Konnichiwa! BellWork: Write down your HW and clear your desk for a quick reading quiz. HW: Assignment #2, Chart #2 and read to page 95. Next class is full novel discussion!
Jan 02, 2016
Konnichiwa!BellWork: Write down your
HW and clear your desk for a quick reading quiz.
HW: Assignment #2, Chart #2 and read to page 95. Next class is full novel discussion!
Healthy Competition
Work together to write down everything your group knows about Buddhism.
I am going to share some background information on Buddhism.
As you listen, check off the items you have on your list that I go over. At the end, you will have time to share any unsaid information (but you’ll lose points for saying anything I, or a student, has already said).
Have you ever wondered about human suffering?
• Why is life so difficult?
• How can people find freedom from suffering?
Buddhist Teachings
Four Noble Truths:• Suffering• The Cause of Suffering is
Desire• The End of Suffering is
possible• Follow the 8-Fold Path to the
End of Suffering (Enlightenment).
The ultimate goal is release from the cycle of birth-death-rebirth and attain Nirvana (Enlightenment).
The Eightfold Path
• Right Knowledge• Right Thinking• Right Speech• Right Conduct• Right Livelihood• Right Effort• Right Mindfulness• Right Concentration
“Right Conduct”
• Don’t kill-man or beast
• Don’t steal• Don’t lie• Don’t cheat on your
loved one• Don’t take drugs or
drink booze
Zen Parables
Read the Zen parable youhave been given.
Then, with your group: 1. Write a sentence or two explaining
which Buddhist lesson the parable teaches.
2. Respond to these questions: How is this parable relevant to your lives/experiences? Do you agree or disagree with its message? Explain.
Be prepared to teach the class your parable and its lesson.
•Right Knowledge
•Right Thinking
•Right Speech
•Right Conduct
•Right Livelihood
•Right Effort
•Right Mindfulness
•Right Concentration