The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How does Chodron conclude her book? (from Chapters 19-22)

With information about her upcoming seminars.

With an aspiration.

With a blessing.

With an ancient Buddhist quote.

2.

Who did Atisha take with him from India to Tibet? (from Chapters 7-9)

His own spiritual teacher.

His sick brother.

The most annoying person he knew.

His mother.

3.

What does the yogi Patrul Rinpche suggest we do to arouse compassion? (from Chapters 7-9)

Meditate on the feelings of others.

Relax our body in order to feel physically.

Imagine ourselves in the place of someone in pain.

Write letters to our enemies.

4.

What does Chodron write about "shoulds" and "should nots"? (from Chapters 16-18)

We should focus on the "shoulds," while avoiding "should nots."

These are helpful.

We should not see things in these categories.

These are used by the weak, who have not trained as warriors.

5.

What relationship does Chodron claim we are predisposed to have with others? (from Chapters 7-9)

Relationships always take hard work, and we certainly are not predisposed to live easily with others.

Though relationships are unnatural, and love does not always flow freely, we can nourish these sentiments.

Just as we connect with our caretakers in infancy, we would naturally connect with others if we remained egoless, but this is lost in early childhood.

All beings are predisposed to waking up and reaching out to others.

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