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lust 413, 414 
luxuries, avoiding fighting over 271 
lying, absolutely not 200; to 
yourself 
three times, to lie to others once 124 
M 
Ma"ngala sutta 21, 150 
madness: because of insulting 133; 
next-lifetime consequence of 
alcohol 
236 
mafia, absence of 66, 68 
magical powers 423 
maintaining: Dhammakaya, 
prevents 
backsliding 386; good habits you 
already possess 354; state of mind 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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material: aim in life exclusively 93, 
94; 
motivation to accept criticism 314; 
needs, supply monastic community 
with 191; objects, gift of 80, 186; 
pauper 274; possession, sacrificing 
192; profit in life, defined 40-1; 
prosperity vs. amenable location 67-
8; 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 
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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 
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of 146 
meditating 245: before dhamma 
438 A Manual of Peace: 38 Steps 
towards Enlightened Living 
discussion 335; every evening 87; 
regularly to develop patience 307; 
to 
facilitate benefit from criticism 317 
meditation centre, debt of gratitude 
to 
285 
meditation object, mindfulness of 
258; 
non-recklessness reminds us to 
recollect 246 
meditation progress, helped by filial 
piety 142 
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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 
257-8; 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 
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257; 
necessary for enlightenment 257; 
necessary for relinquishing 
senseattachment 
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 
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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 
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145, 146, 147; deserves gratitude 
285; effects publicly visible 78; 
functions 82-5; gratitude to 285; 
implies being deserved 78; knowing 
how to accrue 87; knowing the 
importance of 87; motivation to 
accrue 87; mundane vs. 
transcendental 79; outcomes of 84-
5; overcoming shyness to accrue 
87-
8; 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; 
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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 
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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; 
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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 
mindfulness 199, 247-8: as 
nonrecklessness 
258; benefit of not 
drinking 236; benefits 247; 
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cultivating 406; for monks 324; 
functions 247-8; metaphors for 248; 
properties 247; right 245; worthy 
role 
model facilitates 52 
minding your own business 304 
ministering to congregation in 
kindness, duty of monks 55 
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 
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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 
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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 
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peace 126; offering a meal to 88, 
191; 
supplying with material needs 191; 
worthy of respect 55-6 
monastic discipline 367-8f: 
components 
127-8f; 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 
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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 
Blessing Thirty-Eight: The Blissful 
Mind 439 
overcome stubbornness 316 
monkeys, three 304 
Monroe, unworthy role model 51 
moodiness, leading to bad 
complexion 
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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; possessions 
appropriate to one's level of 273; 
theistic 226 
Morrison, unworthy role model 51 
mortal blunders, because of 
insulting 
133 
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