F
faith – admiring [Joyful path of good fortune] 106, 494-5
faith – believing [Joyful path of good fortune] 106, 109
faith – benefits [Understanding the Mind] 140-2
faith – generating [Great Treasury of Merit] 94
faith – in Three Jewels [Guide to Dakini land] 44-5, 52
faith – in Vajrayogini practice [Guide to Dakini land] 17
faith – three types [Understanding the Mind] 142
faith – wishing [Joyful path of good fortune] 106
faith – in Spiritual Guide [Essence of Vajrayana] 17, 20, 38
faith – results of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 11, 155
faith [8 steps:] 26, 29, 36, 37, 101, 143, 220, g
faith [Bodhisattva Vow] 17, 35, 53
faith [Clear Light of Bliss] 158
faith [Essence of Vajrayana] xiii, 9, 17, 23, 48, 50, 134
faith [Great Treasury of Merit] 7, 26, 76, 96-7, 116-7, 146, 198-9
faith [Guide to Dakini land] 135, 144, g
faith [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37, 51, 56, 60, 83, 101, g
faith [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 70, 83, 84, g
faith [Joyful path of good fortune] 105-6, 195, 213, 322, 374, 494-5
faith [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 94-5, 130, 131
faith [Mahamudra Tantra] 81, 84, 125, g
faith [Meaningful to behold] 11, 39, 52, 56, 100, 158, 187, 194, 253, 307
faith [Tantric grounds and paths] 66, 139
faith [Transform Your Life]79-83, 163, 213, 245, 360
faith [Understanding the Mind] 76, 77, 137-42, 175, 202
faith [Universal Compassion] 5, 70, 105
false (see also conventional truth, false object) [Ocean of Nectar] 161-4, 205, 214, 251
false – dreams [Ocean of Nectar] 233-4, 246
false [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 161, 177
false [Heart of Wisdom] 78, 124
false object [8 steps:] 203-5
false object [Mahamudra Tantra] 155-8
false object [Transform Your Life]269-71
falsely existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 130, 148
falsely existent [Meaningful to behold] 330, 345
falsity [Heart of Wisdom] 61, 65
fame [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 84-5
familiarity – force of [8 steps:] 223
familiarity – with bodhichitta [8 steps:] 163
familiarity – with cherishing others [8 steps:] 57, 94
familiarity – with emptiness [8 steps:] 186, 217, 223
familiarity – with self-cherishing [8 steps:] 58
familiarity [8 steps:] 37, 157
familiarity [Essence of Vajrayana] 146
familiarity [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 71-2, 131, 132, 133
familiarity [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 44-5
familiarity [Meaningful to behold] 174
familiarity [Transform Your Life]157, 166, 226, 235, 328-9
familiarity [Understanding the Mind] 184
familiarity [Universal Compassion] 25-6, 73-4, 77-8, 81
familiarity with emptiness [Transform Your Life]243, 254-5
familiarity with self-cherishing [Transform Your Life]118, 133, 145
families of Action Tantra Deities [Tantric grounds and paths] 43-4
families of Performance Tantra Deities [Tantric grounds and paths] 45-6
family [8 steps:] 57, 109, 123
family [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 72-3
family [Transform Your Life]6, 100, 117, 173, 348, 349-50
father [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 9, 19, 133, 160
Father and Mother facing one another [Clear Light of Bliss] 237
Father Tantra [Clear Light of Bliss] 20, g
Father Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 49
faults – of delusions [8 steps:] 69-73, 96, 114, 217
faults – of others [8 steps:] 59-60, 69-74, 147
faults – of others [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 55
faults – of others [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 28
faults – our own [8 steps:] 58-65, 72-3, 91, 96, 169
faults [8 steps:] 61
faults [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 140
faults [Heart of Wisdom] 113-5
faults [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 27, 62
faults [Meaningful to behold] 183-9
faults [Transform Your Life]83, 118, 119, 153, 159, 340
faults [Universal Compassion] 90-1, 102
faults of others [Transform Your Life]120-2, 129-33, 316
fear – abandoning [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 7, 23, 47
fear – cause of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 102, 133
fear – extreme of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 158, g
fear – of death [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 3-4, 54, 63
fear – of emptiness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159
fear – of hell [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 50, 96, 108
fear – of lower realms [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 52
fear – source of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 135
fear [Clear Light of Bliss] 89
fear [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 22, 48, 101
fear [Introduction to Buddhism] 79
fear [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 2, 68, 134
fear [Mahamudra Tantra] 13
fearlessness [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 28-9
fearlessness [Ocean of Nectar] 375-6
fearlessness [Tantric grounds and paths] 60
fearlessnesses, four [Joyful path of good fortune] 552
Feast of Great Bliss (see self-initiation sadhana) [Guide to Dakini land]
feeling – aggregate of [Heart of Wisdom] 34-5, 94
feeling – close placement of mindfulness on [Meaningful to behold] 326-32
feeling – contaminated [Understanding the Mind] 109, 110, 176
feeling – pleasant [8 steps:] 122
feeling – pleasant [Heart of Wisdom] 35, 94-5, 141-2
feeling – pleasant [Transform Your Life]188-9
feeling – three types [Understanding the Mind] 108, 110
feeling – twofold division [Understanding the Mind] 110
feeling – uncontaminated [Heart of Wisdom] 140
feeling – uncontaminated [Understanding the Mind] 110
feeling – unpleasant (see also pain) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 3-4, 32, 42-4
feeling – unpleasant [Heart of Wisdom] 35, 94-5, 100, 141
feeling – unpleasant [Transform Your Life]8, 325-6
feeling [8 steps:] 189, g
feeling [Clear Light of Bliss] 89
feeling [Heart of Wisdom] 35, 94-5, 133, 137
feeling [How to Solve Our Human Problems] g
feeling [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 45
feeling [Mahamudra Tantra] 141, g
feeling [Meaningful to behold] 291, 326-32
feeling [Ocean of Nectar] 316, g
feeling [Transform Your Life]257, g
feeling [Understanding the Mind] 105-6, 107, 108-10, 119, 176
feelings – cause of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 167-8, 175
feelings – pleasant [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 158
feelings – refuting permanence of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 175-6
feelings – refuting true existence of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 166-9
feelings [Essence of Vajrayana] 180
feelings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vii, g
field – of benefit [Meaningful to behold] 157
field – of excellence [Meaningful to behold] 157
field – of suffering [Meaningful to behold] 157-8
Field for Accumulating Merit – inviting [Heart Jewel] 19-22
Field for Accumulating Merit [Bodhisattva Vow] 7
Field for Accumulating Merit [Clear Light of Bliss] 37-8, g
Field for Accumulating Merit [Guide to Dakini land] 96, 198
Field for Accumulating Merit [Heart Jewel] 19-25, 89, g
Field for Accumulating Merit [Joyful path of good fortune] 65-7
field of enlightened beings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 87
field of holy beings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 60
field of living beings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 60, 87
Field of Merit – gathering and dissolving [Great Treasury of Merit] 271-2
Field of Merit – visualization [Great Treasury of Merit] 75-82
Field of Merit [8 steps:] 36-7
Field of Merit [Essence of Vajrayana] 48, 49, 75, 103, g
Field of Merit [Great Treasury of Merit] 8, 109, 116, 132, 184-5
field of merit [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 88
Field of Merit [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 82-3
Field of Merit [Mahamudra Tantra] 211, g
Field of Merit [Transform Your Life]359-60, g
fierce one having four wheels, the [Clear Light of Bliss] 71
fifth ground – divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 128
fifth ground – etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 128-30
fifth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 127-37
fifth-ground Bodhisattva – perfection of mental stabilization [Ocean of Nectar] 130-1
fifth-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 140, 404
Fifty Verses on the Spiritual Guide [Tantric grounds and paths] 72
filling with jewels [Essence of Vajrayana] 187, 192, 206-8
final vehicle(s) – one [Ocean of Nectar] 434-7
final vehicle(s) – three [Ocean of Nectar] 272, 436-7
Finely Woven [Clear Light of Bliss] 191
fire crystal jewel [Ocean of Nectar] 72
Fire Deity [Essence of Vajrayana] 174, g
fire element [Guide to Dakini land] 61
fire puja (see burning offering) [Essence of Vajrayana]
fire puja (see burning offering) [Guide to Dakini land]
firm apprehension – observing emptiness [Understanding the Mind] 125
firm apprehension – two types [Understanding the Mind] 126
firm apprehension [Understanding the Mind] 125-6
first ground – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 36
first ground – divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 37-8
first ground – etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 38
first ground – giving [Ocean of Nectar] 61-71
first ground – moon analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 72
first ground – ultimate [Ocean of Nectar] 38
first ground [Heart of Wisdom] 107
first ground [Ocean of Nectar] 35-72, 154
first profundity (see profundity of the ultimate) [Heart of Wisdom]
first-ground Bodhisattva – and eighth Superior [Ocean of Nectar] 45-6
first-ground Bodhisattva – eight qualities [Ocean of Nectar] 39-45
first-ground Bodhisattva – garuda analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 48
first-ground Bodhisattva – king analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 40, 48
first-ground Bodhisattva – outshines Hinayanists [Ocean of Nectar] 47-9
first-ground Bodhisattva – perfection of giving [Ocean of Nectar] 61-4, 66-72
first-ground Bodhisattva – three attributes [Ocean of Nectar] 38-9
first-ground Bodhisattva – twelve qualities [Ocean of Nectar] 401-3
first-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 49, 73, 92, 113
five actions of immediate retribution [Joyful path of good fortune] 75, 128-9
five aggregates (see also aggregates) [Understanding the Mind] 110, 212
five aggregates (see also individual ones) [Heart of Wisdom] 26, 34, 97, 100, 101, 132-3, 137
five aggregates – contaminated [Heart of Wisdom] 141, 184
five aggregates – contaminated [Understanding the Mind] 176
five aggregates – conventional truth [Heart of Wisdom] 123-4
five aggregates – unfindability [Heart of Wisdom] 39
five basic wisdoms [Clear Light of Bliss] 83-4
five Buddha families (see Buddha families, five) [Essence of Vajrayana]
five certainties [Tantric grounds and paths] 197-8
five exalted wisdoms – accomplishing activities [Essence of Vajrayana] 87
five exalted wisdoms – Dharmadhatu [Essence of Vajrayana] 87, g
five exalted wisdoms – equality [Essence of Vajrayana] 86
five exalted wisdoms – individual realization [Essence of Vajrayana] 87
five exalted wisdoms – mirror-like [Essence of Vajrayana] 86
five exalted wisdoms [Essence of Vajrayana] 99, 120, 161, g
five forces (see also individual ones) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 87-160
five forces – applied at death [Universal Compassion] 77-81
five forces – applied before death [Universal Compassion] 71-7
five forces – aspirational prayer [Universal Compassion] 76-7, 80-1
five forces – destruction [Universal Compassion] 75-6, 80-1
five forces – familiarity [Universal Compassion] 73-4, 77-8
five forces – motivation [Universal Compassion] 71-3, 77
five forces – white seed [Universal Compassion] 74-5, 78-9
five forces [8 steps:] 221-5
five forces [Great Treasury of Merit] 233-6, 262-3
five forces [Universal Compassion] 71-81
five great meanings [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 20-3
five greatnesses [Universal Compassion] 85
five heinous actions [Bodhisattva Vow] 31, 65
five heinous actions [Great Treasury of Merit] 107
five impurities [Ocean of Nectar] 436
five impurities [Universal Compassion] 7-8
five lineages [Heart Jewel] 90, 91-2
five meats and five nectars [Guide to Dakini land] 38, 59, 62, 65, 94
five objects of desire [Essence of Vajrayana] 8, 54-7, 112
five objects of desire [Guide to Dakini land] 36-7, 88
five omniscient wisdoms [Great Treasury of Merit] g
five omniscient wisdoms [Guide to Dakini land] 59, 124, g
five paths (see also five paths of Highest Yoga Tantra) [Tantric grounds and paths] 10, 42-3, 203
five paths – seeing [Tantric grounds and paths] 54
five paths of Highest Yoga Tantra – accumulation [Tantric grounds and paths] 50, 51
five paths of Highest Yoga Tantra – meditation [Tantric grounds and paths] 52, 53, 191
five paths of Highest Yoga Tantra – No More Learning [Tantric grounds and paths] 52, 194
five paths of Highest Yoga Tantra – preparation [Tantric grounds and paths] 51
five paths of Highest Yoga Tantra – seeing [Tantric grounds and paths] 51-4, 113, 188, 190
five paths of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 49-52
five realizations [Joyful path of good fortune] 22, 132
five sense objects [Meaningful to behold] 217
Five Sets on the Spiritual Grounds [Joyful path of good fortune] 18, 30, 490
five similarities [Understanding the Mind] 105-6
five stages of completion stage (see also individual entries) [Tantric grounds and paths] 51, 108
five stages of completion stage (see also individual stages) [Essence of Vajrayana] 60, 187-8, 191, 195-213, g
five stages of completion stage (see also individual stages) [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 57
five stages of completion stage [Clear Light of Bliss] 195-6, 204
Five Stages of Completion Stage [Clear Light of Bliss] 196-7, 198, 201, 205-6
Five Stages of Completion Stage [Great Treasury of Merit] 118
Five Stages of Completion Stage [Tantric grounds and paths] 108
fluctuating and unfluctuating actions [Joyful path of good fortune] 335-6
Foe Destroyer (see Arhat) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life]
Foe Destroyer – abandoned delusions [Joyful path of good fortune] 230, 330
Foe Destroyer – Hearer [Ocean of Nectar] 12, 14, 17, 58
Foe Destroyer – Hinayana [Ocean of Nectar] 43, 67, 69, 101, 377, 385, 431
Foe Destroyer – Hinayana [Understanding the Mind] 147, 203
Foe Destroyer – Solitary Realizer [Ocean of Nectar] 12, 16, 17, 58
Foe Destroyer – superior to ordinary being [Joyful path of good fortune] 385
Foe Destroyer – of Secret Mantra [Clear Light of Bliss] 223
Foe Destroyer [8 steps:] 84, g
Foe Destroyer [Bodhisattva Vow] 61, 65, 73, g
Foe Destroyer [Clear Light of Bliss] 143, 175, g
Foe Destroyer [Guide to Dakini land] 49
Foe Destroyer [Heart Jewel] g
Foe Destroyer [Heart of Wisdom] 14, 20, 122, 140, 186, g
Foe Destroyer [Introduction to Buddhism] 51
Foe Destroyer [Joyful path of good fortune] 36, 128, 156, 414, 420, g
Foe Destroyer [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 50, 89
Foe Destroyer [Meaningful to behold] 41, 73, 74, 81, 297, 309, 310, g
Foe Destroyer [Ocean of Nectar] 43, 262, 304, 321
Foe Destroyer [Transform Your Life]146, g
Foe Destroyer [Understanding the Mind] 74, 134, 181, g
Foe Destroyer(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 95, 104, 134, 154, 198, g
food [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 42, 56, 57, 82
food [Mahamudra Tantra] 11
food [Transform Your Life]5, 41
force of aspirational prayer [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 88, 153-60
force of destruction [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 88, 147-53
force of familiarity [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 37, 70, 87, 90-2
force of motivation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 87, 88-90
force of white seed [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 87, 93-145
force, perfection of [8 steps:] 174
forces – of Buddha [Ocean of Nectar] 375, 408, 420-30
forces – of the path [Ocean of Nectar] 122, 373
forces – six [Joyful path of good fortune] 509-10
forces – ten [Joyful path of good fortune] 550-1
forgetfulness [Clear Light of Bliss] 92
forgetfulness [Joyful path of good fortune] 491
forgetfulness [Meaningful to behold] 252
form (see also visual form) [Essence of Vajrayana] 5, 54
form – according to Chittamatrins [Ocean of Nectar] 243-4
form – aggregate of [Heart of Wisdom] 34, 36, 37
form – and consciousness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 168, 171
form – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 363
form – dependent-related [Heart of Wisdom] 84-93
form – false [Heart of Wisdom] 78
form – illusion-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 148, 150, 152
form – impermanent [Heart of Wisdom] 86
form – inherently existent [Heart of Wisdom] 77-8, 84
form – manifestation of emptiness [Heart of Wisdom] 65-6, 80
form – mere appearance [Heart of Wisdom] 67-8, 70
form – mere imputation [Heart of Wisdom] 89-90
form – mere name [Heart of Wisdom] 70
form – same entity [Heart of Wisdom] 73-82, 93
form – source [Essence of Vajrayana] 78
form – that is a phenomena source [Ocean of Nectar] 246, 247
form – truly existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 152, 171
form – unfindability [Heart of Wisdom] 39
form – visual [Heart of Wisdom] 127
form [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 162
form [Meaningful to behold] 291
form [Ocean of Nectar] 163, 229, 247, 284, 355
Form Body (see also Emanation Body; Enjoyment Body) [Joyful path of good fortune] 199, 549
Form Body (see also Emanation Body; Enjoyment Body) [Mahamudra Tantra]
Form Body (see also Enjoyment Body; Emanation Body) [Great Treasury of Merit] 115-6, g
Form Body (see Buddha’s bodies) [Clear Light of Bliss]
Form Body – cause [Tantric grounds and paths] 17, 39
Form Body – cause of [Great Treasury of Merit] 135
Form Body – cause of [Mahamudra Tantra] 59, 67-70, 84
Form Body – cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 114, 119, 172
Form Body – causes [Joyful path of good fortune] 72, 98, 211, 390, 447, 542
Form Body – gross [Essence of Vajrayana] 85
Form Body – substantial cause [Tantric grounds and paths] 4, 117, 148, 165, 188
Form Body [8 steps:] 178, g
Form Body [Essence of Vajrayana] 84, 134, 161, g
Form Body [Guide to Dakini land] 30, 109, 115, 215, 217, 219
Form Body [Heart Jewel] 26, 65
Form Body [Heart of Wisdom] 177
Form Body [Ocean of Nectar] 1, 393, g
Form Body [Tantric grounds and paths] 4, 43, 117, 118, 136
Form Body [Transform Your Life]240, g
Form Body [Universal Compassion] 12, g
form of Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 77, 78
form realm (see also gods) [Joyful path of good fortune] 313, 336, 375, g
form realm – beings [Clear Light of Bliss] 231
form realm – concentrations [Joyful path of good fortune] 375, 477, 512
form realm – delusions [Understanding the Mind] 186, 187, 188, 192
form realm – feelings [Understanding the Mind] 108
form realm – levels [Understanding the Mind] 132
form realm [Bodhisattva Vow] 102
form realm [Clear Light of Bliss] 68, g
form realm [Great Treasury of Merit] g
form realm [Guide to Dakini land] 143, 184, g
form realm [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 49, g
form realm [Heart of Wisdom] 17, 174, g
form realm [Introduction to Buddhism] 94, 95, g
form realm [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 74
form realm [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 106, 144, g
form realm [Transform Your Life]53, g
form realm [Understanding the Mind] 34, 114, 170, 199
form realm [Universal Compassion] 62, g
form realm absorptions – supramundane paths [Ocean of Nectar] 102, 110, 370
form realm absorptions [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 102, 147, 144, 369, 370
form realm gods [Ocean of Nectar] 64, 100-1, 110
form source [Tantric grounds and paths] 78
form that is a phenomena source [Essence of Vajrayana] 78, 146
form that is a phenomena source [Tantric grounds and paths] 78, 93
formless realm (see also gods) [Joyful path of good fortune] 313, 336, 375, g
formless realm – beings [Clear Light of Bliss] 231
formless realm – concentrations [Joyful path of good fortune] 375, 477, 512
formless realm – delusions [Ocean of Nectar] 14, 15, 102, 109-10, 370
formless realm – delusions [Understanding the Mind] 186, 188, 192
formless realm – etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 101
formless realm – feelings [Understanding the Mind] 108
formless realm – levels [Ocean of Nectar] 101
formless realm – levels [Understanding the Mind] 132
formless realm [Bodhisattva Vow] 102
formless realm [Clear Light of Bliss] 68, g
formless realm [Great Treasury of Merit] g
formless realm [Guide to Dakini land] 143, 184, g
formless realm [Heart of Wisdom] g
formless realm [Introduction to Buddhism] 94, 95, g
formless realm [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 74
formless realm [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 107, 144, g
formless realm [Tantric grounds and paths] 28, g
formless realm [Transform Your Life]53, g
formless realm [Understanding the Mind] 17, 34, 170, 199
formless realm [Universal Compassion] 62, g
formless realm absorptions – supramundane paths [Ocean of Nectar] 102, 110, 370
formless realm absorptions [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 102, 107-10, 142, 144, 369, 370
formless realm gods [Ocean of Nectar] 64, 101, 110
formless thing [Ocean of Nectar] 163, 164
forms [8 steps:] 200
Fortunate Aeon [8 steps:] g
fortunate aeon [Great Treasury of Merit] g
fortunate aeon [Heart Jewel] g
Fortunate Aeon [Heart of Wisdom] 156, g
Fortunate Aeon [Joyful path of good fortune] 56, 542, g
fortunate realms (see also higher rebirth) [Transform Your Life]54
four aspects of the precious ones [Tantric grounds and paths] 155
four attributes of a qualified disciple [Clear Light of Bliss] 196-7
four binding factors [Bodhisattva Vow] 32
four classes of Tantra (see also individual entries) [Tantric grounds and paths] 19-22
four classes of Tantra [Heart of Wisdom] g
four classes of Tantra [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 185
four complete purities [Clear Light of Bliss] 3, g
four complete purities [Essence of Vajrayana] 119
four complete purities [Guide to Dakini land] 148
four complete purities [Mahamudra Tantra] 19, 22, g
four complete purities [Tantric grounds and paths] 15
four correct, specific cognizers [Tantric grounds and paths] 205
four doors of liberation [Essence of Vajrayana] 4, 97, 135
four doors of receiving – downfalls [Understanding the Mind] 232, 234
four doors of receiving downfalls [Bodhisattva Vow] 5
four elements – goddesses of [Essence of Vajrayana] 106
four elements – transformed [Essence of Vajrayana] 107
four elements – winds supporting [Essence of Vajrayana] 81-2, 106
four elements [Essence of Vajrayana] 85, 86, g
four empowerments (see empowerment) [Guide to Dakini land]
four empowerments – secret [Essence of Vajrayana] 72-3, 132
four empowerments – vase [Essence of Vajrayana] 72, 117
four empowerments – wisdom-mudra [Essence of Vajrayana] 73-4, 132, 207, 208
four empowerments – word [Essence of Vajrayana] 74
four empowerments [Essence of Vajrayana] 71-4
four empties (see also subtle mind(s)) [Mahamudra Tantra] 52, 53
four empties (see also subtle minds) [Tantric grounds and paths] 147, 168-70
four empties – facsimiles [Tantric grounds and paths] 167
four empties – levels [Tantric grounds and paths] 167
four empties – of death [Tantric grounds and paths] 167
four empties – of isolated body [Tantric grounds and paths] 167
four empties – of isolated mind [Tantric grounds and paths] 166, 167
four empties – of isolated speech [Tantric grounds and paths] 145-7, 164, 167
four empties – of sleep [Tantric grounds and paths] 169
four empties, the [Clear Light of Bliss] 79-80, 95, 118, 195
four extremes of production (see also each extreme) [Ocean of Nectar] 176-290
four extremes of production – meaning established [Ocean of Nectar] 281
four fearlessnesses [Heart Jewel] 22, g
four fearlessnesses [Tantric grounds and paths] 205
Four Hundred [Clear Light of Bliss] 146
Four Hundred [Great Treasury of Merit] 108
Four Hundred [Joyful path of good fortune] 270, 306, 326, 349, 520
Four Hundred [Ocean of Nectar] 168
four immeasurables – compassion [Joyful path of good fortune] 61, 64
four immeasurables – equanimity [Joyful path of good fortune] 61, 62-3, 399-400
four immeasurables – joy [Joyful path of good fortune] 61, 64
four immeasurables – love [Joyful path of good fortune] 61, 63
four immeasurables [Guide to Dakini land] 54
four immeasurables [Joyful path of good fortune] 61-4
four immeasurables [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 111-2, 357, 370-1
four joys [Essence of Vajrayana] 73, 92, 98, 132, 206, 208, g
four joys [Guide to Dakini land] 125, 149-50, 224-5
four joys, the – of completion stage [Clear Light of Bliss] 107
four joys, the – of generation stage [Clear Light of Bliss] 107
four joys, the – of reverse order [Clear Light of Bliss] 103, 104, 105
four joys, the – of serial order [Clear Light of Bliss] 101-3, 105
four joys, the [Clear Light of Bliss] 54-5, 73, 101-7
four maras [Essence of Vajrayana] 97, 127, 134, 135, 136, 178, g
four Mothers [Essence of Vajrayana] 164
Four Mothers [Guide to Dakini land] g
four Mothers [Tantric grounds and paths] 143, g
four noble truths (see also individual ones) [Guide to Dakini land] g
four noble truths (see also individual ones) [Heart of Wisdom] 14, 141-4, 147
four noble truths (see also individual ones) [Ocean of Nectar] 14, 59, 142, 145
four noble truths (see also individual truths) [Joyful path of good fortune] 268, 271-6, 370
four noble truths – and two truths [Ocean of Nectar] 136-7
four noble truths – cessations [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 11-2
four noble truths – different levels [Understanding the Mind] 92
four noble truths – etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 131
four noble truths – gross [Ocean of Nectar] 134-5
four noble truths – incorrect practice of [Ocean of Nectar] 54
four noble truths – lack inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 214
four noble truths – origins [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 9-10
four noble truths – sixteen aspects [Ocean of Nectar] 132-4
four noble truths – sixteen characteristics [Understanding the Mind] 48, 50, 53, 55, 83, 92, g
four noble truths – subtle [Ocean of Nectar] 134-5
four noble truths – suffering [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 7-8
four noble truths – the path [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 13-6
four noble truths – true cessation [Meaningful to behold] g
four noble truths – true origin [Meaningful to behold] g
four noble truths – true origins [Understanding the Mind] 200
four noble truths – true path [Meaningful to behold] g
four noble truths – true suffering [Meaningful to behold] g
four noble truths [Great Treasury of Merit] 209-11, g
four noble truths [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 155, g
four noble truths [Heart Jewel] 34, g
four noble truths [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 7-16
four noble truths [Introduction to Buddhism] 51-3
four noble truths [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 14, g
four noble truths [Meaningful to behold] 47, 307, g
four noble truths [Understanding the Mind] 48, 53, 55, 83, g
four opponent powers (see also purification) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 19-24, g
four opponent powers – opponent force [Bodhisattva Vow] 55, 59-61
four opponent powers – promise [Bodhisattva Vow] 57, 67-9
four opponent powers – regret [Bodhisattva Vow] 55, 61-7
four opponent powers – reliance [Bodhisattva Vow] 55, 57-9
four opponent powers [Bodhisattva Vow] 55, 57
four opponent powers [Essence of Vajrayana] 30
four opponent powers [Guide to Dakini land] 75
four opponent powers [Heart of Wisdom] 177, g
four opponent powers [Joyful path of good fortune] 75-7, 234
four opponent powers [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 149-53
four opponent powers [Ocean of Nectar] 121, g
four opponent powers [Universal Compassion] 66-8
four powers (see also individual ones) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 100
four powers [Joyful path of good fortune] 473-5
four powers [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 117-8
four precious mantras [Essence of Vajrayana] 156
four preparations [Great Treasury of Merit] 231-2
four preparations [Universal Compassion] 63-70
four profundities (see also individual ones) [Heart of Wisdom] 33, 80, 93-4, 165
four profundities – of feeling etc. [Heart of Wisdom] 94-5
four profundities – of persons [Heart of Wisdom] 95-8
four protections [Heart Jewel] 22-3
four recognitions [Guide to Dakini land] 114
four reliances [Clear Light of Bliss] 154-5
four seals (see also great seal) [Clear Light of Bliss] 6
four seals of Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 47
four special causes of swift attainments [Guide to Dakini land] 16-22
four unrealistic wishes [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 97
four waters [Great Treasury of Merit] 127
four ways of gathering [Essence of Vajrayana] 92, g
four ways of gathering [Joyful path of good fortune] 552-3
four ways of gathering disciples [Bodhisattva Vow] 71, g
four ways of gathering disciples [Meaningful to behold] 111, g
four Yoginis (see also individual ones) [Essence of Vajrayana] 20, 40-1, 44, 95, 106
four Yoginis – main responsibility [Essence of Vajrayana] 165
fourteen root downfalls [Tantric grounds and paths] 63-7
Fourth Deliverer [8 steps:] g
fourth ground – divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 118
fourth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 117-26
fourth ground- effort [Ocean of Nectar] 118-9
fourth ground- etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 119-20
fourth profundity (see profundity of the two truths being nominally distinct) [Heart of Wisdom]
fourth-ground Bodhisattva – perfection of effort [Ocean of Nectar] 119
fourth-ground Bodhisattva – thirty-seven realizations [Ocean of Nectar] 119-25
fourth-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 127, 404
freedom (see also liberation) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] ix, 7-8, 12, 63
freedom (see also liberation) [Mahamudra Tantra] 8
freedoms, eight [Joyful path of good fortune] 122-7, 129
freedoms, the eight [Meaningful to behold] 12-3
friend [Understanding the Mind] 184-5
Friendly Letter [8 steps:] 102
Friendly Letter [Joyful path of good fortune] 75, 164, 173, 280, 282, 303, 368, 373
Friendly Letter [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 58
Friendly Letter [Ocean of Nectar] 68
Friendly Letter [Transform Your Life]164
Friendly Letter [Understanding the Mind] 127, 225, 227, 232
Friendly Letter [Universal Compassion] 84
friends (see also attachment, to friends) [Transform Your Life]6, 100, 101, 193-4, 348, 352
friends – compassion for [8 steps:] 109, 111
friends – compassion for [Transform Your Life]117, 173, 175
friends – depend on mind [Transform Your Life]106, 137-8, 180-1, 315
friends – impermanent [8 steps:] 123, 126, 127
friends – impermanent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 20-1, 24, 114, 118
friends – impermanent [Transform Your Life]69, 192, 196, 244, 349
friends – unreliable [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 114
friends [8 steps:] 47, 57, 116, 129, 163-4
friends [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 70, 71, 74, 80, 85, 180
friends [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 27, 72-3, 74, 87, 121
friends [Joyful path of good fortune] 331
friends [Mahamudra Tantra] 124, 126
frustration [8 steps:] 5
frustration [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 32-3, 35
frustration [Transform Your Life]7, 71, 151, 318, 321
fully-endowed body (see also precious human rebirth) [Meaningful to behold] 11-5, 354
function (see also body, functions) [Heart of Wisdom] 61, 72, 73
functioning thing (see also thing) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 176, 179, g
functioning thing – past, present, future [Ocean of Nectar] 220, 221-2
functioning thing – two natures [Ocean of Nectar] 200
functioning thing [Heart of Wisdom] 72, 112-3
functioning thing [Joyful path of good fortune] 221, 349
functioning thing [Mahamudra Tantra] 152, g
functioning thing [Ocean of Nectar] 163, 214, 229, 380
functioning thing [Tantric grounds and paths] 140
functioning thing [Transform Your Life]266, g
Fundamental Wisdom – Mahayana text [Ocean of Nectar] 9
Fundamental Wisdom – other commentaries to [Ocean of Nectar] 8, 59, 159, 183
Fundamental Wisdom – refuting production from self [Ocean of Nectar] 182-5
Fundamental Wisdom [8 steps:] 197, 203
Fundamental Wisdom [Mahamudra Tantra] 155
Fundamental Wisdom [Ocean of Nectar] 1, 8-9, 58, 139, 147, 150, 177, 214, 314, 359, 443
Fundamental Wisdom [Tantric grounds and paths] 106
Fundamental Wisdom [Transform Your Life]269
Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way [Clear Light of Bliss] 191
Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way [Joyful path of good fortune] 348, 516, 517, 518
funeral service [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 79-83
future lives (see also rebirth) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 7-8, 11, 15, 99-106, 122
future lives (see also rebirth) [Transform Your Life]19, 29, 38-9, 111, 243, 301
future lives – countless [Mahamudra Tantra] 7, 105
future lives – countless [Transform Your Life]87
future lives [Essence of Vajrayana] 22
future lives [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 59, 61, 103, 180, 193
future lives [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 7, 54
future lives [Mahamudra Tantra] 123
future lives [Meaningful to behold] 347, 354-5, 364
future lives [Ocean of Nectar] 279-80
future lives [Understanding the Mind] 1, 22
future lives [Universal Compassion] 68, 81