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Third Level -Students get to CHOOSE which smallanimal they want and put that “body” ontheir soul game piece; squirrel, rabbit, cator dog.Designed to be review for an assessment.These will be typical multiple choicequestions used on a test.Hopefully these questions are also easy,although students who have not studiedmay have difficulty.

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Fourth LevelStudents get to CHOOSE which largeanimal they want and put that “body” ontheir soul game piece; bird, monkey,elephant, or cow.Designed to give students actual problemsthey will fit in their lives. In the beginning,students will almost certainly lie, buthopefully, someone will call them out ontheir KARMA.The answers are ridiculously obvious, yetbroken daily by American students.

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Fifth LeveStudents DO NOT get to choose whichhuman they want and put that “body” ontheir soul game piece; Asian woman,Indian man, Latina woman, African maEnx.amPlayers chose for them.This is the most difficult round. Thequestions given are not obviously right orwrong. The group decides if they acceptthe answer, taking the roll of anyone in thescenario. This is how one person’sdecision affects the community.

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Nirvana, Moksha, PuIf a student passes the human round, theywin! The irony of this “winning”is thatother students can call them out of doingwhat is “right” by shouting KARMA!Chances are, this is because their REALkarma is bad due to past decisions. Theywon’t be able to reach Nirvana, Moksha orPure Land due to real life decisions.Thank you!

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are inseparable; lived reality accepted and openly discussed,ss are controlled from within byther than externally by an outsideadvanced education (Ph.D) or & economic issue revered and held in high regardr Deities, but as symbolic, right conduct.”

Similarities Among All Four Dharmic ReligionsLC ● Embrace moral principles in daily life individually, yet maintain cosmology and cohesion of universe ● Reason valued ● Non-attachmentPlurality-Anekantavada ● Hindus-god/deities & many paths to liberation ● Jains-reality attainable via many paths; requires full consideration/focus ● Sikhs-Hindu & Sofis voices in scriptures ● Buddhists-yanas (vehicles to reach Nirvana)Principles ● Ahimsa-non-violence ● Satya (truth) ● Right conduct, right choice (personal)Values ● Karma-cause/effect of actions ● Samsara-cycle of death & rebirth as bound material world ● Moksha-liberation, release, nirvana ● Meditation/Yoga-mindfulness & purposeful living

Differences Among All Four Dharmic ReligionsVaried Interpretations of the Path to God/HappinessHindu ● multiple definitions of what is holy & divine; iconsSikhism ● monotheistic; devotion through music (Kirtan) ● saint/warrior dualityJainism ● ”sticky” karmaBuddhism & Jainism ● do not acknowledge personal or creator GodMoksha/Liberation/Release/NirvanaBuddhism ● No God-meditate to clear mind & find own path, truth for selfHindu & Sikhism ● Grace key release from samsuraJain ● Complete non-attachment in this life ● Rid self of sticky karmaAll renounce except for Sikhism

India & Dharmic Principles: CivConceptual Lens: Perspective and Conflict EsseSkills: Critical Thinking, Civic Responsibility ResoPerspective & Jainism SikhismBeliefsFounder-timeSource/ ScriptureGeography/#sDeitiesSymbolsMajor HolidaysPrinciples

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