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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 the Dalai Lama hope Sogyal can offer?

2. What was the city in Arthur's mind?

3. What state is the entire world in when Buddha wakes up from his meditation?

4. What does Khysentse lead Samten through?

5. What does Dudjum say a civilized country builds for their living corpses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Sogyul's relationship with Samten?

3. What praise does the Dalai Lama give the author?

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

5. What is Dzogchen?

6. What do Tibetan think are the five ways to attain enlightenment without meditation?

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

8. How did Sogyal find the present moment?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rinpoche's book looks at what he calls the four bandos.

1) What are the four bandos and how do they relate to Buddhism?

2) How can one use each of the bandos to develop a more positive attitude towards life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

1) What is the difference between the way westerners cope with death to the way Tibetans cope with death?

2) Choose either western and Tibetan culture and discuss why they cope with death like they do.

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