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consequence of alcohol 236 
creative thinking 114 
creator god, redundant 359 
criminals: absence of 66, 68; view 
of 
profit in life 27; 
criticism, accepting even rude 313; 
always a risk to give 312; fool 
reappearing because of inability to 
take 301; hearing out 313; inviting 
313, 317; openness to 311-19; 
recollecting to develop conscience 
230; seeing as revealing hidden 
treasure 316; special considerations 
when giving 134-5; unreliable 
measure of values 214-5 
crossroads, human realm as 95 
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crudeness, unwholesomeness at 
personality level 228 
cruelty 106: as mind malfunction 
227; 
avoiding 303; origin of ill-health 
84; 
preoccupation with 293; to animals 
128; 
cultivation 114 
cultured, character of good friend 
336 
custom: compliance with 120; 
indicator 
of ethical work 215; just 66, 71; 
refusal to comply with local 30 
D 
daily reflections, to cultivate 
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contentment 276 
dancing, eight precepts prohibits 
126 
dangers: lurking in the darkness 
421-
2; built-in 421; external 422; 
protection from potential 248 
daughters as close family 206 
Dawkins 142 
dawn, Buddhist definition 125 
daydreaming, next-lifetime 
consequence of alcohol 236 
dead, attempting to kill something 
already 123 
deaf ear, not turning 312 
dealing in the roads to ruin, because 
of 
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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; 
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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, 
unwholesomeness 
at mind level 227 
defeat, rules entailing 127 
defecating out of sight of Buddha 
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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 
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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 
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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 
430 A Manual of Peace: 38 Steps 
towards Enlightened Living 
den of thieves, amenable location 
72 
denial, patience in the face of 305 
dens of vice, absent 66 
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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 
learning 
106; slightly damaging but 
long-lived 
412 
desiring things in a dishonest way 
412, 
413 
despair, suffering of 374 
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destiny, four pathways of 95 
destructive thinking 114 
deterioration, as universal 
characteristic 397 
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; 
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treating 
carefully 257 
Dhamma 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 
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Dhamma lectures: listening 
attentively 
257; never missing 257 
Dhamma 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 333-4; 
reminds 
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us of our bad habits 331 
Dhamma teachers, marks of a good 
293-4 
Dhamma teachings: amenable 66, 
67, 
70-1; 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; 
lifespan curtailed by inappropriate 
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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 
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Dialogue: defined 333; spiritual 
331-43 
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 
direct answer 334 
directed anger 415, 413 
disability at birth 64 
disappointment: proportional to 
elation 
398; suffering of 374; 
unwholesomeness at lifestyle level 
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228 
disasters: absence of 66, 68; helping 
extended family who suffer natural 
208 
discipline 119: for discipline's sake 
127t; householders' 121-2; 
monastic 
122; variety 121; vs. self-discipline 
121 
discontentment: danger of 275 -; 
objects 
of 275; patience in the face of 305; 
social consequences of 274-6; with 
brahmafaring 133 
discouragement, in students 103 
discovered by a noble, the noble 
truths 
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372 
discrete covetousness 414, 413 
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 
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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 
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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 
monks 325 
distraction, because of insulting 133 
districts, restraint from talk of 336 
distrust, enemy of marriage 171 
divided answer 334 
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divine abidings 148 
divisive speech 129; avoiding 40 
divorce 167: becoming more 
common 
174; stone-walling predicts 170 
doctors, accessible 66, 69 
doing few good deeds but expecting 
miraculous outcomes 244 
doing good deeds: the patience to 
305; 
you never did before 353-4 
doing no evil you never did before 
353 
doing nothing but expecting results 
244 
domestic violence 167 
donations, embezzlement of 
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