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msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#4_253268476	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: He was taught how to ride a horse, how to shoot an arrow; how to wrestle and use a sword: all the skills that a warrior king would need. Siddhartha learned his lessons well, as did his cousin, Devadatta. The two boys were about the same age and the king thought that they would be good company for one another. Every day, when his lessons were over, Prince Siddhartha would go and play in the palace grounds where all sorts of animals lived. He particularly liked to walk near the lake in the evening. Every year since he was a baby, a pair of beautiful white swans had nested there and he liked to sit and watch them. Then, one evening, he saw three more beautiful wild swans flying overhead. Suddenly, as he watched, one of the swans faltered and fell to the ground.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#5_253278974	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: Every day, when his lessons were over, Prince Siddhartha would go and play in the palace grounds where all sorts of animals lived. He particularly liked to walk near the lake in the evening. Every year since he was a baby, a pair of beautiful white swans had nested there and he liked to sit and watch them. Then, one evening, he saw three more beautiful wild swans flying overhead. Suddenly, as he watched, one of the swans faltered and fell to the ground. “Oh no!” cried Siddhartha. “ What can have happened?” So as not to frighten it any more, Siddhartha went very quietly up to where the swan lay and began to stroke it gently. An arrow was sticking out of its wing.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#6_253289394	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: “Oh no!” cried Siddhartha. “ What can have happened?” So as not to frighten it any more, Siddhartha went very quietly up to where the swan lay and began to stroke it gently. An arrow was sticking out of its wing. “Now I understand,” said Siddhartha. “ Someone has shot you.” Taking great care, he removed the arrow and took off his shirt and wrapped it around the swan. “I’ll look after you until your wing is better,” he said. Just then, he heard a voice. “	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#10_253330181	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: “I shot it so it’s mine; everyone in this kingdom knows that,” said Devadatta, getting angry. “You’re right, that is the law of our kingdom,” replied Siddhartha, “but this swan isn’t dead. She is injured and I want to help her get well again.” The two boys began to argue. “Stop,” said Siddhartha. “ This isn’t helping. Let’s go and ask the king and his wise ministers to help us settle this. ”When they got to the meeting hall, everyone looked very busy. “We’ve come to ask you to help us settle a disagreement,” said Siddhartha.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#11_253340532	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: “Stop,” said Siddhartha. “ This isn’t helping. Let’s go and ask the king and his wise ministers to help us settle this. ”When they got to the meeting hall, everyone looked very busy. “We’ve come to ask you to help us settle a disagreement,” said Siddhartha. And the ministers listened as Siddhartha and Devadatta told them what had happened. “…and I shot the swan, so it rightfully belongs to me,” concluded Devadatta. The ministers nodded their heads. It was indeed the law of the kingdom that an animal or bird belonged to whoever shot it. “That would be so if it were dead,” argued Siddhartha, “but I saved it.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#12_253350951	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: And the ministers listened as Siddhartha and Devadatta told them what had happened. “…and I shot the swan, so it rightfully belongs to me,” concluded Devadatta. The ministers nodded their heads. It was indeed the law of the kingdom that an animal or bird belonged to whoever shot it. “That would be so if it were dead,” argued Siddhartha, “but I saved it. It is wounded but it is still alive.” Now the ministers shook their heads. They were puzzled. Who did the swan belong to? “I think I can help,” a voice said.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#13_253361240	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: It is wounded but it is still alive.” Now the ministers shook their heads. They were puzzled. Who did the swan belong to? “I think I can help,” a voice said. Looking up, they saw an old man standing in the doorway. He approached and looked at the wounded animal in Siddhartha’s arms. “If this swan could talk,” said the old man, “it would tell us that it wanted to be well again and be free to fly and swim with the other wild swans. None of us wants to feel pain or die and it is the same for the swan. It wants to live, so it should go to whoever wants to give it life.”	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#14_253371583	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: Looking up, they saw an old man standing in the doorway. He approached and looked at the wounded animal in Siddhartha’s arms. “If this swan could talk,” said the old man, “it would tell us that it wanted to be well again and be free to fly and swim with the other wild swans. None of us wants to feel pain or die and it is the same for the swan. It wants to live, so it should go to whoever wants to give it life.” “Let it be so,” said the king. “ Siddhartha shall keep the swan. Thank you, old man, for your wise advice.” But the old man had already disappeared, as quietly as he had come. All this time, Devadatta had stood silent.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#15_253381992	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: “Let it be so,” said the king. “ Siddhartha shall keep the swan. Thank you, old man, for your wise advice.” But the old man had already disappeared, as quietly as he had come. All this time, Devadatta had stood silent. He remembered how kind his mother had been when he had once fallen and cut his leg badly. She had bandaged the cut and looked after him. He had never before stopped to think that animals had feelings – that they too felt pain and appreciated kindness. And so the two boys cared for the swan until it was well again and, one evening, when its wing was completely healed, they led it down to the palace lake. Just then, the familiar sound of beating wings could be heard overhead.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#16_253392445	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: He remembered how kind his mother had been when he had once fallen and cut his leg badly. She had bandaged the cut and looked after him. He had never before stopped to think that animals had feelings – that they too felt pain and appreciated kindness. And so the two boys cared for the swan until it was well again and, one evening, when its wing was completely healed, they led it down to the palace lake. Just then, the familiar sound of beating wings could be heard overhead. “Look,” said Devadatta. “ The others have come back for her.” Soon, the swan rose into the air to join her friends. She circled the lake one last time, as if to say goodbye before flying off towards the mountains in the North. Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha (Easier to read pdf) One hot day, the Buddha set off as usual to collect gifts of food from a nearby village.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#17_253403075	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: “Look,” said Devadatta. “ The others have come back for her.” Soon, the swan rose into the air to join her friends. She circled the lake one last time, as if to say goodbye before flying off towards the mountains in the North. Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha (Easier to read pdf) One hot day, the Buddha set off as usual to collect gifts of food from a nearby village. But as he approached the village, he realised that something was wrong. There was silence and the streets were deserted. “ What is going on?” he wondered. “ Where is everyone?”	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#18_253413418	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: But as he approached the village, he realised that something was wrong. There was silence and the streets were deserted. “ What is going on?” he wondered. “ Where is everyone?” The Buddha carried on towards the nearby city to see if he could find out what had happened. The road to the city was full of people hurrying past him. “Why is everyone in such a rush?” asked the Buddha. “It’s that terrible robber, Angulimala,” said a woman. “	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#19_253423636	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: The Buddha carried on towards the nearby city to see if he could find out what had happened. The road to the city was full of people hurrying past him. “Why is everyone in such a rush?” asked the Buddha. “It’s that terrible robber, Angulimala,” said a woman. “ He’s roaming the countryside around here. Even the King and his soldiers are afraid to try and catch him! We’re going to the city for safety. ”“Who is this robber, Angulimala, who makes everyone so afraid and unhappy?” wondered the Buddha. “	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#20_253433929	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: He’s roaming the countryside around here. Even the King and his soldiers are afraid to try and catch him! We’re going to the city for safety. ”“Who is this robber, Angulimala, who makes everyone so afraid and unhappy?” wondered the Buddha. “ I must go and meet him.” Meanwhile, Angulimala was sitting outside his den, planning the day’s work. He was a fierce-looking character. He had huge, wild, staring eyes, and his face was covered in scars. Around his neck was the terrible necklace of fingers which had given him his name.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#21_253444228	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: I must go and meet him.” Meanwhile, Angulimala was sitting outside his den, planning the day’s work. He was a fierce-looking character. He had huge, wild, staring eyes, and his face was covered in scars. Around his neck was the terrible necklace of fingers which had given him his name. So far there were ninety-nine fingers, chopped off the hands of the people he had robbed. “One more finger and my necklace will be complete!” he gloated. “ I wonder who will be my next victim.” At that moment, the Buddha appeared, walking slowly and calmly.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#22_253454533	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: So far there were ninety-nine fingers, chopped off the hands of the people he had robbed. “One more finger and my necklace will be complete!” he gloated. “ I wonder who will be my next victim.” At that moment, the Buddha appeared, walking slowly and calmly. “How dare he walk past my den?” thought Angulimala. “ I’ll have one of his fingers to finish my necklace! That will teach him a lesson.” Down he jumped and began to run after the Buddha.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#23_253464753	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: “How dare he walk past my den?” thought Angulimala. “ I’ll have one of his fingers to finish my necklace! That will teach him a lesson.” Down he jumped and began to run after the Buddha. But, run as he might, he couldn’t catch up with him. “Stop!” shouted Angulimala. “ Stand still!”The Buddha turned and looked Angulimala in the eye. “I have stopped;	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#24_253474890	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: But, run as he might, he couldn’t catch up with him. “Stop!” shouted Angulimala. “ Stand still!”The Buddha turned and looked Angulimala in the eye. “I have stopped; I am still, Angulimala. It’s you who needs to stop. ”“Don’t try to fool me!” shouted Angulimala, waving his sword. “ I could see you were moving.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#25_253484991	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: I am still, Angulimala. It’s you who needs to stop. ”“Don’t try to fool me!” shouted Angulimala, waving his sword. “ I could see you were moving. ”“Ah,” said the Buddha. “ But I meant something else. ”“Something else?” roared Angulimala, getting angry. “I have stopped,” repeated the Buddha. “	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#26_253495095	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: ”“Ah,” said the Buddha. “ But I meant something else. ”“Something else?” roared Angulimala, getting angry. “I have stopped,” repeated the Buddha. “ I am still, because I never harm, I never kill. You can’t stop; you’ll never be still, as long as you harm, as long as you kill.” No one had ever spoken to Angulimala like this before. He began to get a bit worried.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#27_253505254	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: I am still, because I never harm, I never kill. You can’t stop; you’ll never be still, as long as you harm, as long as you kill.” No one had ever spoken to Angulimala like this before. He began to get a bit worried. This man clearly wasn’t afraid of him. He became even more furious. “Don’t you know who I am?” he screamed. “ I am Angulimala, the robber with the necklace of fingers.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#28_253515408	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: This man clearly wasn’t afraid of him. He became even more furious. “Don’t you know who I am?” he screamed. “ I am Angulimala, the robber with the necklace of fingers. I am the terrible adventurer. ”“What you need, my friend, is a real adventure,” replied the Buddha. “‘Friend?’” asked Angulimala. “ Did you say ‘friend’?”Angulimala was very surprised.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#29_253525571	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: I am the terrible adventurer. ”“What you need, my friend, is a real adventure,” replied the Buddha. “‘Friend?’” asked Angulimala. “ Did you say ‘friend’?”Angulimala was very surprised. No one had called him “friend” for a very long time. In fact, he didn’t have any friends. Everyone was afraid of him. He remembered how, when he was little, he used to have friends. Then he had started to bully the smaller boys and girls until, in the end, no one wanted to be his friend.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#30_253535845	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: No one had called him “friend” for a very long time. In fact, he didn’t have any friends. Everyone was afraid of him. He remembered how, when he was little, he used to have friends. Then he had started to bully the smaller boys and girls until, in the end, no one wanted to be his friend. Then things had got worse and he had begun to steal from people’s houses. Now he was the terrible robber from whom everyone ran away. “What have I been doing?” he exclaimed. “ No wonder no one wants to be my friend.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#31_253546115	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: Then things had got worse and he had begun to steal from people’s houses. Now he was the terrible robber from whom everyone ran away. “What have I been doing?” he exclaimed. “ No wonder no one wants to be my friend. ”“Angulimala,” asked the Buddha kindly, “why don’t you come and live with me and my friends? If you were very brave you could make a fresh start. Now that would be a real adventure!”Angulimala walked to the edge of the cliff and threw his sword and shield over. “Are you sure this will be an adventure?” he asked.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#32_253556435	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: ”“Angulimala,” asked the Buddha kindly, “why don’t you come and live with me and my friends? If you were very brave you could make a fresh start. Now that would be a real adventure!”Angulimala walked to the edge of the cliff and threw his sword and shield over. “Are you sure this will be an adventure?” he asked. “Oh yes,” replied the Buddha. “ The greatest adventure of your life!” That night, Angulimala stayed with the Buddha and his friends under the stars. These people were kind. They shared their food and talked to him.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#33_253566754	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: “Oh yes,” replied the Buddha. “ The greatest adventure of your life!” That night, Angulimala stayed with the Buddha and his friends under the stars. These people were kind. They shared their food and talked to him. No one was afraid. Perhaps he could be different, he thought. Deep down, he was tired of his old life; all that robbing and hurting other people had never really made him feel happy. Although he knew it might be difficult to change, he decided to stay with the Buddha and his new-found friends.	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_260843865#34_253577014	Title: Students \| Clear Vision Education Headings: Information to help your study of Buddhism 4-7 years 8-11 years 12-14 years 15-16 years 17-18 years STORIES from the BUDDHIST TRADITION - aged 4 to 7 Stories from the Buddhist tradition Siddhartha and the Swan Siddhartha and the Swan Angulimala meets the Buddha Angulimala meets the Buddha The Lion and the Jackal The Lion and the Jackal Kisa and the Mustard Seed Kisa and the Mustard Seed The King's Elephant The King’s Elephant The Monkey King The Monkey King QUIZZES about BUDDHISM - aged 8 to 11 Try a quiz! The Buddha The Dharma The Sangha Meditation and Worship INFO about BUDDHISM - aged 12 to 14 The Three Jewels Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION Meditation Four Noble Truths Karma Actions have consequences The Five Precepts Behaviour to avoid Behaviour to develop 1. To abstain from harming living beings 2 To abstain from taking the not given 3. To abstain from sexual misconduct 4. To abstain from false speech 5. To abstain from taking intoxicants that cloud the mind Delving deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 15 to 16 Beliefs and Values Conditionality or Dependent Origination The Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path RIGHT VISION RIGHT EMOTION RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION RIGHT LIVELIHOOD RIGHT EFFORT RIGHT MINDFULNESS RIGHT MEDITATION The Threefold Way The Middle Way Karma Nirvana The Three Marks Community and Tradition The Buddha in 60 seconds! Sangha Buddhist Schools 1. Theravada Buddhism 2. The Bodhisattva Path 3. Tibetan Buddhism 4. Zen Buddhism 5. Pure Land Buddhism 6. Triratna (formerly FWBO) Scripture and Authority The Pali Canon (Tipitaka) The Pali Canon as a source of authority Dhammapada A section from the Pali Canon: the Buddhavagga Buddhavagga (The Section of the Enlightened One) Metta Sutta (sermon on Loving-Kindness) Kalama Sutta Worship and Celebration Worship in Buddhism The chanting of mantras Why do Buddhists bow? Living the Buddhist Life Ahimsa and the Precepts Ahimsa: non-harm The Five Precepts Guidelines for Living Metta and Karuna Metta: Universal Loving Kindness Work and money Money Work Money Work Family values and sexual ethics The Third Precept Celibacy Marriage and Divorce Delving even deeper into BUDDHISM - aged 17 to 18 The Buddha Buddhology and the Trikaya Doctrine The Buddha in Early Buddhism and Theravada The Buddha in the Mahayana First Answer: Two bodies Further answer: three bodies Who is the Buddha? The Evolution of a Buddha from Who is the Buddha? by Sangharakshita The Nature of Reality Samsara and conditionality Samsara, Paticcasamuppada (Dependent Origination) and the Wheel of Life The twelve nidanas Paticcasamuppada and karma The positive nidanas The Three Marks of Conditioned Existence a) Impermanence ( anicca) b) Insubstantiality or No-self (anatta) The Five Skandhas Insubstantiality of all objects Anatta and rebirth c) Dukkha The Texture of Reality The Two Realities Suffering Impermanence Emptiness of Self The Three Liberations Nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) Negative descriptions Positive Descriptions Paradoxical Descriptions Symbolical Descriptions Problems relating to nirvana Sunyata Madhyamika Teachings and Sunyata The Perfection of Wisdom Madhyamika Philosophy The Hinayana interpretation of the dharmas Mahayana objections to this view Madhyamika Arguments The Shunyata Practice Buddhist Teachings The Importance of Intention Two Important Assumptions 1. Human Character is Malleable 2. Volitional Actions Modify Character Levels of Karmic Consequence Do We Always Get What We Deserve? Do We Need Rebirth? What if Rebirth is False? The gods The Noble Eightfold Path in general Some important overall features of the Eightfold Path The limbs of the Noble Eightfold Path 1. Right View (samma-ditthi) The Importance of Views Question Extract from the Pali Canon on Right View (with notes in square brackets) Exercise 2. Right Aspiration Extract from the Pali Canon on Right Aspiration (with notes in square brackets) Jack Kornfield on Right Aspiration 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action How to judge right and wrong action 5. Right Livelihood Exercise 6. Right Effort The Four Exertions 7. Right Mindfulness Awareness of things Awareness of oneself Awareness of others Awareness of reality Right Concentration Concentration and mindfulness Practices to develop concentration Concentration and integration Revision of the Mahayana What is a bodhisattva? The bodhisattva vow Preparation for the vow Bodhisattvas of the Path Advanced and symbolic bodhisattvas Buddhism in the Modern World The Middle Way of views and of behaviour The Middle Way in morality Practical application of the Middle Way Summary The 1st Precept: Non-Violence I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from killing living beings. Why is killing wrong? Himsa and Ahimsa Violence and the self Can Violence never be justified? The second precept: avoiding taking the not-given I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from taking the not-given Stealing vs. generosity Issues relating to taking the not-given Issues relating to generosity Reflection and discussion Further Reading The third precept: avoiding sexual misconduct I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from sexual misconduct Interpretations of the precept Contentment Discussion and evaluation The fourth precept: avoiding false speech I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from false speech Exercise The fifth precept: avoiding intoxicants I undertake the rule of training which consists in abstention from drink and drugs that cloud the mind Reflection/ Discussion 1. Buddhism and Abortion Spiritual Instrumentalism and rebirth The First Precept The Middle Way 2. Buddhism and Euthanasia The Buddhist case against suicide and euthanasia The First Precept The Patimokkha The value of a human birth Applying the Middle Way The art of dying well The value of suffering The Buddhist case for euthanasia Protest deaths The case for euthanasia 3. Buddhism and Embryo Research Objections to embryo research Defences of embryo research 4. Buddhism and Organ Donation (1) Attitude to death and afterlife Second precept Impermanence and insubstantiality Some Buddhist views Resources issues and the Middle Way Organ transplantation (2) 5. Buddhism and the allocation of medical resources The First Precept and Four Noble Truths Holistic medicine Saving lives vs quality of life Buddhism in business relationships Non-exploitation Gratitude Buddhism and the Environment Buddhism and environmental issues Buddhist attitudes to nature The Precepts The Simple Life Middle Way ONLY CONNECT! The Armchair Society How do I Affect Other People? A Reflection How Do I Change the World? A Sharing Revolution SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY Twenty-Five Excellent Things To Do Motivation: The Cultivation of Wisdom and Compassion Doing the Unexpected a case study: air travel Using the Imagination: Some Other Examples Experiments with Simplicity BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD Being Open Seeing with a Warm Heart Time with Nature Reflecting on Nature Indra’s Net Reflection Buddhism and vegetarianism The sufferings of farm animals Old macdonald had a factory Cattle Chickens Sheep The way of all flesh Why are we beastly to animals? the buddhist perspective The benefits of vegetarianism benefits for the world benefits for our health Iron Calcium Protein Commonly asked questions about vegetarianism How do I give up eating meat? Surely it is impossible to live without causing harm? Plants are living too. Aren’t vegetarians inconsistent? Why should I worry about animals when there is so much human suffering in the world? How do I relate to meat-eaters? What would happen to the animals if we all became vegetarian? Will I miss having meat in my diet? What about veganism? Is there such as thing as disengaged Buddhism? Types of Buddhism and their Development in the West The Development of Buddhism in the West The spread of Buddhism to the West Overall reasons for the spread Discussion Oriental Studies Research The first Western Buddhists The Sixties Traditional forms of Buddhism in the West Discussion Theravada Buddhism East and West Theravada Buddhism in the East Theravada Buddhism in the West Tibetan Buddhism East and West Tibetan Buddhism in the East The Chinese invasion and Tibetan diaspora Tibetan Buddhism in the West Websites of Tibetan Buddhist Organisations Chinese and Japanese Buddhism East and West Buddhism in China Buddhism in Japan Chinese and Japanese Buddhism in the West Zen: Triratna Buddhist Community Triratna Buddhist Community THE BODY The Diamond Throne Principles of Posture Sitting on the Floor Sitting on a Chair Getting the Body Right Experiencing the Body Body Meditation Body Meditation: a led practice LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION The Metta Bhavana Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Approaches to Cultivating Metta The Metta Bhavana: a led practice UNFIXING OURSELVES A Productive Life? Facing Up to Suffering Real Compassion reflection: Constant Change JOY Content: No one was afraid. Perhaps he could be different, he thought. Deep down, he was tired of his old life; all that robbing and hurting other people had never really made him feel happy. Although he knew it might be difficult to change, he decided to stay with the Buddha and his new-found friends. In the morning, he threw away his terrible necklace of fingers. Then he cut off his long hair and beard and put on the same simple robes that the others wore. He was already feeling better. One morning a week or two later, as Angulimala sat talking with the Buddha, the king suddenly appeared in the cl	http://www.clear-vision.org/Schools/Students/Ages-4-7/story-of-lion-and-jackal.aspx
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_263417882#0_257547166	Title: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Headings: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace 1. Team Intelligence 2. Managing Up and Down 3. Succession Planning 4. Performance Problem Solving Content: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Posted by Conni Todd on Wed, Oct 09, 2019 As we engage in conversations with executives about developing talent and leaders in the workplace, they often reply, “ We already have leadership development covered ” when in fact, they don’t. Frequently, the lack of an effective leadership development and training program results from thinking only the “senior players” need to evolve in areas of leadership. However, the best leadership development goals for any organization are an integral part of the strategic business plan which includes all employees and managers since that is where operational execution occurs at it’s core. While the C-suite executive and senior executive are vital to business success, focusing on building leadership skills at all levels within an organization can build a culture of leaders ready to fill positions at a moment's notice. There are several areas for leadership development and training in the workplace and the opportunity for it isn’t always the most obvious. Let’s take a look at 4 often overlooked areas of leadership development: 1. Team Intelligence Building and leading teams impacts the outcome of organizational objectives and can support the emergence of leaders. It is incredibly beneficial for teams to understand and acknowledge the strengths and challenges of each member, as well as a mission and roadmap with agreed upon boundaries. In most cases, team members don’t automatically know how to effectively work together and create success and without training they are often less productive.	http://www.clearwater-consulting.com/extraordinary-leadership-blog/bid/137098/Effective-Leadership-Development-in-the-Workplace
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_263417882#1_257549387	Title: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Headings: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace 1. Team Intelligence 2. Managing Up and Down 3. Succession Planning 4. Performance Problem Solving Content: Let’s take a look at 4 often overlooked areas of leadership development: 1. Team Intelligence Building and leading teams impacts the outcome of organizational objectives and can support the emergence of leaders. It is incredibly beneficial for teams to understand and acknowledge the strengths and challenges of each member, as well as a mission and roadmap with agreed upon boundaries. In most cases, team members don’t automatically know how to effectively work together and create success and without training they are often less productive. Providing the opportunity for teams to give and receive feedback is vital to creating a high-functioning successful team. 2. Managing Up and Down In numerous conversations with high-potential employees, they consistently wished they had more knowledge and tools on how they were perceived and how to manage up (bosses) and down (subordinates). Often, these talented employees believe they are expected to perform management duties at a high level already. Therefore, it is imperative to equip them with the essential skills for leaders that maximizes their potential including leadership coaching skills, situational leadership, effective communication skills and knowing how to build smarter teams.	http://www.clearwater-consulting.com/extraordinary-leadership-blog/bid/137098/Effective-Leadership-Development-in-the-Workplace
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_263417882#2_257551172	Title: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Headings: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace 1. Team Intelligence 2. Managing Up and Down 3. Succession Planning 4. Performance Problem Solving Content: Providing the opportunity for teams to give and receive feedback is vital to creating a high-functioning successful team. 2. Managing Up and Down In numerous conversations with high-potential employees, they consistently wished they had more knowledge and tools on how they were perceived and how to manage up (bosses) and down (subordinates). Often, these talented employees believe they are expected to perform management duties at a high level already. Therefore, it is imperative to equip them with the essential skills for leaders that maximizes their potential including leadership coaching skills, situational leadership, effective communication skills and knowing how to build smarter teams. 3. Succession Planning Even beyond the executive level, middle management role fulfillment can be devastating to a company’s bottom line when left unfilled. Often organizations don’t place a high enough priority on middle management in key positions. Has your company identified high-potential employees and are you effectively training them in order to be promoted? Professional leadership training and development for employees at all levels will reduce job transition time and save money by having a group of trained leaders in-house ready to move up the ladder at a moments notice.	http://www.clearwater-consulting.com/extraordinary-leadership-blog/bid/137098/Effective-Leadership-Development-in-the-Workplace
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_263417882#3_257552998	Title: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Headings: Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace Effective Leadership Development in the Workplace 1. Team Intelligence 2. Managing Up and Down 3. Succession Planning 4. Performance Problem Solving Content: 3. Succession Planning Even beyond the executive level, middle management role fulfillment can be devastating to a company’s bottom line when left unfilled. Often organizations don’t place a high enough priority on middle management in key positions. Has your company identified high-potential employees and are you effectively training them in order to be promoted? Professional leadership training and development for employees at all levels will reduce job transition time and save money by having a group of trained leaders in-house ready to move up the ladder at a moments notice. 4. Performance Problem Solving This is an area of challenge for most mid and senior level managers. Do they know how to get to the bottom of low performance? At what point do they invoke consequences and what exactly is acceptable? How do you have a difficult conversation and communicate consequences in a manner that promotes accountability and behavior change?	http://www.clearwater-consulting.com/extraordinary-leadership-blog/bid/137098/Effective-Leadership-Development-in-the-Workplace
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#0_264217588	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com U.S. News $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets Updated Jan 12, 2019; Posted Jun 22, 2010 By Associated Press View full size Associated Press In this photo taken Wednesday, June 16, 2010, Troy Ray watches television in his room, inside the Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders (CCUSO) unit that is part of the Cherokee Mental Health Institute in Cherokee, Iowa. MARTIGA LOHN, Associated Press Writer MOOSE LAKE, Minnesota -- Keeping sex offenders locked up in treatment after they finish their prison sentences emerged as a popular get-tough tactic in the 1990s, when states were flush with cash. But the costs have soared far beyond what anyone envisioned. An Associated Press analysis found that the 20 states with so-called "civil commitment" programs will spend nearly $500 million this year alone to confine and treat 5,200 offenders still considered too dangerous to put back on the streets. The annual costs per offender topped out at $175,000 in New York and $173,000 in California, and averaged $96,000 a year, about double what it would cost to send them to an Ivy League university. In some states, like Minnesota, sex offender treatment costs more than five times more than keeping offenders in prison. And those estimates do not include the considerable legal expenses necessary to commit someone.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#2_264221600	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: The programs have created a political quandary for lawmakers who desperately need to cut spending in the midst of a recession but don't want to be seen as soft on rapists and child molesters. More about crime More about government More about politics More national news: Cleveland.com/nation "I've heard people in a lot of the states quietly say, 'Oh, my God, I wish we'd never gotten this law,'" said W. Lawrence Fitch, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law. " No one would ever dare offer repeal because it's just untenable." The laws target sex offenders who are considered likely to strike again. When one of them is close to finishing a prison sentence, prosecutors file a civil case to prove that person still threatens the public and needs treatment. If the court agrees, the prisoner is committed in much the same way that someone with a serious mental illness would be sent to an institution. The heavy financial burden of treating confined sex offenders has left lawmakers with less money as they make agonizing cuts to areas like education and health care. Politicians who spent years cracking down on sex crimes now struggle to pay for their tougher laws. 'Lock everybody up' "It's easy to say, 'Lock everybody up and throw away the key,'" said State Rep. Michael Paymar, a St. Paul, Minnesota, Democrat who heads a public safety budget panel. "	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#3_264223595	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: When one of them is close to finishing a prison sentence, prosecutors file a civil case to prove that person still threatens the public and needs treatment. If the court agrees, the prisoner is committed in much the same way that someone with a serious mental illness would be sent to an institution. The heavy financial burden of treating confined sex offenders has left lawmakers with less money as they make agonizing cuts to areas like education and health care. Politicians who spent years cracking down on sex crimes now struggle to pay for their tougher laws. 'Lock everybody up' "It's easy to say, 'Lock everybody up and throw away the key,'" said State Rep. Michael Paymar, a St. Paul, Minnesota, Democrat who heads a public safety budget panel. " But it's just not practical." The laws have withstood legal challenges all the way to the Supreme Court. They are considered constitutional as long as their purpose is treatment, not detention. But living up to that standard can cost far more than traditional prison. And the costs persist for years because most inmates will never be released.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#4_264225309	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: But it's just not practical." The laws have withstood legal challenges all the way to the Supreme Court. They are considered constitutional as long as their purpose is treatment, not detention. But living up to that standard can cost far more than traditional prison. And the costs persist for years because most inmates will never be released. The programs have given rise to new and bigger treatment centers: California opened a 1,500-bed facility for sexual predators in 2005. Minnesota opened a 400-bed building last year and plans another expansion at Moose Lake, 110 miles north of the Twin Cities. The Moose Lake complex, located just off the highway leading to this woodsy Minnesota town, looks like a medium-security prison, with layers of secure doors and guards monitoring cell blocks of patients. More than 400 men live there behind tall fences topped with razor wire.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#5_264226798	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: The programs have given rise to new and bigger treatment centers: California opened a 1,500-bed facility for sexual predators in 2005. Minnesota opened a 400-bed building last year and plans another expansion at Moose Lake, 110 miles north of the Twin Cities. The Moose Lake complex, located just off the highway leading to this woodsy Minnesota town, looks like a medium-security prison, with layers of secure doors and guards monitoring cell blocks of patients. More than 400 men live there behind tall fences topped with razor wire. They spend their days shuffling between meals, group therapy sessions and activities such as painting state park signs. The confinement is costly mainly because of the need to hire behavioral therapists, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists. For every 25 to 50 offenders, there is a five- to six-member treatment team. Parts of the facility resemble a community college campus, with chairs arranged around the edges of rooms for group therapy sessions. There is a separate unit for about 8 percent of the sex offenders who refuse to participate in treatment, and another one for aging clients, some of whom use wheelchairs and walkers.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#6_264228588	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: They spend their days shuffling between meals, group therapy sessions and activities such as painting state park signs. The confinement is costly mainly because of the need to hire behavioral therapists, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists. For every 25 to 50 offenders, there is a five- to six-member treatment team. Parts of the facility resemble a community college campus, with chairs arranged around the edges of rooms for group therapy sessions. There is a separate unit for about 8 percent of the sex offenders who refuse to participate in treatment, and another one for aging clients, some of whom use wheelchairs and walkers. No idea of the costs "They had no idea 10 years ago, seven years ago, what this program was going to cost," said Dennis Benson, a former prison warden who now oversees Minnesota's civilly committed sex offenders. Minnesota already spends $65 million a year to house and treat sex offenders. State lawmakers usually don't complain about the costs, but they balked when Gov. Tim Pawlenty asked to borrow $90 million to complete the expansion of the Moose Lake facility. They eventually gave him slightly more than half that amount, despite a growing deficit of $1 billion. "We have to cut something else to pay for it," said Sen. Linda Berglin, a Minneapolis Democrat who supervises the budget for civil-commitment cases as head of a health and welfare spending panel.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#9_264234412	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: Vermont legislators rejected a similar proposal. There is also the continuing debate about whether psychological treatment of sex offenders has any real effect on making predators less threatening. Treatment only slightly lowers risk Fitch, the Maryland expert, said research suggests that treatment lowers their risk of committing more sex crimes only slightly, something less than 20 percent. He said states without civil commitment for sex offenders tend to focus on controlling behavior more than psychology. Colorado, for example, manages them through intensive supervision, lie-detector tests, tracking devices and counseling. Not all civil commitment programs are financially strained. The cost of Arizona's system actually dropped slightly in the last five years. In Wisconsin, the Sand Ridge center has expanded gradually without any outcry about the money involved. Wisconsin has released 61 sex offenders since adopting a civil-commitment system in 1994. But in Minnesota, no one has ever gotten out.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#10_264236032	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: Not all civil commitment programs are financially strained. The cost of Arizona's system actually dropped slightly in the last five years. In Wisconsin, the Sand Ridge center has expanded gradually without any outcry about the money involved. Wisconsin has released 61 sex offenders since adopting a civil-commitment system in 1994. But in Minnesota, no one has ever gotten out. One man was released provisionally but got pulled back for a technical violation and later died in confinement. "Are Minnesota sex offenders that much more dangerous than Wisconsin sex offenders? Why can't we do that?" asked Eric Janus, an expert on civil commitment who heads William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. Missouri and Pennsylvania have released one patient each.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#11_264237401	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: One man was released provisionally but got pulled back for a technical violation and later died in confinement. "Are Minnesota sex offenders that much more dangerous than Wisconsin sex offenders? Why can't we do that?" asked Eric Janus, an expert on civil commitment who heads William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. Missouri and Pennsylvania have released one patient each. Nebraska has released just one person since 2006. Texas has yet to release anyone from its outpatient program. That compares with states like California, which has put nearly 200 offenders back into the community, and New Jersey, where 123 have been let go. At least 62 sex offenders have died while confined in six states that tracked such deaths. Minnesota's law was passed in 1994 after the state Supreme Court overturned the commitment of Dennis Linehan, a repeat sex offender who had served 27 years in prison for kidnapping a 14-year-old babysitter found strangled in 1965.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_266296475#12_264238971	Title: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets - cleveland.com Headings: $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets $175,000 per offender? Get-tough sex predator 'treatment' busts state budgets 'Lock everybody up' No idea of the costs Treatment only slightly lowers risk Recommitting Dennis Linehan Around the web Content: Nebraska has released just one person since 2006. Texas has yet to release anyone from its outpatient program. That compares with states like California, which has put nearly 200 offenders back into the community, and New Jersey, where 123 have been let go. At least 62 sex offenders have died while confined in six states that tracked such deaths. Minnesota's law was passed in 1994 after the state Supreme Court overturned the commitment of Dennis Linehan, a repeat sex offender who had served 27 years in prison for kidnapping a 14-year-old babysitter found strangled in 1965. Recommitting Dennis Linehan After public outrage, Gov. Arne Carlson called the Legislature into a one-day special session to broaden the civil commitment statute. Linehan was swiftly recommitted. The program grew steadily over the next decade, then exploded after the 2003 abduction and slaying of Dru Sjodin, a 22-year-old North Dakota college student, by a Minnesota sex offender. The suspect, Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., had been freed after finishing a 23-year sentence for an attempted abduction. Prison authorities did not recommend civil commitment.	http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/175000_per_offender_get-tough.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273098552#1_275606554	Title: Europe's Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Headings: Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless The Southern Gas Corridor risks locking in higher fossil fuel dependence and wasting colossal amounts of public money By Anna Roggenbuck Content: Yet Europe’s – and humanity’s – fossil fuel obsession looks far from over as the EU is nowadays advancing what can be considered as the European version of the Keystone XL pipeline. Stretching across 3,500 kilometres from Azerbaijan’s Caspian coast to southern Italy, the Southern Gas Corridor is planned as a chain of mega-pipelines designed to feed Europe’s energy appetite with extra 10 billion cubic meters of gas every year, an amount that could later be doubled. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering a €2 billion loan, the largest in Europe’s history, for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, the western section of the Southern Gas Corridor. It is also looking into supporting the central section, the Trans Anatolian Pipeline with a loan worth €1 billion. But the justifications for such an enormous undertaking are questionable at best. Report: Green anger as EU prepares to subsidise dash for gas Does Europe even need more gas? Data shows quite the opposite. European gas demand has been dropping since about a decade, and gas imports are actually likely to shrink over the next 35 years, as the European Commission itself forecasts. In fact, as the EU’s Court of Auditors has recently pointed out, even these forecasts have been inflated due to the Commission’s incapability for generating projections of EU gas demand.	http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/04/14/europes-keystone-xl-planned-gas-pipeline-is-reckless/
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273098552#2_275608505	Title: Europe's Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Headings: Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless The Southern Gas Corridor risks locking in higher fossil fuel dependence and wasting colossal amounts of public money By Anna Roggenbuck Content: Report: Green anger as EU prepares to subsidise dash for gas Does Europe even need more gas? Data shows quite the opposite. European gas demand has been dropping since about a decade, and gas imports are actually likely to shrink over the next 35 years, as the European Commission itself forecasts. In fact, as the EU’s Court of Auditors has recently pointed out, even these forecasts have been inflated due to the Commission’s incapability for generating projections of EU gas demand. According to the EU’s Energy Roadmap 2050, the longer term goal of a decarbonised Europe would instead be achieved through a shift to renewable energy sources, which would also help reduce the continent’s dependence on energy imports. Not only does European gas demand keeps falling, the EU already has surplus of gas import infrastructure. The Court of Auditors specifically noted that EU policy commitments, especially those related to climate change, are lacking a comprehensive assessment of the infrastructure needed. Therefore, a massive project such as the Southern Gas Corridor is only likely to turn into a liability. Report:	http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/04/14/europes-keystone-xl-planned-gas-pipeline-is-reckless/
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273098552#3_275610206	Title: Europe's Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Headings: Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless The Southern Gas Corridor risks locking in higher fossil fuel dependence and wasting colossal amounts of public money By Anna Roggenbuck Content: According to the EU’s Energy Roadmap 2050, the longer term goal of a decarbonised Europe would instead be achieved through a shift to renewable energy sources, which would also help reduce the continent’s dependence on energy imports. Not only does European gas demand keeps falling, the EU already has surplus of gas import infrastructure. The Court of Auditors specifically noted that EU policy commitments, especially those related to climate change, are lacking a comprehensive assessment of the infrastructure needed. Therefore, a massive project such as the Southern Gas Corridor is only likely to turn into a liability. Report: How Russia and neighbours could go 100% renewable by 2030 Proponents of the project argue for its necessity as a substitute for Russian gas imports. But it is no other than Russian energy giant Lukoil, as part of a larger consortium, that is controlling the tap of the Shah Deniz gas field, the source of the Southern Gas Corridor, and mostly thanks to a recent €500 million loan from another public lender, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. A bank official is also reported to have recently said the bank is considering finance for sections of the Southern Gas Corridor. The answer for Europe’s energy security woes is not with fossil fuel imports, especially not from authoritarian regimes such as Azerbaijan. Rather, to truly boost energy security, EU public investments should go to home grown wind and solar power, high energy efficiency potential and an actual decrease in energy consumption along with better integration of EU internal energy market and infrastructure.	http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/04/14/europes-keystone-xl-planned-gas-pipeline-is-reckless/
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273098552#4_275612418	Title: Europe's Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Headings: Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless The Southern Gas Corridor risks locking in higher fossil fuel dependence and wasting colossal amounts of public money By Anna Roggenbuck Content: How Russia and neighbours could go 100% renewable by 2030 Proponents of the project argue for its necessity as a substitute for Russian gas imports. But it is no other than Russian energy giant Lukoil, as part of a larger consortium, that is controlling the tap of the Shah Deniz gas field, the source of the Southern Gas Corridor, and mostly thanks to a recent €500 million loan from another public lender, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. A bank official is also reported to have recently said the bank is considering finance for sections of the Southern Gas Corridor. The answer for Europe’s energy security woes is not with fossil fuel imports, especially not from authoritarian regimes such as Azerbaijan. Rather, to truly boost energy security, EU public investments should go to home grown wind and solar power, high energy efficiency potential and an actual decrease in energy consumption along with better integration of EU internal energy market and infrastructure. Comment: Is Brussels killing the Paris climate dream? Last month, EU leaders discussed Europe’s contribution to the global effort to tackle the climate crisis in light of the Paris Agreement. The international accord requires nations to progressively ratchet up their climate goals. With the Southern Gas Corridor project already being constructed, the EU – whose climate action and energy commissioner claims to have led the so-called High Ambition Coalition in Paris – risks not even meeting its current goals, and pushing Europe even farther from its decarbonisation objective.	http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/04/14/europes-keystone-xl-planned-gas-pipeline-is-reckless/
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273098552#6_275616533	Title: Europe's Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Headings: Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless Europe’s Keystone XL: Planned gas pipeline is reckless The Southern Gas Corridor risks locking in higher fossil fuel dependence and wasting colossal amounts of public money By Anna Roggenbuck Content: It is difficult to see how such long term hydrocarbons project can be in line with the international community’s commitment to achieve net zero global emissions after 2050, as also agreed in Paris. In fact, the Southern Gas Corridor would be a triple whammy. Firstly, increasing gas supply for the sake of increasing gas supply is only likely to trample the EU’s energy efficiency goals. Secondly, perpetuating the dominance of hydrocarbons in Europe’s energy mix could mean blocking the much needed expansion of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Lastly, channelling EU funds, including from international financial institutions, to this project would significantly curtail the EU’s ability to achieve energy sovereignty in a cost-effective and sustainable way. Saudi Arabia: By 2035 we won’t depend on oil Ultimately, going ahead with this reckless energy adventure necessarily means rejecting science. As the climate crisis unfolds, more and more studies, including analyses by the International Energy Agency, demonstrate the need to leave most of the recoverable fossil fuel reserves in the ground if we are to have any chance of averting the worst impacts of climate change. In order for the Southern Gas Corridor not to become a stranded asset – an immense waste of taxpayer money – the EU would have to scale down its climate and energy targets when it actually needs to increase them. And with a huge corporate lobby apparently having already managed to bend EU policy in favour of gas, it really is up to the European public to push back.	http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/04/14/europes-keystone-xl-planned-gas-pipeline-is-reckless/
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273265485#0_275941218	Title: Global Warming Effects on Sea Level Headings: Sea Level Sea Level Higher seas endanger coastal communities—where 40 percent of the world's population lives—and threaten groundwater supplies. Content: Global Warming Effects on Sea Level Sea Level Higher seas endanger coastal communities—where 40 percent of the world's population lives—and threaten groundwater supplies. See how sea-level rise from global warming puts New York City at risk —and find other hot spots threatened by rising seas on the Climate Hot Map. Two major mechanisms are causing sea level to rise. First, shrinking land ice, such as mountain glaciers and polar ice sheets, is releasing water into the oceans. Second, as ocean temperatures rise, the warmer water expands. Trapped within a basin bounded by the continents, the water has nowhere to go but up. In some parts of the world, especially low-lying river deltas, local land is sinking (known as subsidence)—making sea levels that much higher. The consequences of sea level rise include: Threats to coastal communities. Some 40 percent of the world's population lives within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of the ocean, putting millions of lives and billions of dollars' worth of property and infrastructure at risk.	http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/sea-level.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273265485#1_275942682	Title: Global Warming Effects on Sea Level Headings: Sea Level Sea Level Higher seas endanger coastal communities—where 40 percent of the world's population lives—and threaten groundwater supplies. Content: Trapped within a basin bounded by the continents, the water has nowhere to go but up. In some parts of the world, especially low-lying river deltas, local land is sinking (known as subsidence)—making sea levels that much higher. The consequences of sea level rise include: Threats to coastal communities. Some 40 percent of the world's population lives within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of the ocean, putting millions of lives and billions of dollars' worth of property and infrastructure at risk. High tides and storm surges riding on ever-higher seas are more dangerous to people and coastal infrastructure. Natural protections against damaging storm surges are increasingly threatened. Barrier islands, beaches, sand dunes, salt marshes, mangrove stands, and mud and sand flats retreat inland as sea level rises, unless there are obstructions along the retreat path. If they cannot move, these natural protections are washed over or drowned. Many shorelines have sea walls, jetties, and other artificial defenses to protect roads, buildings, and other vital coastal resources.	http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/sea-level.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273265485#2_275944171	Title: Global Warming Effects on Sea Level Headings: Sea Level Sea Level Higher seas endanger coastal communities—where 40 percent of the world's population lives—and threaten groundwater supplies. Content: High tides and storm surges riding on ever-higher seas are more dangerous to people and coastal infrastructure. Natural protections against damaging storm surges are increasingly threatened. Barrier islands, beaches, sand dunes, salt marshes, mangrove stands, and mud and sand flats retreat inland as sea level rises, unless there are obstructions along the retreat path. If they cannot move, these natural protections are washed over or drowned. Many shorelines have sea walls, jetties, and other artificial defenses to protect roads, buildings, and other vital coastal resources. In these areas, sea-level rise increases erosion of stranded beaches, wetlands, and engineered structures Saltwater intrusion. Sea-level rise can mean that saltwater intrudes into groundwater drinking supplies, contaminates irrigation supplies, or overruns agricultural fields. Low-lying, gently sloping coastal areas are particularly vulnerable to contamination of freshwater supplies. See references.	http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/sea-level.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_273361538#0_276097269	Title: Global Warming in Europe Headings: Solutions to Global Warming in Europe Solutions to Global Warming in Europe Solutions to global warming pursued by the European region include binding national commitments to reduce emissions, the multi-national cap-and-trade program known as the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme, and strong supports for its renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. Learn More Content: Global Warming in Europe Solutions to Global Warming in Europe Solutions to global warming pursued by the European region include binding national commitments to reduce emissions, the multi-national cap-and-trade program known as the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme, and strong supports for its renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. The European region, encompassing 52 countries, bears a significant responsibility for its historical contributions to global warming pollution. This region is home to six of the top 20 annual global CO2 emitters, including Russia, which ranks third globally (using 2008 data). The European Region, however, is also home to a robust renewable energy sector and has achieved deep renewable energy penetration. In 2009 alone, the deployment of renewable energy resources enabled the EU to reduce its CO2 emissions by about 7 percent against 1990 levels. Furthermore, nearly 20 percent of electricity in the EU in 2009 came from renewable sources. Many European countries appear to be on a path of reducing emissions and increasing efficiencies and renewable energy—given this region's historical and current emissions, these actions are urgently needed. European Union Climate Commitments and Progress. In 2006, the European Union (EU), which consists of 27 members, committed to reducing its global warming emissions by at least 20 percent of 1990 levels by 2020, to consuming 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, and to reducing its primary energy use by 20 percent from projected levels through increased energy efficiency. 1 The EU has also committed to spending $375 billion a year to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.	http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-solutions/europe.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_289540777#1_304330637	Title: Singer-Songwriter Holly Dunn Dies at 59 \| CMT Headings: Singer-Songwriter Holly Dunn Dies at 59 Singer-Songwriter Holly Dunn Dies at 59 Edward Morris Content: She subsequently worked as an air personality at radio station WWWW in Detroit and then switched from music to painting. Of her 21 charted singles, Dunn wrote or co-wrote 13, including her two No. 1’s — “Are You Ever Gonna Love Me” (1989) and “You Really Had Me Going” (1990). Two of her chart records were duets — “A Face in the Crowd” (with Michael Martin Murphey in 1987) and “Maybe” (with Kenny Rogers in 1990.) Dunn switched from MTM to Warner Bros. Records in 1989. It was here that she aroused some criticism with her self-penned single, “Maybe I Mean Yes,” which came out in 1991, just as the subject of date rape and the slogan “No means no” were gaining currency. The refrain of the song was, “When I say no, I mean maybe, or maybe I mean yes.” Some music critics and many radio programmers maintained that the lyrics were implicitly offensive. Even so, the song went to No. 48 before her record label stopped promoting the track.	http://www.cmt.com/news/1773601/singer-songwriter-holly-dunn-dies-at-59/
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_293069649#0_310974535	Title: World food prices tumble near 7-year low Headings: World food prices tumble near 7-year low World food prices tumble near 7-year low Mixed harvests Content: World food prices tumble near 7-year low Futures & Commodities World food prices tumble near 7-year low Published Thu, Feb 4 20166:21 AM EST Updated Thu, Feb 4 20169:28 AM EST Holly Ellyatt @HollyEllyatt Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email watch now VIDEO 0:41 00:41 World food prices slip to near 7-year low News Videos World food prices fell to almost a seven-year low at the start of the year on the back of sharp declines in commodities, particularly sugar, according to the latest data from the United Nations (UN). The Food Price Index, published by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), averaged 150.4 points in January, down 16 percent from a year earlier and registering its lowest level since April 2009. The trade-weighted index tracks international market prices for five key commodity groups -- major cereals, vegetable oils, dairy, meat and sugar – on a monthly basis. In January, the Sugar Price Index showed the largest declines having fallen 4.1 percent from December, its first drop in four months. The FAO said the drop was down to improved crop conditions in Brazil, the world’s leading sugar producer and exporter. The second largest declines were seen in the FAO’s Dairy Price Index which dropped by 3.0 percent in the same time period “on the back of large supplies, in both the EU and New Zealand, and torpid world import demand,” the FAO noted. The Cereals and Vegetable Oils indices both saw declines of 1.7 percent in January from the previous month and the Meat Price Index fell 1.1 percent. The main factors underlying the lingering decline in basic food commodity prices are “the generally ample agricultural supply conditions, a slowing global economy, and the strengthening of the U.S. dollar,” the FAO noted. Food commodities are not the only ones suffering from demand failing to keep up with a glut in supply with oil prices suffering a similar fate with a steady decline since mid-2014. Signaling no let-up in production, the food agency raised its forecasts for worldwide cereal crops in 2016. “	http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/04/world-food-prices-tumble-near-7-year-low.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_293069649#1_310977075	Title: World food prices tumble near 7-year low Headings: World food prices tumble near 7-year low World food prices tumble near 7-year low Mixed harvests Content: The second largest declines were seen in the FAO’s Dairy Price Index which dropped by 3.0 percent in the same time period “on the back of large supplies, in both the EU and New Zealand, and torpid world import demand,” the FAO noted. The Cereals and Vegetable Oils indices both saw declines of 1.7 percent in January from the previous month and the Meat Price Index fell 1.1 percent. The main factors underlying the lingering decline in basic food commodity prices are “the generally ample agricultural supply conditions, a slowing global economy, and the strengthening of the U.S. dollar,” the FAO noted. Food commodities are not the only ones suffering from demand failing to keep up with a glut in supply with oil prices suffering a similar fate with a steady decline since mid-2014. Signaling no let-up in production, the food agency raised its forecasts for worldwide cereal crops in 2016. “ As a result of the upgraded production and downgraded consumption forecasts, world cereal stocks are set to end the 2016 seasons at 642 million tons, higher than they began,” the agency noted. Mixed harvests Looking ahead to commodity prices in 2016, the FAO said that there were mixed early prospects for 2016 harvests with potential disruption from erratic weather systems. In particular, the weather pattern known as El Niño was “sending mixed signals about the early prospects for cereal crops in 2016, especially in the Southern Hemisphere.” 2016 crop prospects have been “severely weakened” in Southern Africa, and a 25 percent cut in wheat production in South Africa now appears likely, the FAO said. Conditions for the crop are generally favorable in the Russian Federation and the European Union, but winter plantings declined in the United States and Ukraine.	http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/04/world-food-prices-tumble-near-7-year-low.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_293069649#2_310979266	Title: World food prices tumble near 7-year low Headings: World food prices tumble near 7-year low World food prices tumble near 7-year low Mixed harvests Content: As a result of the upgraded production and downgraded consumption forecasts, world cereal stocks are set to end the 2016 seasons at 642 million tons, higher than they began,” the agency noted. Mixed harvests Looking ahead to commodity prices in 2016, the FAO said that there were mixed early prospects for 2016 harvests with potential disruption from erratic weather systems. In particular, the weather pattern known as El Niño was “sending mixed signals about the early prospects for cereal crops in 2016, especially in the Southern Hemisphere.” 2016 crop prospects have been “severely weakened” in Southern Africa, and a 25 percent cut in wheat production in South Africa now appears likely, the FAO said. Conditions for the crop are generally favorable in the Russian Federation and the European Union, but winter plantings declined in the United States and Ukraine. The area under wheat is also expected to be cut in India, following a poor monsoon and below average rains since October. The 2016 outlook for rice along and south of the Equator is “dim” due, at times, to insufficient water and, at others, to excessive rains, the FAO noted, showing how hard it will be for farmers to get a perfect balance. - By CNBC’s Holly Ellyatt, follow her on Twitter @HollyEllyatt. Follow CNBC Internationalon Twitter and Facebook. Related Tags Energy Metal Commodities	http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/04/world-food-prices-tumble-near-7-year-low.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_293546309#12_312045375	Title: Is Raj Rajaratnam really living like a prison king? Headings: Is Raj Rajaratnam really living like a prison king? Net Net: Promoting innovation and managing change Is Raj Rajaratnam really living like a prison king? Content: Simon's comparison of drug crimes with white collar crimes is helpful because it explains one of the reasons that the treatment of the latter has grown so much harsher in recent years. Before sentences were extended and prison conditions made harsher, there was a clear disparity between the way different classes of criminal were treated. This resulted in unseemly racial, economic, and social disparities in sentencing, among other problems. Camp Elgin was, for example, 66 percent white—which is far from a proportional representation of the broader prison population. These disparities were considered by lawmakers, the federal judiciary, and many legal professionals as a serious human rights problem. Harsher sentences for white collar criminals has certainly helped narrow those disparities. But there's no reason why the ratchet should not have gone the other way: reducing the sentences for non-violent crimes that aren't considered white collar. Indeed, that article in the American Bar Association's Human Rights Magazine argued that the disparity had been closed "in the wrong way." "There is an obvious alternative remedy for the disparity between sentences for white collar crime and sentences for blue collar crime.	http://www.cnbc.com/id/100991730
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_295568509#5_315523936	Title: CNN.com - Connecticut serial killer put to death - May 13, 2005 Headings: Connecticut serial killer put to death Connecticut serial killer put to death Ross is first to be executed in New England in 45 years Content: Edwin Shelley, whose daughter Leslie Shelley was killed by Ross along with her best friend in 1984, said the convicted killer got what he deserved. "We have waited 21 years for justice, and I would like to thank the jury in Bridgeport, the jury in New London, and finally the state of Connecticut for finally giving us the justice that our children are due." Preceding the execution, a string of last-minute appeals failed. The U.S. Supreme Court late Thursday denied a pair of appeals by family members to postpone the execution. Earlier in the day, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also turned down the family's effort to delay the execution, rejecting a motion filed by Ross' sister, Donna Dunham. Ahead of the scheduled execution, about 400 people carrying anti-death penalty signs quietly marched toward the prison where Ross was to executed. T.R. Paulding, Ross' private attorney, said Ross repeatedly invoked his right to die and asked that his wishes be respected. If a full round of appeals were allowed, it most likely would prevent his client's execution, he had said. Ross' relatives argued he was suffering from "death row syndrome," in which a person's mental state is degraded by being on death row for a long period -- causing a person to think it would be better to die. Story Tools Subscribe to Time for $1.99 CNN/Money:	http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/13/ross.execution/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_298737333#5_323352385	Title: Why does the U.S. need China? - CNN.com Headings: Why does the U.S. need China? Why does the U.S. need China? Content: In today's post-crisis world, China's fundamental interests are aligned with the West. It is in China's fundamental interest to contribute to the world's economic rebalancing and to continued peace and prosperity. China's policy makers understand the need to reduce its trade surplus in order to reduce its exposure to international economic volatility. They realize that their household income needs to increase faster in order to boost domestic income and to bring real benefits of economic growth to its population. They also understand that China's growth of energy consumption must come down, relying more upon green energy and recycled materials. This awareness and commitment can be found in black and white in various official policy papers including the recent Guide to the next Five Year Development Program. In fact, progress has been made in China in rebalancing growth. This year alone, trade surplus is likely to be below four percent of GDP, coming down from nine percent before the finance crisis and five percent last year. Imports are growing much faster than exports. Household consumption is outpacing GDP by five percent.	http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/10/us.china.g20/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_298737333#6_323353835	Title: Why does the U.S. need China? - CNN.com Headings: Why does the U.S. need China? Why does the U.S. need China? Content: This awareness and commitment can be found in black and white in various official policy papers including the recent Guide to the next Five Year Development Program. In fact, progress has been made in China in rebalancing growth. This year alone, trade surplus is likely to be below four percent of GDP, coming down from nine percent before the finance crisis and five percent last year. Imports are growing much faster than exports. Household consumption is outpacing GDP by five percent. How have these been achieved? Exchange rate appreciation is not the most important factor. The driving factors are domestic forces. Wage rates of the exporting sector have increased by 20 percent this year. Taxes were cut for some consumption goods.	http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/10/us.china.g20/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_299282213#7_324616421	Title: Why we're getting fatter -- and what to do about it - CNN Headings: Why we’re getting fatter – and what to do about it Why we’re getting fatter – and what to do about it Story highlights Content: While Americans expend fewer calories at work, they spend more time in cars – almost twice as much as in the 1970s. They spend 26 hours per week consuming TV or online entertainment. Americans could theoretically compensate for more sedentary lifestyles by stepping up their recreational exercise – but only about 20% of Americans bother. Some 80% never do – including presumably all those failed dieters. Want to change this? It’s no small project. It would involve the redesign of cities, the relocation of schools, the reinvention of our modes of eating and amusement. First lady Michelle Obama has made healthy eating her special project. Good for her, and let’s hope her efforts lead to success. But if we are to succeed, we should understand:	http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/02/opinion/frum-america-fatter/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_299431850#6_325005229	Title: Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing \| CNN Headings: Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing Story highlights (CNN) — Content: The next highest percentages were in Oklahoma, Nevada and New Mexico, with 26.3%, 25.6% and 25.4%, respectively. Comparing those who “married out” to those who “married in,” researchers found the median combined earnings of both groups were similar. In one in five marriages of each group, both spouses were college graduates. In both groups, people tended to marry someone of a similar age, with a two- to three-year age gap between husband and wife. Additionally, equal numbers were marrying for the first time. However, there were some differences. White/Asian newlywed couples had significantly higher median combined annual earnings, at $70,592, than any other pairing. And “when it comes to educational characteristics, more than half of white newlyweds who marry Asians have a college degree, compared with roughly a third of white newlyweds who married whites,” the study said. Hispanic or African-Americans who married whites tended to have higher educational attainment compared to marriages within their own race or ethnic group. Couples formed between an Asian man and a white wife topped the median combined earnings list for the period studied, between 2008 and 2010, with about $71,800, the study said. “	http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/us/interracial-marriage/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_299431850#7_325006878	Title: Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing \| CNN Headings: Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing Story highlights (CNN) — Content: However, there were some differences. White/Asian newlywed couples had significantly higher median combined annual earnings, at $70,592, than any other pairing. And “when it comes to educational characteristics, more than half of white newlyweds who marry Asians have a college degree, compared with roughly a third of white newlyweds who married whites,” the study said. Hispanic or African-Americans who married whites tended to have higher educational attainment compared to marriages within their own race or ethnic group. Couples formed between an Asian man and a white wife topped the median combined earnings list for the period studied, between 2008 and 2010, with about $71,800, the study said. “ During this person, white male newlyweds who married Asian, Hispanic or black spouses had higher combined earnings than did white male newlyweds who married a white spouse.” Several studies using government data have found overall divorce rates are higher for couples who “married out,” the Pew Center said, “but here, too, the patterns vary by the racial and gender characteristics of the couples. Meanwhile, about 43% of Americans said they believe more intermarriages is a change for the better within society, while only about one in 10 said it was a change for the worse, the Pew Center said. “ Being a minority, younger, more educated, liberal and living in the Eastern or Western states are all traits associated with those who think more positively about intermarriage,” according to the study. More than one-third of adults surveyed said an immediate family member or close relatives is married to someone of a different race, the study said.	http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/us/interracial-marriage/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_301948916#5_330645978	Title: China: The electronic wastebasket of the world \| CNN Headings: China: The electronic wastebasket of the world China: The electronic wastebasket of the world Story highlights (CNN) — Dirty, dangerous work Toxic tech It may not sound nice, but we don’t dare eat the rice that we farm because it’s planted here with all the pollution Used to be worse Domestic e-waste grows Content: If this plastic cup has a hole in it, you throw it away,” said a man who ran the operation, pointing to a pink plastic mug. “ We take it and re-sell it.” But recycling in Guiyu is dirty, dangerous work. “ When recycling is done properly, it’s a good thing for the environment,” said Ma, the Greenpeace spokesman in Beijing. “But when recycling is done in primitive ways like we have seen in China with the electronic waste, it is hugely devastating for the local environment.” According to the April 2013 U.N. report “E-Waste in China,” Guiyu suffered an “environmental calamity” as a result of the wide-scale e-waste disposal industry in the area. Related Video Matchmaking: Chinese style Related Video Baby rescued from toilet pipe Related Video Cracking China's film market Related Video Backlash against Chinese tourists Much of the toxic pollution comes from burning circuit boards, plastic and copper wires, or washing them with hydrochloric acid to recover valuable metals like copper and steel. In doing so, workshops contaminate workers and the environment with toxic heavy metals like lead, beryllium and cadmium, while also releasing hydrocarbon ashes into the air, water and soil, the report said. For first-time visitors to Guiyu, the air leaves a burning sensation in the eyes and nostrils.	http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/30/world/asia/china-electronic-waste-e-waste/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_301948916#6_330647960	Title: China: The electronic wastebasket of the world \| CNN Headings: China: The electronic wastebasket of the world China: The electronic wastebasket of the world Story highlights (CNN) — Dirty, dangerous work Toxic tech It may not sound nice, but we don’t dare eat the rice that we farm because it’s planted here with all the pollution Used to be worse Domestic e-waste grows Content: According to the April 2013 U.N. report “E-Waste in China,” Guiyu suffered an “environmental calamity” as a result of the wide-scale e-waste disposal industry in the area. Related Video Matchmaking: Chinese style Related Video Baby rescued from toilet pipe Related Video Cracking China's film market Related Video Backlash against Chinese tourists Much of the toxic pollution comes from burning circuit boards, plastic and copper wires, or washing them with hydrochloric acid to recover valuable metals like copper and steel. In doing so, workshops contaminate workers and the environment with toxic heavy metals like lead, beryllium and cadmium, while also releasing hydrocarbon ashes into the air, water and soil, the report said. For first-time visitors to Guiyu, the air leaves a burning sensation in the eyes and nostrils. Toxic tech Studies by the Shantou University Medical College revealed that many children tested in Guiyu had higher than average levels of lead in their blood, which can stunt the development of the brain and central nervous system. Piles of technological scrap had been dumped in a muddy field just outside of town. There, water buffalo grazed and soaked themselves in ponds surrounded by piles of electronic components with labels like Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Epson and Dell. The enormous animals casually stomped through mounds of sheet glass, which clearly had been removed from video monitors. Flat screen displays often use mercury, a highly toxic metal.	http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/30/world/asia/china-electronic-waste-e-waste/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_304430904#1_336249671	Title: Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay \| CNN Headings: Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay Story highlights Battle over drugs used Content: Franklin was administered a lethal injection at 6:07 a.m. CT (7:07 a.m. ET). He died ten minutes later. Franklin refused his final meal and gave no final statement. He was on death row for the 1977 murder of Gerald Gordon outside a synagogue in St. Louis. He was blamed for 22 killings between 1977 and 1980 in a bid to start a race war. Tim Boyle/Des Plaines Police Department John Wayne Gacy killed 33 men and boys between 1972 and 1978. Many of his victims, mostly drifters and runaways, were buried in a crawlspace beneath his suburban Chicago home. Here's a look at some other notorious convicted serial killers. Gallery Related Gallery Infamous serial killers Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon denied clemency for Franklin on Monday, saying he had committed “merciless acts of violence, fueled by hate.” In addition to the killings, Franklin admitted to the attempted assassinations of Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt in 1978 and civil rights leader Vernon Jordan in 1980.	http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/20/justice/missouri-franklin-execution/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_304430904#2_336251111	Title: Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay \| CNN Headings: Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay Story highlights Battle over drugs used Content: Tim Boyle/Des Plaines Police Department John Wayne Gacy killed 33 men and boys between 1972 and 1978. Many of his victims, mostly drifters and runaways, were buried in a crawlspace beneath his suburban Chicago home. Here's a look at some other notorious convicted serial killers. Gallery Related Gallery Infamous serial killers Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon denied clemency for Franklin on Monday, saying he had committed “merciless acts of violence, fueled by hate.” In addition to the killings, Franklin admitted to the attempted assassinations of Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt in 1978 and civil rights leader Vernon Jordan in 1980. Flynt, who was paralyzed by Franklin’s bullet, has called for clemency for Franklin, saying “the government has no business at all being in the business of killing people.” Battle over drugs used One of Franklin’s final legal maneuvers focused on the drug used for the lethal injection, pentobarbital. His attorneys argued that the injection would violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey granted a stay of execution, finding Franklin’s lawyers showed the use of pentobarbital carried “a high risk of contamination and prolonged, unnecessary pain beyond that which is required to achieve death.” An intimate discussion with a serial killer “Given the irreversible nature of the death penalty and plaintiffs’ medical evidence and allegations, a stay is necessary to ensure that the defendants’ last act against Franklin is not permanent, irremediable cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment,” Laughrey wrote.	http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/20/justice/missouri-franklin-execution/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_304430904#3_336253282	Title: Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay \| CNN Headings: Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay Serial killer Joseph Franklin executed after hours of delay Story highlights Battle over drugs used Content: Flynt, who was paralyzed by Franklin’s bullet, has called for clemency for Franklin, saying “the government has no business at all being in the business of killing people.” Battle over drugs used One of Franklin’s final legal maneuvers focused on the drug used for the lethal injection, pentobarbital. His attorneys argued that the injection would violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey granted a stay of execution, finding Franklin’s lawyers showed the use of pentobarbital carried “a high risk of contamination and prolonged, unnecessary pain beyond that which is required to achieve death.” An intimate discussion with a serial killer “Given the irreversible nature of the death penalty and plaintiffs’ medical evidence and allegations, a stay is necessary to ensure that the defendants’ last act against Franklin is not permanent, irremediable cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment,” Laughrey wrote. Another federal judge granted a second stay Tuesday, based on a separate defense petition contesting Franklin’s competency. “The Court concludes that a stay of execution is required to permit a meaningful review,” U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson wrote. The state appealed both stays to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which decided early Wednesday that Franklin’s lawyers had not provided enough evidence to warrant a stay. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Franklin’s requests to step in and halt the execution. Missouri had planned to use propofol, the surgical anesthetic made infamous by the death of pop star Michael Jackson.	http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/20/justice/missouri-franklin-execution/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_306859542#14_341789496	Title: 5 things you can do about climate change - CNN Headings: 5 things you can do about climate change 5 things you can do about climate change Most at risk: Bangladesh — 10th most at risk: Ethiopia — 9th most at risk: Philippines — 8th most at risk: Cambodia — 7th most at risk: DR Congo — 6th most at risk: Nigeria — 5th most at risk: South Sudan — 4th most at risk: Haiti — 3rd most at risk: Sierra Leone — 2nd most at risk: Guinea-Bissau — Most at risk: Bangladesh — 10th most at risk: Ethiopia — Story highlights (CNN) — 2. Make changes at home 3. Be greener at the office 4. Reduce emissions in transit Content: We decide' climate change losses Related Video Friedman: How to react to global warming “Obviously, it makes sense for people to be as efficient and green as possible in their thinking on a day-to-day basis,” he said. “ But where I think the biggest impact that individuals can have is: Becoming climate literate.” If you educate yourself about what’s going on with climate change and what can be done about it, you can make more informed choices when it comes time to vote for the people with the power to make big decisions. “Where the biggest impacts on our planet will be, will come from large-scale policy changes and solutions that are influenced by who’s in office,” he said. Only read trusted and verified sources of information about climate change, Shepherd said. He recommends the websites climate.gov and Climate Central (of which he is a board member) for essential facts and resources. Learn about various responses to climate change that policy makers are discussing: – Mitigation means lowering carbon dioxide levels – for instance, by instituting carbon taxes or taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.	http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/06/us/climate-change-strategies/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_307308430#9_342910200	Title: The link between memory and stress \| CNN Headings: Chronic stress can hurt your memory Chronic stress can hurt your memory Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Exercise — Eat right — Watch your levels — Ease stress — Stay social — Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Photos: 6 ways to keep your brain young PHOTO: iStockphoto/Getty Images 6 ways to keep the brain young — A third of the brain's volume is composed of blood vessels. Maintaining a healthy blood flow to those blood vessels is critical to keeping the brain young. Here are six ways you can keep your mind sharp: 1 of 7 Story highlights Studies show that chronic stress can trigger long-term changes in your brain Memory recall is worse with low vs. high levels of anxiety Stress helps encode traumatic memories as a defense against future threats (CNN) — Do you tend to forget things when you’re stressed? Like when you’re late for a meeting and can’t remember where you left your car keys? Or when you have to give a big presentation and suddenly forget all your talking points seconds before you start? There’s nothing like stress to make your memory go a little spotty. A 2010 study found that chronic stress reduces spatial memory:	http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/health/memory-stress-link/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_307308430#10_342911738	Title: The link between memory and stress \| CNN Headings: Chronic stress can hurt your memory Chronic stress can hurt your memory Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Exercise — Eat right — Watch your levels — Ease stress — Stay social — Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Story highlights (CNN) — Content: 1 of 7 Story highlights Studies show that chronic stress can trigger long-term changes in your brain Memory recall is worse with low vs. high levels of anxiety Stress helps encode traumatic memories as a defense against future threats (CNN) — Do you tend to forget things when you’re stressed? Like when you’re late for a meeting and can’t remember where you left your car keys? Or when you have to give a big presentation and suddenly forget all your talking points seconds before you start? There’s nothing like stress to make your memory go a little spotty. A 2010 study found that chronic stress reduces spatial memory: the memory that helps you recall locations and relate objects. Hence, your missing car keys. University of Iowa researchers recently found a connection between the stress hormone cortisol and short-term memory loss in older rats. Their findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience this week, showed that cortisol reduced synapses – connections between neurons – in the animals’ pre-frontal cortex, the area of the brain that houses short-term memory. But there’s a difference between how your brain processes long-term job stress, for example, and the stress of getting into a car accident.	http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/health/memory-stress-link/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_307308430#11_342913577	Title: The link between memory and stress \| CNN Headings: Chronic stress can hurt your memory Chronic stress can hurt your memory Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Exercise — Eat right — Watch your levels — Ease stress — Stay social — Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Story highlights (CNN) — Content: the memory that helps you recall locations and relate objects. Hence, your missing car keys. University of Iowa researchers recently found a connection between the stress hormone cortisol and short-term memory loss in older rats. Their findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience this week, showed that cortisol reduced synapses – connections between neurons – in the animals’ pre-frontal cortex, the area of the brain that houses short-term memory. But there’s a difference between how your brain processes long-term job stress, for example, and the stress of getting into a car accident. Research suggests low levels of anxiety can affect your ability to recall memories; acute or high-anxiety situations, on the other hand, can actually reinforce the learning process. Trust your memory? Maybe you shouldn’t Acute stress increases your brain’s ability to encode and recall traumatic events, according to studies. These memories get stored in the part of the brain responsible for survival, and serve as a warning and defense mechanism against future trauma.	http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/health/memory-stress-link/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_307308430#12_342915243	Title: The link between memory and stress \| CNN Headings: Chronic stress can hurt your memory Chronic stress can hurt your memory Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Exercise — Eat right — Watch your levels — Ease stress — Stay social — Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Research suggests low levels of anxiety can affect your ability to recall memories; acute or high-anxiety situations, on the other hand, can actually reinforce the learning process. Trust your memory? Maybe you shouldn’t Acute stress increases your brain’s ability to encode and recall traumatic events, according to studies. These memories get stored in the part of the brain responsible for survival, and serve as a warning and defense mechanism against future trauma. Related Video How addiction changes your brain Related Video We may soon be able to upload memories Related Video Generation stressed: teens boiling over If the stress you’re experiencing is ongoing, however, there can be devastating effects. Neuroscientists from the University of California, Berkeley, found that chronic stress can create long-term changes in the brain. Stress increases the development of white matter, which helps send messages across the brain, but decreases the number of neurons that assist with information processing. The neuroscientists say the resulting imbalance can affect your brain’s ability to communicate with itself, and make you more vulnerable to developing a mental illness.	http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/health/memory-stress-link/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_307308430#13_342917018	Title: The link between memory and stress \| CNN Headings: Chronic stress can hurt your memory Chronic stress can hurt your memory Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Exercise — Eat right — Watch your levels — Ease stress — Stay social — Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Related Video How addiction changes your brain Related Video We may soon be able to upload memories Related Video Generation stressed: teens boiling over If the stress you’re experiencing is ongoing, however, there can be devastating effects. Neuroscientists from the University of California, Berkeley, found that chronic stress can create long-term changes in the brain. Stress increases the development of white matter, which helps send messages across the brain, but decreases the number of neurons that assist with information processing. The neuroscientists say the resulting imbalance can affect your brain’s ability to communicate with itself, and make you more vulnerable to developing a mental illness. Defects in white matter have been associated with schizophrenia, chronic depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Research on post-traumatic stress disorder further shows that it can reduce the amount of gray matter in the brain. The Berkeley researchers believe their findings could explain why young people who are exposed to chronic stress early in life are prone to learning difficulties, anxiety and other mood disorders. To reduce the effects of stress, the Mayo Clinic recommends identifying and reducing stress triggers. Eating a healthy diet, exercising, getting enough sleep and participating in a stress-reduction activity such as deep breathing, massage or yoga, can also help.	http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/health/memory-stress-link/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_307308430#14_342919056	Title: The link between memory and stress \| CNN Headings: Chronic stress can hurt your memory Chronic stress can hurt your memory Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Exercise — Eat right — Watch your levels — Ease stress — Stay social — Learn — 6 ways to keep the brain young — Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Defects in white matter have been associated with schizophrenia, chronic depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Research on post-traumatic stress disorder further shows that it can reduce the amount of gray matter in the brain. The Berkeley researchers believe their findings could explain why young people who are exposed to chronic stress early in life are prone to learning difficulties, anxiety and other mood disorders. To reduce the effects of stress, the Mayo Clinic recommends identifying and reducing stress triggers. Eating a healthy diet, exercising, getting enough sleep and participating in a stress-reduction activity such as deep breathing, massage or yoga, can also help. Stress may harm the brain, but it recovers	http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/health/memory-stress-link/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_308258839#12_344988444	Title: Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton 'will be the next president' - CNN Politics Headings: Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton ‘will be the next president’ Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton ‘will be the next president’ Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Later that month, Bill Clinton was accused of having a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images Clinton looks on as her husband discusses the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 26, 1998. Clinton declared, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." In August of that year, Clinton testified before a grand jury and admitted to having "inappropriate intimate contact" with Lewinsky, but he said it did not constitute sexual relations because they had not had intercourse. He was impeached in December on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: Roberto Borea/AP The first family walks with their dog, Buddy, as they leave the White House for a vacation in August 1998.	http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/02/politics/glenn-beck-hillary-clinton/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_308258839#13_344989809	Title: Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton 'will be the next president' - CNN Politics Headings: Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton ‘will be the next president’ Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton ‘will be the next president’ Story highlights (CNN) — Content: In August of that year, Clinton testified before a grand jury and admitted to having "inappropriate intimate contact" with Lewinsky, but he said it did not constitute sexual relations because they had not had intercourse. He was impeached in December on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: Roberto Borea/AP The first family walks with their dog, Buddy, as they leave the White House for a vacation in August 1998. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: SUSAN WALSH/AP President Clinton makes a statement at the White House in December 1998, thanking members of Congress who voted against his impeachment. The Senate trial ended with an acquittal in February 1999. Photos:	http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/02/politics/glenn-beck-hillary-clinton/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#2_351749313	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: EUGENE GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images Jeffery Dahmer was sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms for the murders of 17 men and boys in the Milwaukee area between 1978 and 1991. Dahmer had sex with the corpses of his victims and kept the body parts of others, some of which he ate. Dahmer and another prison inmate were beaten to death during a work detail in November 1994. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: SJV/AP Law enforcement officers meet in San Francisco in 1969 to compare notes on the Zodiac Killer, who is believed to have killed five people in 1968 and 1969. The killer gained notoriety by writing several letters to police boasting of the slayings. He claimed to have killed as many as 37 people and has never been caught. Photos:	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#9_351757935	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Ed Maker/The Denver Post via Getty Images Wayne Williams killed at least two men between 1979 and 1981, and police believed he might have been responsible for more than 20 other deaths in the Atlanta area. Williams was convicted and sentenced to two life terms in 1982. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: AFP/Getty Images After serving 15 years for murdering his mother, Henry Lee Lucas was convicted in 1985 in nine more murders. Lucas was the only inmate spared from execution by Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO:	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#10_351758950	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: AFP/Getty Images After serving 15 years for murdering his mother, Henry Lee Lucas was convicted in 1985 in nine more murders. Lucas was the only inmate spared from execution by Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: AP Photo Richard Ramirez, also known as the Night Stalker, was convicted of 13 murders and sentenced to death in California in 1989. The self-proclaimed devil worshiper found his victims in quiet neighborhoods and entered their homes through unlocked windows and doors. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: AP Laserphoto During a routine traffic stop, a police officer found a dead U.S. Marine in the front seat of a car driven by Randy Steven Kraft.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#11_351760103	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: AP Photo Richard Ramirez, also known as the Night Stalker, was convicted of 13 murders and sentenced to death in California in 1989. The self-proclaimed devil worshiper found his victims in quiet neighborhoods and entered their homes through unlocked windows and doors. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: AP Laserphoto During a routine traffic stop, a police officer found a dead U.S. Marine in the front seat of a car driven by Randy Steven Kraft. Kraft was linked to 45 murders and sentenced to death in 1989. He would pick up hitchhikers, give them drugs and alcohol, sexually assault them and then mutilate and strangle them. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Bill Frakes/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Ted Bundy raped and killed at least 16 young women in the early to mid-1970s before he was executed in 1989.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#12_351761356	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Kraft was linked to 45 murders and sentenced to death in 1989. He would pick up hitchhikers, give them drugs and alcohol, sexually assault them and then mutilate and strangle them. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Bill Frakes/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Ted Bundy raped and killed at least 16 young women in the early to mid-1970s before he was executed in 1989. A crowd of several hundred gathered outside the prison where he was executed, and they cheered at the news of his death. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Joel David Rifkin was stopped by police for driving without a license plate when a body was found in his pickup. Rifkin killed 17 women in New York between 1991 and 1993 and was sentenced to life in prison.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#13_351762577	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: A crowd of several hundred gathered outside the prison where he was executed, and they cheered at the news of his death. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Andrew Savulich/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Joel David Rifkin was stopped by police for driving without a license plate when a body was found in his pickup. Rifkin killed 17 women in New York between 1991 and 1993 and was sentenced to life in prison. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Nick Ut/AP Photos Charles Ng, seen here, and accomplice Leonard Lake tortured, killed and buried 11 people in northern California between 1984 and 1985. After the men were arrested for shoplifting, police found bullets and a silencer in their car and took them into the police station for questioning. Lake killed himself there with a cyanide pill.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#16_351765894	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Most of his victims were prostitutes or drug addicts he killed in his van. He is on Washington's death row. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Elaine Thompson-Pool/Getty Images Gary Leon Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, confessed to 48 killings after his DNA was linked to a few of his victims. Remains of his victims, mostly runaways and prostitutes, turned up in ravines, rivers, airports and freeways in the Pacific Northwest. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: REUTERS/Joe Skipper /Landov Aileen Wuornos was executed in Florida in 2002 for the murders of seven men whom she had lured by posing as a prostitute or a distressed traveler. Photos:	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#17_351766988	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Remains of his victims, mostly runaways and prostitutes, turned up in ravines, rivers, airports and freeways in the Pacific Northwest. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: REUTERS/Joe Skipper /Landov Aileen Wuornos was executed in Florida in 2002 for the murders of seven men whom she had lured by posing as a prostitute or a distressed traveler. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images Derrick Todd Lee was accused of raping and killing six women in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, between 2001 and 2003. He was arrested in Atlanta for the murder of Charlotte Murray Pace, convicted in 2004 and sentenced to death. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO:	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311445272#20_351770446	Title: Jeffrey Dahmer's killer explains why he did it \| CNN Headings: Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Jeffrey Dahmer’s killer explains why he did it Story highlights (CNN) — Content: During the 1990s, he would rob and kill his victims near railroad tracks on both sides of the border and then hop rail cars to escape. Resendez was executed in 2006. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Getty Images Pig farmer Robert Pickton was charged with 26 counts of murder after police found the bodies of young women on his farm in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. He was convicted of six murders in 2007, and he is serving a life sentence. Photos: Infamous serial killers PHOTO: Bo Rader-Pool/Getty Images The BTK Strangler, Dennis Rader, killed 10 people between 1977 and 1991 in the Wichita, Kansas, area. He was sentenced to 10 consecutive life terms in 2005.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/feat-jeffrey-dahmer-killer-explanation/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311584340#12_352027821	Title: Clinton agrees to testify before Benghazi panel in May \| CNN Politics Headings: Hillary Clinton agrees to testify before Benghazi panel in May Hillary Clinton agrees to testify before Benghazi panel in May (CNN) — Content: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images The Clintons dance on a beach in the U.S. Virgin Islands in January 1998. Later that month, Bill Clinton was accused of having a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images Clinton looks on as her husband discusses the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 26, 1998. Clinton declared, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." In August of that year, Clinton testified before a grand jury and admitted to having "inappropriate intimate contact" with Lewinsky, but he said it did not constitute sexual relations because they had not had intercourse. He was impeached in December on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Photos:	http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/04/politics/hillary-clinton-benghazi-testify-election-2016/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_311584340#13_352029162	Title: Clinton agrees to testify before Benghazi panel in May \| CNN Politics Headings: Hillary Clinton agrees to testify before Benghazi panel in May Hillary Clinton agrees to testify before Benghazi panel in May (CNN) — Content: NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images Clinton looks on as her husband discusses the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 26, 1998. Clinton declared, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." In August of that year, Clinton testified before a grand jury and admitted to having "inappropriate intimate contact" with Lewinsky, but he said it did not constitute sexual relations because they had not had intercourse. He was impeached in December on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: Roberto Borea/AP The first family walks with their dog, Buddy, as they leave the White House for a vacation in August 1998. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: SUSAN WALSH/AP President Clinton makes a statement at the White House in December 1998, thanking members of Congress who voted against his impeachment.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/04/politics/hillary-clinton-benghazi-testify-election-2016/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_313301527#3_355621474	Title: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery \| CNN Headings: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery Sex trafficking: The new American slavery How easily are children recruited in Human Trafficking Story highlights (CNN) — Why Atlanta is a ‘hub’ for human trafficking Victims, not prostitutes Struggling, but stronger Content: He was more like a dad, but then again we had sex, so it wasn’t. It was just in the communication and how he talked to me,” she recalled. It was child rape. But this subtle, subversive mix of romantic love and parental care can create havoc in the mind of an adolescent, said Anique Whitmore, a forensic psychologist in Atlanta. “What we know about sex crimes is that it’s not about sexual pleasure. It’s about control,” said Whitmore. “ What is similar to some of those girls that I work with is their self-esteem or lack thereof. You either become vulnerable to a man on the street or a man you meet in school. You become vulnerable because you’re looking for attention.” Soon, Sacharay’s trafficker began asking for “favors” – asking her to help make some money for him, by sleeping with another man.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/sex-trafficking/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_313301527#4_355622878	Title: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery \| CNN Headings: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery Sex trafficking: The new American slavery How easily are children recruited in Human Trafficking Story highlights (CNN) — Why Atlanta is a ‘hub’ for human trafficking Victims, not prostitutes Struggling, but stronger Content: It’s about control,” said Whitmore. “ What is similar to some of those girls that I work with is their self-esteem or lack thereof. You either become vulnerable to a man on the street or a man you meet in school. You become vulnerable because you’re looking for attention.” Soon, Sacharay’s trafficker began asking for “favors” – asking her to help make some money for him, by sleeping with another man. “He was like, ‘I love you for that, I love you so much,’” said Sacharay. “ Then he would slowly put two, three more guys. I got upset when I first realized what he was doing, but I kept doing it because he made me feel like I was special.” The exploitation continued to escalate. Sacharay soon was being sold to dozens of men a day.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/sex-trafficking/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_313301527#6_355625461	Title: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery \| CNN Headings: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery Sex trafficking: The new American slavery How easily are children recruited in Human Trafficking Story highlights (CNN) — Why Atlanta is a ‘hub’ for human trafficking Victims, not prostitutes Struggling, but stronger Content: She would meet these sex buyers in motel rooms near a freeway, or even sometimes in the back of the barbershop. “One day I was like, I can’t do this no more. I was in pain. I had sex with almost 40 guys in one day, and I was so tired, and I said, ‘I can’t do this no more.’” Her trafficker didn’t care. He made sure she knew leaving was not an option. “He went into the other room, came back with a gun, and he was like: ‘ If you go somewhere, we’ll see.’” Why Atlanta is a ‘hub’ for human trafficking CNN More than 3,500 sex trafficking cases were reported to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center last year alone. Under federal law, anyone under 18 years of age induced into commercial sex is a victim of sex trafficking – regardless of whether the trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/sex-trafficking/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_313301527#18_355642345	Title: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery \| CNN Headings: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery Sex trafficking: The new American slavery How easily are children recruited in Human Trafficking Story highlights (CNN) — Why Atlanta is a ‘hub’ for human trafficking Victims, not prostitutes Struggling, but stronger Content: She is on a mission to have perpetrators held accountable for their crimes against sex trafficking victims, while providing a safe space for survivors to heal from traumatic life events and acquire life skills that will allow them to have a healthy, self-sufficient future. Photos: Meet the people fighting to end sex trafficking PHOTO: CNN At 14, "Sacharay" suffered severe bullying in school because of her skin color. An older teen befriended her and led "Sacharay" to a man who claimed he loved her. Then he sold her body. Photos: Meet the people fighting to end sex trafficking PHOTO: CNN Kasey McClure uses her past experience working in the strip clubs, as motivation for her volunteer organization, 4Sarah. She visits Atlanta-area clubs, providing gift bags and a sympathetic ear to those who may be thinking of leaving the profession.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/sex-trafficking/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_313301527#19_355643733	Title: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery \| CNN Headings: Sex trafficking: The new American slavery Sex trafficking: The new American slavery How easily are children recruited in Human Trafficking Story highlights (CNN) — Why Atlanta is a ‘hub’ for human trafficking Victims, not prostitutes Struggling, but stronger Content: Then he sold her body. Photos: Meet the people fighting to end sex trafficking PHOTO: CNN Kasey McClure uses her past experience working in the strip clubs, as motivation for her volunteer organization, 4Sarah. She visits Atlanta-area clubs, providing gift bags and a sympathetic ear to those who may be thinking of leaving the profession. Photos: Meet the people fighting to end sex trafficking PHOTO: CNN Dalia Racine, the assistant district attorney for DeKalb County, east of Atlanta, was the lead prosecutor in the case against Darryl Curry, also known as "Pimp DC," a convicted human trafficker who posted videos on the Internet, instructing others on how to recruit and groom young victims. Photos: Meet the people fighting to end sex trafficking PHOTO:	http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/sex-trafficking/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_314176475#11_357522587	Title: What Hillary Clinton has done for America - CNN Headings: Carly Fiorina’s empty attack on Hillary Clinton Carly Fiorina’s empty attack on Hillary Clinton Story highlights (CNN) — Content: Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images The Clintons dance on a beach in the U.S. Virgin Islands in January 1998. Later that month, Bill Clinton was accused of having a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images Clinton looks on as her husband discusses the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 26, 1998. Clinton declared, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." In August of that year, Clinton testified before a grand jury and admitted to having "inappropriate intimate contact" with Lewinsky, but he said it did not constitute sexual relations because they had not had intercourse. He was impeached in December on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.	http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/20/opinions/rosen-clinton-fiorina/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_315415348#2_360128465	Title: University of Missouri president and chancellor resign \| CNN Headings: University of Missouri president and chancellor step down amid race row University of Missouri president and chancellor step down amid race row Story highlights (CNN) — annierice_photo Verified Columbia, Missouri 41 likes Game on Complaints follow incidents ’Out students are being ignored’ Content: Butler had stopped eating last week, demanding the removal of university system President Tim Wolfe . University of Missouri protests: A timeline “I want to acknowledge his extraordinary courage and leadership,” Loftin said about Butler. “ A very tough, tough young man, a very focused young man, a very intelligent and forward-looking young man, so we owe him a lot.” African-American students at Missouri have complained of inaction on the part of school leaders in dealing with racism on the overwhelmingly white Columbia campus. Black student leaders have conveyed their displeasure over students openly using racial slurs and other incidents. Several University of Missouri organizations, including the football team and the student association, had called for Wolfe to step down. Until Monday, he had presided over the university system, which includes the main University of Missouri campus in Columbia, along with the University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Missouri University of Science and Technology. Saying he takes “full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred,” Wolfe asked that the university community listen to each other’s problems and “stop intimidating each other.”	http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/09/us/missouri-football-players-protest-president-resigns/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_315990299#8_361335311	Title: Bill Clinton's alleged sexual encounters \| CNN Politics Headings: Bill Clinton’s alleged sexual misconduct: Who you need to know Bill Clinton’s alleged sexual misconduct: Who you need to know Story highlights (CNN) — Lewinsky affair Allegations of non-consensual encounters Allegations of affairs Content: Well, I would say that everyone should be believed at first until they are disbelieved based on evidence.” Here’s a list of the sex-related allegations Bill Clinton has faced. It focuses only on the encounters detailed during Clinton’s presidency – not the allegations made or revealed before or after he left the White House. And it includes charges leveled by the women themselves. Lewinsky affair Monica Lewinsky – The White House intern’s affair during Clinton’s first term in the President’s private rooms in the West Wing is the most famous Clinton sex scandal of all, and eventually leading to Clinton’s impeachment by the House. He was acquitted by the Senate. Clinton has admitted the relationship, telling the nation in a televised address that, “Indeed I did have a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky that was not appropriate.” Allegations of non-consensual encounters Juanita Broaddrick – The Arkansas nursing home administrator alleged in a 1999 Dateline NBC interview that Clinton had raped her in 1978, when she visited Little Rock for a nursing home seminar. The White House denied the allegations in 1999. Paula Jones – Jones has said that in 1991, Clinton propositioned her for sex and exposed himself when she was escorted to his room at a Little Rock hotel.	http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/politics/bill-clinton-history-2016-election/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_317825092#2_365339587	Title: Donald Trump invokes Clinton impeachment in latest attack \| CNN Politics Headings: Trump invokes Clinton impeachment in latest attack Trump invokes Clinton impeachment in latest attack Story highlights (CNN) — Trump keeps up attacks ’Paul Ryan will be fine’ Content: Now playing 01:44 Jill Stein raises millions for recount BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images Former Democratic US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to staff and supporters at the New Yorker hotel after her defeat in the presidential election November 9, 2016 in New York. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Now playing 02:14 Scientists urge Clinton to call for recount Story highlights Donald Trump cited Bill Clinton's impeachment in attacking Hillary Clinton's treatment of women Trump has increasingly focused on Bill Clinton's infidelities in attacking his likely general election opponent (CNN) — Donald Trump on Saturday invoked Bill Clinton’s impeachment in an escalation of his attacks on Hillary Clinton over the family’s treatment of women. “She’s married to a man who got impeached for lying,” Trump said of Clinton. “ He was impeached and he had to go through a whole big process and it wasn’t easy. He was impeached for lying about what happened with a woman.” Trump’s remarks in a speech in Spokane, Washington, continued the criticism he launched Friday aimed at Hillary Clinton over her husband’s infidelities – particularly the Monica Lewinsky affair while Bill Clinton was in the White House. The Lewinsky scandal resulted in Bill Clinton being impeached on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, though he was ultimately acquitted in the Senate. RELATED: Trump: Clinton a ‘nasty, mean enabler’ The presumptive Republican nominee has increasingly pointed to those infidelities as he confronts his own high negative ratings among women.	http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/07/politics/donald-trump-bill-clinton-impeachment-hillary-clinton/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_318163933#12_365988366	Title: Hillary Clinton, hawk or dove? - CNN Headings: What kind of commander in chief would Hillary Clinton be? What kind of commander in chief would Hillary Clinton be? Story highlights (CNN) — America’s two big foreign policy ideas Content: Later that month, Bill Clinton was accused of having a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images Clinton looks on as her husband discusses the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 26, 1998. Clinton declared, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." In August of that year, Clinton testified before a grand jury and admitted to having "inappropriate intimate contact" with Lewinsky, but he said it did not constitute sexual relations because they had not had intercourse. He was impeached in December on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: Roberto Borea/AP The first family walks with their dog, Buddy, as they leave the White House for a vacation in August 1998.	http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/opinions/hillary-clinton-commander-in-chief-opinion-bergen/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_318163933#13_365989746	Title: Hillary Clinton, hawk or dove? - CNN Headings: What kind of commander in chief would Hillary Clinton be? What kind of commander in chief would Hillary Clinton be? Story highlights (CNN) — America’s two big foreign policy ideas Content: In August of that year, Clinton testified before a grand jury and admitted to having "inappropriate intimate contact" with Lewinsky, but he said it did not constitute sexual relations because they had not had intercourse. He was impeached in December on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: Roberto Borea/AP The first family walks with their dog, Buddy, as they leave the White House for a vacation in August 1998. Photos: Hillary Clinton's life in the spotlight PHOTO: SUSAN WALSH/AP President Clinton makes a statement at the White House in December 1998, thanking members of Congress who voted against his impeachment. The Senate trial ended with an acquittal in February 1999. Photos:	http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/02/opinions/hillary-clinton-commander-in-chief-opinion-bergen/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_318716695#6_367022759	Title: Bill Clinton and AG Loretta Lynch meet privately \| CNN Politics Headings: Bill Clinton meeting causes headaches for Hillary Bill Clinton meeting causes headaches for Hillary (CNN) — Content: “I personally know I have work to do on this front,” she said in Chicago Monday. According to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter, the former president saw Lynch’s plane on the tarmac and walked onto her aircraft. Lynch’s FBI security detail did not stop Clinton and he proceeded to initiate an extended conversation that included discussion of grandchildren. Lynch was surprised to see Clinton walking onto her plane, the official said, and no Justice Department business was discussed. Speaking at a news conference in Phoenix on Tuesday, Lynch confirmed the meeting and denied the two spoke about any matter pending before the Justice Department or the Benghazi probe. She also said the former president “did not raise anything” about an ongoing case or anything of that nature. “I did see President Clinton at the Phoenix airport as he was leaving and spoke to myself and my husband on the plane,” Lynch said according to CNN affiliate KNXV/ABC15. “ Our conversation was a great deal about grandchildren, it was primarily social about our travels and he mentioned golf he played in Phoenix.” Huma Abedin details Clinton email troubles in deposition The former president’s aide said nothing beyond Lynch’s characterization of the account was discussed, and that Clinton “always” extends this courtesy when he is around cabinet secretaries, members of Congress and other dignitaries, pointing to the former president’s unplanned meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz at an Alabama airport in May. Asked in Los Angeles on Wednesday whether the meeting risked the department’s impartiality in its investigation, Lynch said the email probe is “being handled by career investigators and career agents who always follow the facts and the law.” Top Democrats on Capitol Hill defended Lynch Thursday.	http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/29/politics/bill-clinton-loretta-lynch/index.html
msmarco_v2.1_doc_05_318716695#7_367025054	Title: Bill Clinton and AG Loretta Lynch meet privately \| CNN Politics Headings: Bill Clinton meeting causes headaches for Hillary Bill Clinton meeting causes headaches for Hillary (CNN) — Content: She also said the former president “did not raise anything” about an ongoing case or anything of that nature. “I did see President Clinton at the Phoenix airport as he was leaving and spoke to myself and my husband on the plane,” Lynch said according to CNN affiliate KNXV/ABC15. “ Our conversation was a great deal about grandchildren, it was primarily social about our travels and he mentioned golf he played in Phoenix.” Huma Abedin details Clinton email troubles in deposition The former president’s aide said nothing beyond Lynch’s characterization of the account was discussed, and that Clinton “always” extends this courtesy when he is around cabinet secretaries, members of Congress and other dignitaries, pointing to the former president’s unplanned meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz at an Alabama airport in May. Asked in Los Angeles on Wednesday whether the meeting risked the department’s impartiality in its investigation, Lynch said the email probe is “being handled by career investigators and career agents who always follow the facts and the law.” Top Democrats on Capitol Hill defended Lynch Thursday. “All I can say is Loretta Lynch is one of the most outstanding human beings I’ve ever known,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told reporters. “ Her ethics is above reproach.” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, called Lynch an “honorable person.” “She has said nothing was discussed related to the investigation so you have two choices: To say this didn’t matter or she’s lying,” Schumer said. “	http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/29/politics/bill-clinton-loretta-lynch/index.html

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