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

sotapanna.....................................................

use of post-identification with

sotapanna.........................................274

realization...................................260

space............................................................

value of...............................................45

flickering.............................................33

Seven Factors of Enlightenment...3, 38, 44,

-case....................................................58

47, 66, 230

Specific Knowledge Models..................293

Seven Factors of Enlightenment..................

speech..........................................................

and Concentration.............................50

immoderate post insights.................215

and Morality.......................................50

spirit animals..........................................147

as pyramid..........................................38

spirit world.............................................148

cause for awakening...........................50

spiritual path................................................

correlation with the progress of insight

as Big Holy Deal..............................205

....................................................229

screwing up on.................................348

defined...............................................38

temptation on...................................313

imbalances of.....................................49

spiritual quest...............................................

sexuality.......................................................

and Desire for Deliverance..............193

issues and insight stages....................178

dangers of...........................................15

Index

spiritual trappings......................................2

motivation for practice.......................60

value of...............................................95

of fully realized beings.....................332

split...............................................................

ordinary..............................................54

ditching.....................................323, 330

overwhelming.....................................64

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.......................317

rejection of insights into.....................61

stages of insight......................................166

Truth Number One...........................60

stiffness.........................................................

truth of................................................26

from insight stages............................174

Wheel of Suffering...........................267

stream entry...................................211, 236

suicide..........................................................

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

of highly realized beings...................332

how much practice until...................238

surrender.....................................................

revised model...................................280

and effort............................................32

stress.............................................................

table tennis...............................................23

samatha jhanas and..........................135

taboo secrets................................................

stuff. .11, 184, 203, 229, 296, 323, 333, 343

of Fruition........................................247

stuff..............................................................

tantra............................................................

and appropriateness ........................287

origins of...........................................205

and integration.................................333

Tantra..........................................................

as focus of practice.............................75

at its best...........................................150

as nirmanakaya.................................311

teacher.........................................................

bringing up.......................................135

danger of role...................................101

bubbling to the surface.....................255

teachers....................................................79

bubbling up in Dark Night...............185

advertising styles...............................339

dark, usefulness of ego strength and276

and psychic powers..........................150

elimination impossible.....................323

and role reversals.............................215

elimination of...................................266

asking question of..............................81

flickering.............................................29

dangerous paternalism and..............232

in the Dark Night.............................186

evaluators of.....................................341

insight into..........................................58

getting caught in false models..........322

insight oriented take on....................128

giving contradictory instructions......237

limits of insight and............................59

identifying attainments.....................252