The Heart of Christianity Sunday School Class Lesson at First United Methodist Church in San Diego, Caalifornia, United States for Sunday, 4 October 2015

The Heart of Christianity Sunday School Class Lesson at First United Methodist Church in San Diego, Caalifornia, United States for Sunday, 4 October 2015
LIVING BUDDHA; LIVING CHRIST
THICK NHAT HANH
CHAPTER 6
COLLECTIVE AWARENESS
What is required to have a peaceful heart?
How do we preserve a peaceful heart day to day?  What is hell?  Who is our enemy?
What are methods we can use to look for & manifest peace in our own individual hearts?
LOOKING DEEPLY
What was Jesus’ teaching about revenge & resolving conflict?
What does Hanh say is the primary duty of the church?
THE HIGHEST FORM OF PRAYER
When you look deeply into your anger, do you see that your enemy is also suffering?
If you see your enemies suffering, does that create compassion in you?
What is YOUR highest form of prayer?
UNDERSTANDING BRINGS LIBERATION
Who suffers more, the rich person poor in spirit or the poor person rich in spirit?  What IS rich or poor?
How, as Christians, shall we deal with social injustice?
What is the basic question we should ask about social injustice?
How is “looking deeply” a liberation?
Non-violence means___________________.
UNDERSTANDING BRINGS COMPASSION
What did Thick Quang Duc, Jesus, & Gandhi have in common?
How did their actions make a difference?
What does Hanh say is the most serious work we can do?
UNDERSTANDING TRANSFORMS
How does “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” offer a model for Christians to look at others thought to be the cause of our suffering?
UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES HELPS US UNDERSTAND OTHERS
What does Hanh say is the key that unlocks the door to the prison of our suffering?
What gives us the power to love & accept the other person?
UNDERSTANDING BRINGS FORGIVENESs

How does mindfulness lead to forgiveness?
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