What are the 3 or 4 most important things you learned about religious/spiritual teachings and practices in this class?

Using the
readings, lecture notes, class discussions, PowerPoints, reflection papers, videos, and any other relevant
data please select one of the options below and write one 5-6 page essay. You are required to cite
the class texts or other relevant sources at least five times in writing your essay. Use multiple
examples from diverse traditions. If you do not incorporate sources beyond the class readings, then no
Works Cited page is necessary. If sources beyond class texts are used, then include a Works Cited page
or reference appropriately. Im not looking for a particular writing format and this is not a research
paper so feel free to write in first person if you like and to include your own opinions and perspectives in
the essay. Feel free to be creative in your writing format and style.

What are the 3 or 4 most important things you learned about religious/spiritual teachings
and practices in this class? Why? How might these be relevant to your own life experiencebe specific?
You must incorporate themes from at least three different religious worldviews in responding to this
question.
Question 2: Compare and contrast two of the traditions we learned about to each other or one of the
traditions to your own religious tradition or your own agnostic or intentionally non-religious view of the
world. What are the most important similarities and differences?
One paragraph dedication to personal transformation: Spiritual practice and development are
rooted in a personal dedication to the ongoing cultivation of greater compassion, humility, equanimity,
discipline, and joy in our individual and collective lives. End your essay with a one paragraph dedication
to personal transformation in whatever way seems most appropriate for you.

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