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retrospective analysis 180 
revelation, self-discipline leads to 120 
reverence, 
leading to high social 
standing 85 
revision of Dhamma, by preaching 81 
Rhys-Davids, Mrs. 390 
rice, monks on alms given choicest 188 
richness: of heart, from filial piety 142; 
spiritual 68 
right action 245, 377 
right concentration 245, 377 
right effort 245, 377 
right intention 245, 377 
right livelihood 120, 213, 245, 377 
right mindfulness 245, 377 
right speech 245, 377 
right view 22, 40, 245, 377: absolute 
possession of 200; from filial piety 145; 
neighbours of 72; worthy role model 
facilitates 52 
righteousness, in ten virtues of a ruler 
201 
rights, others' 201 
rigid speech 265 
rising to receive teacher 107 
rituals, 
come 
from 
religious 
misunderstanding of defilements 348 
roads of min: addiction to 104; avoiding 
the six 200; being led to 31; extricating 
oneself from 145, 146; four 94; prohibiting 
yourself from every sort of 32; recourse to 
168; refuge to those with working stress 
219-20; six 94; total infatuation with 60 
roads, good 66, 68 
roaming the streets at night 31, 107 
robber: protecting house where he has 
received a favour 284; spouse like a 
168-9 
robbers, restraint from talk of 336 
robing both shoulders 256, 257 
roman civilization, cause of fall 254 
romance, distraction to work 179 
room for improvement, recognizing 
one's 292 
rubbing cream, as suitable gift 188 
ruler, ten virtues of 201 
rules: entailing acknowledgment 127; 
entailing an initial & subsequent meeting 
of the order 127; entailing confession 127; 
entailing defeat 127; entailing forfeiture & 
confession 127; refusal to comply with 30 
running away, when insulted, not 307 
S Saarnafifia 
phala Sutta 
323,324,325 
Sabbath 292: 
running water, anuyaltl,thieroppn 72 
e, necessary 
to practising 
austerity 351 
sacrificing 
little to get 
more 31 
Sadhamma: 
clouded by 
insulting 133; 
deluded into 
false 
attainment 
133 safety, 
student's 107 
saingaarava 
brahmin 348 
saingha, as 
object of 
respect 257 
saint, gift to a 
190 saluting 
a monk 326 
same quality, 
gift of 188 
Sappurisadaa 
na Sutta 193 
savages, 
those without 
precepts 199 
saving up: 
new things to 
tell a friend 
43; to buy 
something, 
not greed 414 
saying: 
nothing 133; 
too much 133 
scholarships, 
helping 
extended 
family who 
need 208 
schoolchildre 
n, study for 
teacher's 
sake 283 
schools, 
proximity of 
73 
Schumacher, 
E.F. 213 
scope: of 
dhamma 
discussion 
337; of what 
to talk about 
136 Scott 
Fitzgerald, 
seeking audience with the Buddha, way 
of paying respect 256 
selective absorption of others' habits 28 
selectiveness, topic of speech 136 
self control, lack of is source of 
stubbomness 315 
self view 380 
self: Buddha never dcnicd true- 390; 
Buddha never referred directly to 390; 
dcnicd by some Buddhist scholars 390; 
Hindu concept of 390; original teachings 
show existence of true- 390 
self-awareness 247: for monks 324 
self-catalysing, quality of blessings of 
life system 20, 23 
self-centredness: reduces with age 281; 
worthy role model protects from 52 
self-confidence: lacking, next-lifetime 
consequence of alcohol 236; lying 
causes loss of 124 
self-development, worthy role model 
facilitates 52 
self-discipline 41, 71, 119-29, 377, 4056: as 
virtue of compatibility 170; attaining 128-9: 
breakdown of 59; encouraging parents 
towards 147; favouring 43; for monks 324; in 
ten virtues of a ruler 201; mark of personal 
potential 270: must practice to benefit 120: 
objectives of study 119-20; a daily basis 248: 
talk about 135: vs. discipline 121: worthy 
subject of dhamma debate 336 
self-importance 265: humility ensues 
freedom from 264 
selfish gene 142 
selfish views, objective of expressing 
respect to reduce 255 
selfishness, nature of young children 
281 
self-mortification versus austerity 349 
self-possession 247 
self-purifying 40 
self-sacrifice 192 
self-sacrifice 71-2, 93: as virtue of 
compatibility 170; in ten virtues of a 
ruler 201 
self-serving friendship 31 
self-sufficiency 91, 206-7 
self-view 406 
sense attachment, relinquishing requires 
meditation 363 
sense desire 229 
sense-doors 352 
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sense-pleasure: 
craving 
for 
375; 
preoccupation with 293; ten ways of 
consuming 188 
sense-restraint 127, 352-3: as austerity 
347; for monks 324; necessary to 
practising austerity 351 
senses, thirst of 404 
sense-stimuli, reducing attachment to 
125 
sensual grasping 230, 380 
sensual indulgence, shackle of 422 
sensual 
indulgence, 
unsuitable 
for 
monks 325 
sensual obsession, promoting 114 
sensual plane of mind 358 
sensual sphere 356: happiness of 362 
sensuality, attitude to 363-5; overcoming 
417 
sensuous sphere 360 
sentimentality in learning 106 
separation from loved ones & treasured 
things 374 
sequential: practice for the attainment 
of nirvana 391; quality of blessings of 
life system 20, 22-3 
sequentially, 
Dhamma 
must 
be 
expounded 293 
sermon: as a mirror to look at one's 
virtues 292; content, looking down on 
294-5; never letting one pass by 293; 
purpose of Dhamma 291; persuading 
spouse to listen to 173 
service 80, 365 
serving: one's parents 146; one's teacher 
107 
setting oneself up properly in life 91-8: 
helping extended family who are 208; 
prevarication about 95; 
seven-days apart, why Sabbaths are 292 
seventh precept 126 
sex education 168 
sexiness, 
irrelevant 
to 
successful 
marriage 171 
sexual: 
attraction, 
harm 
of 
167; 
discrimination 
in 
Buddhism 
166-7; 
fantasies 168; intercourse 127; misconduct 
172; relations 166, 366; restraint 120 
sexually transmitted disease, risk of 
sexual relations 166 
shackles, four 422 
shady trees, not damaging or abusing 
285 
shame of doing evil 199, 230 
shamelessness, not succumbing because 
non-drinker 236 shelter: as suitable gift 
188; result of giving 193 shepherding 
others to lead life properly 42 shoddiness 
115; not succumbing to 201 
2 shoddy workmanship, intentional 219 
shoes: as suitable gift 188; removing 
256, 257 shop-lifting 128, 215 
shopping, husband should take wife 
172 shops, proximity 72 shoulder, chip on 
one's 374 show off, not discussing 
dhamma to 333 showing congregation the 
way to 
heaven, duty of monks 55 showing due 
respect to a friend's family members 45 
shows: as unsuitable gift 189; 
frequenting 31,94, 107 shrine, respecting 
a temple's main 257 shunning, cure for 
stubbornness 317 shyness, to accrue merit 
87-8 Si"ngalovaada suite 45, 107, 145, 
146, 
147, 150, 171, 191 sick care for 
employees 218 sick, looking after parents 
when 146 sight of a true monk 321-30 
silent, keeping 334 silver spoon, being 
born with 261 sin: hereditary 142; 
transmissible 226 sincerity towards a wise 
one 44 singing: profession, pitfalls 253; 
eight 
precepts prohibits 126 single-parent 
families 174 sins, absolving 198 sister, 
spouse like a little 169; object of 
respect 258 sitter's practice 351 sitting 
with composure 257 situational avoidance 
228-9 situations, insightful analysis 83 six 
directions: as Buddhist teaching for 
practice 386; fulfilling one's duties in 
the 200; sixth group of blessings 223 
sixth precept 125-6 skilful: means 385; 
thinking 114; 
resolutions should be 189 
skilfulness 113-8: cultivation 114-6; 
instilling 115-6; six components 114; 
three categories 114 
skills, developed from knowledge 114-
5; pro's & con's 114 
slaughter of old beasts of burden, 
ungrateful 285 
slaves: giving as a 188; spouse like 
169; dealing in 216 
sleep, barely necessary those attaining 
formless-absorptions 358 
sleepiness, eight precepts reduces 126 
sleeping apart, husband & wife 125 
sleeping: indulgent habits 122; to 
excess, not suitable for monk 323; 
distraction to work 179 
sloth 229 
slum, amenable location 72 
smiling, before criticizing 135 
smoking, prohibited by fifth precept 124 
snake, should never underestimate a 
small venomous 295 
social: consequences of discontent 2746; 
contract, 
reinforces 
virtue 
281, 
282; 
degeneration, because of lack of wise ones 
47: equality, difficulties of 37; hardship, 
unwholesomeness at social level 228; social 
harmony 85, 119; infrastructure 66, 68; 
instability 263; level, purification at a 197; 
potential 270-1; progress, 
depends on 
altruism 142; standing, result of respect 85 
society, barbaric 70; crying out for wise 
ones 46; every man to themselves attitude 
142; merit function at level of 85; pillar of 
183; success at the level of 78; throwaway 
174 
soft drug industry 217 
soldiers: 
afterlife 
destination 
217; 
amenable location for 67 
solidarity 66, 69: boosts family's 
collective merit 207 
solitude, 
necessary 
sometimes 
on 
meditation retreat 250; talk about 135 
sons as close family 206 
sorrow 403: as withdrawal symptom of 
possessive love 403; can be avoided 405; 
cause of 404; degrees of 404-5; monastic 
life protects from 406; nature of 404-5; 
practices for minimizing 405-6; suffering 
of 374; unwholesomeness at social level 
228 
sorrowlessness 403-10 
soul, lies to the 22 
spacious building, amenable location 72 
speaking: from experience 294; 
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habitually in a good way 40; harshly, 
absolutely not 200; out against others 
who malign a friend 44 
speech: artful 1314; Buddhism founded 
on correct 131; components of 1334; debt 
of gratitude in unwholesome 132; divisive 
132; endearing 171, 2089; harsh 132; 
ill-considered 228; impediments 236; 
polite 400; right 245; skilful 83; sound 
136; strength of intention in unwholesome 
132; unwholesome 131-2; wrong 127 
spending, appropriate 41 
sphere of mental experience vs. inner 
experience 356 
spheres 
of 
existence 
360-1; 
subdivisions within 361; vs. planes of 
mind 35960 
spirits, blaming intervention by 375 
spiritual: aim in life, exclusively 93, 95; care, 
received front parents 144-5; development, 
aim in 92; dialogue 331-43; disappointment 
374; entropy, backsliding 37; furtherment 
119, 244; gift-horse, not overlooking 243; 
happiness 371; health, in Buddhist economics 
214; help for extended family 209-10; 
knowledge 19, 80, 103, 186; Teaming 254; 
maturity 28; motivation to accept criticism 
314; pauper 274: poverty 68: practice, 
sharing 
173-4: 
profit 
41-2; 
richness, 
environment of 68: teachers as extended 
family 206: teachings, giving 42 
spiritual/material aim in life 93 
spirituality in old age 94 
sport, good for the lethargic 180 
spouse: as close family 206; categories 
of 168-70; cherishing one's 165-176; 
contentment with 199, 271, 366 
spreading secrets, friend who doesn't 43 
spur of the moment, avoidance on the 
128 
stability of mind 398: function of merit 
to bring 82 
standing on one's own two feet 91, 94 
standing respectfully before a monk 
326-7 
standing up for those who speak well of 
a friend 44 
started, never getting 179 
state of mind: maintaining 
247; 
self-discipline as 121 
state of well-being, catalytic 96 
state, finances church 191 
status, possessions appropriate to one's 
273 
staying celibate, to overcome sensuality 
417 
subdivision 
of 
rooms, 
amenable 
location 72 
subject, learning appropriate 108-9 
subordinates, accepting criticism from 
312 
subtle defilements: equivalent to dust 
stealing 106, 128; absolutely not 200; nun a mirror 411; overcoming the 417 
defilement 
of action 
199; 
as 
grossubtle 
desire, 
defilement 
of 
the 
unwholesomeness 228; in development oformless-brahma body 356 
greed 275; not 121, 122, 123, 124; officdubtle ignorance, defilement of the 
supplies 218; punishable by disrobing 127 
fomtless-brahma body 356 
subtle unwholesome 229-30 
step-parents 144 
success: attracting 84; at work 179-80; 
stepping over respected objects 57 
explaining the different peoples' 77; 
stem teaching 333 
four foundations of 180; influences on 
stewardship 40 
37; in life 27, 77-8; of marriage 171 
still mind, can overcome craving 376 
suffering 373: as universal characteristic 397; 
stinginess: overcome by generosity 
as worldly vicissitude 396; inevitable 373-4; 
417; speaking to banish 400 
miscellaneous 374-5; of birth, old age, 
stone-walling, predictor of divorce 170 
sickness & death 246, 258; patience in the 
storehouses of human power 29 
face of physical 305; revelling in 272; the 
strategies for abstinence 228-30 
noble truth of 373-5 
stream-enterer 356, 381: body of 
enlightenment 380 
streets: restraint from talk of 336; 
roaming the 107 
strength: of knowledge 29; of thought 
29; of virtue 29; physical 29; result 
from giving 193 
strengths, the four human 29 
strict daily routine, suitable for monk 
323 
strikes 219 
strip-tease 114 
striver's, outlook on the world 346, 354 
striving: in meditation 
347, 353; 
necessary to practising austerity 351; 
talk about 135; worthy subject of 
Dhamnta debate 336 
strong people, no need to show off 264 
stubbornness 314-6, 380: categories of 
314-5; dealing with 317; degrees of 313; 
humility ensures freedom from 264; not 
patience 304; overcoming for laypeople 
316-7; overcoming for monks 316; 
punishment for 317; reasons for 315-6; 
restrained by discipline 126 
students: disillusioned 103; ideal 103; 
nature of 106-7; praising 107; problems 
and risks 1034; training properly 107; 
student-teacher relationship: lubricant 
in 254; undermined 107 
study, inefficient 103 
sugar, 
consumption 
allowed 
after 
midday 125 
suicidal 
celebrities, unworthy 
role 
models 51 
suicide: emotional blackmail 52; way to 
fame 52 
Sukarno 122 
superiority complex 135, 416 
supernatural, as buddhist 
metaphysical 
teaching 386 
superstition, belief in 406; 
superstitious objects, not worthy of 
respect 58 
support: for parents 145, 146; religion, 
buddhist duty to 191-2; lack of financial 
60 
supra-knowledge pevijjaaj, threefold 
422 
supramundane plane of mind 358 
supranormal powers 423 
surroundings: amenable 73; obstacle to 
dhamma practice 202 
surveying, corrupt 217 
survival of the fittest 65 
suspicion: due 248; enemy of marriage 
171; of critic, source of stubbornness 
316 
swearing, avoiding 40 
sympathetic: friend 43; joy 148 
sympathy: for monks, giving out of 
187; four bases of 208-10 
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taking: 
advantage of others 
119; 
responsibility for own affairs 42 
talk: praiseworthy 135; unconducive 
336 
talking: about one dhamma mastered in 
practice 338; a lot, nature of old people 
146; 
tamarind, consumption allowed after 
midday 125 
tastes, function of merit to upgrade 83 
Tathaagatha's existence, unfathomable 
by thought 386-7 
teach, monks duty to 191 
teacher to oneself, being a 28, 121, 333 
teacher, ceremony of paying respect to 
265-6; inspires schoolchildren to study 
283; obedience to 107; object of respect 
258; rising to receive 107; serving 107 
teachers: depreciation of profession 103; 
duties 255; inner & outer 47-8; marks of a 
good dhamma 293-4; recollecting to 
develop conscience 230; worthy of respect 
56 
teaching: ability, more quickly attained by 
dhamma listeners 296; gently or sternly 
333; parental 148; respect for 312; the 
congregation, duty of monks 55 
teachings: following all available 366; for 
practice, Buddhist 
386; putting into 
practice 257; recollection of 58; study 
necessary to practising austerity 351; two 
levels of Buddhist 386-7 
teamworking 265: discord, affected by 
defilements 348 
tearing out pages, from Dhamma books 
57 
teasing 265 
technique, wrong for work 179 
teenagers, peers as role models 51 
telephone line, amenable location 72 
television: 
eight 
precepts 
requires 
selection when watching 126; modem 
family life centres around 337 
level 228; source of stubbornness 315 
temperance, Christian history of 233 
temple: 
attending 
from 
youth 
95; 
construction, doesn't make a true monk 
323; debt of gratitude to 285; giving 
someone a life to the 209; proximity of 73 
temporary ordination, benefits of 277 
temptation: by wealth, not suitable for 
monk 323; conflict in the face of 303; 
less easily succumbing to 282; patience 
in the face of 306 
ten commandments 120, 121 
ten precepts 122, 245 
evading can be source of stubbornness 
ten ways of consuming sense-pleasure 
188 
316; not letting Dhamma discussion drift 
Tenfold Path of Unwholesomeness 227 
off 335-6 torpor 229 torturing: animals, 
Tenfold Path of Wholesomeness 201, 
leading to ill-health 84; before death 125; 
townships, restraint from talk of 336 
202: fulfilling 200 territory, not rugged 66, 
68 terrorists, absence of 66, 69 theft, gravearad,e-secrets, leaking of 219 traditions,
cmarks' as fashionable values 20 
consequence of desire 412 theistic moralitytrau 
honouring family 145, 146 traffic jams, 
226 theoretical knowledge 104-5 thieving 
128 thinking: aggressive 114; creative I i4;a8sence of 86, 68 trainer, rapport with 
rentice 253 training: post-o rdination, 
destructive 114; habitually in a good way 4388
'Acre important than ordination itself 367; 
not comprehensive, unwholesomeness at 
mind level 227; not thorough, 
the student properly 107; giving up 
unwholesomeness at mind level 227; skilfui/ecauseof insulting 133; parental 148 
114; to steal, absolutely not 200 third grouatransaction, interaction without 33 
of blessings 101 third precept 123-4 
r  transcendental: aggregates 381; 
attainment, inaccessible 59; avoidance 
Thomas, unworthy role model 51 thorough 128, 229; happiness 363, 371; merit 79 
knowledge 108 thoroughness, engendering transcending: defilements 105; values, 
248 thought: comprehensive 83; deep 83; 
elaborating without end 247; issues 
quality of blessings of life system 20, 24 
ansfer of merit 80-1, 186: 
unfathomable by 386; meditation antidote tlir
negative 229; noble 83; not letting get out o?usunderstanding by Chinese 174
hand 247; strength of 29; thorough 83; 
transgressions: committing monastic 133; 
treating monks with kindly 191 threats 265 minor 127 transmission of sin 226 
three characteristics 389: misunderstood 39rans8crt: helping extended family who 
three cycles with twelve components 379, ack 208; result of giving 193 trauma, risk 
381 three modes of merit-making, as 
of sexual relations 166 travel fare, as 
Buddhist teaching for practice 386 threefolauitable gift 188 treacherers 284 treasured 
training 377, 378: as Buddhist teaching for things, separation from 374 treating
profound matters, character of good friend 
practice 386; intensity at different levels of 336 tree-root dweller's practice 351 
attainment 391 throwaway society 174 
telling lies 106, 128: as defilement of action 
199; as gross unwholesomeness 
228; 
avoiding 40 
temper: controlling 83, 303: overcome by 
loving-kindness 349; unwholesomeness at 
personality 
throwing respected objects 57 Tibetan 
debate 338 time, too precious for 
recklessness 244 time-limited gift, result 
of giving 193 timing, appropriate, basis of 
wholesome speech 134; catalytic 86, 96; 
doing work with right 179; giving with 
correct 193; wrong for work 178-9 tiring 
one's aging parents, avoiding 146 title, 
referring to others by appropriate 265 
toadying to your behaviour 31 tobacco as 
intoxicant 235 token of respect 58 
tolerance, blessings of life foster 20 
tolerating parent's complaints 146 topic, 
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trees: for shade 66, 68; not cutting 
down shady 285; not making a miss 
under shady 285 
tricksters, wrong livelihood 217-8 Triple 
World 371: as a prison 362 triple-robe 
wearer's practice 350 truancy 104 true 
love and possessive love 403 true monk 
322: identifying 323 trusting a person, not 
their defilements 
288 
truth 120, 199, 400: basis of wholesome 
speech 134; conflicts with defilements 
301; twisting 201 
turning towards wholesomeness 65 
turtle-head faith 41 twin pulpits 338 two 
feet, standing on one's own 71 two-hundred 
and twenty-seven 
precepts 122 
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