1. Beliefs of Buddhism Unit 6, Lesson 6

2. 1.Grab your plicker cards. 2.Write down HW in your planner. 3.Answer the questions below. SWBAT understand the Buddha’s eightfold path and relate them to their lives and the lives of others. 1. True or False: The pie graph shows holidays for US. Workers depending on how much money they make. 4.What can you conclude by looking at the graph? a.People have more leisure time today than in the past. b.More people are working today. c.People have less leisure time today than in the past. d.People are taking longer vacations.

3. How can we learn from the beliefs or cultures of others? Can you use some of the ideas and not all of them? When should you be open to trying something different? What is the value of experiencing something completely new?

4. The Eightfold Path or The Middle Way Read the article about the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. 1.Consider each example and identify part of the Eightfold Path that it matches. 2.Identify a time when you may have followed a part of the Eightfold path.

5. Right Understanding Man must have the correct understanding of the world, not just how you want it to be. Jeremy’s Story

6. Right Thought People must have good motives and attitude because it leads to good actions. You should commit to developing the right attitudes, including kind thoughts, giving up things and not being greedy. Yul’s Story

7. Right Speech No lying or being unkind to others in the way we speak of them. No gossip! Kim’s Story

8. Right Actions Behave peacefully and harmoniously; do not steal, kill and respectful of others. Natalie’s Story

9. Right Livelihood Have a job that is useful and makes you happy. Avoid making a living in ways that causes harm, such as ones that taking advantage of people or killing animals, or trading in drugs or weapons. Ethan’s Story

10. Right Effort You must WANT to make yourself better. Do your best to break bad habits. Use your time and energy for positive things. Work hard to do the right things. Sophie’s Story

11. Right Mindfulness Seek knowledge and exercise your mind. Be aware of what you think, say and do. Develop awareness of the body, feelings and states of mind. Richard’s Story

12. Right Concentration Develop mental focus. Learn to meditate without losing concentration Sandra’s Story

13. How Some Schools are Using Meditation 1.Read and annotate the passage. 2.Answer the STAAR question and bubble them in.