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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 does Rinpoche believe his master was the embodiment of?

2. What does a person need to do before true communication with a dying loved one can begin?

3. What other character is also dying in this opening chapter?

4. Where are the great liberation teachings based?

5. What does the Dalai Lama see death as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dzogchen?

2. What does a person need at the point of death?

3. How is reincarnation related to the continuity of the mind?

4. What attributes should a master have?

5. What is the Dalai Lama's views on death?

6. How did Sogyal find the present moment?

7. What does Sogyal claim fear of death comes from?

8. Describe the story Sogyal tells about the woman who visited Dudjom in New York.

9. What does I mean?

10. What was Sogyul's relationship with Samten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound affect on Rinpoche's beliefs and how did they change him? What does Rinpoche still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Rinpoche talks about things that are specific to Tibetan culture. Choose one of these cultural references and discuss its relevances to Tibetan culture in terms of the following:

1) History.

2) Identity.

3) Spirituality.

Essay Topic 3

Examine meditation.

1) How does Rinpoche think one should meditate? Is this a variation on other meditation techniques?

2) What is the main goal is of mediation? How are the techniques used in meditation supposed to help us achieve this goal?

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