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RP Post 2
 * 1) 1. How does Buddhism help a person lead a meaningful life?
 * 2) 2. Practicing Buddhism in Daily Life (non-Fic)
 * 3) 3. Venerable Thubten Chodron
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 * 5) 5. 6.13.14 at home
 * 6) 6. Subject- Buddhist practices during the day that impact how you view/live life. Occasion- how to become a kind human being. Audience-everyone, adults, people who are grumpy. Purpose- to give advice on how to become a better human being for yourself and the people around you. Speaker-Thubten Chodron. Tone- Informative, scholarly
 * 7) 7. Being kind is the ultimate way to achieve the spiritual life on earth people desire. Rather than living on automatic, be mindful of what you are thinking, saying, feeling, and doing each moment.
 * 8) 8. Dharma allows one to transform their attitudes in the midst of daily activities which lead to living a meaningful life.
 * 9) 9. On a scale of 1 to 10 I am persuaded by what he is saying at level 8. He makes it seem really easy and that all you need to be happy in life is living by those steps. But how about the forces you cannot control. How can you still be happy then?
 * 10) 10. Quotes
 * 11) a. The antidote to living on automatic is to cultivate mindfulness .
 * 12) b. By cultivating this awareness, we will no longer be spaced out, just reacting to things, and then wondering why we are so confused and exhausted at the end of the day. If we are mindful, we will notice that we have a kind heart and will enrich it and let our actions flow from it.
 * 13) c. If we realize that, we can come back to our breath, come back to our kind heart, instead of throwing our negative energy out in the world.
 * 14) d. Then instead of harming them out of anger, we will be more compassionate and understanding, and will work with them to negotiate an agreement.