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R2.2 
The Sixfold Mental Powers [abhifitiA] 
(D.iii.28I, 
The sixfold mental powers are another way of de-
scribing the by-products of the wisdom of the en-
lightened: 
magical powers [iddhividhA]: the ability to 
perform certain miracles to do with changing the naturc • BORN TO PURSUE PERFECTION 
of objects — such as floating in the air, transmuting than these sets of supranormal knowledge are fruits which 
body, enlarging or shrinking oneself or making oneselfnay accrue to a greater or lesser extent to those earnest in 
invisible; 
their Dhamma practice. It is for this reason that all of us 
2 
supranormal audition [dibbasota]: being ablcltauld try to put all thirty-eight blessings into practice —
hear sounds not audible to others 
 if we practise truly, before long we will avail ourselves of 
3 
reading the minds of others VetopariyaftAA4,- e knowledge of the core of Buddhism and have a 
knowing what others are thinking; 
knowledge of the supranormal in the footsteps of the 
4 
the ability to recollect one's own previous Buddha and all the arahants. 
existences [pubbenivasanussatifkkAa]; 
5 
the ability to recollect the previous existence ff we practice more and more, we will start to 
of others [cutEpapAtailAAa]; 
understand for ourselves the answers to the eternal 
6 
the knowledge of an utter end to all defilements  
[AsavakkhayaliAAa] 
questions of life. We will begin to know for ourself our 
purpose in life and as we see how the Buddha practised 
virtues (which are none other than those outlined in this 
series of thirty-eight blessings) we will realize too that 
to practice in his footsteps is our real task in life. As 
humans we were not born to indulge in materialism, or 
even to find a place for ourselves in heaven. Like the 
Buddha, our aim in life should stop nowhere short of 
Nirvana. Our true aim in life is encapsulated in the 
eternal words of the Great Abbot of Wat Paknam: 
For the sixfold mental powers, the first five are worldly 
[lokiya] accomplishments, the sixth alone being 
transcendental [lokuttara] — this last being something 
that can only be achieved by one's own efforts and 
which is impossible to replicate or know from listening 
to others' experiences. Reaching this level in one's 
practice, one will know for oneself. 
B.2.3 The Fourfold Analytical Insights [pati-
sambhidA] (A.it 160) These are mental abilities 
concerned with the teaching of Dhamma to others. 
They are attained by those who have reached an end of 
defilements: 
analytic insight into consequences [attha-
paEisambhidA]: the masterful wisdom allowing one to 
enlarge upon any subject of the Dhamma; 
2 
analytic insight into causes [dhamma-
paEisambhidA]: the masterful wisdom al 
lowing one to summarize any subject of the 
Dhamma without losing the core meaning; 
1 
analytic insight into language [nirutti-
paEisambhidA]: masterful insight into language allowing 
one to know the meaning of all forms of human and 
animal communication; 
2 
analytic insight into wit [paEibhAAapaEi-
sambhidA]: the gift of quick-wittedness in expounding 
the Dhamma allowing one to `think on one's feet' and 
answer questions `on the spot'; 
Born in search of the Triple Gem — but when you 
find them disperse them! Craving cheats us, falsity 
deludes us and ensnares our roiling, tortured mind 
— put an end to craving, escape falsity, remove 
yourself from sensuality, follow the threefold 
aggregates without let, complete the sixteen tasks: 
until invulnerable to hardship — you can call it 
Nirvana if you like ..." 
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D. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES 
D.1 Metaphor: Released prisoner 
Whenever a prisoner is released from confinement and 
can escape the reach of instruments of torture, the 
freedom he feels will bring him happiness that fills both 
his body and mind. In the same way, those who attain 
Nirvana who have escaped the touch of all defilements 
and fetters, will also have a mind suffused with bliss. 
D.2 Er. MahA-Kappina Thera (J.iv.180, A.L25, 
SMAX.440, Vsm.393) 
Once, during the time of the Buddha, a king called 
MahA-Kappina with his queen AnojA reigned in the 
frontier kingdom of KuldchuEavatE. Every morning, 
MahA-Kappina would send out messengers from the four 
gates of the city to seek news from passing traders as to 
the arising of an Enlightened One in the world. 
One day, after the Buddha had arisen in the world, a 
group of traders from SAvatthE were visiting 
KukkhuEavatE. They told King MahA-Kappina of the 
arising of the Buddha. Just hearing the word `Buddha' 
King MahA-Kappina swooned from rapture. The trad-
ers mentioned the word 'Buddha' a total of three times 
— the king swooning each time he heard the word —
and the same happened when the traders mentioned the 
arising of the Dhamma and the Salgha — he swooned a 
total of nine times. 
Without further ado, the king renounced the throne and 
after rewarding the the merchants handsomely, left the 
palace in search of the Buddha, accompanied by all his 
ministers. The group set off in the direction of 
SAvatthE, but in their way were three rivers which they 
must cross on horseback: the AravacchA, the 
NElavAhana and the CandabhAgA. Each time they 
reached the bank of one of the rivers, MahA-Kappina 
would make an act of truth saying "if the teacher for 
whom we are seeking is truly a fully-enlightened Bud-
dha, let not even the hooves of our horses be wetted 
when crossing the river". Miraculously, the river be-
came temporarily solid like land, allowing MahA-
Kappina and his ministers to cross to the other side. In 
this manner they crossed the three rivers. 
In his meditation, the Buddha perceived MahAKappina's 
approach and travelled through the air to the banks of the 
CandabhAgA where he seated himself under a Banyan 
tree facing them and sent forth radiance as a signal to 
MahA-Kappina. When MahA-Kappina and retinue met up 
with the Buddha and had paid respect, the Buddha taught 
them the Dhamma and they eventually became arahants, 
joining the order of monks. 
AnojA and her courtiers renounced the world in a similar 
way and crossed he three rivers as their husbands had 
done to meet the Buddha. The Buddha made the womens' 
husbands invisible to them so that they would be no 
distraction as he preached the Dhamma 
— and the women too could become stream-enterers, 
entering the order under UppalavaAAa BhikkhuAE. 
MahA-Kappina Thera spent his days in the extasy of 
deep meditation and was so MI of happiness that he 
constantly repeated the words 'Oh! The Happiness. Oh! 
The Happiness' [aho sukhaO aho sukhaO] which made 
the other monks suspect that he was longing for the 
pleasures of kingship he had left behind, until the 
Buddha dispelled their doubts. 
C.3 Ey. SakamAna Sutra (Si 7) 
Once during the midday rest period, there was a large 
gathering of forest animals and the sound of all their 
cries was a fearful racket. One angel took a dislike to 
the horrendous sound finding it got on their nerves. 
However, hearing the same sound, the response of the 
Buddha was completely different. He declared, "Even 
when all the forest animals gather together at lunchtime 
and make such a noise, I am still happy because after 
my almsround and having eaten, it is my time of 
meditation." Understanding that which constitutes true 
happiness, even perceiving the same things as another 
person, one's better understanding of reality will al-
ways allow one to respond in the most positive manner 
appropriate. 
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A Aadiya 
Sutta 192 
abandon in 
hard times, 
friend who 
doesn't 43 
ability, doing 
to fullest 115; 
myth of latent 
177; vs. 
knowledge 
113 abortion, 
prohibited by 
Buddhism 
166 
absent-minde 
dness 229, 
380,413,416 
absolving 
sins 198 
absorptions 
attainment, 
for monks 
324; shackle 
of 422 
abstain from 
evil, 
non-recklessn 
ess reminds 
us to 246 
abstaining 
from 
unwholesome 
ness 22532, 
228-30 
abstinence, 
indispensable 
for Buddhists 
234; 
Christian 
history of 233 
abstract 
spiritual 
concepts, 
hard to learn 
331 abused 
children 
147-8 
academic 
knowledge, 
doesn't keep 
one out of 
prison 37 
accepting 
what you are 
271 access, 
amenable 
location 72 
accidental 
killing 123 
accommodati 
on, 
overcoming 
attachment to 
INDEXES I -
GENERAL 
acting profession, pitfalls 253 
action, humility of 264; right 245; 
purified 247 
active learning 254 
acts, treating monks with kindly 191 
addictive drugs, as intoxicant 235 
adherence to superstitions 416, 413 
gift 188-9; benefits of not drinking 236: 
admitting failings, helps learning 254 
damage arising next lifetime from drinking 
adoption, usually reluctant 144 
235, 236: dealing in 216; distraction to work 
adultery 106; absolutely not committing 20079; drinking 94, 107: found in roads to ruin 
as defilement of action 
199; as grol99; knowingly drinking 125; medical use 
unwholesomeness 228; committing 128; notrmissible 235; not drinking 122, 124; not 
committing 121,122, 123-4 
knowingly 
drinking 
121; omitted 
from 
defilements of action 199; restraint from 
advice, following encourages others to drinking 233-242; social damage from 233 
give it 313; formative influence on 
discretion 333; patience is not ignoring 
304 
affairs, taking responsibility for 42 
alms, giving daily 87 
after giving, intention 190 
almsgiving every morning 308 
afterlife destination, dictated by habitual almsround, coma monastic income 
state of mind 359; evidence for 359 
128; monks pass on 66; sole monastic 
livelihood 191 
afterlife realms, proof for existence of 
359 
age, recollecting to develop conscience 
230 
aggregates, 
conventional 
versus 
aggregates 381; dhamma- 386 
aggression 
caused, 
mark 
of 
external-based 
happiness 
274; 
provoking 114; unwholesomeness at 
social level 228; vengeful 167 
aggressive, thinking 114 
aging, suffering of 373 
agreeing to disagree, attitude in 
buddhist debate 385 
aim in life 92; lack of clear 92; loss 103; 
prerequisites for highest 96; three levels 
93; universal 92 
aim in spiritual development 92 
alcohol, as origin of disease 74: as unsuitable 
alone, contented to be 271 
altruism, rare 281; required for progress 
in society 142 
amenable dhamma teachings 66-67; 
definitions 70-1; household level 71; 
local level 71; national level 71; 
neighbourhood level 71 
amenable food 66, 67; household level 
68-9; in the household 173; local level 
68; national level 68; neighbourhood 
level 68 
amenable location 65, 66, 67, 96; 
components 68-72; creating 74; 
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household level 68; inner & outer 73-
4; living in 67-76; local level 68; 
national level 68; neighbourhood 
level 68; relative importance of 
factors 73 
amenable neighbours 66, 67; definitions 
69; household level 70; local level 69; 
national level 69; neighbourhood level 
69-70 
amenable resting place 173 
amenable sleeping place 173 
analysis, retrospective 180 
analytical 
insights 
[pa.tisambhidaa), 
fourfold 423 
anarchists, absence of 66, 69 
angelic body 356, 378, 379 
angels, respect towards 173 
anger, accumulation of 167; banishing 400; 
gravely damaging but short-lived 412; not 
expressing in a dhanutut discussion 335; 
overcoming 229, 417; patience in the face 
of 305 
angered, by decent conversation 30; not 
easily 42-3 
animal kingdom, suffering of birth in 
373 
animals, gift to 190; gratitude to 285 
announcing parent's goodness, by our 
example 147 
annoyance 380; defilement of the 
formless-brahma body 356 
annoying one's aging parents, avoiding 
146 
answering back 311; not 312, 313 
answering questions, four ways 334 
apprentice, rapport with trainer 253 
apprenticeship 116 
approach to work, appropriate 179 
appropriate spending 41 
appropriate, contentment with what is 
272-3 
approval, merit doesn't imply 78 
arahant 356, 381; body of enlightenmen 
380; gift to 191; worthy of respect 55 
arbitration, workplace 219 
arguments, causing 136 
armies, restraint from talk of 336 
armour, merit as protective amour 84 
arrogance 264-5; avoiding 115; damage to 
others 263; damage to self 263; damage to 
society at large 263; harm of 263-4; 
overcoming 265; source of stubbornness 
316; worthy role model protects from 52 
artful application, six components of 
114; three categories 114 
artful speech 131-8; basis of spiritual 
dialogue 331; defined 133; qualities of 
134; those who don't appreciate 135 
artfulness 
in 
application 
113-8; 
cultivating 114-6; definition 
113.4; 
instilling 115-6 
artfulness 
in 
knowledge 
102-11; 
definition 104 
artfulness in usage 119-29; definition 
120-1; objectives of study 119-20 
artificial morality 226 
asking questions, helps learning 254 
anxieties, reduced 83; unwholesomenesaisaissination 217 
personality level 228 
any-bed users' practice 351 
apologizing quickly 264 
appearance 
worsened, 
personality level 228 
appearance, improved personal 83 
appearances, obsession with 106 
appetite, overcoming slavery to one's 
350 
application, artfulness 113-8 
application, initial 180 
application, sustained 180 
appreciating debt of gratitude, practical 
ways 145 
appreciation of others' virtues, bowing 
helps 53 
appreciation, of debt of gratitude 141 
assistance, not giving those who lack 
gratitude 284 
associating with good friends 40; to 
overcome sensuality 417 
unwholinomeractariatien 44-7; with fools, worthy role 
model reduces possibilities of 52; with 
the wise, cultivating 48 
association, definition 31; principles of 
45-6 
assuming one is right 265 
astrology, causing prevarication 179 
attachment 404; to rites and rituals 380; 
in development of greed 275; letting go 
by centring 189; neither in whole nor in 
part 352-3 
attainer made noble, the noble truths 
372 
attainment obstructed, unwholesomeness a 
level 
228 
attainment, deterioration of previous 
133; falling away from 133; merit 
leading to 84 
attention, capturing listener's 136 
attentive learning 107, 108 
attitude; of respect 59; to possessions 
t 276 
attitudes, changing one's 374 
attracting favourable circumstances 78 
attraction, in development of greed 275 
attractive gift 189 
attractiveness, irrelevant to successful 
marriage 171 
audience size, should not be motive for 
giving sermons 294 
audience, not compromising by one's 
sermon 294 
aunts as extended family 206 
austerities, categories of 349; monk 
must practise 323; the practice of 
347-56 
austerity 349-352; self-mortification 349; 
blessings one to thirty as groundwork to 
347; defined 349; ten virtues of a ruler 
201; necessary virtues for practising 
351-2; thirteen forms of intense 349-51; to 
remove defilements 347 
author, physical skilfulness 114 
average person, between extremes of 
good & evil 39 
avoidance, defined 228 
avoidance, levels B ea(planned 229; 
situational 228-9; tfaykateatal 229 
avoiding evil, the mar 
awareness 120; of 
awkwardness, 
u 
personality level 2 
Aztec civilization, 
t lifestyle 
?05 
'lilies 248 
rareness 
at 
fall 254 
c sli ing, 
alien to 
buddhism 
271; 
overcome by 
patience 303; 
overcoming 
excuses 354 
bad company, 
associating 
with 107 bad 
deeds; in the 
guise of good 
95; dilution 
of 228; not 
evened out by 
good deeds 
228 bad 
friends, 
distraction to 
work 179 
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bad habits, defilements as residue of 
348; dhanuna talks remind us of our 
331 
bail, helping extended family who need 
208 
bank account, emotional 171 
barbaric society 70 
basic needs, four 207 
battered children 147-8 
battle, restraint from talk of 336 
beasts of burden, letting retire instead of 
slaughtering 285; not working in 
midday sun 285 
beauty, measure of a person's worth 
261; misuse of 287 
bedclothes, as a token of respect 58; as 
suitable gift 188 
beds, as suitable gift 188; restraint from 
talk of 336 
before giving, intention 190 
beggars, always having something to 
give 208 
behaving habitually in a good way 40 
behaviour, habits dictate future 348; 
improved 83; wise one defined in terms 
of 39-40 
being a refuge to a friend 45 
being influenced by a fool 32 
being open, helps learning 254 
being 
without 
self, 
as 
universal 
characteristic 397-8 
believing in what you do 114 
belongs to doer, character of merit 78 
benchmarks for personal potential 270 
benefactors, available 66, 69; needed to 
establish new town 69 
benefit of the doubt, giving dhamma 
teachings 335 
benefit, brought by parents 148; for 
present 
lifetime 
71; 
latent 
283 
recognizing in others 283 
benefiting from things, requires knowing 
their usage 254 
benefits, allocating 218; inability to 
recognize 284, in the present lifetime 40 
betrays homeland, because of lack of 
wise ones 47 
better quality, gift of 188 
beyond control, as universal characteristic 
398 
bias, avoiding 202; endangers gratitude 
287; lack of 200-201; refraining from 
200 
biased personality 167 
birth, danger of 421; suffering of 373; 
suffering of being cleaned up after 373 
birthday, abstaining from sex on 366 
biting the hand that feeds 284 
black arts, unsuitable for monks 325 
blaming others 104 
blessing eighteen, in the sequence of the 
blessings 213 
blessing nine, relation to previous 
blessings 119 
blessing 
seventeen, 
place 
in 
the 
sequence 205 
blessing six in order of thinks 91, 
objectives 91 
blessing, importance of first 27 
blessings of life, as an ethical system 
22; 
definition 
21; 
extracurricular 
recompense 19; historical origins of 20; 
popular in Thailand 19 
blessings, definition 21, sixth group of 
223 
bliss, defined 422; difficulty in finding 
421-2; summum bonum of all blessings 
421 
blissful mind 421-424 
blocking monks' way 257; others' way 
259 
boastfulness, avoiding 115 
boasting 129; of dhamma knowkdge in 
front of a teacher 257; alien to dhamma 
discussion 335; not suitable for monk 323, 
325; source of stubbornness 316 
bodies of knowledge, die without 
respect 254 
bodies, inner 378, 379 
bodily organs, sacrificing 192 
body & mind, constitutes human being 
37 
budget, family 192 
body of enlightenment 380; characteristics burned out, feeling 403 
378-81 
burning money, at chinese funerals 174 
body, independent of mind 247; sound 
136 
bonds 422 
bonuses, paying 218 
boredom; of marriage 174; of one's 
marriage partner 174 
born, empty-handed 70; those competing 
to be 286; those invited to be 286 
borrowing from others 91 
boss, giving as a 188; spouse like a 169 
bottom pinched 367 
bowing 259, 264; connects us with 
others' virtues 53; effectiveness 534; 
helps us appreciate others' virtues 
53; parents worthy of 148; to a monk 
257, 326; 
bowl-eater's practice 350 
bra hmacariya, 
brahma-faring 
125; 
defined 
357; 
discontentment with 133; in everyday life 
363-6; practising 3656; practising the 
357-70 
breadth, knowledge in 108 
breaking precepts, because of lack of 
wise ones 46; effort invested in 124; 
ingratitude of 124 
bribery 217 
bright side, looking on the 306-7 
brightness; in mind 105; self-discipline 
leads to 120 
broken families 168 
brothels, frequenting 94; running 216 
brothers, object of respect 258 
brushing-off of discretion 28 
brush-off, giving others is the source of 
stubbornness 315 
Buddha images, anointing as sign of 
respect 256-7; respecting 256 
Buddha, as object of respect 256-7; 
encountered vicissitudes 398; faith in 
existence of 93; gift to 191; inspires 
practitioners 
not 
to backslide 
283; 
recollection of when bowing 54; three 
worthy qualities of 55; worthy of respect 
54-5: more numerous than grains of sand 
in the ocean 388 
Buddhism; founded on correct speech 
131; heart of 246; perpetuated by 
discipline of monks 127 
Buddhist duty to support religion 1912 
business, reinvesting in 192 
businessman's view of profit in life 27 
businessmen, amenable location for 67 
butchery 216 
Cr cabaret 
114; eight 
precepts 
prohibits 
watching 126 
calibrating 
discretion 27 
callous 
answering, 
source of 
stubbornness 
315-6 
candles, as a 
token of 
respect 58; as 
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suitable gift 188 
cane sugar, consumption allowed after 
midday 125 
capital punishment, humanest 125 
capital, working 192 
career 
setback, because of family 
problems 139 
careful, non-recklessness more than 246 
carefulness 247 
casinos 217 
caste system 263 
catalyst, mindfulness as 248 
catalysts, the four 85-6 
catastrophe 
in 
student-teacher 
relationship 107 
Catholic way of purification 197 
causes, analytic insight into 423 
caution when associating with fools 32 
celebrities, as role models 51 
celibacy 357, 367; idealized in Buddhism 
165; practising 
367; 
preferable to 
remarriage for widow 367; vs. marriage 
165-6; 
centre of body 229, 230 
centring mind, to let go of attachments 
189 
cessation of suffering, the noble truth of 
376 
chambers of a millionaire's heart, four 
40 
champions, restraint from talk of 336 
changing continuously, nature of mind 
234 
chanting 81; beneficial even if meaning 
not known 297; books 57; daily 308, 323; 
every evening 87; persuading spouse to 
practice 173-4; together in family 73 
character deterioration 228; developing 
83; strengthening one's 197; weaknesses 
of 197 
charisma, character of true monk 323 
charnel-ground dweller's practice 351 
chastity 357 
chatted up, being 367 
chatter, idle 
129, 
132, 
200; not 
succumbing because non-drinker 236; 
near pagoda 257 
cherishing ones spouse, damage of not 
167-8 
cherishing; one's parents 141-51, 400; 
rationale 141 
child and parent, reciprocal relationship 
between 147-8 
child, development of respect in 255; 
parental duty to instil with virtue 73 
child's debt of gratitude to parents 1435 
childbirth, suffering of undergoing 373; 
unnatural 373 
childhood, loss of self-sufficiency 207 
childishness, avoiding 106 
children sensitive to parental example 33; 
abused 147-8; care for parents with filial 
piety 142; have parents as role model 51; 
should listen to parents in dhamma 
conversation 338; violence in front of 
one's 167 
China, vengeance across generations 
264 
choicest rice, given to monks on alms 
188 
chores, helping parents with daily 
chores 146 
Christian charity vs. buddhist generosity 
186 
Christianity, rebirth in early 362 
chronic false view, because of lack of 
wise ones 46 
church, financed by state 191 
circumstances, catalytic 86, 96 
cities, restraint from talk of 336 
civilization, depends on unifying vision 
254 
claims 
to 
spiritual 
attainments, 
punishable by disrobing 127 
clarifying 
congregation's 
under-
standing, duty of monks 55 
clean gift 189 
clean slate at birth 77 
cleansing the mind, function of merit 82 
climate, not extreme 66, 68 
close family 206 
cloth, as suitable gift 188; result of 
giving 193; as a token of respect 58 
clothes, overcoming choosiness about 
349-50; restraint from talk of 336 
clothing, as suitable gift 188; honouring 
parents with gift of 146; result of giving 
193 
clouded mind, unwholesomeness at 
mind level 227 
clumsiness, 
unwholesomeness 
at 
personality level 228 
Cobain, unworthy role model 51 
collective merit 85 
colonization, vulnerability to 263 
combat, suffering of wounds in 373 
comfort zone, dhamma doesn't allow us 
to protect 331 
common sense about the world 27; 
giving way to emotions 348 
communal, gift 186 
companions, associating with evil 94 
comparison of different groups 412 
compassion 120, 148, 199; as true love 
403; basis of wholesome speech 134; 
dhamma taught on the basis of 333; 
recollecting the Buddha's when bowing 
54; teaching out of 294; worthy quality of 
the Buddha 55 
compassionate intention, giving out of 
193 
compatibility, virtues of 170 
competing to be born 286 
competition, avoiding 274; reduced by 
contentment 270 
complacency 263, 265 
complaints, tolerating parent's 146 
complete in themselves, everyone 165 
complexion, radiant 84; result from 
giving 193 
compliments, thanking others for 265 
compromising yourself, when giving a 
sennon 294 
conceit 416, 413; overcome by associating 
with good friends 417; overcome by 
avoiding flatterers 417; overcome by 
checking oneself for faLsc views 417; 
overcome by humility 417; overcome by 
not comparing oneself to others 417 
concentration, right 245; talk about 135; 
worthy subject of dhamma debate 336 
concern for the object of respect 59 
condemnation, 
unwholesomeness 
at 
lifestyle level 228 
conditional: help for extended family 
206; love, repaying debt of 286 
conditioned 
versus 
non-conditioned 
phenomena 389 
confession: as a way of purification 
197; role in Buddhism 198; rules 
entailing 127 
confidence 41, 71, 92 
confiding friend 43 
conflict: 
giving 
without 
193; 
in 
proportion to community size 305; 
patience in the face of 303 
congratulation, leading to influence 85 
conscience: awareness of builds patience 
306; inaccuracy 37; protects 
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human dignity 199 
conscientiousness in responsibilities 172 
consequences, analytic insight into 423 
consideration: loss of in development 
of greed 275; wise 247 
consistency 45: of a relationship 171; to 
duty 209 
constant friend 43 
Constantine the great 362 
contact with someone knowledgeable 
107 
contagious misapprehension, fools as 
bearers of 29 
contagiousness of habits 28 
contentment 269-80: to be alone 271; to do 
nothing 271: with one's spouse 166, I99, 
366, 417; with what you get 272; cultivating 
276-7; defined 
271: 
for monks 324; 
misunderstood 271: monks displaying lack of 
325; talk about 135; types 271-3; with what 
is appropriate 272-3; with what you already 
have 271-2; worthy subject of dhamma 
debate 336 
continued application of mind 356 
contraception, 
not 
prohibited 
by 
buddhism 166 
control, of distance in relationships 
178; resentment of 177-8 
conventional aggregates 381 
conversing on the Dhamma 326; on 
worldly subjects, monks 325 
Conze, Edward 390 
cooling, self-discipline leads to 121 
cooperation, maximized by contentment 270 
core virtues 92 
corruption 128, 197, 201, 217: at high 
level, because of lack of wise ones 47; 
because of lack of wise ones 46; in the 
name of gratitude 287 
cosmetics, 
eight 
precepts 
prohibits 
wearing 126 
cosmology, as Buddhist metaphysical 
teaching 386 
cottage garden. available 66. 69 
counsellor, character of good friend 336 
courteousness, makes a family worthy 
of help 210 
courting, distraction to work 179 
cousins as extended family 206 
covetousness 129: defilement of physical 
body 356 
craftsmanship, artful use 119 
craving 375 
crawling 
animal, 
next-lifetime 
consequence of alcohol 236 
creative thinking 114 
creator god, redundant 359 
criminals: absenciD [ark 68; view of 
profit in life 27; reflectifins to 
criticism, accepting Ram 
313: always a 
risk to give 312; foclavraciertg because of 
tIly
inability to take 301 
n • out, 13; inviting 
313, 317: openness o. 
develop conscience 5. 
hidden treasure 316Prg 
va
whleunes 
giving
2l4-5 
lurking in the
 [34-5
bk measure of 
darkness 421-
2; built-in 
crossroads, human4altN#19191
crudeness, 
ungRilesomeness 
at 
personality level 228meolon 
cruelty 106: as mcfathltillTantifilan 227; 
avoiding 303; onfiliS thatOrhettlth 84; 
preoccupation wit1029bIstt animals 128; 
family 206 
cultivation 114 
Dawkins 142 
cultured, characterdtertod friend 336 
custom: complianeuteds120; indicator 
of ethical work 216ethatfieb,125; refusal 
to comply with loctli9beaming, 
next-lifetime 
Y-'Tr t bllecting to 
tsKilytk$ revealing 
grisidcrations 
consequence 
of alcohol 
236 dead, 
attempting to 
kill 
something 
already 123 
deaf ear, not 
turning 312 
dealing in the 
roads to ruin, 
because of 
lack of wise 
ones 47 
death: daily 
recollection 
of 265, 406, 
408; danger 
of 421; 
imminence of 
291; suffering 
of 373 debate, 
agreeing to 
disagree in 
Buddhist 385; 
live & let live 
attitude in 
buddhist 385 
debt of 
gratitude: in 
unwholesome 
speech 132; repaying 286-7; should be 
repaid 
to 
the 
death 
286; 
underestimating 143 
debt problems, incurred by working 
stress 220 
debts, 
paying 
off 
parents' 
146; 
prevarication about paying 95 
deceit 128 
decency, favouring 42 
decent talk, those angered by 30 
decision making: affected by defilements 
348; affected by unwholesomeness 227; 
improved 83 
dedicating merit to deceased 145, 146, 
147 
dedication, in learning 109 
deep thought obstructed, unwhole-
someness at mind level 227 
defeat, rubs entailing 127 
defecating out of sight of Buddha 256 
deference, lowering one's head in 264 
defilement groups, different characteristics 
of 412 
defilements 347-8: allowing to precipitate 
reveals hidden realms 359: classification of 
412; conflict with profound truth 301: 
definitions 411; difficulty in removing 348-9: 
freedom from subtle 411; fruits of having 
reached an end of 393; gradual removal of 
349; hard to see 348: heavy, medium and 
subtle 413; intense removal of 349; practice 
for eradication of 345; removing 348: 
removing by austerity 347; residue of bad 
habits 348; restrained by discipline 126; subtle 
381; taken for granted 348-9: transcending 
105; versus defilements of action 347; way to 
remove is elusive 349; why we can't afford to 
tolerate the subtle 416-7 
defilements of action 106, 119, 128, 
201: avoiding 199; compromised by 
working stress 219; expression 103; 
v.s defilements 347 degradation, as 
universal characteristic 
397 
delegating appropriate work 218 
delinquent, persuading others to be 104 
delusion 416, 413: defilement of 
angelic body 356; defilement of the 
formbrahma 
body 
356; 
gravely 
damaging and long-lived 412 
demonstrating, not suitable for monks 
322 
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den of thieves, amenable location 72 
denial, patience in the face of 305 
dens of vice, absent 66 
departed, budget for dedication to 192 
dependency 91 
depletable, character of merit 78 
depression 135 
depth, knowledge in 108 
desecration of religious property 60 
design, physical skilfulness 114 
desire: bias because of 200; in teaming 
106; slightly damaging but long-lived 
412 
desiring things in a dishonest way 412, 
413 
despair, suffering of 374 
destiny, four pathways of 95 
destructive thinking 114 
deterioration, as universal characteristic 39 
detriment to society, bringing no 119 
developing conscience 230 
deviousness 414, 413: difficult to uproot 
53; not succumbing because nondrinker 
236; unsuitable for monks 325 
devotion, of parents in raising children 
144 
Dhamma books: reading 81; treating 
carefully 257 
Dhamnta 
debate 
334: 
governing 
principles 
336-7; 
participants 
336; 
self-preparation for 334-6; subject 336; 
timing 336 
Dhamma discussion: aim to bring forth 
wisdom 335; family 337-8; in everyday life 
337-8; in the time of the Buddha 337; in 
traditional 
buddhist 
society 
337; 
practicalities of organizing 334-7; should 
limit scope 337; to be conducted in just way 
337 
Dhamnta lectures: listening attentively 
257; never missing 257 
Dhamnta listeners, marks of a good 
294-5 
Dhamma practice 197-203: in everyday 
life 201-2; in the sequence of the 
blessings 198; overcoming obstacles 
202 
Dhamma sermons, giving 81; listening 
to 81; not wriggling during 332; purpose 
291 
Dhamma talk: giving a 3334; reminds 
us of our bad habits 331 
Dhamma teachers, marks of a good 
2934 
Dhamma teachings: amenable 66, 67, 
70-I; giving the benefit of the doubt 335; 
listening regularly to 291-9; mocking 57; 
most important of amenable factors 73; 
overview 245; undervaluing 60; worthy of 
respect 57 
Dhamma: appropriate occasions to listen to 
292-3; as abstract concept 331: as object of 
respect 257; defined 333: hard to open up 
mind 
to 
331; 
lifcspan 
curtailed by 
inappropriate discussion 332; must be 
discussed beneficially 332; not detracting 
from value of 332; outcomes of listening to 
the 296-7; practising rather than talking 338; 
progressively deeper 205: regular discussion 
of the 331-43; six characteristics of 333; to 
be discussed for the dhamma 337 
Dhammakaaya: must be attained to be 
invulnerable 395; allows one to understand 
the reality of life and the world 345: eye of 
378; not maintaining causes backsliding 
386 
Dialogue: defined 333; spiritual 33143 
die in one's place, friend who would 43 
different, 
self-discipline 
leads 
to 
something 120 
diligent acquisition 40 
dilution: of bad deeds 228; of bad 
karma 197 
discretion: 
catalytic 
86: 
comes 
from 
transactions with real people 27: concerning 
life path 27; dictates as person's future 51: 
differentiates people 51; doesn't come 
unpackaged 27; effect of a 'hero' on 51-2: 
formation 27-8; formative influences on 27, 
333: importance 27; importance of properly 
calibrating 27: inaccuracy 37; process of 
acquiring 28: the brushing off of 28: wise one 
defined in terms of 39 
discussing dhamma 331-43: beneficially 
332; so as not to detract from value of 332; 
making ourselves worthy of 321 
disease: absence of infectious 66, 68; 
invulnerable to 84 
disgust, not allowing to perturb mind 
307 
disharmony, 
from 
arrogance 
263; 
unwholesomeness at social level 228 
dislike 415, 413 
disloyalty to homeland, because of lack 
of wise ones 46 
disposition, built up across lifetimes 291 
disrobing: because of insulting 133; of 
monks 127; 
distance, psychological 31 
distant past 79 
distilled in mind, character of merit 78 
distortion of teachings, unsuitable for 
direct answer 334 
monks 325 
directed anger 415, 413 
distraction, because of insulting 133 
disability at birth 64 
districts, restraint from talk of 336 
disappointment: proportional to elation 398fistrust, enemy of marriage 171 
suffering of 374; unwholesomeness divided answer 334 
lifestyle level 228 
divine abidings 148 
divisive speech 129; avoiding 40 
disasters: absence of 66, 68; helping divorce 167: becoming more common 
extended family who suffer natural 208 
174; stone-walling predicts 170 
doctors, accessible 66, 69 
discipline 119: for discipline's sake 
doing few good deeds but expecting 
127t; householders' 121-2; monastic 
miraculous outcomes 244 
122; variety 121; vs. self-discipline 121 
doing good deeds: the patience to 305; 
you never did before 3534 
discontentment: danger of 275t; objects 
doing no evil you never did before 353 
of 275; patience in the face of 305; 
doing nothing but expecting results 244 
social consequences of 274-6; with 
domestic violence 167 
brahmafaring 133 
donations, embezzlement of religious 
discouragement, in students 103 
donations 60; should not be motive for 
discovered by a noble, the noble truths 
giving sermons 294 
372 
doubt 229, 230, 380, 406, 416, 413: 
discrete covetousness 414, 413 
Buddhist metaphysics only designed 
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to alleviate 387; eradicated by faith 
291; hearing sermons when 
succumbing to 292 
downpayment, generosity as 186 
drawing the line 248 
dressing, 
appropriately 
114, 
265; 
provocatively 278 
drink, restraint from talk of 336 
drinking: companion 31; defined 235; 
quitting 236-7 
drinks, as suitable gift 188 
drug: abuse 104; addiction 103; as 
unsuitable gift 189; smuggling, spoils 
reputation of all Thais 207; taking 94; 
drunkenness: 
acceptable 
to judeo-
christians 233; even without alcohol 
235 
during giving, intention 190 
Dutiya Jana sutta 194 
duty, consistency to 209 
dying, empty-handed 70 
E 
ear, speech pleasant to 136 
earnest in practising dhamma teachings, 
lacking 57 
earning a living, easy 66, 68 
eating: after midday, not 122; distraction 
to work 179; to excess, not suitable for 
monk 323 
economic: by-products, negligible 213; 
equation, Buddhist 213; equivalence 213; 
fairness 104, 107; hardship, for family 
168; non-events 213; outlook, western 
213 
economics: Buddhist 213-4; fair 119 
education: as object of respect 257; 
giving 41; sex 168; system 66, 68; 
worldly insufficient 19 
educational objects, worthy of respect 
57 
effort: four types of 3534; in unwholesome 
speech 132; invested in breaking a precept 
124; not being earnest 179; required. mark 
of external-based happiness 274; right 245; 
willingness to expend 271 
egotism, versus loving oneself truly 405 
Egyptian civilization, cause of fall 254 
eight precepts 122, 245: components 
125; vs. five precepts 125; vs. Sabbath 
self-discipline 
122; 
to 
cultivate 
contentment 
277; 
to 
overcome 
promiscuity 349; uproots 
possessive love 406 
Eightfold Path 377, 391: following 366; 
meditation most important link of 257 
eighth precept 126 
elation: not allowing to perturb mind 
307; proportional to disappointment 398 
elders, object of respect 258; respect for 
400 
electioneering, unsuitable for monks 
325 
electricity supply 66, 68 
embezzlement of religious donations 60 
emergency, budget for funds in case of 
192 
emotional bank account 171, 206, 216: 
for extended family 208-9 
emotional 
trauma, risk of sexual 
relations 166 
emotions: dictating actions instead of 
common sense 348; not allowing to 
monopolize mind 247; picking up on 
negative 404 
employees: duties 218-9; avoiding those 
without gratitude 284; tend not to share 
knowledge 253 
employer, duties 218; worthy of respect 
56 
empty promises 31 
emulable, character of good friend 336 
encouragement: shortage of 207; to 
husband & in-laws 173; 
encroaching on monks 257; on others 
259 
end of the world, unfathomable by 
thought 386 
endangering others, not suitable for 
monk 323 
endearing speech 171 
endearing things, eventually 
cause 
sorrow 404 
endearingness 40: character of good 
friend 336; of parents 148; 
ends, 
knowledge 
applied 
for 
unwholesome 29 
enemies minimized, benefit of not 
drinking 236 
enemy, spouse like a 168 
enlightenment, body of 378, 379 
enmity, not appeased by further enmity 
418 
enterprises: wrong livelihood 215; 
wrong livelihood in private 215-7 
entertainment: as unsuitable gift 189; 
distraction to work 179; not 
indulging in 122, 126 
enthusiasm, in learning 109 
environment: affects peoples' virtue 65; 
influences ethical learning 22 
environmental: 
considerations 
in 
metaphysics 65; exploitation 104 
equanimity 148: moderates gratitude 
287 
erotic pictures, as unsuitable gift 189 
establishing congregation in 
wholesomeness, duty of monks 55 
eternal questions 423; blocked by 
ignorance 421 
ethical learning, principles of 21 
ethics: disregarded 274-5; working 
2145 
every man to themselves, in society 142 
evil behaviour, prohibiting yourself 
from every sort of 32 
evil intention, source of stubbornness 
315 
evil: avoiding 94, 245; making a clean 
break from past 32; mindfulness of 
abstaining from 258; protecting oneself 
from past 198; relapse into 225 
evolving things, must some day decay 
399 
exaggerating 128 
example: of our nearest & dearest, 
influences discretion 28; parents being 
an 145 
exclusivity: of gift 186; spiritual 20, 24 
excuses 31: being full of is source of 
stubbornness 315 
exemplifying virtue, duty of good 
teacher 255 
exhaustive, quality of blessings of life 
system 20, 23 
expecting: 
fortunate 
outcomes 
but 
behaving wickedly 244; miraculous 
outcomes, but doing few good deeds 
244; results without the work 244 
expenditure, skilful 276 
experience: mark of personal potential 
270; measure of a person's worth 262; 
speaking from 294 
explanation, duty of good teacher 255 
exposure to hateful things, suffering of 
374 
expressing 
respect: 
defined 
52-3; 
purpose 52-4; to those worthy of respect 
51-64; v.s respect 255; with body, 
speech and mind 58 
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F facilitating 
further 
teaching 312 
failure in life 
extended family: apprpiprialfittiers to help 
208; budget for genegiAliStki2j4elping is 
major investment ?WesAiralping may err on 
favouritism 205: Mt . 
e imi err on 
nepotism 205: helpips i Ifso urgent 205: 
how to find 206; j 
atizi fa helping 
206-8; looking afterbi 
1. practicality of 
looking after 208-lOic reporrdra everyone as 
one's 207 
214 faith 41, 
/
external appearan141_
9 ' 
t betray a 
fool 30; recognizinTMe 
30 
external-based hapjMeti
eye of the Dhammlaya 378 
eye, speech pleasatIV*134961
eyes closed, preaclflifeWilli 295 
eyesight, result froAPOirm19193 
eradicates 
doubt 291; 
giving out of 
193; in 
speaker, lack 
of 135; 
instilled by 
discipline of 
monks 127; 
in Triple 
Gem, 
encouraging 
parents 
towards 147; 
ordained in 
spite of 
lacking 325; 
turtle-head 41 
false friend: 
fools as 31; 
in positions 
of influence 
47 false view 
129, 296: 
defilement of 
physical body 
356; early 
signs of 103; 
entrenched 
59; humility 
ensures 
freedom from 
264; 
overcome by 
wisdom 417; 
source of 
stubbornness 
316; 
worsened in 
workplace 
219 false 
view of 
individuality 
416, 413 
problems 
167; 
recollecting 
to 
develop conscience 230; tradition, 
giving out of 187 
famous families' children, hard to get 
independent reputation 261 
fantasies, sexual 168 
fanning, physical skilfulness 114 
fashionable values 19 
father, defined 144 
fault finding 254: abstaining from 312 
fault, finding 48, 104, 116, 253 
faults: more easily detected by outsiders 
311; not letting obscure favours received 
from others 286 
faulty 
analysis 
of 
situations, 
unwholesomeness at mind level 227 
favour, never reclaiming one owed 287 
favouring: self-discipline & orderliness 
43; the honest & decent 42; the 
improper 30 
favouritism 205 
favours: 
appreciating 283; 
forgetting 
others' 284; giving to procure future 187; 
giving to repay 187; honouring goodness 
of one who has done a 283; initiating 281; 
repaying 283 
fear bias because of 200; eradicated by 
faith 291; giving out of 187; in learning 
106-7; of coming death 373; of the 
consequences of doing evil 199, 230 
feeling a liking for fools 32 
feeling slighted, suffering of 374 
feet: pointing one's 58; thinking on 
one's 334 
fellow 
congregation 
members 
as 
extended family 206 
female animal to male animal, unsuitable 
gift 189 
female prisoners, prohibited to men 123 
feng shui 65 
fetters 
229-30, 
356, 
381, 
406: 
defilements concluded as 416 
field of merit, parents as a child's first 
148 
fifth group of blessings 183 
fifth precept 124 
fighting: not suitable for monk 322; 
when insulted, not 307 
filial piety 141: but doesn't listen to 
parents' advice 284; children take care of 
parents with 142; fundamental of virtues 
142; helps meditation progress 142 
financial: independence 104; support 
withheld 60 
finding fault, avoiding 48 
fire, should never underestimate a small 
295 
first absorption, prince Siddhartha's 
attainment of 358 
first blessing, importance of 27 
first precept 123 
fishermen, amenable location for 67 
fishing 128 
five precepts 120, 121-2, 245: components 
1224: protects from the unfortunate realms 
360; reduces antisocial behaviours 405: vs. 
eight precepts 125 
five 
virtues 
[paftcadhamma] 
120: 
cultivating 199-200; indicator of ethical 
work 215 
flattery 31: avoiding 265 
flesh, dealing in 216 
flexibility of mind, function of merit to 
bring 82 
flowers: as a token of respect 58; as 
suitable gift 188; restraint from talk of 
336 
fluctuations of mind, daily 38-9 
followers, measure of a person's worth 
262 
food supply, good all year round 66, 68 
food: amenable 66, 67, 68-9; as suitable 
gift 188; for the body 178; for the mind 
178; greed for 275; restraint from talk of 
336; result of giving 193; self-sufficient 
66,69 
fools 29: avoiding the influence of 31-2: bearers of 
contagious misapprehension 29; behaviour towards 
others 31; caution when associating with 32: deeper 
meaning of not associating with 295; feebleness of 29; 
identified by words & actions 30; in the outside world 
33; inside 33; knowing your potential when associating 
with 32; knowledge dangerous to 1054; misunderstand 
profit in life 42; not associating with 27-35; not worthy 
of respect 57; protecting ourselves from 29; putting in 
quarantine 31; reappearing because of lack of patience 
301: recognizing 29-31: unrecognizable by external 
appearances 30: varieties of 33; vs. wise man 37-9; 
worthy role model distances one from 52 
forest-dweller's practice 350-1 
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forfeiture & confession, rules entailing 
127 forgery 217 forgetting favours 
received 284 forgetting good deeds, 
respect as way to avoid 53 forgiveness 
41-2, 80, 186: result of 193 form realms, 
attachment to the 380 form sphere 356, 
360: happiness of 363 form-absorption 
356 formation of discretion 27-8 
form-brahnta body 356, 378, 379 
formless realms, attachment to the 380 
formless sphere 356, 360: happiness of 
363 formless-brahnta body 356, 378, 
379 formless-plane of mind 358: Prince 
Siddhartha's attainment of 358 
formless-pleasure, craving for 375-6 
form-plane of mind 358: Prince 
Siddhanha's attainment of 358 
form-pleasure, craving for 375 
fortune-tellers, cause prevarication 179 
fortune-telling: pseudo-science of 
statistics 128; unsuitable for monks 128, 
323, 325 four bases of sympathy, as 
Buddhist teaching for practice 386 four 
chambers of a millionaire's heart 40 four 
foundations of success 180: as buddhist 
teaching for practice 386 four virtues of 
the householder 192 fourth group of 
blessings 139 fourth precept 124 fraud 
197 free, mark of inner-based happiness 
274 frequenting games & shows 31 
frequently meeting up with a wise one 
44 friend: being someone others feel 
privileged to call a 197; constant 43; 
giving as a 188; helpful 43; of wise 
counsel 43; protective 43; spouse like a 
169; sympathetic 43; who gives more 
than is asked 43; who is a refuge 43 
friends as extended family 206; budget 
for generosity to 192; formative 
influence on discretion 333; measure of 
a person's worth 262 friendship, 
destruction by alcohol 235; result of 
encouraging others to make merit 84; 
wise one's 43-4 
G gains, not 
teaching out 
of motivation 
for 294 
fruits of having prrativigthit§i reaching 
an end of defileintsuk 
fuel, as suitable silk {coon
fulfilment, result v, 
47$:eying 193; 
mark of inner- 
press 274 
fun of the Dliammil ne8h 
"gg 257 
function in society` qoaI Who's 270 
funds, shortage of P1 
funeral, helping 
ugahetpily who 
up 
have a 208; real p 
future, brightness 
51 
son discretion 
sacrificial 
bathing in 
198 
gang-fighting 
103, 265 
garden, 
cottage 66, 69 
gardening, 
physical 
skilfulness 
114 garlands, 
restraint from 
talk of 336 
gene, selfish 
142 
generosity 40, 
41, 45, 79, 
80,185-196, 
199, 365: 
abstract 186; 
basic virtue 
185-6; benefit 
of not 
drinking 236; 
categories 
186; concrete 
186; 
cultivating 
187-90; 
defined 186; 
degree of 
192; 
encouraging 
parents 
towards 147; 
in ten virtues 
of a ruler 201; 
leading to 
wealth 85; 
mark of 
personal 
potential 270; 
on a daily 
basis 248; 
overcomes 
greed 349; 
perfection of 
190; 
persuading 
personal 186; pure 190; quality of 
186; quality of 188; to a saint 190 
gifts: homage through 54; wives should 
be given 172 
ginger, consumption allowed after 
midday 125 
giver, pure 190 
giving: a discourse on the dhamma SI; for 
giving's sake 187; more than is asked, 
friend that 43; resources 171, 208, things 
to fools 33; to those who give to us 173; 
appropriate amount 191; importance of 
185-6; nothing to those who give us 
nothing 173; results of 192; 
giving up frivolous behaviour, to 
overcome sensuality 417 
globalization, blessings of life cope 
with 20 
Gnostics 362 
GNP, misleading as economic indicator 
276 
god, blaming 375 
gold & silver, not handling 122 
good & evil: ability to discriminate 25; 
average person between the extremes of 
39 
good actions, non-recklessness reminds 
us to do 246 
good conduct, makes a family worthy of 
help 210 
good deeds: assisting others to 80; 
continuing even when insulted 307; having 
done in one's past 77-89; mindfulness of 
doing 258; performing continuously 32 
good fortune, congratulating others on 
their 44 
good friends: associating with 40; 
characteristics of 336 
good health, from not torturing animals 
84 
good qualities, identifying in others 254 
good, self-discipline leads to 120 
goodness: 
comes 
as 
pan of the 
exemplifier 
25; 
doesn't 
come 
unpackaged 25 
goodwill of critics, appreciating 313 
goody-goody, reluctance to be 177 
go-slows 219 
gossip: as worldly vicissitude 396; 
avoiding 200; behind back 31; malicious 
129; not succumbing because 
non-drinker 236; not suitable for monk 
323; restraint from 
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talk of 336 
Coffman, John 170 
government, just 66, 69 
grace: character of true monk 323; 
physical 83 
gradual removal of defilements 349 
graduates, uselessness of fresh 113 
grandparents as extended family 206 
grasping: defilement of the formbrahma 
body 356; for existence 230: for the form 
realms 414, 413; for the formless realms 
414, 413; for the sensual realms 414, 413 
gratitude 40. 281-9: abused as corruption 287; 
appreciating our debt of 142; benchmark for 
judging strangers 142; benefit of not drinking 
236; bolsters respect 282-3; debt of 141; debt of 
in unwholesome speech 132; defined 283; 
degrees of 283-4; developing in everyday life 
286-7: 
development 
in 
children 
286-7; 
expressing facilitates receiving criticism 313; for 
favours received 281; important factor in 
cherishing parents 141; in the cultivation of 
virtue 282-3; instilling from early age 284. 
286-7; makes family worthy of help 210; 
necessity of 142; not employing those who lack 
284; not helping those who lack 284; objects of 
284-6; pitfalls 287; setting example to ones 
children 142; vs. respect 2845 
Great abbot of \Vat Paknam 388, 423 
Great Seth 362 
greed: defilement of angelic body 356; 
defilements of 412; overcome by being 
generous 349; overcome by contentment 
417; overcoming 229; removing from the 
mind 80; slightly damaging but long-lived 
412; symptomology of 275 
grim-reaper 408 
gross unwholesomeness 228-9 
group eight, introduction to 301 
group of blessings, first 25 
groupings of blessings, relationship 22 
grudge, bearing a 374 
guarding 
required, 
mark 
of 
external-based happiness 274 
guiding a friend in the direction of 
heaven 44 
gullibility 92: makes it too easy to 
accept criticism 314; next-lifetime 
H habits: 
contagious 
28, 38; dictate 
future 
consequence of tgatkoka36 
gun-running 217 348;
prevarication 
about 
improving 
bad 95 
habitual 
evil-doers, 
identifying 25 
habitual state 
of mind, may 
dictate 
afterlife 
destination 
359 
habituation to 
unwholesome 
ness, nature 
of mind 234 
hair-dye, 
eight precepts 
prohibits 
wearing 126 
hallucinations 
, next-lifetime 
consequence 
of alcohol 236 
handicapped 
child, risk of 
sexual 
relations 166 
hands, 
holding in a 
gesture of 
respect 259 
handsomeness 
, misuse of 
287 hands-on 
knowledge 
105 
handwriting, 
messy 115 
hanging out 
on the street 
103 hankering 
after 
impossibilitie 
s, avoiding 
270 happiness 
356: as 
worldly 
vicissitude 
396; benefit 
of not 
drinking 236; 
brought to 
monastic 
community 
by discipline 
126; 
form-brahma body 356; defilements 
of 415; 
gravely 
damaging but 
short-lived 412; in learning 106 
having done good deeds in one's past 
77-89, 96 
having heard much, basis of spiritual 
dialogue 331 
health: 
destruction 
by 
alcohol 
235; 
drunkenness concerning good 235; of body 
& mind 73; result from giving 193; 
safeguarding 
114; 
too 
precious 
for 
recklessness 244; undermined, risk of 
sexual relations 166; ungrateful to body to 
destroy 285-6 
hearing teachings 108 
heart of Buddhism 246 
heaven: as afterlife destination, helping 
parents 
towards 
146-7; 
as buddhist 
metaphysical teaching 386; attained by 
receiving monk al home 326; generosity 
first step to 185; giving to reborn in 187; 
guiding a friend in the direction of 43; 
misunderstood in modem literature 389; 
seven virtues of the king of 400 
heavenly birth, not true aim in life 423 
hell: as Buddhist metaphysical teaching 386; 
falling into because of insulting 133; 
mindfulness 
of 
suffering 
in 
258; 
misunderstood in modem literature 389; 
non-recklessness reminds us about 246; 
recollecting to develop conscience 230; 
suffering of birth in 373; themselves, those 
who can't be bothered 38 
help: accepting only when really necessary 
286; conditional for extended family 206; 
one-off 
206; 
spiritual 
209-10; 
unconditional for close family 206 
helpful friend 43 
helpfulness 171: dhamma taught on the 
basis of 333 
helping & acting for their welfare 45 
helping hand, lending a 209 
helping: 
ourselves 
before 
helping 
others 205; society as a monk 368; wise 
ones in times of need 44 
helplessness 403 
Hemingway, unworthy role model 51 
Hendrix, unworthy role model 51 
hereafter, profit in life for 41 
hereditary sin 142 
hero, effect on one's discretion 51-2 
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hesitation before giving 194 
hiding faults, source of stubbornness 
316 
hindrances 229, 398: freedom from, for 
monks 324; overcome by meditation 
229 
Hindu: conduct 120, 121; purification 
198; reincarnation 362; concept of self 
390 
holistic, quality of blessings of life 
system 20, 23 
Holy Sites of buddhism, respecting 256 
holy-life 357 
homage: risking one's life to pay 61; 
through gifts 54; through practice 54 
home location: choosing 72-3; improving 
amenability 73 
home visit, by a monk 326 
homosexuality, no genetic explanation 
142 
honesty: 
of population 
66, 
69; 
favouring 42 
honour: as worldly vicissitude 396; 
attained by receiving monk at home 
326; destruction by alcohol 235; merit 
doesn't imply 78 
honouring parents, while alive 146 
Horner, I.B. 390 
hospitality: as filling in gaps 258; as 
object of respect 258; budget for 192; 
material 258; spiritual 258; to monks 257; 
training one's subordinates in 258 
house interior, well planned 66, 68 
household leader, responsible 66, 70 
household: proper care of 172; violence 
167; wife given responsibility for 172 
householder, four virtues of 192 
house-to-house seeker's practice 350 
housing, honouring parents with gift of 
146 
how alcohol affects the mind 234-5 
human being, constitutes body and mind 
37; made of two parts 347 
human body 378, 379 
human dignity in Buddhist economics 
214; responsibility for 103-4 
human environment, influence ethical 
learning 22 
human life, preciousness of 95 
human realm, as crossroads 95 
human relations, objective of expressing 
respect to train oneself in 255 
human rights, difficulties of 37 
I ideals, 
underestimat 
ed 104 idle 
chatter 40, 
human status, recqggcting to develop 
impermanence 397 
conscience 230 
ignorance 
impoliteness when making an offering 
human strengths, tIsigus812 
64 
humane culture, obi iv
 expressing 
importance of discretion 27 
respect to perpetuatisiVgecaust 
improper, favouring the 30 
humble person, charigmtics 264-5 
humility 80, 186, 2 iyal-l: 
improvement 116 
impurity, as mind malfunction 227 
humility, allows to iscrpci crfacism 3123; 
inanimate, objects gratitude to 285 
basis 
of 
spirittirata, Sit oiAe 
331; 
incense: as suitable gift 188; lighting 
characteristics 264; gritiso 264; leading to 
244 
high social standirg
v 
& family 
incest 123, 124: gravest consequence of 
defiler 
worthy of help 210; s. 
262-3 
desire 412 
defiler tents 
incompatible working hours, distraction to 
Humphreys, Chrisflifaib5J0 
work
hunger: of spirit 93$5110 mind 19 
inconsiderate, disadvantages of being 
hungry-ghosts, suffiltVig&IPSinh in 373 
253 
hun, of love 404 and 
independence: of body and mind 247; 
husband: as close Ifflifirksjoil06; cherishingost at certain times of life 206-7 
one's 165-176; tUrdeitintent with 271India's colonization by Britain 263 
duties to wife 171-teaming 
indolent sleeping habits, avoiding 126 
106; shackle 
hypocrisy, lying aserial 124 
Flyppolitus 362 
source of 
stubbornness 
314; 
unwholesom 
eness at 
personality 
level 228; 
uprooting 81 
ignoring: 
another's 
respect 256; 
good advice, 
not patience 
304 ill, 
helping 
extended 
family who 
are 208 
ill-chosen 
words, 
inappropriat 
e from an 
old person 
209 
illegality, 
indicator of 
non-ethical 
work 215 
illness: 
danger of 
421; grave 
because of 
insulting 
133; loss of 
self-sufficien 
cy 207; 
recovered 
front slower 
with age 
Indonesian constitution 122 
inefficient study 103 
inferiority complex 416 
inflexibility of mind, unwholesomeness 
at mind level 227 
influence of fools: avoiding 31-2; 
worthy role model protects from 52 
influence: attained by receiving monk at 
home 326; on formation of discretion 27 
ingratitude: blindness to virtue 141; 
degrees of 284; expressed by breaking a 
precept 124 
initial application of mind 356 
initial body of enlightenment 356 
injustice: patience in the face of 307-8; 
unwholesomeness at social level 228 
in-laws, proper care of 172, 173 
inner bodies 378, 379 
inner bodies of experience 358 
inner environment, amenable 73 
inner experience versus sphere of 
mental experience 356 
insecticide, selling 216 
insight 378, 379 
inspiration: to perform virtue, running 
out of 167; mark of personal potential 
270 
inspiring pictures 114 
instability of mind, unwholesomeness at 
mind level 227 
instilled behaviour, from a fool 32 
instilling oneself with basic virtues 251 
instruction, thorough 107 
insult: less difficult to tolerate than 
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praise 306; not succumbing because 
non-drinker 236; to face vs. behind 
back 132 
insulting: speech 129; those of virtue, 
retribution of 133 
integrity, in ten virtues of a ruler 201 
intellectual resources, artful use 119 
intelligence: destruction by alcohol 
235; no gene for 77; result from giving 
liftinsive removal of defilements 349 
intention: strength, in breaking precept 
124-5; to give 187-8; behind words 1334; 
important starting point for abstention 
228; pure 190; right 245; strength of, in 
unwholesome speech 132 
interaction without transaction 33 
interest, lacking genuine 253 
interfering in others' affairs 30 
internal: environment, protecting 74; 
support, for dying parents 146 
interpersonal level, purification at a 197 
intoxicants 235: not consuming 122; 
not knowingly consuming 121; restraint 
front drinking 233-242 
invited to be born 286 
invulnerability: to worldly 
vicissitudes 
395-401; 
rcquirj jAtawminment 
of 
dhammakaaya 395;stiagekeiblictainment of 
four noble truths 39Ai effiShattainment of 
nirvana 395; usefuiS%l10fillieven before 
enlightenment 395;319 Aswouality of 
bliss 422 
damage from 
alcohol 233 
 
IQ, stunted progreaaps, of high 67 
Irenaeus 362 
if  85 
irritability 230, 4r4; 
pcsbntrolling 
303 
Islamic law 120, I gibbornness 
316 
jewellery: 
eight 
precepts 
prohibits 
wearing 126; 
wearing 
expensive 
278 job 
satisfaction 
276: in 
Buddhist 
economics 
214 joining 
in: with fools 
32, 33; with 
wise ones 44 
Jones, 
unworthy 
role model 
51 
K Kamanita 
322 karma, 
dilution of 
bad 197; faith 
Joplin, unworthy rO2Rp4419%1 
joy 356: maintain ka the mind full of 
304 
superficially 
just society, result gaiiiitliA 
justice 66' 69 
transfer 
between lives 
391; 
retribution, 
defunct 197 
keenness in 
work 177, 
179-80 
keeping eight 
precepts 366: 
to overcome 
sensuality 
417 keeping 
five precepts 
41, 79, 81, 
365 Ki.mdada 
sutta 193 
Kierkegaard 
121 killing 
106, 128: 
people 128; 
punishable by 
disrobing 
127; 
absolutely not 
200; as 
defilement of 
action 199; as 
gross 
unwholesome 
ness 228; 
avoiding 
brings long 
life 84; not 
121, 122, 123 
kind words 45 
kings: object 
of respect 
258; should 
never 
underestimate 
a young 295; 
restraint from 
talk of 336 
knowing: 
how to say 
something 
114; what to 
say 114; 
where you 
stand 270-1 
knowledge: 
accessible to 
the blissful 
mind 422-3; 
accurate 22; 
L 
airy, reciprocal relation with monks 
91 
amentation, suffering of 374 
and-measuring, corrupt 217 
anguage, analytic insight into 423 
ast 
word, wanting is 
source of 
stubbornness 315 
latent benefit 283 
late-serving refuser's practice 350 
law and order, breakdown of 263 
law of karma, as buddhist metaphysical 
teaching 386 
law: compliance with 119; just 66, 71 
laxity, concerning monastic conduct 325 
lay-jobs, monks volunteering for 325 
laypeople, way to overcome stubbornness 
316-7 
laziness 92, 94, 107, 271: as ingratitude 
177; avoiding 115; distraction to work 
179; not tolerated by buddhism 177; 
overcoming 351 
leading to roads of ruin 31 
leaning on others 91 
learn Dhamma, lack of interest to 60 
learned: becoming 108-9; vs. wise 105-
6 
leantedness104: 93, 102-11 
learning: atmosphere of 66, 71; attentively 
107; enthusiasm 103; material & spiritual 
complementary 109; never tiring of 103; 
process 1079; respectfully 107 
leave for employees 218 
legacy, being worthy of 145, 146 
lethargy, cured by sport ISO 
letting go, of a gift 189 
levels of mind versus realms of 
existence 357-362 
liberation: principles of 362-3; requires 
sense-restraint 353; talk about 135; 
worthy subject of dhamma debate 336 
lies: avoiding 40; not telling 45, 121, 
122; not succumbing because non-
drinker 236; telling 132 
life: adjusting to cheerfully 272; aims and 
priorities 92; curtailed 373; experience 77; 
extension, result of giving 193; laying 
down one's 192; making a mess of one's 
27; setting oneself up properly in 91-8 
lifespan, drunkenness concerning long 
235 
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lifestyle: merit function at level of 835; 
success at the level of 78 
light, result of giving 193 
limitation, principle of 121 
limits of knowledge, admitting one's 
335 
line, knowing where to draw 120 
liquor, unsuitable gift 54 
listeners, marks of a good dhamma 
2945 
listening attentively 
108, 313: patiently, 
character of good friend 336; to dhamma 
sermons 81; to inappropriate things 307; to 
spiritual 
teachings, 
encouraging 
parents 
towards 147: to the dhamma, appropriate 
occasions 292; Co the dhamma. basis of 
spiritual dialogue 331: to the dhamma, 
objectives 291; to the dhamma, outcomes 
296-7; to others opinions 136 
listening regularly to dhamma teachings 
291-9; defined 292 
litter, helping pick up 365-6 
live & let live, attitude in buddhist 
debate 385 
livelihood: almsround as sole monastic 
191; avoiding wrong 215-8; lack of 
harmony in earning 168; pure for a monk 
324; purity of 127-8; right 245; selecting 
201; unwholesome 104 
liver disease, damage from alcohol 233 
livestock, rearing for slaughter 216 
living: in an amenable location 67-76; 
in someone else's house 91; together vs. 
marriage 166 
local law, compliance with 120 
location: accessible from other countries 
66, 68; amenable 66, 67, 68; catalytic 96; 
Dhamma amenability 67; factors for 
amenable 67; general amenability 67; 
making it amenable 74 
long term plan, resolution as 189 
longevity 84 
long-life:from avoiding killing 84; result 
from giving 193; too precious for 
recklessness 244 
long-sighted knowledge 108 
looking after one's extended family, 
defined 206 
looking: at inappropriate things 307; 
down on others 230; down on yourself 
295; down on yourself, not 271; down, 
on one's wife 171; down, on sermon 
content 294-5; for good in people, 
helps learning 254 
losing sleep, avoiding 272 
loss of: honour, as worldly vicissitude 
396; wealth, as worldly vicissitude 396 
lottery 94: form of gambling 128; 
tickets, wrong for monks to sell 128; 
tips, not suitable 
Ste 
love: 
hurts 
ve 
403; 
possessive vs. true 
;Ste 
3 
loved ones, sepa 
Yidi pa 
loving kindness 40, 1it'%'3! can appease 
enmity 418; Dhamigati, Ur a; the basis 
of 333; 
overcolitiltA'. 
Ur
417; 
overcomes temper 43149;seilignateon of 190; 
undermined by set IKaig9Ndl 3.1§ 
math. 
loving yourself trul
are 
of 66,
low: mind radi 
!Wilt laces 57; 
potential of mind PPliNfialil mind 227; 
-down people 284 maintaining: 
loyalty: in repayiWatatittaltitifsratitude 
286; to one's boarellOPtowards wise 
ones 44 
backsliding 
lucky charm 20, 2886; good 
lust 413, 414 
habits you 
luxuries, avoidingdIshabg over 271 
lying, absolutely ptigsain5ti yourself 
three times, to lie tumult:1%10Na 124 
247 making 
way for a 
monk 326-7 
making 
yourself 
known to a 
wise one 44 
male animal 
to female 
animal, 
unsuitable gift 
189 
malfunction, 
of mind 227 
malicious 
gossip 129: as 
worldly 
vicissitude 
396 
management, 
knowledge 
253 
manifesting 
true respect, 
objective of 
expressing 
respect 255 
manners: in 
meeting with 
a monk 326; 
consistency in 
264; physical 
skilfulness 114 
manpower, shortage of 207 
market gardeners' agreement 123 
market, proximity 66. 68, 72 
marriage 170: boredom with 174: breakdown, 
analyzing 174: cannot be sustained by physical 
attraction 364; challenge of 171; happiest day 
is first 364; legal registration of 170; 
maintaining relationship 171-4: misunderstood 
168; not advocated by buddha 165; not 
compulsory in western culture 165; of no 
interest to those at brahma level 358: opting 
for celibacy after children left home 165; 
partner, boredom with 174; pinning one's 
hopes on 405; principles of happy 173; 
requires responsibility 
166: tolerated by 
buddhism 166; vs. celibacy 165-6; vs. living 
together 166; western attitudes to 165 
masquerading as a monk 368 
mass media, values portrayed by 166 
mastery, function of merit to bring 83 
matchmaking services: as unsuitable 
gift 189; unsuitable for monks 325 
material: aim in life exclusively 93, 94; 
motivation to accept criticism 314; needs, 
supply monastic community with 191; 
objects, gill of 80, 186; pauper 274; 
possession, sacrificing 192; profit in life, 
defined 40-1; pmr.p...ity vs. amenable 
location 678; solutions to immaterial 
problems 348 
material/spiritual aim in life 94 
materialism, not true aim in life 423 
mattress, laziness induced by soft 126 
maturity, spiritual 281 
meal, communal within family 73 
mealtime, communal 66, 71 
meaning in life eroded, risk of sexual 
relations 166 
meat-eating, acceptable for beasts who 
have died of old age 285 
mechanics, physical skilfulness 114 
media irresponsibility, discourages lay 
generosity 191 
medical: ethics 253; profession, pitfalls 
253; professions, wrong livelihood in 
217; use of alcohol 235 
medicine, honouring parents with gift 
of 146 
meditating 245: before dhamma 
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discussion 335; every evening 87; 
regularly to develop patience 307; to 
facilitate benefit from criticism 317 
meditation centre, debt of gratitude to 
meditation object, mindfulness of 258; 
non-recklessness reminds us to recollect 
246 
meditation progress, helped by filial 
piety 142 
meditation retreat, sometimes requires 
solitude 250 
meditation 79. 81. 93, 199. 377: antidote to 
wandering mind 229; as object of respect 257-8; 
cultivating in earnest 2574; daily 92, 277; 
encouraging parents towards 147; every evening 
308; fear of 405: foundation of patience 307; 
helped by reflection on death 406; important for 
monks 368; maintaining one's mind in 295; most 
important link of eightfold path 257; necessary for 
enlightenment 257; necessary for relinquishing 
sense-attachment 363; necessary to practising 
austerity 351; on a daily basis 248; overcomes 
defilements 303; overcomes hindrances 229; 
overcoming 
defilements 
105; 
progress by 
disinterest in results 269; regular 116, 202. 405; 
risking one's life for 250; striving in 353; upgrades 
mind quality 38 
medium unwholesome 229 
meeting of the order, rules entailing an 
initial & subsequent 127 
meeting up with fools 31 
memorizing knowledge 108 
mental: deficiency from alcohol 233, 
236: powers, sixfold 423; suffering, 
patience in the face of 305; work in 
Buddhism 214; skilfulness 114 mercenary 
31 merit 78-9: accruing 79-82; caution in 
studying 86-7; characteristics 78-9; 
collective 85; confusion about english term 
78; dedicating merit to deceased 145, 146, mindfulness 199, 247-8: as non-recklessness 
147; deserves gratitude 285; effects 
258; benefit of not drinking 236; benefits 
publicly visible 78; functions 82-5; 
247; cultivating 406; for monks 324; 
gratitude to 285; implies being deserved 
functions 
247-8; metaphors 
for 
248; 
properties 247; right 245; worthy role model 
78; knowing how to accrue 87; knowing 
the importance of 87; motivation to accrue facilitates 52 
87; mundane vs. transcendental 79; 
outcomes of 84 
minding your own business 304 
ministering to congregation in kindness, 
duty of monks 55 
5; overcoming shyness to accrue 878; 
persuading 
others 
to 
share 
84; 
prevarication 91; quality of 79; rejoicing 
in 81, 186; speed of taking effect 85-6; 
ten major ways to accrue 80-2 ; three 
major ways to accrue 79; transfer of 
80-1, 
186; 
visible 
to 
advanced 
meditators 78 
mess, making one's life a 27 
metaphysical: answers, only implied by 
Buddha 387; teachings, Buddhist 386 
metaphysics of buddhism, designed 
only to alleviate doubts 387 
midday sun, not letting beasts of burden 
work under 285 
Middle Way 376 
military, wrong livelihood in 217 
millionaires in Buddhist times 195 
millionaire's heart, four chambers of 
40, 94 
mind: blissful 421-424; cleansing 82; day-to-day 
fluctuations 38-9; differences from one person to 
the next 38; effect of quality differences 38; effect 
of quality on wisdom 38; food for 178; giving to 
improve quality of 187; habitually pure, wise one 
42; hard to open to the dhamma 331; humility of 
265; hunger of 19; independent of body 247; 
instilling knowledge in 103; levels of 357-8; 
maintaining state of 247; malfunction 227; merit 
function at level of 82-3; nature of 347; not 
allowing to succumb to emotions 247; not allowing 
to wander 247: purified by generosity 185-6; 
qualities of mind without defilements 393; quality 
improved, character of merit 78; quality of 38; 
quality, upgraded by meditation 38; raising quality 
82: sound 136: speech pleasant to 136; success at 
the level of 77: unwholesomeness at 227; 
wandering, as medium unwholesomeness 229 
ministers, restraint from talk of 336 
minor faults, blinding one as to virtues 
48 
mirror, inner, for personal potential 270 
miscarriage, risk of sexual relations 166 
misconduct, sexual 172 
misery, reducing one's 374 
misfortunes: not laughing at others' 44; 
unwholesomeness at lifestyle level 228 
mistaken killing 123 
mistreating: children 147-8; friends, 
because of lack of wise ones 46 
mistresses 278 
misunderstanding of marriage 168 
misuse of rank or position, because of 
lack of wise ones 46 
mockery: doesn't dissuade to do good 
deeds 304; of Dhamma teachings 57 
moderation: contentment as knowing 274; 
helping only those who know 279; in 
eating, to cultivate contentment 276; not in 
all things 376 
modest dress, necessary for Dhamma 
discussion 335 
monarch, object of respect 258 
monarchs, righteous 66, 70: worthy of 
respect 56 
monastic code of conduct: following 
324; restraint according to 127 
monastic community: discipline brings 
peace 126; offering a meal to 88, 191; 
supplying with material needs 191; 
worthy of respect 55-6 
monastic 
discipline 
367-8t: 
components 127-8t; objectives 126-7 
monastic life: protects from sorrow 
406; training in contentment 277 
money: as a token of respect 58; 
worshipping 104, 107, 276 
monks: budget for support to 192; 
giving out of sympathy for 187; 
happiness, spiritually derived 323; 
needs, attending 257; not worthy of 
respect, characteristics 325; pass on 
almsround 66; receiving at one's home 
326; receiving full benefit from 325; 
recognizing teaching 321-2; reciprocal 
relation with laity 191; should meditate 
368; should never underestimate a 
young 295; striving for nirvana, worthy 
of respect 55; treating badly 326; 
treating with respect at one's home 326; 
way to 
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overcome stubbornness 316 
monkeys, three 304 
Monroe, unworthy role model 51 
moodiness, leading to bad complexion 
84-5 
moon, unworthy role model 51 
moral: approaches to unwholesomeness 
226-7; support for fools 32 
morale, obstacle to Dhamma practice 
202 
morality: artificial 226; deterioration 60; 
natural 226; pocsessions appropriate to 
ones level of 273; theistic 226 
Morrison, unworthy role model 51 
mortal blunders, because of insulting 
133 
mother, spouse like a 169 
mothers, working 172 
motivation, initial 180 
mouth, one is ampkyr 31 
mudslinging 129: aookes1 27,t; source 
of stubbornness 3161n see only 
mugging 128 
two realms of 
multi-factorial, quatiofteafeblfiSsings of 
life system 20, 23-4amedroppin 
multi-level, qualitx bc5bkatling4 of life 
system 20, 23 
wellbeing, 
mundane merit 79 undermined 
murder, with no wiwqrorsiii20 
music, eight precepvt igo(ppits playing 
126 
215 
mutual danger, onlyalieWngOn the case 
0131 
contentment 
myrobalan, consueliohgllowed after 
midday 125 
natural: 
disasters, 
danger of 
422; morality 
226 nature vs. 
nurture 
dichotomy 
65, 77 near 
death 
experience 
359 need vs. 
want, 
discerning 
128, 192 
needs, budget 
for immediate 
192; giving 
away things 
surplus to 
192; the four 
basic 207 
neighbours, 
amenable 66, 
67, 69-70 
nepotism 197, 
201, 205 
0 obedience, 
to teacher 107 
objects of 
respect: 
new 
town, 
establishing 
requires norm, self-disciphg@m122584;
benefactor 69 
normal state, patOrshat maintaining 
next life, profit for 71-2 
256-8 objects, 
nightlife 94 
normal, role mot kacinscorhat we 
Nirvana, accessible to all 391: as a realm °insider 51 
respect 57-8 
existence 387-8; as a state of mind 387: as rune-self 390 
destruction 388: characteristics 389-91; defined! associating witnieb-35 
387; generosity as path to 185; location of 381)01-SW390 
sat tt 56 
misunderstood in modem literature 389; modonms, ordaining are
s sor. ousne 
prohibited to 
understanding pioneered by Ptiramonkolthepmtnien 123 
obsemh
388; must be attained to be invulnerable 39thusing, physical slat 
114 
.ss 
practicality of attaining 391; 
terminologinenure influences l itema 
nment 65 
concerning 387-9; the attainment of 385-392 
nutgall, consuml 
nifigliced after 
midday 125 
osters 
skilfulness 
115 obsession 
with 
appearances 
106 obstacles 
398: 
overcoming 
92 obstinacy, 
reflecting on 
the harm of 
316 occasion, 
chosen to 
mention 
something 
134 
occupational 
training, too 
precious for 
recklessness 
244 offering 
to a monk 
326 
off-limits, 
monks going 
to places that 
are 325 old 
age, 
spirituality in 
94 old folks, 
tell children 
jaataka stories 
337 old maid, 
no dishonour 
367 old man, 
with young 
wife 170 old 
people, tend 
to talk a lot 
146 old-age: 
danger of 
421; looking 
after parents 
in 146; loss of 
self-sufficienc 
y 207 older 
generation, 
role in 
no remaining refuge for congregation 
60 
noble eightfold path 245 
noble in themselves, the noble truths 
372 
noble silence 334 
noble thought obstructed, unwholesomeness 
at mind level 227 
noble truths: becoming unified with 386; 
defined 371-2; invisible to those who have not 
attained dhammakaaya 381; method of seeing 
378; must be attained to be invulnerable 395; 
overlooked for aeons 372; seeing the four 
371-84 
noise, lack of disturbing 66, 68 
non-anger, in ten virtues of a ruler 201 
non-association, practising in everyday 
life 32-3 
non-discriminatory, quality of blessings 
of life system 20, 23 
non-gratitude to parents, theories 1423 
non-greed 40 
non-hatred 40 
non-recklessness 245-7: as object of 
respect 258; benefit of not drinking 236; 
defined 245; importance of in dhamma 
overview 245-6; more than being careful 
246 
non-recklessness in the dhamma 243 
250: components 246-7; cultivating 248; 
defined 246 non-returner 356, 381: body 
of enlightenment of 380; worthy of 
respect 55 non-violence, in ten virtues of 
a ruler 201 
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Paccekabu 
ddha: Sits to 
virtue 301; basisolegraral dialogue 
332; characterisikkgeatrifth stage 
of patience 311:IntifigrAiotives for 
314; defined 31 
opposites 
highli ifignincquality 
of 
t ilding a 62. 
blessings of life sym Aga 
ordain, persuadingThperson to'209 
ordained, despite lultai rg: 325 
ordaining: for one; ;iran 
147; with 
an aim in mind 324' 
Y 
ct 
orderliness, favou 
ordinand, low-qua 
e t'
ordination: benefi 
flerary 277; 
helping extended 
 qi, N'have an 
208; taking 367 
pin 
a' a' 
origin of sufferintiikkiki6le truth of 
375-6 
114 panic, 
origin of unwholes0WItinktn2M 
orphans, helping aktRka3family who 
are 208 
paranoia, 
outcomes of genen9s14t;lifsitiottrf 192-3 
outlaws, absence otifiteaogkence 
outsiders, help us Okairtnifite our faults 
311 
236 parent 
OvAdapAtimokkhnia4lild, 
overcoming previotet4114diabits 353 
overestimating oneettlfia551psource of 
stubbornness 315 between 
overlength dltamrimAscussion to be 
avoided 336 
parental: 
advice 284; 
responsibility 
to be an 
example 33; 
time, worth 
more to 
children than 
money 73 
parental role 
103 parents 
143: 
announcing 
goodness of 
141, 147; as 
close family 
206; beating 
children out 
of anger 51; 
cherishing 
141-51, 400; 
contentment 
with 271; 
expectations 
of 145-6; 
helping 
irresponsible 
148; how to 
treat aging 
146; -in-law 
as close 
family 206; 
inspire schoolchildren to study 283; most 
accessible example of virtue 141; object of 
respect 258; rationale for cherishing 141; 
repaying deceased 147; role model for 
young children 51; should dominate 
dhamma conversation 338; telling lies 51; 
theories of non-gratitude to 142-3; to the 
whole world 147; with filial piety, cared for 
by children 142; worthy of respect 56 
partial perception, non attachment to 
352 
partiality, because of lack of wise ones 
47 
passive learning 254 
past 79: good deeds, recollecting to 
develop conscience 230; having done 
good deeds in one's 77-89; recent vs. 
distant 79 
path to the cessation of suffering, the 
noble truth of 376-8 
patience 303-10: as interactive virtue 301; at 
the fifth level, openness to criticism as 311: 
basis of spiritual dialogue 332; bolstered by 
respect 282; characteristics 303-4; fool 
reappearing because of lack of 301: 
foundation of wisdom 303; founded on 
meditation 307: in ten virtues of a ruler 201: 
in the face of hardship 305; in the face of 
mental suffering 305; in the face of physical 
suffering 305: in the face of temptation 306: 
levels of 305-6: training oneself in 306-7: 
misunderstandings 
304-5; 
necessary 
to 
practising austerity 351: strengthened 83 
happiness 274 
peer-pressure 51, 53 
people: danger of 422; rare sorts of 
281; varieties of 39 
peoples' worth measure of 261-2 
perfection, pursuing 423 
perfectionism, causing procrastination 
177 
perfume: 
eight 
precepts 
prohibits 
wearing 126; restraint from talk of 336 
permanent property, result of giving 193 
persistence 366 
person keeping: the precepts, gift to 
190; no precepts, gift to 190 
personal: gift 186; purification at a 197; 
potential 270; service, to teacher 107 
personality: biased 167; developing 83; 
merit function at level of 83; success at 
the level of 78; unwholesomeness of 
228 
persons worthy of respect 54-6 
persuading others: to do evil 30; to 
share merit 84 
pessimistic world view 167 
photographs of respected people 57 
photography, physical skilfulness 114 
Phramonkoldrepmuni, 
greatest 
modern 
understanding of Nirvana 388 
physical 
attraction 
364; 
care 
144; 
disappointment 374; health of population 
2134; strength 29; suffering, patience in 
the fact of 305; work in Buddhism 214; 
skilfulness 114 
physical body 356: deserves gratitude 
285-6 
pick-pocketing 215 
picture of yourself, as unsuitable gift 
189 
piety, filial 141 
pillar of society 183 
pitfalls, in a body of knowledge 253 
place in society, knowing one's 270 
planes of mind 358: subdivisions 
within 358; vs. spheres of existence 
MOititi avoidance 229 
byplumbing, physical skilfulness 114 
apoisons: as unsuitable gift 189; dealing 
in 216 
polite manners, suitable for monk 323 
polite 
speech 
400: 
necessary 
for 
dhamma discussion 335 
patricide cults 143 
patron, needed to establish new town 69 
patronizing: another's respect 256; being 
138; speech 265 
patrons, available 66, 69 
paupers, two types 274 
paying respect to 
paying respect, method 58-60; to those 
worthy of respect, consequences of not 
59-60 
peace: brought to monastic community 
discipline 126; envoy, characteristics of 
135-6 
peaceful: action 322; society 85; speech 
323 
peacefulness mark of inner-based 
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134; facilitates receiving criticism 313 
politics: internal of problem families 
205; not suitable for monk to speak of 
323 
poor 
taste, 
unwholesomeness 
at 
personality level 228 
population, honest 66, 69 
position, measure of a person's worth 
262 
positive: 
aspects, looking for 52; 
development, sign of 21; light, seeing 
the world in 80 
possessions: 
administering 
276; 
appropriating your 31; greed for 275 
possessive love, sorrow as withdrawal 
of 403 
posthumous nirvana 388 
post-prandial sleaze 92 
potency, possessions appropriate to 
ones 273 
potential of mind, function of merit to 
increase 82-3 
potential, knowing your own when 
associating with fools 32 
poverty: 
absence of as 
economic 
indicator 276; spiritual 68; two types 
274; vs. happiness 273-4 
power: four storehouses of 29; greed 
for 275 
practical: knowledge about ordination 
367-8; quality of blessings of life 
system 20, 24 
practice for purity 198-200: vs. pure 
practice 201 
practice, getting down to 44-5; homage 
through 54 
practising Dhamma 198 
praise: 
as 
worldly 
vicissitude 
396; 
attracting 84; before criticism 134-5; for 
one's wife 171; for students 107; merit 
doesn't imply 78; mom difficult to tolerate 
than insult 306; unreliable measure of 
values 2145; to face 31; 
preacher's ability, looking down on 295 
preaching 81: with eyes closed 295 
preceptor, object of respect 258 
precepts 71, 93, 121-2, 245: avoidance 
having requested the 128; breaking 167; 
compromised by working stress 219; 
equivalent to defilements of action 199; 
indicator of ethical work 215; 
jeopardized by drinking alcohol 234; 
keeping 41, 79, 81, 87, 114, 122 
6, 308, 335, 351; make the mind 
cheerful 321; most practical method of 
avoiding evil 229; must be properly 
kept to attain dhammakaya 391; 
persuading spouse to keep 173; pure, 
benefit of not drinking 236; 
seriousness of breaking 124-5; 
underpinning virtue for a human 199 
preciousness of life, ignored by 
butchers 216 
pregnancy: care during 143-4; loss of 
self-sufficiency 207; risk of sexual 
relations 166 
premarital sex 128 
present life, benefit in 40, 71,94 
Presley, unworthy role model 51 
pretentiousness 262: avoiding 270, 274 
prevarication 115, 179: about improving 
bad habits 95; about setting oneself up in 
life 95; strategics for non- 179-80; warning 
about 94 
pride: cultivating 271; humility ensures 
freedom from 264 
printing, physical skilfulness 114 
priorities: in repaying debts of gratitude 
286; lack of clear 92; setting 92 
priority families to help 210 
prison, not exempted from the learned 
37 
problems, bringing into the family of 
external 173 
process of acquiring discretion 28 
procrastination 177-81 
profession, choice of 113 
professionals, 
increasingly 
opt 
for 
celibacy 165 
profit for next life 41, 71-2 
profit in life 27: material 40-1; 
misunderstood by fools 42; spiritual 
41-2; wise one defined in terms of 402 
profit, degree of anticipated 187 
profound matters, good friend able to 
treat 336 
progress in life 21: hankering after 271; 
obstructed by unwholesomeness at 
social level 228 
progressive society, result of merit 85 
progressive, quality of blessings of life 
system 20, 22-3 
Prohibition, The American 233 
promiscuity 275: avoiding 166; 
encouraged by mass media 166; 
overcome by keeping eight precepts 
349; prohibited by buddhism 166 
promises: to make a gift, breaking 187; 
empty 31 
promotion, hankering after 271 
proper care of household 172 
proportional to: effort, character of merit 
78; intention strength, character of merit 
78 
prostitutes 217: because of lack of wise 
ones 47; immoral sexual partner 124; 
protecting: a friend 45; parents, while 
alive 146 
protection: 
from 
fools 
29; 
from 
potential 248; front past evil 198; 
peettaaitaiend 43 
protest, when learning discipline 121 
provisions to take with one, generosity 
as 185 
provocation: alien to dhamma discussion 
335; turning a blind eye to 307 
provocative dressing 278 
provoking others, not suitable for monks 
322 
pseudo-openness to criticism 314 
pseudo-patience 304 
psychological distance 31 
public sector, wrong livelihood in 217 
public speaking, buddhist principles of 
136 
publicizing 
one's 
own 
goodness, 
objective of expressing respect 255 
pundit 37 
pure practice 200-201: vs. practice for 
purity 201 
pure: mark of inner-based happiness 
274; monks duty to be 191; wise one's 
mind habitually 42 
purification: Buddhist 197; Catholic 197; 
Hindu 
198; 
of 
actions 
247; 
of 
non-Buddhist religions 197-8; of the mind 
by generosity 185-6; on a interpersonal 
level 197; on a personal level 197; on a 
social kvel 197 
purify the mind, the patience to 305 
purifying: oneself 189, 228 
purity 40 
purity: behaving in accordance with 
200; of livelihood 127-8; recollecting 
the Buddha's when bowing 54; worthy 
quality of the Buddha 55 
purpose: creating in everyday life 92; in 
life 65 
putting others down 264 
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taught 293-4 
reawakening 
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easier for 
Dhamma 
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296-7 rebirth 
362: escaped 
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generosity 
185; in early 
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husband & wife 172-3 recklessness 
243-4 recognition of Dhamma message, 
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quickly attained by Dhamma listeners 
296 
recollecting: death, to overcome 
sensuality 417; one's previous lives 423; 
others' previous lives 423; meditation 
object 246; teachings 58; 
refined: gifts 189; work 114; working 
116 
reflecting: on knowledge memorized 
108; on the Dhamma 44; on the 
requisites 128 
reflection, wise 295 refreshment, 
offering to a monk 326 refuge: to 
oneself, benefit of not 
drinking 236; friend who is a 43; 
helping extended family who lack 
208 
refusal: gentle 209; to comply with 
regulations 30 
regret: later, recollecting to develop 
conscience 230; not harbouring 189; 
risk of sexual relations 166 
regulations refusal to comply with 30 
reincarnation vs. rebirth 362 reinforcing 
others' goodness, objective 
of expressing respect 255 reinventing the 
wheel 253 reinvestment in business 192 
rejoicing in merit 81,186 relapse into evil 
225 relationships: control of distance in 
178; 
in the workplace 218-20; rushing into 
404 relatives, restraint from talk of 336 
relinquishing, as a relay 363 reluctance: 
preaching to rid the mind 
of 81; sign of disrespect 312; to be 
disciplined 121 remarriage, inadvisable 
for widow 367 remembering: duty of a 
student 107; 
what one has to say 136 reminder, 
mindfulness as timely 248 removing shoes 
256, 257 renunciation, not for everyone 
165 repaying debt of gratitude: to others 
281, 286; to our parents 145-7 repaying 
parents, spiritually 146-7 repayment, of 
debt of gratitude 141 reputation: 
damage, risk of sexual 
relations 166; defending one's boss's 
218; famous families' children hard 
pushed to get independent 261; 
giving to improve one's 187 
requisites, offering to a monk 326; 
reflection on 128 
resentment: by employees 219; of 
control 177-8 
resolution: example of 189; making a 
189 
resource management for generosity 
192 
resourcefulness, from limitation 121 
resources, giving 171 
respect 52. 253-60: basis of spiritual dialogue 
331; bolstered by gratitude 282-3; bolsters 
patience 282; commanded by parents 148; 
cultivating to facilitate benefit from criticism 
316-7; developing in a child 255; expressing 52-3. 
58,114; for elders 400: for generosity 186; giving 
out of 193; looking at a monk in 326, 327; mental 
58; method of paying 5860; no expectation of 
material return 52: no ulterior motive 52: not 
irrelevant to present day 51; objectives of 
expressing 2554: objects of 256-9; persons 
worthy of 544: physical 58; purpose 52-4; 
relative importance of types of 54; sign of 
developed virtue to express 256; supports bodies 
of knowledge 254; two kinds of 54; to those 
worthy of respect 51-64; verbal 58; vital to 
spiritual kamer 254; vs. expressing respect 255; 
vs. gratitude 284-5; vs. humility 262-3; 
respectability: benefit of not drinking 
236; character of good friend 336; 
destruction by alcohol 235; from respect 
for giving 186 
respectful learning 107 
respecting fools 32 
responsibilities: 
awareness of 248; 
conscientiousness in 172 
responsibility for human dignity 1034; 
from filial piety 145, 146; required in 
marriage 166 
restraining congregation from evil, duty 
of monks 55 
restraint: according to monastic code 
127; from drinking intoxicants 233242; 
of the senses 127, 352-3 
retiring old beasts of burden, not 
slaughtering 285 
retribution: evil 422; recollecting to 
develop conscience 230 
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