Mastering the Core Teachings of Buddha - An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book

One more little morsel for you brave adventurers… I have noticed that the easiest time to attain Nirodha is usually a few weeks after attaining a path, when the vipassana jhana aspect of the progress of insight is becoming clear and a nice degree of mastery has been attained in that Review phase. However, it has this nice/nasty habit of helping to precipitate a new progress cycle, as the level of clarity gained in its wake is impressive. Thus, one may go from the best highs of a Review phase and Nirodha’s glorious afterglow to the 3rd ñana, A&P and the Dark Night quickly. In fact, this seems to be a very natural part of many cycles of anagamis who also know the samatha jhanas and formless realms.

Best of luck and practice well,

Daniel

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Index

INDEX

1.A&P Event..........................................238

of the unfinished operation..............201

as minimum attainment for teaching

the boulder and the hill......................69

....................................................344

anaolgy.........................................................

difficulty obtaining Fruition after.....255

of Agean Stables...............................126

mimicking enlightenment................248

angels...........................................................

sorting out from Fruition.................240

visions of..........................................145

A&P/A&P Event....................................179

anger......................................................120

abandonment...............................................

compassion in..................................121

of altered states...................................12

arahat.....................................219, 329, 353

of morality..........................................12

arahat...........................................................

absorption..............................................133

and ego.............................................276

acceptance....................................................

below buddhahood..........................329

exploration with.................................21

master of ultimate............................331

access concentration..........................9, 139

revised model...................................282

foundation of insight practices.........171

taking bochisattva vows....................331

near enemy of first jhana..................141

traditional definition.........................274

Achaan Chah...............................................

two types...........................................283

on arahats.........................................341

Wisdom Eye....................................282

advanced practitioner..................................

arahats..........................................................

example of practice..................129, 130

knowing the Three Kayas................308

afterglow.......................................................

limited action models.......................285

of enlightenment..............................213

still think...........................................309

aftershocks...................................................

technically enlightened.....................288

of Fruition........................................212

vs. buddhas.......................................330

agendas......................................................3

which bhumi?...................................330

for Morality..........................................6

arahatship.....................................................

altered states............................9, 13, 52, 53

defilements and................................275

abandonment of.................................12

arrogance.....................................................

insights beyond...................................12

and ego.............................................275

ordinary practice and.......................116

as map side effect.............................170

severe...............................................115

of arahats..........................................275

sleep deprivation and.......................115

of the Mahayana...............................218

anagami........................................................

ascetics.........................................................

anagami............................................274

neurotic..............................................62

mature..............................................281

astral plane.............................................148

analogy.........................................................

attachment...............................................62

of a racecar driver..............................22

and suffering door............................242

of confetti...........................................24

seeing clearly....................................197

of Damnitall.....................................232

to rights and rituals.............................96

of dog chasing own tail.......................63