Zen: Understanding the Practice
Authored by Randy Seifert
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main goal of Zen practice?
To achieve enlightenment
To clear the heart and mind
To learn about Zen history
To become a Zen master
2.
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30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to have a beginner's mind in Zen?
To have an open mind
To be a know-it-all
To be a Zen master
To have preconceptions about Zen
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What problem does Zen bring attention to?
Lack of historical accuracy in Zen texts
Loss of the beginner's mind
Cultural appropriation of Zen
Inability to learn anything
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the aim of the critical debunking of Zen in Western academia?
To preserve the spiritual and romantic image of Zen
To expose the biases of Asian and Western authors
To promote the traditional self-conceptions of Zen
To encourage the study of Zen as academic history
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How should Zen teachings be approached in the modern Western world?
By detaching from present circumstances
By studying the history of Zen beliefs and practices
By relating them to our real lives
By preserving them as relics in a museum
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who can practice Zen meditation?
Only Buddhists
Only religious individuals
Only spiritual but not religious individuals
People of all religious and secular worldviews
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Stephen Batchelor, what is the core of Buddhism?
Religious beliefs and rituals
Traditional teachings and practices
Spiritual path without religious traps
Becoming better Christians
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