Quiz 1

Question 1 of 10

1. Question

What are the four applications of mindfulness?

Mindfulness of body, speech, consciousness, and mind.
Mindfulness of thoughts, sensations, emotions, and perception.
Mindfulness of the body, feelings, the mind, and sensations.

Question 2 of 10

2. Question

True or False. In Buddhism, the term “neutral” is used to describe the absence of feeling.

True
False

Question 3 of 10

3. Question

True or False. From a Buddhist point of view, the mind is objective and quantifiable.

True
False

Question 4 of 10

4. Question

In this lesson Alan explains how each of the four applications of mindfulness directly relates to each of the _____________ .

nine stages of shamatha
four noble truths
five jhana factors

Question 5 of 10

5. Question

Alan states that ________ is a foundational platform for the practice of vipashyana.

shamatha
the body
the labeling thoughts, sensations, and emotions

Question 6 of 10

6. Question

In this lesson, Alan mentions an overall framework for Buddhist practice, reflected by which of the following below?

Shamatha and vipashyana
Wisdom, compassion, and power
Ethics, samadhi, and wisdom

Question 7 of 10

7. Question

How does Alan define the term marga?

As referring to the cultivation of virtue.
As indicating a irreversible and authentic path.
Our ability to evolve as human beings.

Question 8 of 10

8. Question

Which of the following does not reflect how Alan describes samadhi?

In developing the practice of samadhi, we naturally develop facility in vipashyana.
To develop samadhi is to develop single-pointed attention.
Samadhi is a tool that allows us to cultivate wisdom, driven by vipashyana.

Question 9 of 10

9. Question

Alan tells us that shamatha practice contains which of the following qualities?

Relaxation, stability, and clarity
Relaxation, introspection, and mindfulness
Insight, clarity, and inquiry

Question 10 of 10

10. Question

In the practice of shamatha we can can settle the attentional imbalancs of agitation and distraction with ___________ , and the attentional imbalance of laxity and dullness with ___________ .

stability, clarity
clarity, stability

The Four Applications of Mindfulness

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