Walking the Righteous Path 2 – Siddhartha and others.
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Monday
Tuesday
1 Happy New Year!
Wednesday
2 “A Goal of Service to
Humankind” and Into the
Wild.
HW: “What Men Live By”
Thursday
3 Discussion of reading
(Tolstoy and Into the
Wild.)
HW: “The Empty Drum.”
7 Beginning Siddhartha. 4
noble truths and Eightfold
path.
HW: Dalai Lama viewing
and response (on Ning).
14 Discussion of the
reading.
HW: Read and studyguide
“Samsara.”
8 Siddhartha mandalas and
reading.
HW: Read and studyguide
“The Brahmin’s Son” and
“With the Samanas”
15 Siddhartha discussion.
Monomyth and Seven
Years in Tibet.
HW: Quiz tomorrow!
10 Introduction to the
Monomyth. Siddhartha
part 1 activity.
HW: Read and studyguide
“The Awakening.”
17 Seven Years in Tibet.
How is Heinrich’s journey
similar to Siddhartha’s?
HW: Read and studyguide
“By the River.”
21 Happy Martin Luther
King Jr.’s Day!
HW: Do one good deed
today.
Siddhartha vocabulary
facebook assignment.
Quiz grade due
Thursday.
22 “The Power of
Presence.”
Siddhartha discussion and
group activity.
HW: Read and studyguide
“Om.”
24 Completion of Seven
Years In Tibet and Quest.
HW: Read and studyguide
“Govinda”
25 Siddhartha group
activity – 4 noble truths
and the eightfold path.
HW: rough draft of essay.
28 Complete 10 Questions
for the Dalai Lama.
HW: mid-process of essay.
29 The Lorax.
HW: final copy of essay.
9 Discussion of readings.
10 Questions for the Dalai
Lama.
HW: Read and studyguide
“Gotama”
16 Siddhartha Quiz. 10
Questions for the Dalai
Lama.
HW: Read and annotate,
“If she comes up, it’s
baptism.”
23 Seven Years In Tibet.
Would Heinrich and
Siddhartha have gotten
along? Who is Heinrich’s
Govinda? Who is his
ferryman?
HW: Siddhartha
vocabulary facebook
assignment. Quiz grade.
30 Review.
HW: study for test.
Friday
4 Beginning Siddhartha.
World Religions. 10
Questions for the Dalai
Lama.
HW: Buddhism webquest
– Quiz grade – MLA
counts!.
11 Yoga day. Please wear
comfortable clothing.
HW: Read and studyguide
“Kamala” and “Amongst
the People.”
18 Meditation day. Please
wear comfortable clothing.
HW: Read and studyguide
“The Ferryman” and “The
Son”
31 Test.
1 TBA.