Cultivating Healthy Mental States: Cultivating Healthy Mental States: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity

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Cultivating Healthy Mental States: Cultivating Healthy Mental States: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity - Quiz

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As you learn and implement The Teachings of Gotama Buddha, you will need to cultivate the healthy mental states of _______________. *

5 points

Craving, Anger, and Ignorance, and Ego

A mind that does not kill, steal, sexual misconduct, lie or ingest substance that cause heedlessness

The Four Noble Truths, The Eight Fold Path, The Five Precepts, and The Seven Factors of Enlightenment

Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity

These four (4) mental states are often referred to as ______________? *

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The Brahma-viharas

The Four Noble Truths

The Four Precepts

The Four Taints

Loving-kindness is _________________. *

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active goodwill towards all beings without judgment. A genuine interest in seeing all beings be well.

active speech and actions that do not cause harm

to be polite

to speak rough and harsh when we are annoyed but in a loving and kind way

Compassion is _________________. *

5 points

looking out for the people you care about

concern for the misfortunes of others

create a group of people around you that look out for each other and you never allow others into your close circle

pressing your hands together and bowing in respect to another person

Sympathetic joy is _____________. *

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feeling sorry for another person without being too joyful

the feeling of joy for others success, even if you did not contribute to it

not being too joyful when something good happens for someone else

feeling jealous when others are successful

Equanimity is _______________. *

5 points

mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation, treating everyone impartially

doing meditation for equal amounts of time in the morning and evening

spending equal time with all your friends and family so that no one feels left out

finding an equal balance of time alone and time with friends

Loving-kindness is the remedy for __________. *

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anger, hatred, ill will, hostility, aggression, and other harsh intentions, speech, and actions. Helps eliminate judgment of others looking down on them with arrogance or conceit. A Practitioner can train the mind to treat all beings polite, kind, friendly, and respectful without judgment.

envy, jealousy, and pride

lack of care and indifference

overactive mind that has restlessness and worry. Will also assist a Practitioner to eliminate measuring and comparing beings treating all beings equally.

Compassion is the remedy for __________. *

5 points

envy, jealousy, and pride

lack of care and indifference

overactive mind that has restlessness and worry. Will also assist a Practitioner to eliminate measuring and comparing beings treating all beings equally.

Sympathetic joy is the remedy for __________. *

5 points

lack of care and indifference

envy, jealousy, and pride

overactive mind that has restlessness and worry. Will also assist a Practitioner to eliminate measuring and comparing beings treating all beings equally.

Equanimity is the remedy for __________. *

5 points

envy, jealousy, and pride

overactive mind that has restlessness and worry. Will also assist a Practitioner to eliminate measuring and comparing beings treating all beings equally.

lack of care and indifference

Your intentions, speech, and actions should emanate from these mental states. *

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True

False

There is a magic potion or secret spell that will cultivate these qualities for the mind. *

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True

False

You need to immediately learn and practice these mental states to have any chance to attain Enlightenment. *

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True

False

Loving-kindness can be cultivated in meditation then practiced in daily life through your intentions, speech, and actions. *

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True

False

Sympathetic Joy is to be jealous and envious anytime someone else is more successful than you. *

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True

False

Equanimity is to have a mind that can jump around from topic to topic, talking and doing many things at one time. *

5 points

True

False

We should cultivate “The Brahma-viharas” for all beings not just those who are close to us. *

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True

False

It is ok if we only cultivate “The Brahma-viharas” for those close to us and we hold onto resentment towards people we have difficulties with. That will still produce Enlightenment. *

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True

False

Cultivating these mental states for "all beings" includes humans and animals. *

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True

False

Killing animals would be one way to show loving-kindness and compassion. *

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True

False

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