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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 name of Master Khyentse's attendant?

2. What does the pursuit of material items lead to?

3. What was Kamalijit convinced she was killed by?

4. What country was Rinpoche born in?

5. Who does Krish ask for assistance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the name Rinpoche mean?

2. What does Sogyol point out is the meaning of Dudjom's story?

3. What is Dzogchen?

4. How can one train the mind to meditate?

5. Describe the story Sogyal tells about Krisha Gotami.

6. How does Sogyal suggest we can overcome negative feelings about someone when we see them dying?

7. What does Sogyal state the dying are going through?

8. Why does Sogyal dedicate his book to his master?

9. How will people with pure vision see the world?

10. What is the fundamental state of mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is samsara? How can one get away from it to improve their life?

Essay Topic 2

How will a person change once they start experiencing more karma in their lives? How does negativity stop a person from functioning properly?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the stories Rinpoche tells through the book.

1) Are the stories more symbolic than than they are true?

2) Choose one of the stories and discuss it's meaning in relation to Rinpoche's teachings.

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