Buddhism Key Practices: Ethics (OCR GCSE Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Define karuna
Define karuna
Deep concern for the suffering of others & desire to alleviate it
Karuna teaching about true happiness
Karuna teaching about true happiness
True happiness unattainable while others suffer
List the Four Sublime States
List the Four Sublime States
Metta, Karuna, Sympathetic Joy, Equanimity
Define metta
Define metta
Loving-kindness; kind, friendly, benevolent attitude to others
Define Sympathetic Joy (Sublime State)
Define Sympathetic Joy (Sublime State)
Feeling joy for happiness & success of others
Define Equanimity (Sublime State)
Define Equanimity (Sublime State)
Calmness & stability facing both happiness & suffering
When was ROKPA charity established?
When was ROKPA charity established?
1980s
Where does ROKPA operate?
Where does ROKPA operate?
Zimbabwe, Nepal, and Tibet
Metta vs Karuna distinction
Metta vs Karuna distinction
Metta: desire for happiness; Karuna: response to suffering
What is metta focused on?
What is metta focused on?
General desire for all people to be happy
When does karuna emerge?
When does karuna emerge?
When metta meets a specific instance of suffering
What does cultivating metta lead to?
What does cultivating metta lead to?
Inner peace
What does metta eradicate?
What does metta eradicate?
Ill will and hostility
5 stages of loving-kindness meditation
5 stages of loving-kindness meditation
Self, good friend, neutral, difficult person, all beings