“Spiritual Practice”

Post spiritual practice reflection papers through the “Spritual Practice” tab for the appropriate week.Each spiritual practice paper is worth a possible ten points. Approximate paper length is 450-800 words. Full credit is given to papers that address all components of the assignment, regardless of length. 1. Describe one spiritual practice chosen from the two practices assigned. (5 points) – What is the spiritual practice? – How did you practice it? What was your experience in practice? Why/why not is this practice for you? 2. Explore the resources that are listed on the right hand side under the “latest content”: art, quotes, book excerpts,video clips, teaching stories, etc. These will enrich your understanding of the practice. Then, try it out. See how it goes. Reflect on your experience of engaging in this practice. Write about two resources from the website “latest content” section that add to your knowledge of this spiritual practice. (2.5 points each). Describe each resource and indicate the resource’s helpfulness in understanding this practice. This is the actual assignment ( this is what the writer need to write about): Choose the spiritual practice of either Attention OR Being Present. Each spiritual practice paper is worth a possible ten points. 1. Describe one spiritual practice chosen from the two practices assigned. (5 points) – What is the spiritual practice? – How did you practice it? What was your experience in practice? Why/why not is this practice for you? 2. Write about two resources from the latest content section (found on the right hand side of the practice page) on the website that add to your knowledge of this spiritual practice. (2.5 points each). Describe each resource and indicate the resource’s helpfulness in understanding this practice. Latest resources: Practice Go to www.spiritualityandpractice.com and click on “Attention” and “Being Present” and read what it says about each practice. Explore the resources that are listed on the right hand side under the “latest content”: art, quotes, book excerpts,video clips, teaching stories, etc. These will enrich your understanding of the practice. Then, try it out. See how it goes. Reflect on your experience of engaging in this practice. ALSO, these sources may help you: 1. Read a. Spirituality: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirituality b. Spirit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit c. Religion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion d. Evolution of Religion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_origins_of_religion e. The Sacred Quest (course text) Introduction Chapters 1 and 2 (pp 1-35) 2. Watch/listen a. Sraddhalu Ranade on the Essence of Religion (first 4 minutes of the interview): http://www.javadtaghia.com/educational/global-oneness b. The Heart of Religion: http://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/films/heart-religion c. Pew Findings on Spirituality and College Students http://www.pewforum.org/2008/02/14/ucla-study-students-become-more-spiritual-in-college/ c. Spiritual Teacher: 1. Read the description of a spiritual teacher on the Spirituality and Practice Website at http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/explorations/teachers and explore individual teachers by looking through the alphabetical tabs on this page. 2. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Explore the website: http://www.dalailama.com/ Listen to his teachings on happiness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUEkDc_LfKQ