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

great practice......................................19

heat..............................................................

in afterglow of jhana.........................143

sensations of.....................................174

inertia of...........................................253

Hercules................................................126

investigation of no-self........................31

High Equanimity...................................163

irrelevance of object...........................19

higher paths.................................................

limits of...............................................14

and the Three Doors.......................244

not for everyone...............................110

Hinayana........................................109, 320

samatha jhanas as object of..............140

Index

slowing down....................................135

boundless space (5th jhana)

those who should not do them........187

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two-finger exercise..............................22

130, 159

used to break up siddhis..................147

Buddha's praise of

useful assumptions of.................17, 334

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value of retreats..................................68

135

vs. concentration practices.........41, 111

chapter on

vs. content........................................106

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when and where.................................67

139

zazen.................................................109

first jhana

integration....................................................

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chapter on........................................333

139

loving-kindness and............................65

first jhana:five factors of

intentions.....................................................

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walking meditation and......................74

140

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

Love Models..........................................317

Visuddhimagga model

LSD...............................................115, 302

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LSD.............................................................

228

-esque insight side effects.................135

jhana-junkies..........................................164

luminosity....................................................

jobs...............................................................

and the Vajrayana.............................321

dissatisfaction with............................195

dharmakaya as deathless..................313

judgment....................................................8

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

investigation of...................................28

lung........................................................292

Kalu Rinpoche.......................................157

lust..........................................................120

karma...........................................................

and the A&P.....................................179

law of..................................................64

eliminating........................................273

Karma Models.......................................306

macroscopic.................................................

kasina...........................................................

value of.............................................311

practice.............................................137

madness.......................................................

kindness.....................................................8

fear of in Equanimity.......................206

knees............................................................

touching in the Dark Night..............197

preservation of...................................74

magic......................................................145

Knowledges of Suffering........................181

Mahasi Sayadaw........................................vi

koan.............................................................

Mahayana...............................................320

beyond philosophy.............................34

Mahayana.....................................................

reason it works.................................112

propaganda.......................................218

relation to noting practice..................40

Mandalas......................................................

Index

as pictures of fractals........................227

vs. \.....................................................36

mantra..........................................................

mindfulness meditation...........................41

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

confusing term....................................41

maps.............................................................

models.........................................................

and scripting.....................................234

dangers of fixation on.......................257

dangers of.........................................169

limited emotional range.........................

laughing at........................................258

literal interpretation of

taking to extreme..............................258

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uses of insight maps.........................169

322

Master Posers........................................245