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

interconnectedness....................................7

first jhana:importance of

and the Mahayana............................321

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interdependence..........................................

140

and karma..........................................64

formless realms:getting lost in

interviews.................................................81

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intimacy........................................................

164

and transcendence...........................313

fourth jhana

investigation.................................................

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and insight stage 3............................230

143

as Factor of Enlightenment................38

getting fooled by

defined...............................................40

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of certainty, confusion, etc...............257

142, 144

of comparison..................................258

getting stuck in

of hindrances......................................41

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of nothingness..................................162

140, 159, 162

of samatha jhanas.............................140

investigating

of space............................................160

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James Bond...........................................204

140

jealousy..................................................120

mimicking Fruition

jhana.............................................................

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confusing term..................................134

246

first....................................................134

neither perception nor yet non-

samatha......................................10, 133

perception (8th jhana)

avoiding like plague

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163, 246

143

neither perception nor yet non-

basic pattern of progress

perception (8th jhana):pre-

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Nirodha samapatti

137

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being fooled by

354

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nothingness (7th jhana)

134

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benefits of

161, 162, 212, 246

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progress of insight in background of

134

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boundless consciousness (6th jhana)

249

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160, 161

Index

second jhana

as concentration object........................9

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kundalini......................................................

141, 230

and the A&P.....................................178

soft vs. hard

junkie................................................230

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spontaneous.....................................179

136

Kundalini...............................................292

third jhana

language.......................................................

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limits of.............................................153

142

Lao Tzu.......................................................

valid vacation

representing sambhogakaya.............312

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laundry.........................................................

135

post-enlightenment...........................321

vipassana..........................................217

leading onward.......................................254

Bill Hamilton's model of

let it go.........................................................

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and equanimity...................................48

219

limits and uses of................................16

first

literal vs. insight................................335

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talking about.....................................101

171

lights.............................................................

fourth

visions of..................................176, 205

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limited possible action models..............288

181

lineage..........................................................

fourth:formations

transmission.....................................343

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lineages.........................................................

207

self-perfection...................................328

second

little mush demons........................205, 236

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long-term view........................................258

175

lotus position...........................................74

third

love...............................................................

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radiating............................................266

178