Group+5

**Top Five Things We Learned About Ourselves**
 * 2009 FDSTL Conference Notes - Group 5**
 * 1) Reflecting on ones own life choices
 * 2) With chanting, our egos came to the forefront
 * 3) Choices we make are based on our experiences
 * 4) During walk became mindful of material needs
 * 5) Not as compassionate as we could have been

**Top Five Things Learned About Shinran**
 * 1) Multiple names
 * 2) Age 9 he became a monk
 * 3) Insightful at a young age
 * 4) Wasn’t an orphan
 * 5) Personal frustration with self-power

**Lesson Plans (Grades 4-8)**
 * 1) Goal: Have kids experience meditative moment
 * 2) Tools:
 * 3) Create coned hat for personal space
 * 4) Cushion in courtyard on which to sit
 * 5) Bell to ring periodically to bring kits attention back to present moment
 * 6) Say Nembutsu
 * 7) Ask kids to report what they were thinking / feeling
 * 8) Compare to Shinran’s years on Mt. Hiei