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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18: "The Bardo of Becoming".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who passes judgment after the battle for salvation?
(a) The Lord of the After Life
(b) Buddha
(c) The red devil
(d) The Lord of Death

2. How can one overcome negative feelings when watching someone dying?
(a) By thinking about reincarnation
(b) By praying
(c) By meditating
(d) By placing one's self into their shoes

3. What does a person need to do before true communication with a dying loved one can begin?
(a) Relaxation
(b) True compassion
(c) True love
(d) Enlightenment

4. What does Sogyal state the dying are being challenged?
(a) Buddha
(b) Negativity
(c) Samsara
(d) Their past lives

5. What bardo does Sogyal discuss in this chapter?
(a) The bardo of seeing
(b) The bardo of being
(c) The bardo of becoming
(d) The bardo of fun

Short Answer Questions

1. What does mindfullness defuse?

2. What two creatures battle a case for salvation?

3. What did Buddha say that humankind repeats?

4. What does Sogyal state can help remove pain?

5. What must one experience every seven days during this bardo?

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