogance, and being judgmental?

3. Why does the author claim that with bodhichitta practices, we eventually feel more joy?

4. What are the stages of learning to rejoice?

5. How was Shariputra an example for students during the Buddha's teaching at Vulture Peak Mountain (in his teachings known as The Heart Sutra)?

6. What does the author write about self-deception?

7. What is a traditional aspiration for awakening joy and appreciation?

8. What does the author claim can be achieved through the six ways of compassionate living?

9. What are the three near enemies of compassion?

10. What kinds of laziness does Chodron describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Places That Scare You, what do the terms maitri and tonglen mean? How does Chodron write that these are these cultivated?

Essay Topic 2

How does Chodron define suffering? Where does she claim it comes from? How does she recommend avoiding it?

Essay Topic 3

Why might a student training to be a bodhichitta warrior experience heightened neurosis?

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