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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 
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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 
436 A Manual of Peace: 38 Steps 
towards Enlightened Living 
praise 306; not succumbing because 
non-drinker 236; to face vs. behind 
back 132 
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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 
193 
intensive removal of defilements 
349 
intention: strength, in breaking 
precept 
124-5; to give 187-8; behind words 
133-4; important starting point for 
abstention 228; pure 190; right 245; 
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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 
from drinking 233-242 
invited to be born 286 
invulnerability: to worldly 
vicissitudes 
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395-401; requires attainment of 
dhammakaaya 395; requires 
attainment of four noble truths 395; 
requires attainment of nirvana 395; 
useful to study even before 
enlightenment 395; to danger, 
quality of bliss 422 
IQ, stunted progress in spite of high 
67 
Irenaeus 362 
irritability 230, 413, 415: 
controlling 
303 
Islamic law 120, 121 
J 
JAtaka stories, told to children by 
oldfolks 
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337 
jaundice, damage from alcohol 233 
jealousy, reducing 85, 271; source 
of 
stubbornness 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 
Joplin, unworthy role model 51 
joy 356: maintaining the mind full 
of 
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304 
just society, result of merit 85 
justice 66, 69 
K 
Kamanita 322 
karma, dilution of bad 197; faith in 
law 
of 93; not superficially evident 77; 
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 
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Kierkegaard 121 
killing 106, 128: people 128; 
punishable 
by disrobing 127; absolutely not 
200; 
as defilement of action 199; as gross 
unwholesomeness 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 
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knowledge: accessible to the 
blissful 
mind 422-3; accurate 22; applied 
for 
own and others' benefit 116; 
applied 
for unwholesome ends 29; 
artfulness 
in 102-11; body of 253; dangerous 
to 
fool 105-6; definition of artfulness 
in 
104; different aspects 108; function 
of merit to bring 83; gift of 186; 
inaccurate 22; instilling in the mind 
103; management 253; measure of a 
person's worth 262; memorizing 
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109; 
nature of 104-6; of an end to all 
defilements 423; of past and future, 
benefit of not drinking 236; quality 
of bliss 422; recollecting to develop 
conscience 230; result of giving 
193; 
sharing between employees 253; 
spiritual vs. worldly; strength of 29; 
supra-normal eightfold 324; three 
levels 104; training, too precious for 
recklessness 244; transforming into 
skills 114-5; vs. ability 113; vs. 
wisdom 37; 
Kohlberg, Lawrence 281 
KumArakassapa Thera's mother 
175 
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L 
laity, reciprocal relation with monks 
191 
lamentation, suffering of 374 
land-measuring, corrupt 217 
language, analytic insight into 423 
last 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 
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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-
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6 
learnedness104: 93, 102-11 
learning: atmosphere of 66, 71; 
attentively 107; enthusiasm 103; 
material & spiritual complementary 
109; never tiring of 103; process 
107-
9; respectfully 107 
leave for employees 218 
legacy, being worthy of 145, 146 
lethargy, cured by sport 180 
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; 
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worthy subject of dhamma debate 
336 
lies: avoiding 40; not telling 45, 
121, 
122; not succumbing because 
nondrinker 
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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Blessing Thirty-Eight: The Blissful 
Mind 437 
lifestyle: merit function at level of 
83-
5; 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 
294-
5 
listening attentively 108, 313; 
patiently, character of good friend 
336; to dhamma sermons 81; to 
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inappropriate things 307; to spiritual 
teachings, encouraging parents 
towards 147; to the dhamma, 
appropriate occasions 292; to 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 
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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; 
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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; 
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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 for monk 323; 
love: hurts 404; possessive 403; 
possessive vs. true 405; true 403 
loved ones, separation from 374 
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loving kindness 40, 148, 365: can 
appease enmity 418; Dhamma 
taught on the basis of 333; 
overcomes 
sensuality 417; overcomes temper 
349; perfection of 190; undermined 
by selling alcohol 216 
loving yourself truly 405 
low: mind radiance 227; places 57; 
potential of mind 227; quality mind 
227; -down people 284 
loyalty: in repaying debts of 
gratitude 
286; to one's boss 218; towards 
wise 
ones 44 
lucky charm 20, 21 
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