Engaging content and excellent pace. While the level is introductory (I'd have liked a bit more depth), I would expect this from a lower-division/breadth course—and even more so from a MOOC like this.
I have been practicing meditation for two years already.In so far I have attended all Deepak Chopra meditation experiences which I found very helpful but not as helpful this course provided me so far.
By Osman V
•Great lectures. I really enjoy discovering the world of the teacher and friends. I'll give it 3 stars since it doesn't arrive at an awe inspiring conclusion or life changing experience as somebody interesting into these subject would expect. The part where our own importance is challenge is enlightening. Cheers to the good professor.
By James B
•An interesting class but left me wanting more. I realize that this is an overview but the field of secular Buddhism seems very shallow. After going through this class and reading three of Steven Batchelor's books I have the distint feeling that I may have reached the end of the subject.
By Triana B
•The course is somewhat interesting, unfortunately the way to provide the information is disengaging. Even though the professor clearly posses a lot of knowledge, he has a hard time landing the information.
By German G S
•Very interesting material, however, I found that the lectures are sometimes difficult to follow due to the lack of visual slides or schemes. It would help tremendously to the lectures imo!
By Deleted A
•The beginning is well prepared, interesting and informative, the end is undercooked, subjective and repetitive. Be it 2 separate courses, I would rate them 5 and 2.
By Marni S
•I enjoyed the course material and the idea behind linking Buddhist concepts with psychology; I just found some of the videos a little dry.
By Abhishek S
•The contents are in too much details if compared to the other courses of coursera,,only thing it should be made little precise
By Krishna S
•Good course. It was informative and gave me information from the perspective of Evolutionary Psychology
By Emil
•Strange course or maybe I find it strange, because I am not a buddhist.
By Pavankumar B
•A unique course that has encouraged a fresh approach to theology.
By ANAND K R
•Could provide certificate. As of now no certificate provided
By Riya B
•There is no certificate for this course so don't join in
By Beatriz S
•Excellent! Pity there is no certificate for this course.
By Darleen M
•Loved the professor. Do not like essay questions.
By Beatriz C
•good but not what i expected, too boring
By Kamala .
•Nice course more information its give
By Srinivasan
•Actually i have learnt most
By Francisco J L M
•THANK YOU ALL. Namaste.
By Жураева М
•good
By Guillermina E E A
•I finished the Buddhism and Modern Psychology course, I liked it but it has no certificate. However, I think that they should grant a proof of studies or diploma, even if it is not official, due to the effort and time invested.
I was excited that Princeton University offers the course, in fact it was one of the reasons why I signed up.
I would have liked to be able to say that I did these studies with the support of the knowledge offered by the University. Believe me, otherwise it's like I've read books and wikipedia.
By Georgiana S
•There is no diploma at the end of the course! You invest your time for nothing! If I wanted ONLY information about Buddhism I would have read A BOOK! But I wanted A COURSE! With a DIPLOMA at the end! Please create a diploma for this course, there are LOTS of other people complaining on the forums about this too.
By Jo P
•I was attracted to this course because it offered the science behind Buddhism and I am studying neuro-science. I have abandoned it as it is yet an other exposition of Buddhism. Neglible science, neglible evidence - just stuff I already knew from non-scientific Buddhist sources.
By Andrea P R C
•Los cuestionarios estan en ingles por lo que es difícil resolver aunque el curso tienen subtítulos y la resolución de dudas me pareció muy informal debido a los perros que muestra y habla de ellos
By TUSHAR V S
•THE VIDEOS GET BORING AFTER SOMETIME. IT NEEDS ANIMATION OR STORYTELLING TO UNDERSTAND MORE. THIS COURSE WAS NOT HELPFULL TO UNDERSTAND CONCEPT IN-DEPTH.
UNHAPPY WITH COURSE OUTCOME.
By Natalia S A
•Abandono el curso porque el contenido está muy basado en opiniones del profesor pero no brinda mucho contenido teórico.