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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 Sogyal wish that no humans would fear?

2. What is de lok?

3. Which religion has a threefold vision of God?

4. Why don't the Tibetans move a dead body for three days?

5. What have some people dismissed near death experiences as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Landscape of Light?

2. What is tantric buddhism?

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

4. Describe David Bohn's theory?

5. How can a person help someone who is dying?

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

7. What does Sogyal say in the second appendix?

8. How does Sogyal state we assist the dying?

9. How can one transform their pain when watching a loved one dying?

10. How does Sogyal define compassion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare eastern and western culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

3) In what way has the teaching of people like Rinpoche been westernized.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book Rinpoche states the importance of having a master.

1) What did Rinpoche's master teach him that he took forward in life.

2) How can Rinpoche use his master's teachings to pursue his own individual path.

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