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RMPS H Buddhism General Introduction

RMPS H Buddhism General Introduction. Human Condition The Goals The Means. The Human Condition. What does it mean to be human ? What is the human condition ?. The Goals. What are the goals during life ? What is the final aim of existence ?.

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RMPS H Buddhism General Introduction

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  1. RMPS HBuddhism General Introduction Human Condition The Goals The Means

  2. The Human Condition • What does it mean to be human ? • What is the human condition ?

  3. The Goals • What are the goals during life ? • What is the final aim of existence ?

  4. The Means • How are the goals achieved ? • What practices help to achieve the goals ?

  5. The Human Condition With your neighbour – discuss the following • What do you think it means to be human ? • What do you think is meant by the human condition ?

  6. The Human Condition We are born We live We die We are aware of all of this : Leads to questioning and an attempt to answer questions like : What is life for ? What is the purpose of life ? Why is there suffering ? Does life continue beyond death ? Ultimately all humans find a way to live with the view of their own mortality Jot down your thoughts on the above and then discuss

  7. The Goals What is the purpose of life ? What is life for? Look again at how you answered these questions. What do you think your goals in life are ? Make a list and then discuss

  8. The Means Having decided what is important , can you think of particular things you can do to achieve any or all of your goals ? Make a’ To do ‘ list for at least one of your goals . You can do it for as many as you like . Be prepared to discuss this

  9. Buddhism In this section of the course you are going to find out how Buddhism views the human condition . You are going to examine what it considers the goals of humans to be , both in the world and beyond the world and what the means to these goals are .

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