Author, researcher, teacher, and critic of Buddhism & Asian medicine
Thanks Greg Soden for the question. It’s exactly the kind of big picture question that’s on my mind right now!
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If you were teaching a high school class on Buddhism, what 3-5 things would it be non-negotiable for an 11th or 12th grader to walk away knowing?
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I think my number one take-home point is the idea that human beings are on a path to perfection through one’s own practice. I think this is different than certain other traditions where your fate is fixed or you are dependent on the grace of a deity for salvation.
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Number two for me is the notion of meditation. Whatever you think is going on in that space (and Buddhists have a whole lot of different ideas about what exactly is going on), the whole notion that you can transform your perception of reality through practice is I think key.
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Number three, I'd introduce the whole cosmos of Buddhas and bodhisattvas traveling across dimensions and manifesting stuff here and there. Throw in Vimalakirti, some other badasses with crazy siddhis, and hardcore bodhisattva warriors of compassion doing battle with maras.
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There isn't just one Buddhism. We don't know the actual date of the Buddha! That the worldview is its own and comparisons to Christianity are usually not that helpful for understanding.
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Yeah, that there isn’t just one Buddhism is a critical one!
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My three points, humbly submitted: 1. Four Noble Truths 2. 37 factors (or Three Learnings) as a system to guide one toward deliverance. 3. Ferrying laity-oriented Bodhisattva's Path and self-deliverance oriented Renunciation Path.
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For high school students? Maybe I was just dumb, but I don’t think I would have made it even half way through your #2.
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1. Four noble truths 2. Interdependence 3. Non-duality/Emptiness (just because I like the way it contorts students’ minds)pic.twitter.com/yJTvuoWrrG
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It’s okay to feel a range of emotions. And also, the Buddha was a human being.
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