Naikan Feud

Status: MODERATED

Grade Level: 7th, 8th, HS

Objective

Learning about 1st Eightfold Noble Path: "Seeing things as they are"

Materials:

• Family Feud game powerpoint (optional; download from the internet)

• Polling software (optional)

Preparation:

• Naikan questions. (Students in Day #1 will come up with the exact questions)

1. What have I received from _______?

2. What have I given _______?

3. What trouble or difficulties have I caused for _______?

• Poll the Sangha or Dharma School Students on these questions

• Collate and rank the answers esp the top 5 or so.

• Program the powerpoint with the questions and the top answers. (optional)

Method

This is a two week lesson.

1. First Sunday, introduce what Naikan is and the Naikan questions.

2. Remind the we don't ask "What difficulties (someone) has caused me?"

3. Ask them to choose a person for the blanks in the question and write down their answers to the 3 questions.

4. Discuss

5. Announce that we are collecting responses for a "Naikan Feud".

6. Have the students decide what the questions are going to be (they need to be a version of the Naikan questions). Have at least 4 questions.

7. On the second Sunday, remind the students about Naikan and the questions.

8. Play Naikan Feud

9. Discuss

Evaluation

During the final discussion, ask what was memorable?  What was the most revealing/surprising question/answer?

Author

Darlene Bagshaw - Stockton (pharmdar.at.yahoo.com)