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1. Can Eastern philosophy be taught in a classroom? |
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2. Can the principle of charity be invoked for false ideas? |
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3. Are some things or events in the world inherently evil in
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4. Are Atman and Self really the same? |
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5. Are soul and Self different? If so, how are they different? |
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6. Are you what you think? Can you be identified with what you
think? |
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7. Can you know Self? Can you possess Self? |
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8. Is Samsara or maya real? In what way? |
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9. What is the difference between conscience, intuition, and
"inner voice"? |
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10. What is the difference between magic and Siddhis (psychic
powers)? |
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11. Why do people take "vows of silence"? |
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12. "Life is dukka." What does this idea mean? |
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13. Is selfish desire the cause of all unhappiness? |
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14. What is body-identified mind? |
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15. How can "right speech" be used to decrease selfish
desire? |
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16. How does one determine "right effort"? |
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17. What does "You cannot trap the Self in a net of
thoughts" mean? |
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18. Are most people children? Explain. |
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19. The doctrine of noneffort is like a stone through water. |
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20. "Everyone takes, everyone gives." |
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21. How is passion related to death? |
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22. Can a Buddhist really love another human being? Is Buddhism
different from Stoicism? |
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23. Is enlightenment one form of the alienation of
misidentification?" |
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24. Is self-analysis possible? (Can a prisoner be the jailer/) |
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25. Does knowledge hinder enlightenment? |
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26. Everything is as it should be. |
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27. Are hindrances really optional? |
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28. Why do many people choose unhappiness? |
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29. Past, present, and future are Maya--there is only an eternal
now. |
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30. Should all persons seek enlightenment? |
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31. How is action/reaction (doctrine of karma) different
from cause/effect? |
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32. Do we create our own destiny or does our destiny create us? |
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33. Caring too much leads to unhappiness. |
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34. Everything not suffered to the end recurs. |
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35. You are not separate from your goal. |
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36. Whatever you want, you can have. |
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37. Thought distorts reality. |
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38. The good or bad that comes our way is a result of our own
actions reacting upon us. |
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39. Can you care for something without changing it? |
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40. Is human love samsara? |
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41. Can a self be enlightened? |
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42. Is anyone beyond dharma? |
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43. What is chi? |
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44. Everyone gets what is deserved.. |
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45. Submit your own topic for approval. |
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