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Dear Hearts,
Our guest this Sunday will be Rev. John Fanestil who will visit with us and perhaps participate. Please welcome him!
Attached below are the questions for this Sunday as we continue discussing The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong. If you have not read the last chapter yet, I encourage you to do so. It makes more clear what all these cultures were doing in their spiritual formations.
Blessings,
Kay
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The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong
pp. 326-342 for Sunday, 29 October 2017
We continue to study four cultures (Greek, Indian, Jewish, and Chinese) in their
developmental march toward finding their own version of the Golden Rule in the Axial Age.
Questions for the week:
P. 326-327, 334, 335, 336
1. How did Siddhatta Gotama (the Buddha) come to leave his father’s elegant home?
2. The Buddha was looking for nirvana and reportedly found it? How would you define that
term?
P. 327-328
3. How did the Buddha develop his teachings (dharma/dhamma)?
4. Why was the Buddha skeptical of metaphysical experiences? Severe asceticism
disillusioned the Buddha. Why?
P. 329
5. The Buddha came to rely on only his own insights. What was his teaching (dharma)
regarding one’s own insights and experiences?
6. What memory inspired the Buddha’s new solution to enlightenment?
P. 330-331
7. What were the principles the Buddha decided were most important?
8. The Buddha espoused yogic mindfulness. How was this manifested and how did it help
the individual?
P. 332-333
9. The Buddha learned “systematically to open his whole being to others”? What did this
entail?
10. What are the Four Noble Truths?
11. What was the Noble Eightfold Path? How did the Buddha know his method had worked?
P. 334-335 and 515
12. How does what we’ve studied about kenosis compare to nirvana?
13. What did the Buddha think of the idea of a personalized deity? What do you think of his
assessment?
P. 336-337
14. After achieving enlightenment (nirvana), how did the Buddha live the rest of his life? How
was this consistent with his teaching?
P. 338-339
15. What did “anatta” (the program for action) require of Buddhists? Why was it necessary for
one to accept personal responsibility for one’s own mind and actions?
P. 341
16. How did the Buddha come to his version of the Golden Rule?
P. 342
17. How did the Buddha “simply reveal a new potential in human nature?”
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The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong pp. 326-342 for Sunday, 29 October 2017
We continue to study four cultures (Greek, Indian, Jewish, and Chinese) in their developmental march toward finding their own version of the Golden Rule in the Axial Age.
Questions for the week:
P. 326-327, 334, 335, 336
1. How did Siddhatta Gotama (the Buddha) come to leave his father’s elegant home?
2. The Buddha was looking for nirvana and reportedly found it? How would you define that term?
P. 327-328
3. How did the Buddha develop his teachings (dharma/dhamma)?
4. Why was the Buddha skeptical of metaphysical experiences? Severe asceticism disillusioned the Buddha. Why?
P. 329
5. The Buddha came to rely on only his own insights. What was his teaching (dharma) regarding one’s own insights and experiences?
6. What memory inspired the Buddha’s new solution to enlightenment?
P. 330-331
7. What were the principles the Buddha decided were most important?
8. The Buddha espoused yogic mindfulness. How was this manifested and how did it help the individual?
P. 332-333
9. The Buddha learned “systematically to open his whole being to others”? What did this entail?
10. What are the Four Noble Truths?
11. What was the Noble Eightfold Path? How did the Buddha know his method had worked?
P. 334-335 and 515
12. How does what we’ve studied about kenosis compare to nirvana?
13. What did the Buddha think of the idea of a personalized deity? What do you think of his assessment?
P. 336-337
14. After achieving enlightenment (nirvana), how did the Buddha live the rest of his life? How was this consistent with his teaching?
P. 338-339
15. What did “anatta” (the program for action) require of Buddhists? Why was it necessary for one to accept personal responsibility for one’s own mind and actions?
P. 341
16. How did the Buddha come to his version of the Golden Rule?
P. 342
17. How did the Buddha “simply reveal a new potential in human nature?”
We continue to study four cultures (Greek, Indian, Jewish, and Chinese) in their developmental march toward finding their own version of the Golden Rule in the Axial Age.
Questions for the week:
P. 326-327, 334, 335, 336
1. How did Siddhatta Gotama (the Buddha) come to leave his father’s elegant home?
2. The Buddha was looking for nirvana and reportedly found it? How would you define that term?
P. 327-328
3. How did the Buddha develop his teachings (dharma/dhamma)?
4. Why was the Buddha skeptical of metaphysical experiences? Severe asceticism disillusioned the Buddha. Why?
P. 329
5. The Buddha came to rely on only his own insights. What was his teaching (dharma) regarding one’s own insights and experiences?
6. What memory inspired the Buddha’s new solution to enlightenment?
P. 330-331
7. What were the principles the Buddha decided were most important?
8. The Buddha espoused yogic mindfulness. How was this manifested and how did it help the individual?
P. 332-333
9. The Buddha learned “systematically to open his whole being to others”? What did this entail?
10. What are the Four Noble Truths?
11. What was the Noble Eightfold Path? How did the Buddha know his method had worked?
P. 334-335 and 515
12. How does what we’ve studied about kenosis compare to nirvana?
13. What did the Buddha think of the idea of a personalized deity? What do you think of his assessment?
P. 336-337
14. After achieving enlightenment (nirvana), how did the Buddha live the rest of his life? How was this consistent with his teaching?
P. 338-339
15. What did “anatta” (the program for action) require of Buddhists? Why was it necessary for one to accept personal responsibility for one’s own mind and actions?
P. 341
16. How did the Buddha come to his version of the Golden Rule?
P. 342
17. How did the Buddha “simply reveal a new potential in human nature?”
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