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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 Tonglen?

2. What is the inner dissolution?

3. What was the name of the AIDS victim?

4. Who are the people who experience near death accompanied by?

5. Who does Sogyal say he admires?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the first few weeks of someone's death?

2. What happens to the dead when the elements return?

3. Describe David Bohn's theory?

4. What is tantric buddhism?

5. How can a person improve the karma of someone already dead?

6. What is the sleeping lion position?

7. Why is the bardo of dharmata rarely discussed in Tibeten Buddhism?

8. What is Ground Luminosity?

9. What have those people who have experienced death or near death reported about it?

10. How can one expand their lifespan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the following statement. Rinpoche's promotion of his religion disguises the long running problems with his country that continues today. Find at least two examples in the book to support your argument.

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

Write a 500-word essay on the following statement: Westerners are slaves to materialism.

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