Assignment for Tuesday

Find an interesting dharma talk at DharmaSeed.org, listen to at least 30 minutes of it, and take notes. Post your notes in the Comments section of the blog by class on Tuesday.

Second sick day!

I'm sorry, but I have been cheered by reading your blogs.

You can actually finish your homework for Friday today (!): Read the rest of the Teachings assignment and write a second blog (under Comments here). I also recommend you at least browse your classmates' comments, as some of them have already answered Friday's quiz questions for you.

Don't forget to keep working on your semester projects.

Sick day assignment, Monday

Sorry I'm not in school today.

During class you should start your assignment for Friday. Make sure you post at least one of your 150+ word essays by the end of class today. If you didn't bring your Teachings of the Buddha, you can find the beginning of this book at http://www.amazon.com/Teachings-Buddha-Jack-Kornfield/dp/1570621241

Assignment for Friday, 2/27

Read to page 78 in Teachings of the Buddha (including the Preface).~ Write two 150+ word essays on interesting lines or ideas you find. Post them in the blog comments. You may use lines classmates have already written on, but you may NOT repeat ideas that have already been posted. There will also be a short quiz.

Assignment for Friday, 2/20

Read the Buddhism chapter in Inside World Religions up to "Awe and Wonder" on page 56. There will be a quiz, and I will collect your notebooks.

Please start bringing Teachings of the Buddha to class every day.

Picture from Wikimedia Commons.

Hours for Hindu Temple

The posted hours are 9-12 am and 5-8 pm (open).
Aarti (prayers) at 9 am and 7 pm.

Test on Hinduism

We will have a two-day test on Hinduism on Tuesday, 2/10 and on Wednesday, 2/11. You'll notice that I've put a review sheet and a sample test in Useful Things.

This week, in preparation for the Gandhi essay, you should read the Appendix to the Bhagavad Gita (pp. 211-221) and also peruse a good Gandhi web site.