transcendence..............................................
not getting lost in................................21
and dharmakaya...............................313
obsessive.............................................35
and intimacy.....................................313
of attainment....................................255
Transcendence Models.........................315
Removal of Distracting.....................124
transference...........................................295
right thought.....................................124
tri-ality....................................................207
stopping......................................57, 209
True Self......................................................
suicidal.............................................192
as dharmakaya or nirmanakaya.......312
Three Characteristics...................................
as no-self...........................................104
and the end of suffering.....................63
formal discussion of.........................153
as basis for insight stages..................171
practical application of.....................157
as only way.......................................108
teachings in Buddhism.....................156
Fundamental Perception Model......270
TV snow............................................18, 20
heroic investigation of......................116
Twelfth Path..........................................256
non-conceptual understanding of....175
Twelfth Path(s).............................................
of difficult issues...............................129
suffering due to................................258
of hindrances......................................41
U Pandita...............................................337
rose by any other name....................109
ultimate bodhichitta...............................241
shadow sides of................................214
Ultimate Reality...........................................
Three Characteristics.......................270
use of teachings on...........................155
vs. content..........................................97
ultimate truth...............................................
Three Doors................................................
good and bad as...............................310
and formless realms.........................241
ultimate wisdom.......................................14
and the A&P Event..........................180
underwater...................................................
as six doors.......................................243
feeling of being.................................177
chapter on........................................240
unitive experiences......................................
example of........................................130
and nirmanakaya..............................313
not proceeding 8th jhana.................164
not the answer..................................157
Index
Unity Models.........................................318
walking.........................................................
unsatisfactoriness.....................................26
jerky or ratchet-like..........................172
Upaka....................................................303
walking wounded...................................199
Vajrayana...............................................320
watcher.........................................................
vedena..........................................................
and formations.................................207
defined...............................................45
and Mind and Body.........................171
vibrations.....................................................
and The Three Doors.....................240
and interference patterns.................177
as non-existent observer...................157
and the phase of the breath.............191
awareness as not...............................156
as predominant experience..............206
not separate or thing..........................28
being torn to pieces by.....................194
unfindable..........................................29
first characteristic................................17
wave model..............................................18
formless............................................206
Wazoo...................................................341
good investigation of........................130
Western Buddhists......................................
in Dark Night...................................184
very low standards of........................337
instant perception of by enlightened
William Blake.......................................117
beings..........................................249
Wisdom.......................................................
investigation as sport..........................21
as Spiritual Faculty.............................34
mind moments.................................103
balancing with faith.............................34
no magic frequencies.........................20
danger of discussing.........................103
speed of..............................................20
excess and deficiency.........................34
views.............................................................
fundamental instructions....................13
becoming sacred..............................261
ordinary..............................................14
Vimuttimagga.................................136, 149
radiating............................................266
Vinaya......................................................92
relative vs. ultimate.............................14
Vinegar Tasters, The.............................312
showing lack of...................................96
vipassana......................................................
The Third Training...........................12
defined...............................................16
vital assumptions................................12
vision............................................................
Wisdom Eye................................................
of Big Issue.......................................130
blinking.............................................282
vision-quest............................................115
Wisdom Eye....................................278
visions..........................................................
wise remorse..............................................8
as basis for insight............................150
yoga-butt.......................................................
in Equanimity...................................205
yoga-butt...................................266, 267
sleep deprivation and.......................115
You Are Already There School............324
visualization..................................................
zazen......................................................133
as concentration object.........................9
Zen.........................................................321
Visuddhimagga..............136, 149, 167, 228
awareness of insight stages...............169
Void, The..............................................242
culture of..........................................117
Void, The....................................................
on side of buddhas...........................329
as not nothingness............................162
Document Outline
1.Introduction to Part I
2.Morality, The First and Last Training
3.Concentration, The Second Training
4.Wisdom, The Third Training
5.The Three Characteristics
The Five Spiritual Faculties
6.The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
7.The Three Trainings Revisited
8.The Four Noble Truths
9.Practical Meditation Considerations
10.Summary
11.Conclusion to Part I
12.Introduction to Parts II & III
13.Buddhism vs. The Buddha *
14.Content and Ultimate Reality *
15.What Went Wrong? *
16.A Clear Goal
17.Harnessing the Energy of the “Defilements”
18.Right Thought and the Aegean Stables
19.From Content to Insight
20.Concentration vs. Insight
21.The Concentration States (Samatha Jhanas)
22.No-self vs. True Self
23.The Formless Realms
24.The Progress of Insight
25.The Vipassana Jhanas
26.How the Maps Help
27.The Three Doors
28.“Was That Emptiness?”
29.Beyond First Path (“What Next?”)
30.Models of the Stages of Enlightenment *
31.So What’s “Full Enlightenment”? *
32.Integration*
33.It is Possible!
34.More on the “Mushroom Factor”*
35.So Who The Heck Is Daniel M. Ingram?
36.Conclusion And Best Wishes