M
Madhyamaka [Ocean of Nectar] 150
Madhyamika (see also Prasangika; Svatantrika) [Meaningful to behold] 285-7, 294, 345, 348, g
Madhyamika [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 148, 177, g
Madhyamika [Joyful path of good fortune] g
Madhyamika [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 24, g
Madhyamika philosophy (see also Middle Way, the) [Great Treasury of Merit] 110
Madhyamika-Prasangika – and Sautrantika [Understanding the Mind] 34-5, 42, 47, 117
Madhyamika-prasangika – eight profound points [Ocean of Nectar] 222
Madhyamika-prasangika – refutations and proofs [Ocean of Nectar] 346-8, 349-50
Madhyamika-Prasangika – Sutra [Tantric grounds and paths] 142
Madhyamika-Prasangika – Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 142, 187
Madhyamika-prasangika – uncommon view [Ocean of Nectar] 9, 59, 290, 294, 443
Madhyamika-Prasangika – view of self [Understanding the Mind] 207-8, 238
Madhyamika-prasangika [8 steps:] 183, g
Madhyamika-prasangika [Clear Light of Bliss] 183, 190-3, 230, g
Madhyamika-prasangika [Great Treasury of Merit] 199, g
Madhyamika-prasangika [Heart Jewel] 23, g
Madhyamika-prasangika [Heart of Wisdom] 36, 70-1
Madhyamika-Prasangika [Mahamudra Tantra] 132, g
Madhyamika-prasangika [Ocean of Nectar] 52, 139, 185
Madhyamika-Prasangika [Tantric grounds and paths] 29, 65, 66, 107, g
Madhyamika-prasangika [Transform Your Life]251, g
Madhyamika-Prasangika [Understanding the Mind] 4, 5, 92, 104, 210, g
Madhyamika-Prrasangika [Joyful path of good fortune] 319, 320, 470-1, 515, 522
Madhyamika-svatantrika – assert inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 156, 166, 211
Madhyamika-svatantrika [Ocean of Nectar] 159-61, 185, 218
Madhyamika-Svatantrika [Understanding the Mind] 4, 35, 207, 210, g
Magadhabhatri [Joyful path of good fortune] 66-7
magician [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 153, 178
magician [Understanding the Mind] 181
magician analogy [8 steps:] 180-1, 187, 214, 217
magician analogy [Essence of Vajrayana] 147-8
magician analogy [Tantric grounds and paths] 95
magician analogy [Transform Your Life]242, 248, 255, 280
magician analogy [Universal Compassion] 56
magician’s horse – analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 161-6
magician’s horse [Ocean of Nectar] 202, 204
magician’s illusion [Meaningful to behold] 293-7, 304, 348-9
magician’s illusory woman [Ocean of Nectar] 53, 54
Mahabala [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 94
Mahakala – sadhana [Guide to Dakini land] 122
Mahakala [Great Treasury of Merit] 105
Mahakala [Guide to Dakini land] 202
Mahakala [Heart Jewel] 72, g
Mahakala [Joyful path of good fortune] 56
Mahakala [Universal Compassion] 70
Mahakaruna [Guide to Dakini land] 12, g
Mahakashyapa [Joyful path of good fortune] 156
Mahakashyapa [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 50
Mahamudra (see also completion stage; meaning clear light; six stages of training in Mahamudra) [Mahamudra Tantra] ix, 55-74, 77, 114, 173
Mahamudra (see great seal) [Heart of Wisdom]
Mahamudra – and compassion [Mahamudra Tantra] 12, 19
Mahamudra – basis for [Mahamudra Tantra] 3-8
Mahamudra – collection of merit and wisdom [Mahamudra Tantra] 59
Mahamudra – definition [Mahamudra Tantra] 55, 117
Mahamudra – etymology [Mahamudra Tantra] 55
Mahamudra – lineage [Mahamudra Tantra] 72
Mahamudra – nature [Mahamudra Tantra] 57
Mahamudra – obstacles to [Mahamudra Tantra] 87
Mahamudra – practice during waking/sleep [Mahamudra Tantra] 111
Mahamudra – quick method [Mahamudra Tantra] 3
Mahamudra – Sutra [Mahamudra Tantra] 55
Mahamudra – two ways of training [Mahamudra Tantra] 97
Mahamudra – uncommon path [Mahamudra Tantra] 16
Mahamudra – uncommon practice of [Mahamudra Tantra] 72-4, 79
Mahamudra [8 steps:] 144, 189, g
Mahamudra [Essence of Vajrayana] 207
Mahamudra [Joyful path of good fortune] 8, 502, 514, g
Mahamudra [Transform Your Life]214, g
Mahamudra of the Virtuous Tradition [Great Treasury of Merit] 33
Mahamudra scriptures [Understanding the Mind] 1
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – causal-time [Clear Light of Bliss] 6-8, 17
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – etymology of Mahamudra [Clear Light of Bliss] 6
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – etymology of Vajrayana [Clear Light of Bliss] 3
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – lineage Gurus [Clear Light of Bliss] 8-9, 37-8, g
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – meaning [Great Treasury of Merit] 62
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – meditation [Great Treasury of Merit] 227-9, 272-4
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – preliminary for [Great Treasury of Merit] 165
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – preliminary practice [Heart Jewel] 89-90
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – realizations [Great Treasury of Merit] 157, 173, 178, 272, 277
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – resultant [Great Treasury of Merit] 63, 97, 118, 274
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – resultant-time [Clear Light of Bliss] 6-8, 229-40
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – that is the resultant Union of No More Learning [Clear Light of Bliss] 229
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – that is the union of bliss and emptiness [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 17, 100
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – that is the union of the two truths [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 195-227
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – union of great bliss and emptiness [Heart Jewel] 44
Mahamudra, Vajrayana – wrong practices [Great Treasury of Merit] 275
Mahamudra, Vajrayana [Clear Light of Bliss] 6-9, 38, 57, 112, 128, 150
Mahamudra, Vajrayana [Great Treasury of Merit] 1, 18, 33, 56, 197
Mahamudra, Vajrayana [Heart Jewel] 15, 49, 89, g
Mahasiddha – Saraha [Clear Light of Bliss] 4, 7, 167, 172
Mahasiddha [Clear Light of Bliss] g
Mahasiddha [Heart Jewel] 80, g
Mahasiddha [Joyful path of good fortune] 110, g
Mahasiddha [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 11, g
Mahasiddha [Mahamudra Tantra] 177, g
Mahasiddha [Tantric grounds and paths] g
Mahasiddha(s) – the eighty-four [Great Treasury of Merit] 274
Mahasiddha(s) – Eighty-four [Guide to Dakini land] 10, 12
Mahasiddha(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 78, 261, g
Mahasiddha(s) [Guide to Dakini land] g
Mahasiddhas [Essence of Vajrayana] 9, g
Mahayana (see also Paramitayana;Vajrayana) [Tantric grounds and paths] 50
Mahayana – Buddhism [8 steps:] 35, 110, 111
Mahayana – five paths [Introduction to Buddhism] 111-6
Mahayana – four wheels [Great Treasury of Merit] 275-6
Mahayana – gateway to the [Great Treasury of Merit] 216
Mahayana – grounds [Tantric grounds and paths] 9
Mahayana – path (see also spiritual path, to enlightenment) [8 steps:] 1, 55, 89, 177
Mahayana – path of accumulation [Introduction to Buddhism] 111-2
Mahayana – path of meditation [Introduction to Buddhism] 115-6
Mahayana – Path of No More Learning [Introduction to Buddhism] 44, 116
Mahayana – path of preparation [Introduction to Buddhism] 112-3
Mahayana – path of seeing [Introduction to Buddhism] 113-5
Mahayana – paths [Guide to Dakini land] 54, g
Mahayana – paths [Meaningful to behold] 32, 35, 57-8
Mahayana – paths [Tantric grounds and paths] 9, 42, 203
Mahayana – practice [Clear Light of Bliss] 38, 175
Mahayana – practitioners [Guide to Dakini land] 44
Mahayana – refuge [Guide to Dakini land] 53, 90
Mahayana – scripture [Meaningful to behold] 308-9
Mahayana – scriptures [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 156-7
Mahayana – Teacher [Meaningful to behold] 85
Mahayana [8 steps:] 107, 168, g
Mahayana [Bodhisattva Vow] 1, 7, 29, 31, 71, g
Mahayana [Clear Light of Bliss] 1, 2, 11, g
Mahayana [Essence of Vajrayana] 19, 97, g
Mahayana [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 14, 215-6, g
Mahayana [Guide to Dakini land] 43, 45, 47, g
Mahayana [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 156, 181, g
Mahayana [Heart Jewel] 50, 71, 78, g
Mahayana [Heart of Wisdom] g
Mahayana [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 155, g
Mahayana [Introduction to Buddhism] 9, 34, 69, 92
Mahayana [Joyful path of good fortune] 20, 21, 268, 381-2, 384, 419, 478
Mahayana [Mahamudra Tantra] 231, 265, g
Mahayana [Meaningful to behold] 22, 39, 41, 71, 87, 97, 109, 117, 368
Mahayana [Ocean of Nectar] g
Mahayana [Transform Your Life]g
Mahayana [Understanding the Mind] 4, 115, g
Mahayana [Universal Compassion] 47, 83, g
Mahayana Buddhism [Transform Your Life]175
Mahayana Confession Sutra [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 150, 152
Mahayana grounds – ordinary [Ocean of Nectar] 32
Mahayana grounds – Superior (see also causal Mahayana grounds; resultant Mahayana grounds) [Ocean of Nectar] 22, 32
Mahayana lineage – uncommon [Ocean of Nectar] 47
Mahayana lineage [Heart of Wisdom] 8, 20, 159, 162
Mahayana lineage [Ocean of Nectar] 20
Mahayana path (see also Bodhisattva path) [Transform Your Life]152
Mahayana path [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 145
Mahayana path of accumulation – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 32
Mahayana path of accumulation – great stage [Ocean of Nectar] 110, 142
Mahayana path of accumulation – middling stage [Ocean of Nectar] 121
Mahayana path of accumulation – small stage [Ocean of Nectar] 121
Mahayana path of accumulation [Ocean of Nectar] 18, 35, 48, 49
Mahayana path of meditation – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 32
Mahayana path of meditation – of first ground [Ocean of Nectar] 37, 73
Mahayana path of meditation [Ocean of Nectar] 125, 132
Mahayana Path of No More Learning – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 32
Mahayana Path of No More Learning [Ocean of Nectar] 132
Mahayana path of preparation – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 32
Mahayana path of preparation – heat [Ocean of Nectar] 122
Mahayana path of preparation – patience [Ocean of Nectar] 45, 60, 123
Mahayana path of preparation – peak [Ocean of Nectar] 122
Mahayana path of preparation – supreme Dharma [Ocean of Nectar] 123
Mahayana path of preparation [Ocean of Nectar] 18, 35, 36, 48, 49
Mahayana path of seeing – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 32
Mahayana path of seeing [Ocean of Nectar] 36, 37, 52, 125, 132
Mahayana path(s) – of accumulation [Great Treasury of Merit] 84, 119, 199, 231
Mahayana path(s) – of preparation [Great Treasury of Merit] 249
Mahayana path(s) – of seeing [Great Treasury of Merit] 84
Mahayana path(s) – the five [Great Treasury of Merit] 146
Mahayana path(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 3-4, 87, 240
Mahayana paths (see also individual ones) [Heart of Wisdom] 18, 24-5, 158, 159-60, 162
Mahayana paths (see also individual ones) [Understanding the Mind] 131, 140, g
Mahayana paths – of accumulation [Joyful path of good fortune] 107, 273-4, 423, 535-6
Mahayana paths – of meditation [Joyful path of good fortune] 275, 540-1
Mahayana paths – of No More Learning [Joyful path of good fortune] 275, 541
Mahayana paths – of preparation [Joyful path of good fortune] 274, 423, 536-9
Mahayana paths – of seeing [Joyful path of good fortune] 201, 275, 423, 538, 539
Mahayana paths – progression through [Heart of Wisdom] 163-6, 167, 175
Mahayana paths – six perfections [Ocean of Nectar] 366-7
Mahayana paths – the five [Universal Compassion] 4, 56, 86
Mahayana paths [Joyful path of good fortune] 381-3, 535-41
Mahayana paths [Ocean of Nectar] 17, 18, 22, 31, 361, 427
Mahayana paths [Universal Compassion] 14, 28
Mahayana practitioners [Essence of Vajrayana] 22
Mahayana precepts [Understanding the Mind] 237
Mahayana Spiritual Guide – ten good qualities [Great Treasury of Merit] 179-80
Mahayana Spiritual Guide [Great Treasury of Merit] 3
Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps [Great Treasury of Merit] 165, 266
Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps [Introduction to Buddhism] 29, 33
Mahayana Sutras [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 63-4
Mahayana Sutras [Ocean of Nectar] 53-5, 60, 149, 353, 408
Mahayana Sutras [Universal Compassion] 97
Mahayana tenets [Ocean of Nectar] 58-9
Mahayana trainings [Great Treasury of Merit] 216
Mahayanist (see also Bodhisattva) [Ocean of Nectar] 12-14, 16, 58, 60, 120
Mahayanist – paths [Bodhisattva Vow] 107
Mahayanist – principal practice [Ocean of Nectar] 23
Mahayanist – propounding Hinayana tenets [Ocean of Nectar] 59
Mahayanist – realizations [Bodhisattva Vow] 21, 32, 49
Mahayanist – Superior (see Superior Bodhisattva) [Ocean of Nectar]
Mahayanist – traditions [Bodhisattva Vow] 22
Mahayanist [Bodhisattva Vow] 17
Mahayanist [Great Treasury of Merit] 167, 203, 230
Main Path of the Conquerors [Great Treasury of Merit] 39
Mairichi [Tantric grounds and paths] 43-4
Maitreya (see also eight Great Sons) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 8, g
Maitreya (see also Eight Great Sons) [Meaningful to behold] 20, 22, 53
Maitreya – and Asanga [Joyful path of good fortune] 110, 387-8, 475
Maitreya – lineage of [Joyful path of good fortune] 5, 394
Maitreya – visualization of [Joyful path of good fortune] 54-5
Maitreya [8 steps:] 78, 117, 119, g
Maitreya [Essence of Vajrayana] 45
Maitreya [Heart of Wisdom] 19, 157, 174
Maitreya [Joyful path of good fortune] 101, 113, 196, g
Maitreya [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 111, 141-2
Maitreya [Mahamudra Tantra] 80, 81, g
Maitreya [Tantric grounds and paths] 5, g
Maitreya [Transform Your Life]138, 182, 184, g
Maitreya [Understanding the Mind] 103, 154, g
Maitreya, Buddha [Clear Light of Bliss] 238
Maitreya, Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 41, 53, 84, 94, 97, 98, 216, g
Maitreya, Buddha [Heart Jewel] 4, 11, 20, 21, 23, 45, g
Maitreya, Buddha [Introduction to Buddhism] 3
Maitribala [Meaningful to behold] 41
Maitrikhachö lineage [Guide to Dakini land] 3
Maitripa [Clear Light of Bliss] 7
Maitripa [Guide to Dakini land] 3
Maitriyogi [8 steps:] 142
Maitriyogi [Transform Your Life]212
major signs and minor indications [Clear Light of Bliss] 198, 237
major signs and minor indications [Great Treasury of Merit] 80, 85, 139, 241
mala [8 steps:] 149, g
mala [Essence of Vajrayana] 166
mala [Guide to Dakini land] 167-8
mala [Mahamudra Tantra] 216, g
mala [Transform Your Life]217, g
male/female [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 166
Malgyur Lotsawa [Guide to Dakini land] 5, 84
malice [Introduction to Buddhism] 27, 28
malice [Joyful path of good fortune] 245, 249, 250
Mallayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps – actual practice [Bodhisattva Vow] 55-75
Mallayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps – etymology [Bodhisattva Vow] 45
Mallayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps – introduction to the practice [Bodhisattva Vow] 45-53
Mallayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps – root text [Bodhisattva Vow] 37-43
Mamaki [Essence of Vajrayana] 40, 114, 164
Mamaki [Great Treasury of Merit] 92, 93
Mamaki [Guide to Dakini land] 144, g
mandala (see also body mandala) [Mahamudra Tantra] 31, 180, 182, 183, g
mandala (see also body mandala; mandala offering) [Guide to Dakini land]
mandala (see also mandala of Heruka; mandala offering) [Essence of Vajrayana] 8, 101, g
mandala – accomplishing [Essence of Vajrayana] 102-3
mandala – body [Tantric grounds and paths] 30, 93, 100, 127, g
mandala – fire [Guide to Dakini land] 61, 65, 66
mandala – four elements [Essence of Vajrayana] 85, 104-5, 122
mandala – gross [Essence of Vajrayana] 112
mandala – heap mandala of body [Guide to Dakini land] 195, 206-7
mandala – inner [Essence of Vajrayana] 99, 112
mandala – nectar mandala of speech [Guide to Dakini land] 195, 206-7
mandala – of Heruka [Guide to Dakini land] 9, 126, 131
mandala – of Vajrayogini [Guide to Dakini land] 9, 119-20
mandala – offering [Clear Light of Bliss] 9, 12, 37, g
mandala – outer [Essence of Vajrayana] 99, 105, 112
mandala – sindhura mandala of mind [Guide to Dakini land] 196, 206-7
mandala – subtle [Essence of Vajrayana] 112
mandala – wind [Guide to Dakini land] 61, 65, 66
mandala [Clear Light of Bliss] 3, 198, 206, 213, g
mandala [Joyful path of good fortune] 388
mandala [Tantric grounds and paths] 93
mandala Deities [Heart Jewel] 89, 90, 91
mandala of Heruka – checking meditation [Essence of Vajrayana] 89-97
mandala of Heruka – inner [Essence of Vajrayana] 6
mandala of Heruka – outer [Essence of Vajrayana] 6
mandala of Heruka [Essence of Vajrayana] 8
mandala offering – benefits [Essence of Vajrayana] 69
mandala offering – four types [Great Treasury of Merit] 143
mandala offering – outer, inner, secret, and thatness [Guide to Dakini land] 100-1
mandala offering – preliminary guide [Essence of Vajrayana] 69, 70-1, g
mandala offering – seven point [Great Treasury of Merit] 142
mandala offering – Tantric preliminary [Guide to Dakini land] 41, 102, 174
mandala offering [8 steps:] 40, 41, 167
mandala offering [Essence of Vajrayana] 64-71
mandala offering [Great Treasury of Merit] 137-45
mandala offering [Guide to Dakini land] 97-102
mandala offering [Heart Jewel] 29, g
mandala offering [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 112, g
mandala offering [Joyful path of good fortune] 81-2
mandala offering [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 17, 20, 25, 34, 77
mandala offering [Mahamudra Tantra] 91-2
mandala offering [Meaningful to behold] 46-7, g
mandala offering [Universal Compassion] 11, 74, g
mandala(s) (see also mandala offering) [Great Treasury of Merit] 137, g
mandala(s) – body [Great Treasury of Merit] 91-4
mandala(s) – of Heruka [Great Treasury of Merit] 69, 98
mandala(s) – of Hevajra [Great Treasury of Merit] 95
mandala(s) – ten million circles of [Great Treasury of Merit] 187-8
manifest object – definition [Understanding the Mind] 98
manifest object [Heart of Wisdom] 28, g
manifest object [Understanding the Mind] 41, 42, 46, 53, 98-9
manifest pain [8 steps:] 111-3, 122
manifest pain [Joyful path of good fortune] 306, 416, 476
manifestation [Mahamudra Tantra] 151, 163-4, 167
manifestation [Transform Your Life]265, 276
manifestation of emptiness [Heart of Wisdom] 59, 64-72, 80, 82, 98
manifestations of bliss and emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 102, 109, 136-42
manifestations of emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 136-42
Manjughosha [Meaningful to behold] 44, 49, 50, 362, 366, g
Manjushi [Guide to Dakini land] 49
Manjushri (see also eight Great Sons) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 17, 18, 22, 187, 193, 194, g
Manjushri – and Je Tsongkhapa [Joyful path of good fortune] 15, 516, 532
Manjushri – homage to [Ocean of Nectar] 10
Manjushri – lineage of [Joyful path of good fortune] 5, 15, 394
Manjushri – self-generation [Tantric grounds and paths] 31
Manjushri – visualization of [Joyful path of good fortune] 55
Manjushri [8 steps:] 101, 149
Manjushri [Essence of Vajrayana] 10, 38, 45, 144
Manjushri [Heart of Wisdom] 18, 174
Manjushri [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 126, g
Manjushri [Joyful path of good fortune] 101, 113, 391, 422, g
Manjushri [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 25
Manjushri [Mahamudra Tantra] 72, 79, 230, 243, g
Manjushri [Meaningful to behold] 1, 22, 71, 368, g
Manjushri [Ocean of Nectar] 1, 7, 149, g
Manjushri [Tantric grounds and paths] 12, 43, 120, g
Manjushri [Transform Your Life]163, 217, 369, g
Manjushri [Understanding the Mind] 78, 94, 201, g
Manjushri Root Tantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 257
Manjushri, Bodhisattva [Universal Compassion] 70
Manjushri, Buddha – disciple of Buddha [Heart Jewel] 77-8
Manjushri, Buddha – emanations [Heart Jewel] 4, 15, 72, 75, 83
Manjushri, Buddha – manifestation of wisdom [Heart Jewel] 51
Manjushri, Buddha – the six sadhanas [Great Treasury of Merit] 33
Manjushri, Buddha – visualization [Great Treasury of Merit] 53, 92, 93, 104
Manjushri, Buddha [Clear Light of Bliss] 8, 106, g
Manjushri, Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 13-4, 16, 26, 33, 34, 99, 216, g
Manjushri, Buddha [Heart Jewel] 11, 23, 31, 36-7, 47, 66, 82, g
Manjushri, Buddha [Universal Compassion] 1, g
mantra (see also individual mantras) [Essence of Vajrayana] 155, 202
mantra (see also individual mantras; mantra recitation) [Tantric grounds and paths] 34, 155-8
mantra (see also mantra of Vajrayogini) [Guide to Dakini land]
mantra (see also Secret Mantra) [Clear Light of Bliss] g
mantra – action [Essence of Vajrayana] 121
mantra – action [Guide to Dakini land] 60
mantra – blessing [Essence of Vajrayana] 130
mantra – close-essence mantra of Heruka [Guide to Dakini land] 209
mantra – emanating from the four faces [Essence of Vajrayana] 181
mantra – emanating from the four mouths [Guide to Dakini land] 185-6, 209
mantra – essence of dependent relationship [Guide to Dakini land] 176
mantra – four types [Tantric grounds and paths] 157
mantra – hundred letter [Guide to Dakini land] 73-4, 75
mantra – hundred-letter [Essence of Vajrayana] 32
mantra – mind protection [Tantric grounds and paths] 13-5, 157
mantra – name [Great Treasury of Merit] 198, 267
mantra – name [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 132
mantra – of all the Buddhas [Great Treasury of Merit] 199-200, 267
mantra – of Guru Vajradharma [Guide to Dakini land] 107
mantra – of Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] 186
mantra – of Lama Losang Buddha Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] 95-6
mantra – of Manjushri [Heart Jewel] 37, 65
mantra – of Vajrasattva [Mahamudra Tantra] 89
mantra – OM AH HUM [Guide to Dakini land] 70
mantra – PHAIM [Guide to Dakini land] 137, 139
mantra – root of [Tantric grounds and paths] 158
mantra – Samayavajra [Guide to Dakini land] 175
mantra – ten faults of verbal recitation [Guide to Dakini land] 181, 192
mantra – to offer tormas [Guide to Dakini land] 201
mantra – to purify food [Guide to Dakini land] 188
mantra – ultimate [Tantric grounds and paths] 157
mantra – Vajrasattva [Guide to Dakini land] 73-4, 202
mantra – wisdom-descending [Essence of Vajrayana] 171
mantra – wisdom-descending [Guide to Dakini land] 173, 181-2
mantra [8 steps:] g
mantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 198-200, 259, 277, g
mantra [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 49, g
mantra [Heart Jewel] 65-6, 67, g
mantra [Heart of Wisdom] 161
mantra [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 103, g
mantra [Introduction to Buddhism] 22, g
mantra [Joyful path of good fortune] 69-70, 105, 116, 305, 386, 454, 545, g
mantra [Mahamudra Tantra] 181, g
mantra [Transform Your Life]27, 82, g
mantra [Universal Compassion] 69, 106, g
mantra of Heruka – close [Essence of Vajrayana] 167
mantra of Heruka – close essence [Essence of Vajrayana] 161, 170
mantra of Heruka – essence [Essence of Vajrayana] 27-8, 160-1, 167, 169
mantra of Heruka – root [Essence of Vajrayana] 156-9, 164, 167
mantra of the perfection of wisdom – practice of [Heart of Wisdom] 166
mantra of the perfection of wisdom [Heart of Wisdom] 161-4, 177, 199
mantra of Vajravarahi – close essence [Essence of Vajrayana] 162-3, 170
mantra of Vajravarahi – essence [Essence of Vajrayana] 162, 167, 170
mantra of Vajravarahi – root [Essence of Vajrayana] 159, 167
mantra of Vajravarahi – close [Essence of Vajrayana] 167
mantra of Vajrayogini – meaning [Guide to Dakini land] 163-5
mantra of Vajrayogini – mental recitation [Guide to Dakini land] 169-72
mantra of Vajrayogini – verbal recitation [Guide to Dakini land] 167-9
mantra of Vajrayogini – benefits [Guide to Dakini land] 6, 7, 9-10, 165-7, 180-1, 205
mantra of Vajrayogini [Guide to Dakini land] 58, 118, 132, 133
mantra recitation (see also mantra; vajra recitation) [Tantric grounds and paths] 34-6
mantra recitation – benefits [Essence of Vajrayana] 155, 161
mantra recitation – gross [Tantric grounds and paths] 35, 41
mantra recitation – long [Essence of Vajrayana] 167-9
mantra recitation – mental [Tantric grounds and paths] 150, 156
mantra recitation – of Vajradaka [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 75
mantra recitation – short [Essence of Vajrayana] 169-70
mantra recitation – sound base [Tantric grounds and paths] 34, 36, 41
mantra recitation – subtle [Tantric grounds and paths] 35, 41
mantra recitation – types [Tantric grounds and paths] 34-5, 150
mantra recitation – ultimate [Tantric grounds and paths] 150
mantra recitation – verbal [Tantric grounds and paths] 150, 156
mantra recitation [Essence of Vajrayana] 102, 143
mantra recitation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 26-7
mantras [Understanding the Mind] 77, 140, g
mantras of the Deities of the commitment wheel [Essence of Vajrayana] 165
mantras of the four Yoginis [Essence of Vajrayana] 164
mantras of the Heroes – root [Essence of Vajrayana] 158, 178
mantras of the Heroes [Essence of Vajrayana] 164-5
mantras of the Heroines [Essence of Vajrayana] 165
mara (see also demon) [8 steps:] 116
mara (see also demon) [Guide to Dakini land] 21
mara (see also four mares) [Essence of Vajrayana] 163, g
mara (see demon) [Meaningful to behold]
mara (see demon) [Ocean of Nectar]
mara [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 131, g
mara [Introduction to Buddhism] 7, g
mara [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 151, g
mara [Mahamudra Tantra] 184, g
mara/demon [Transform Your Life]181, 190, g
maras, four (see also demon) [Bodhisattva Vow] 61
maras, four – overcoming [Heart of Wisdom] 8, 185-6, 200
maras, four [Heart Jewel] 23, 65, 92, g
maras, four [Heart of Wisdom] 183-6
maras, the four (see also demon) [Great Treasury of Merit] 53
Marpa [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 109
Marpa [Essence of Vajrayana] 127-9
Marpa [Great Treasury of Merit] 8, 80, 95, 105-6, 274
Marpa [Guide to Dakini land] 5
Marpa [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 104-5
Marpa [Introduction to Buddhism] 17-8
Marpa [Joyful path of good fortune] 100, 178, 453
Marpa [Meaningful to behold] 48, 51, 52, 247
Marpa [Tantric grounds and paths] 182
Marpa [Universal Compassion] 36
Massed Vultures Mountain [Heart of Wisdom] 15-6, 17, 173
Master Vira [Understanding the Mind] 193
material progress [How to Solve Our Human Problems] viii
material things [8 steps:] 23, 43
materialists, refutation of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 161-2
Maudgalyanaputra [Joyful path of good fortune] 197, 280-1, 459
Mayadevi [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 188
Mayadevi [Meaningful to behold] 363
Mayaparitaka [Great Treasury of Merit] 104
meaning clear light (see also Dakini Land, inner) [Guide to Dakini land] 25, 29, 213, 219, 227
meaning clear light – and illusory body [Guide to Dakini land] 116, 162, 183, 184, 226, 227
meaning clear light – and pure illusory body (see union of meaning clear light and pure illusory body) [Mahamudra Tantra]
meaning clear light – definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 183
meaning clear light – divisions [Tantric grounds and paths] 188-9
meaning clear light – etymologies [Tantric grounds and paths] 185-6
meaning clear light – external pacification [Tantric grounds and paths] 189
meaning clear light – first ground [Tantric grounds and paths] 52
meaning clear light – indispensable [Tantric grounds and paths] 187
meaning clear light – internal pacification [Tantric grounds and paths] 189
meaning clear light – Mahamudra Tantra [Mahamudra Tantra] 58
meaning clear light – of the fourth stage [Mahamudra Tantra] 58
meaning clear light – union of bliss and emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 113, 116
meaning clear light – when attained [Tantric grounds and paths] 189
meaning clear light [Clear Light of Bliss] 36, 97, 99, 204, 217-23, 224, 226, 232-5
meaning clear light [Essence of Vajrayana] 73, 103, 160, 207, 208, 212, 213, g
meaning clear light [Great Treasury of Merit] 89, 170-1, 197, 274
meaning clear light [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 57, 65, 67, 73, 81
meaning clear light [Tantric grounds and paths] 4, 17, 51, 101, 108, 175, 183-90, 191
Meaningful to Behold [8 steps:] 107, 161, 170
Meaningful to Behold [Bodhisattva Vow] 93
Meaningful to Behold [Clear Light of Bliss] 159, 163, 190
Meaningful to Behold [Essence of Vajrayana] 148
Meaningful to Behold [Great Treasury of Merit] 218, 252, 257
Meaningful to Behold [Guide to Dakini land] l60
Meaningful to Behold [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] viii, 217, 218, 232
Meaningful to Behold [Heart Jewel] 65
Meaningful to Behold [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 157, 158
Meaningful to Behold [Introduction to Buddhism] 88
Meaningful to Behold [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 123
Meaningful to Behold [Mahamudra Tantra] 79, 109, 272, 273
Meaningful to Behold [Ocean of Nectar] 22, 134, 173, 206
Meaningful to Behold [Tantric grounds and paths] 139
Meaningful to Behold [Transform Your Life]169, 233
Meaningful to Behold [Understanding the Mind] 51, 149, 163, 169
Meaningful to Behold [Universal Compassion] 53, 56
measurement of success [Universal Compassion] 83-6
meat [Essence of Vajrayana] 126, 127
meat and alcohol [Guide to Dakini land] 189
medicine [Great Treasury of Merit] 155
Medicine Buddha [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 144
Medicine Buddha(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 104, 155
Medicine Buddhas [Joyful path of good fortune] 56
Medicine Guru Sutra [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 66
meditation (see also analytical meditation; placement meditation) [Essence of Vajrayana] x-xi, 22, 50, 143
meditation – analytical & placement [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 119-20
meditation – analytical & placement [Transform Your Life]299-300
meditation – analytical [8 steps:] 189, g
meditation – analytical [Great Treasury of Merit] g
meditation – analytical [Guide to Dakini land] 136, 158, g
meditation – analytical [Joyful path of good fortune] 89-92, 118, 376-7, 503-5, 513-4
meditation – analytical [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 133
meditation – analytical [Meaningful to behold] 28-9, 101-2, 213
meditation – analytical [Ocean of Nectar] 103-4, g
meditation – analytical [Understanding the Mind] 164, 230, 239
meditation – analytical [Universal Compassion] 55, g
meditation – and everyday life [Great Treasury of Merit] 212
meditation – breathing [8 steps:] 34, 157
meditation – breathing [Great Treasury of Merit] 46-7
meditation – breathing [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 122-4
meditation – breathing [Joyful path of good fortune] 51-2, 376
meditation – breathing [Meaningful to behold] 247-8
meditation – breathing [Transform Your Life]225-6, 302-3
meditation – checking [Essence of Vajrayana] 89-96, 104-12, 148-9, 152
meditation – concluding [Joyful path of good fortune] 116
meditation – correct [Understanding the Mind] 108
meditation – cycle [Introduction to Buddhism] 38-9
meditation – eagle analogy [Transform Your Life]274-5
meditation – for abandoning attachment [Understanding the Mind] 65
meditation – object of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 120
meditation – object of [Transform Your Life]300
meditation – obstacle to [Transform Your Life]67
meditation – on the breath [Introduction to Buddhism] 37-8
meditation – placement [8 steps:] 193, g
meditation – placement [Guide to Dakini land] 136, 158, g
meditation – placement [Joyful path of good fortune] 89-92, 377, 504, 514
meditation – placement [Mahamudra Tantra] 145
meditation – placement [Meaningful to behold] 29, 101-2, 213
meditation – placement [Ocean of Nectar] 103-4, g
meditation – placement [Understanding the Mind] 164, 230, 239
meditation – placement [Universal Compassion] 55, g
meditation – purpose of [8 steps:] 137
meditation – session [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 81
meditation – types [Introduction to Buddhism] 36-7
meditation [8 steps:] 25-6, 33-4, 39, 167, g
meditation [Clear Light of Bliss] 161-2
meditation [Great Treasury of Merit] 230, g
meditation [Guide to Dakini land] g
meditation [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] g
meditation [Heart of Wisdom] 55, 130, g
meditation [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 95, 119-24
meditation [Introduction to Buddhism] 14, 32, 35-9
meditation [Joyful path of good fortune] 89-94
meditation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 118, 120, 121-2, 134-5
meditation [Mahamudra Tantra] g
meditation [Meaningful to behold] 110, 220, 246-56
meditation [Ocean of Nectar] g
meditation [Transform Your Life]90, 160, 205-6, 299-303
meditation [Understanding the Mind] 25, 164, 168, 229, 233
meditation [Universal Compassion] 44, 68, 109, g
meditation break (see also daily life) [8 steps:] 163-4, 167
meditation break – practice of emptiness [8 steps:] 213-5, 217
meditation break – practice of emptiness in [Transform Your Life]242, 280-2
meditation break [Essence of Vajrayana] 153, 170, 181, 199, 201
meditation break [Great Treasury of Merit] 253-6, 276-7
meditation break [Heart Jewel] 44-5, 67
meditation break [Joyful path of good fortune] 39, 117-9, 522
meditation break [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 28-30, 91
meditation break [Mahamudra Tantra] 120, 169-70
meditation break [Transform Your Life]235-6
meditation break [Universal Compassion] 43-5, 56, 86
meditation cushion [Meaningful to behold] 246
Meditation Handbook [Tantric grounds and paths] 1
Meditation Handbook, A [Great Treasury of Merit] 208
Meditation Handbook, The [Bodhisattva Vow] 5, 75
Meditation Handbook, The [Essence of Vajrayana] x
Meditation Handbook, The [Introduction to Buddhism] 24, 38
Meditation Handbook, The [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 121, 140
Meditation Handbook, The [Ocean of Nectar] 173
Meditation Handbook, The [Understanding the Mind] 166
meditation on emptiness (see also emptiness) [Ocean of Nectar] 122, 158
meditation on emptiness – of body [Mahamudra Tantra] 28
meditation on emptiness [Mahamudra Tantra] 53, 162-3, 173
meditation posture [8 steps:] 33-4
meditation posture [Joyful path of good fortune] 50-2
meditation posture [Meaningful to behold] 246-7
meditation session [8 steps:] 34, 163-4, 167, 226
meditation session [Joyful path of good fortune] 39, 118
meditation session [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 13-28, 91
meditation session [Transform Your Life]134, 235-6
meditative equipoise (see also exalted awareness of meditative equipoise) [Ocean of Nectar] 145, g
meditative equipoise (see wisdom of meditative equipoise) [8 steps:]
meditative equipoise – gesture of [Heart Jewel] 23
meditative equipoise – non-mistaken [Heart of Wisdom] 104
meditative equipoise – of Buddha [Heart of Wisdom] 172
meditative equipoise – space-like [Joyful path of good fortune] 526, 531-2
meditative equipoise [Clear Light of Bliss] 99, 184-5, 233-4, g
meditative equipoise [Great Treasury of Merit] 252-3, g
meditative equipoise [Heart Jewel] g
meditative equipoise [Heart of Wisdom] 77, 109, 123-4, 127-8, 144, 145, 146, g
meditative equipoise [Introduction to Buddhism] 113, g
meditative equipoise [Joyful path of good fortune] 536, 538, 540, g
meditative equipoise [Mahamudra Tantra] 162-3
Meeting of Father and Son Sutra [Heart Jewel] 76
Meeting of Father and Son Sutra [Ocean of Nectar] 315
memory (see also mindfulness) [Mahamudra Tantra] 111
memory – according to Chittamatrins [Ocean of Nectar] 255-6
memory – according to Madhyamika-Prasangikas [Ocean of Nectar] 256-7
memory [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 20, 152
Menkhangpa [Heart Jewel] 15
mental abidings [Essence of Vajrayana] 149, 197
mental abidings [Understanding the Mind] 49, 50, 63, 128, 164, 168, 169
mental abidings, the nine [Joyful path of good fortune] 375, 477, 478, 505-9
mental arisings (see nine mental abidings) [Clear Light of Bliss]
mental awareness (see also individual types) [Understanding the Mind] 22, 36-40
mental awareness (see also mind) [Introduction to Buddhism] 93, g
mental awareness – definition [Understanding the Mind] 36
mental awareness – dominant condition [Understanding the Mind] 40
mental awareness – gross, subtler very subtle [Understanding the Mind] 18, 70, 114, 127
mental awareness – immediate condition [Understanding the Mind] 40
mental awareness – non-virtuous, virtuous, neutral [Understanding the Mind] 37
mental awareness [8 steps:] 152, 200
mental awareness [Essence of Vajrayana] xi, g
mental awareness [Joyful path of good fortune] 476
mental awareness [Mahamudra Tantra] 205, g
mental awareness [Tantric grounds and paths] 155, 169, g
mental awareness [Transform Your Life]220
mental consciousness – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 249
mental consciousness – how generated [Ocean of Nectar] 248
mental consciousness – in dreams [Ocean of Nectar] 232-3, 244-6
mental consciousness – sixth [Ocean of Nectar] 245
mental consciousness [Bodhisattva Vow] 101
mental consciousness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 169
mental consciousness [Heart of Wisdom] 126-7, 130
mental consciousness [Ocean of Nectar] 316
mental consciousness [Understanding the Mind] 44
mental continuum (see also mind) [8 steps:] 9, 71, 93, 189
mental continuum (see also mind) [Mahamudra Tantra] 15, 38, g
mental continuum (see also mind) [Transform Your Life]19, 23, 106, 130, 155
mental direct perceiver – definition [Understanding the Mind] 46
mental direct perceiver – induced by meditation [Understanding the Mind] 46, 47, 50
mental direct perceiver – induced by sense direct perceiver [Understanding the Mind] 37, 46
mental direct perceiver – non-ascertaining [Understanding the Mind] 68, 69
mental direct perceiver – non-conceptual [Understanding the Mind] 29
mental direct perceiver – re-cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 47, 62
mental direct perceiver – that are neither [Understanding the Mind] 46, 47
mental direct perceiver – valid [Understanding the Mind] 99
mental direct perceiver [Understanding the Mind] 37, 46-8
mental excitement [Clear Light of Bliss] 159-62, 166-9
mental excitement [Joyful path of good fortune] 491-2, 508, 509
mental excitement [Meaningful to behold] 139, 252-3, 2 54 – 5
mental excitement [Understanding the Mind] 128, 168, 230
mental factor – all-accompanying [Joyful path of good fortune] 353
mental factor [8 steps:] 189, g
mental factor [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] g
mental factor [Heart of Wisdom] 34, 35, g
mental factor [Joyful path of good fortune] g
mental factor [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] g
mental factor [Meaningful to behold] 137, 139, 140, 141, g
mental factor [Universal Compassion] g
mental factor(s) – eleven virtuous [Great Treasury of Merit] 237
mental factor(s) [Clear Light of Bliss] 105, 149, g
mental factor(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] g
mental factors (see also individual ones) [Understanding the Mind] 103-6
mental factors – definition [Understanding the Mind] 103
mental factors – function [Understanding the Mind] 103
mental factors – relationship with primary mind [Understanding the Mind] 103
mental factors [Mahamudra Tantra] 107, 141, g
mental factors [Ocean of Nectar] 194, 249, 316, 364, g
mental factors [Transform Your Life]18, 257, g
mental image (see generic image) [8 steps:]
mental poisons [Joyful path of good fortune] 362
mental power – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 247
mental power [Heart of Wisdom] 125, 126-7
mental power [Joyful path of good fortune] 353-4
mental power [Ocean of Nectar] 203, 316, 354
mental power [Understanding the Mind] 22, 36-7, 46
mental sinking [Clear Light of Bliss] 124, 159, 160-2, 166-9
mental sinking [Joyful path of good fortune] 491-3, 508, 509
mental sinking [Meaningful to behold] 139, 252-3, 253-4
mental sinking [Understanding the Mind] 128, 168-9, 229
mental sinking and excitement [Essence of Vajrayana] 149
mental stabilization (see also concentration; six perfections) [Introduction to Buddhism] 93-6
mental stabilization (see also perfection of mental stabilization) [Bodhisattva Vow] 21, 35
mental stabilization (see concentration) [Great Treasury of Merit]
mental stabilization (see concentration) [Universal Compassion]
mental stabilization – five obstacles to [Bodhisattva Vow] 21, 33
mental stabilization – perfection of [Joyful path of good fortune] 476-9, 481, 482-512
mental stabilization [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 113-44, g
mental stabilization [Joyful path of good fortune] 274, 482-512, g
mental stabilization [Ocean of Nectar] 367, g
mental suppleness [Clear Light of Bliss] 158, 174
mental suppleness [Introduction to Buddhism] 65, 97, g
mental suppleness [Ocean of Nectar] 101, g
mental wandering [Clear Light of Bliss] 158-60, 162
mental wandering [Joyful path of good fortune] 492
mentality (see also deluded mentality; primary mind) [Understanding the Mind] 37, 103
mentality [Ocean of Nectar] 249
mere appearance and emptiness [Transform Your Life]263, 278-9
mere appearance like dream [Transform Your Life]8-9, 25, 183, 247-8, 266, 270-1, 282
mere appearance (see also appearance) [Mahamudra Tantra] 138-9, 170, g
mere appearance – and emptiness [Mahamudra Tantra] 149, 167-8
mere appearance – like dream [Mahamudra Tantra] 126-7, 151, 157-8, 173
mere appearance [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 148
mere appearance [Heart of Wisdom] 43-8, 56, 65-8, 73
mere appearance [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 140
mere appearance [Transform Your Life]256, 281
mere appearance [Universal Compassion] 50, 52, 55
mere imputation (see imputation) [8 steps:]
mere imputation (see imputation) [Joyful path of good fortune]
mere imputation (see imputation) [Mahamudra Tantra]
mere imputation (see imputation) [Transform Your Life]
mere imputation [Heart of Wisdom] 43-5, 53, 72, 88-90, 100-1, 154
mere name – subtle conventional nature [Ocean of Nectar] 335
mere name [8 steps:] 185, 187, 196
mere name [Clear Light of Bliss] 187
mere name [Essence of Vajrayana] 157
mere name [Heart of Wisdom] 48, 68-70, 72-3, 87-8, 99
mere name [Joyful path of good fortune] 527, 531-2
mere name [Mahamudra Tantra] 135-6, 138, 147
mere name [Ocean of Nectar] 212, 262, 299, 301, 312, 328
mere name [Transform Your Life]253, 255, 263
merely imputed self – cart analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 311, 338
merely imputed self – imputed on aggregates [Ocean of Nectar] 248, 249, 294, 302, 309
merely imputed self – snake analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 169
merely imputed self [Ocean of Nectar] 170, 249, 301, 315
merit – accumulating – for the deceased [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 73, 80, 83
merit – accumulating [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 17, 19, 30, 91, 118;
merit – accumulating [Transform Your Life]136-7, 161, 190, 240, 343, 360
merit – collection of [Essence of Vajrayana] 152, g
merit – collection of [Great Treasury of Merit] 135, g
merit – collection of [Heart Jewel] 25, 26, g
merit – collection of [Joyful path of good fortune] 98, 390, 447-8, 481, 542, g
merit – collection of [Universal Compassion] 12, 78, 112, g
merit – creating [Joyful path of good fortune] 49, 77, 98, 132, 211, 215, 386-7, 408, 410, 437
merit – definition and purpose [Great Treasury of Merit] 115
merit – destroying [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 22, 41, 76
merit – destroying [Transform Your Life]310-1, 324, 353
merit – effects of [Joyful path of good fortune] 149, 532
merit – exhaustion of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 39-41, 57
merit – from offerings [Essence of Vajrayana] 55, 112, 117
merit – increasing [8 steps:] 167-8, 224
merit – of making offerings [Great Treasury of Merit] 140, 184
merit – of rejoicing [Great Treasury of Merit] 166
merit – result of [8 steps:] 15, 55, 101, 149, 154, 220
merit – result of [Transform Your Life]112, 163, 217, 233, 246
merit – supreme method [Universal Compassion] 11, 37, 39
merit – white seed [Universal Compassion] 74-5, 78-9
merit – accumulating [8 steps:] 31, 40, 98, 124, 160-1, 178
merit – collection of [Clear Light of Bliss] 47, 104, 203, 233, g
merit – collection of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 155, 182, g
merit – collection of [Introduction to Buddhism] 98, g
merit – collection of [Mahamudra Tantra] 59
merit – destroying [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 51, 69, 81, 83
merit – field of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 88
merit – illusion-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 149, 155
merit – result of [Mahamudra Tantra] 125
merit [8 steps:] 26, 35, 36, 39, 76-7, g
merit [Bodhisattva Vow] g
merit [Clear Light of Bliss] 11-2, g
merit [Essence of Vajrayana] 35, 37, 48, 50, 63, 191, g
merit [Great Treasury of Merit] 8, 115-6, 263, 265, g
merit [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 16, 21, 63, 102, 154, g
merit [Heart Jewel] 14, 25, 26, g
merit [Heart of Wisdom] 54, 153, 154
merit [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 66, 74, 81, 83-4, g
merit [Introduction to Buddhism] 78
merit [Joyful path of good fortune] 338, 450, g
merit [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 41 44, 93
merit [Mahamudra Tantra] 28, 77, 79, 84, 86, 90, g
merit [Meaningful to behold] 5, 14, 19, 21, 34 , 35, 36, 38, 43, 47, 51, 53, 54, 60, 62, 66, 79, 80-95, 122, 167, 193, 194, 207, 307, 359, 360, 361, 364
merit [Ocean of Nectar] 152, g
merit [Tantric grounds and paths] 139, 166, 195, g
merit [Transform Your Life]42, 136, 352, g
merit [Understanding the Mind] 240, g
merit [Universal Compassion] 11, 39, 44, 64-5, 68, 107, g
merit, collection of – definition [Guide to Dakini land] 115
merit, collection of [Guide to Dakini land] 30, 43, 81, 90, 101, 180, 217, g
meritorious and non-meritorious actions [Joyful path of good fortune] 335-6
messenger [Essence of Vajrayana] 59
messenger [Mahamudra Tantra] 180
messenger(s) [Guide to Dakini land] 141-3
method (see also union of method and wisdom) [Guide to Dakini land] g
method – and wisdom [Heart of Wisdom] 163, 175
method – lineage [Joyful path of good fortune] 5
method – practices [Ocean of Nectar] 1
method [Clear Light of Bliss] 3, 155
method [Essence of Vajrayana] 98
method [Great Treasury of Merit] g
method [Heart of Wisdom] g
method [Joyful path of good fortune] 423, 535, 542
method [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 21
method [Meaningful to behold] 283, 284, g
method [Ocean of Nectar] 47
method [Universal Compassion] g
method practices – indivisible with wisdom [Tantric grounds and paths] 17
method practices [8 steps:] 128-9, 178, 196, 220
method practices [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 147, g
method practices [Tantric grounds and paths] 17, 43, 47
method practices [Transform Your Life]195, 240
method to overcome hindrances – actual practice [Heart of Wisdom] 195-202
method to overcome hindrances [Heart of Wisdom] 162, 177, 181-202
middle being (see also intermediate scope) [Joyful path of good fortune] 141, 142, 143, 273, 359, 467
middle being – refuge of [Joyful path of good fortune] 194-5, 216, 226
middle way [8 steps:] 196
middle way [Clear Light of Bliss] 192, g
middle way [Essence of Vajrayana] 11, 157
middle way [Heart of Wisdom] 53
middle way [Joyful path of good fortune] 21, g
middle way [Ocean of Nectar] 8, 58, 217, 289, 359-60
middle way [Transform Your Life]10
middle way [Understanding the Mind] 218
Middle Way Consequentialists (see Madhyamika-prasangika) [Clear Light of Bliss]
middle way, the – correct view of [Great Treasury of Merit] 17
middle way, the [Great Treasury of Merit] 256-7, g
Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path [Great Treasury of Merit] 16
Middling Exposition of the Stages of the Path [Joyful path of good fortune] 15, 16
migrator [Mahamudra Tantra] 183, g
migrators [Great Treasury of Merit] g
migrators [Heart of Wisdom] g
Migtsema [Great Treasury of Merit] 23, 25-7, 29, 176-7
Migtsema prayer (see also close retreat, of Migtsema) [Heart Jewel] 12, 14, 31, 36, 45, 51-2
Migtsema prayer – benefits [Heart Jewel] 15
Migtsema prayer – five-line [Mahamudra Tantra] 93
Migtsema prayer – nine-line [Mahamudra Tantra] 220
Migtsema prayer – ritual healing practices [Heart Jewel] 12, 15-6
Migtsema prayer [Mahamudra Tantra] g
Mikyö Dorje, the eighth Karmapa [Clear Light of Bliss] 205
Milarepa – advice [Joyful path of good fortune] 72, 171, 136, 260
Milarepa – and thief [8 steps:] 128
Milarepa – his songs [Clear Light of Bliss] 192
Milarepa – life stories [Transform Your Life]194-5, 212, 278-9
Milarepa – quotations [Transform Your Life]39, 64, 197, 279
Milarepa – stories from life [Joyful path of good fortune] 111, 152, 178, 187, 254-5, 259, 484
Milarepa – teaching woman [8 steps:] 212
Milarepa [8 steps:] 130, 142, 144, g
Milarepa [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 36, 109, 117, 231
Milarepa [Essence of Vajrayana] 93
Milarepa [Great Treasury of Merit] 8, 31, 36, 76, 95, 98, 110, 212, 228, 235
Milarepa [Guide to Dakini land] 23, 90, 216
Milarepa [Heart Jewel] 76
Milarepa [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 8, 105
Milarepa [Joyful path of good fortune] 100, 117
Milarepa [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 54, 63
Milarepa [Mahamudra Tantra] 72, 74, 168, g
Milarepa [Meaningful to behold] 42, 48, 51, 110, 138, 201, 232
Milarepa [Ocean of Nectar] 234
Milarepa [Tantric grounds and paths] 107, 120, 121-3
Milarepa [Transform Your Life]214, g
Milarepa [Understanding the Mind] 225
Milarepa [Universal Compassion] 3, 36, 65
Million Ear [Joyful path of good fortune] 183-4
Mimasakas [Great Treasury of Merit] 211
mind (see also clear light; subtle mind(s); very subtle mind) [Great Treasury of Merit]
mind (see also conceptual mind; consciousness; non-conceptual mind) [Heart of Wisdom] 96, 153, 182, g
mind (see also consciousness) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 122, g
mind (see also different types) [8 steps:] 8-9, 71, 189, 200
mind (see also different types) [Essence of Vajrayana]
mind (see also different types) [Joyful path of good fortune] 308, 401-2, 548
mind (see also different types) [Mahamudra Tantra] 26, 100-7, 141
mind (see also different types) [Ocean of Nectar] 164, 228, 234, 280, 316, g
mind (see also different types) [Transform Your Life]15-9, 130, 183, 257
mind (see also eight signs, the; isolated mind; mental factor(s); subtle mind; very subtle mind) [Clear Light of Bliss] 144-53
mind (see also guarding the mind) [Meaningful to behold] 26-7, 115-7, 149, 169-2, g
mind (see also individual types) [Understanding the Mind]
mind (see also mental awareness; sense awareness) [Introduction to Buddhism] 11-5, 35-6
mind (see continually residing mind; primary mind; root mind; subtle mind; very subtle mind ) [Guide to Dakini land]
mind – analytical [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 170
mind – and appearances [Great Treasury of Merit] 68-9, 191-2, 206-7
mind – and body [8 steps:] 8-9, 33
mind – and body [Transform Your Life]15-6, 23-4, 25
mind – and brain [Introduction to Buddhism] 11
mind – and I [8 steps:] 192-3
mind – and I [Mahamudra Tantra] 144-5
mind – and I [Transform Your Life]260
mind – and object [8 steps:] 118, 148, 189
mind – and object [Mahamudra Tantra] 141
mind – and object [Transform Your Life]8-9, 183, 257
mind – and winds [Great Treasury of Merit] 46, 227
mind – basis of imputation [Mahamudra Tantra] 141
mind – beginningless [Transform Your Life]87, 106
mind – cause of happiness and suffering [Understanding the Mind] 3-4
mind – causes [Understanding the Mind] 21-2
mind – changing (see also training the mind) [8 steps:] 4, 47, 118, 139, 226-7
mind – close placement of mindfulness on [Meaningful to behold] 332-3
mind – conceptual (see also conceptual thoughts) [Clear Light of Bliss] 77, 87, g
mind – conceptual (see conceptual thought) [Mahamudra Tantra]
mind – conceptual [8 steps:] 63-4, 71, 152, 197-8
mind – conceptual [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 154, 170, g
mind – conceptual [Introduction to Buddhism] 98, 103, 113, g
mind – conceptual [Ocean of Nectar] 171, 172, g
mind – continuously residing [Mahamudra Tantra] 38-9, 65, 99-100
mind – continuum [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, 17, 70
mind – continuum [Understanding the Mind] 1
mind – controlling [How to Solve Our Human Problems] viii, 5, 27, 120
mind – controlling the [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 49
mind – conventional nature [8 steps:] 188, 189
mind – conventional nature [Introduction to Buddhism] 97
mind – conventional nature and ultimate nature [Clear Light of Bliss] 145, 147, 151-3
mind – conventionally existent [Mahamudra Tantra] 139
mind – conventionally existent [Transform Your Life]256
mind – correct/wrong [Mahamudra Tantra] 149
mind – creator [Mahamudra Tantra] 103-6
mind – creator [Understanding the Mind] 4-5
mind – creator of all [8 steps:] 152
mind – creator of all [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 48
mind – creator of all [Meaningful to behold] 134-5
mind – creator of all [Transform Your Life]220
mind – definition [Mahamudra Tantra] 102
mind – definition [Understanding the Mind] 16
mind – dreaming [Mahamudra Tantra] 127, 171
mind – dreaming/waking [8 steps:] 180, 214
mind – dreaming/waking [Transform Your Life]8-9, 247-8, 281
mind – false [Ocean of Nectar] 233, 251
mind – function [Mahamudra Tantra] 100-1, 102-6, 199-201
mind – gross [Clear Light of Bliss] 87, 95, 110, 145, 149
mind – gross [Essence of Vajrayana] 61, 180
mind – gross [Guide to Dakini land] 215-6, 218
mind – gross [Mahamudra Tantra] 109
mind – gross, subtle, very subtle (see also mental awareness) [Understanding the Mind] 18-9, 235
mind – guarding the [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 47-64
mind – identifying [Mahamudra Tantra] 100-7
mind – illusion-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 150
mind – impermanent [Heart of Wisdom] 111
mind – impure [8 steps:] 3-4, 78, 118
mind – impure [Essence of Vajrayana] 35, 38
mind – impure/contaminated [Transform Your Life]55, 138, 183
mind – indestructible (see indestructible mind) [Mahamudra Tantra]
mind – indestructible [Clear Light of Bliss] 38
mind – individual [Clear Light of Bliss] 149-51
mind – lacks inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 253
mind – levels [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, 19
mind – levels of [Transform Your Life]18
mind – levels of understanding [Understanding the Mind] 1
mind – location [Clear Light of Bliss] 145-6, 147-8
mind – location [Mahamudra Tantra] 100-1, 106
mind – locations [Understanding the Mind] 18
mind – main divisions [Understanding the Mind] 19
mind – mistaken [Clear Light of Bliss] 183
mind – mistaken [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 147, 170
mind – mistaken [Heart of Wisdom] 51, 104, g
mind – mistaken/unmistaken [8 steps:] 82-3, 195, 204, 206, 211
mind – mistaken/unmistaken [Mahamudra Tantra] 147, 157, 160, 167
mind – mistaken/unmistaken [Transform Your Life]145, 263, 270, 272, 278
mind – nature [Mahamudra Tantra] 100-2, 106
mind – nature and functions [Understanding the Mind] 1, 3, 16, 17
mind – nature of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 150-4
mind – non-conceptual [8 steps:] 197, 206, g
mind – non-conceptual [Introduction to Buddhism] 98, 103, 113, g
mind – non-conceptual [Ocean of Nectar] g
mind – non-valid [Heart of Wisdom] 28, 63
mind – non-virtuous [Ocean of Nectar] 21
mind – not the self [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 163
mind – of Buddha [Heart of Wisdom] 9, 153, 172
mind – parts [Understanding the Mind] 210
mind – power of [Mahamudra Tantra] 105, 106
mind – primary [8 steps:] 159, 189, g
mind – primary [Clear Light of Bliss] 105, 149
mind – primary [Great Treasury of Merit] g
mind – primary [Mahamudra Tantra] 141
mind – primary [Transform Your Life]18, 231, 257, g
mind – pure [8 steps:] 3-4, 19, 63, 78, 118
mind – pure [Essence of Vajrayana] 38, 48
mind – pure/uncontaminated [Mahamudra Tantra] 159-60
mind – pure/uncontaminated [Transform Your Life]75, 123, 183, 272, 273
mind – purification [Great Treasury of Merit] 162-3, 197
mind – realizing [Mahamudra Tantra] 107-9
mind – relationship with body [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 93-4, 99, 101
mind – relationship with body [Introduction to Buddhism] 11-2, 17, 19-20
mind – relationship with body [Understanding the Mind] 17, 19-20
mind – resident [Clear Light of Bliss] 148
mind – root [8 steps:] 63, g
mind – root [Clear Light of Bliss] 146, 148, 170
mind – root [Essence of Vajrayana] 81
mind – root [Mahamudra Tantra] 107
mind – root [Transform Your Life]123, g
mind – root [Understanding the Mind] 18-9
mind – sevenfold division [Understanding the Mind] 41-88
mind – six methods for settling [Clear Light of Bliss] 171-4
mind – subtle (see subtle mind(s)) [Mahamudra Tantra]
mind – subtle [8 steps:] 9, 180, g
mind – subtle [Joyful path of good fortune] 342
mind – subtle [Ocean of Nectar] 378, 414
mind – true [Ocean of Nectar] 251
mind – truly existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 152, 168
mind – truly existent [Ocean of Nectar] 231-41, 244, 269
mind – types [Clear Light of Bliss] 149
mind – ultimate nature [Introduction to Buddhism] 51, 69, 97
mind – uncontaminated [8 steps:] 206, 207
mind – very subtle (see very subtle mind) [Mahamudra Tantra]
mind – very subtle [Heart of Wisdom] 146, g
mind – very subtle [Transform Your Life]18, 24, g
mind – virtuous [Ocean of Nectar] 21
mind – virtuous and non-virtuous [Great Treasury of Merit] 162, 237-8
mind – waking [Mahamudra Tantra] 109, 127, 171
mind [How to Solve Our Human Problems] ix, 93-6, 158
mind base [Tantric grounds and paths] 33-4, 36, 38, 41
mind drop [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 33, 36, 78, 79, 92
mind of a Buddha [Tantric grounds and paths] 166
mind of all yogas [Guide to Dakini land] 56
mind of enlightenment (see also bodhichitta) [Ocean of Nectar] 48
mind of enlightenment (see bodhichitta) [Clear Light of Bliss]
mind of enlightenment (see bodhichitta) [Heart of Wisdom]
mind of enlightenment (see bodhichitta) [Joyful path of good fortune]
mind of enlightenment (see bodhichitta) [Meaningful to behold]
mind of enlightenment (see bodhichitta) [Transform Your Life]
mind of enlightenment [8 steps:] 159
mind only [Ocean of Nectar] 263
mind protection [Tantric grounds and paths] 13-5, 157
mind wheel [Clear Light of Bliss] 22-3
mind wheel [Mahamudra Tantra] 193
mind(s) (see also non-virtuous minds; virtuous minds) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 4
mind(s) – and object [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 37, 140
mind(s) – conceptual [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 106
mind(s) – continuum [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 4, 62
mind(s) – controlling [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 120, 126, 134-5
mind(s) – gross [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 6, 33, 43-6, 47
mind(s) – of death [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 43-5, 46
mind(s) – primary [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 129, g
mind(s) – pure [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 12, 37, 89, 140-1
mind(s) – subtle [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 4, 6, 26, 33, 43, 45, 46
mind/body connection [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 4, 6, 37, 41, 67
mindfulness (see also memory) [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 109, g
mindfulness – basis for [Understanding the Mind] 120, 125, 166
mindfulness – close placement of [Meaningful to behold] 322-34
mindfulness – faults of lacking [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 51
mindfulness – general [Clear Light of Bliss] 157-64
mindfulness – gross [Clear Light of Bliss] 77-8, 88, 111
mindfulness – gross [Mahamudra Tantra] 49
mindfulness – new and old [Understanding the Mind] 127-8
mindfulness – root of meditation [Understanding the Mind] 25
mindfulness – rope of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 47
mindfulness – specific – appropriate methods [Clear Light of Bliss] 166-9
mindfulness – specific – labels known to others [Clear Light of Bliss] 169-71
mindfulness – specific – natural cessation of conceptual thoughts [Clear Light of Bliss] 171
mindfulness – specific – new [Clear Light of Bliss] 165
mindfulness – specific – old [Clear Light of Bliss] 165-6
mindfulness – specific [Clear Light of Bliss] 164-71
mindfulness – subtle [Clear Light of Bliss] 77-8, 93, 110-1, 116, 122
mindfulness – subtle [Mahamudra Tantra] 49-51, 113
mindfulness – three characteristics [Joyful path of good fortune] 495-6
mindfulness – twofold division [Understanding the Mind] 128
mindfulness – very subtle [Clear Light of Bliss] 78, 93, 121, 129
mindfulness [8 steps:] 98, 223, g
mindfulness [Bodhisattva Vow] 35, 69, 85
mindfulness [Clear Light of Bliss] 116-7, 121, 143, 157-75
mindfulness [Essence of Vajrayana] xi, 149, g
mindfulness [Guide to Dakini land] 35-6, 114, g
mindfulness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 98, 108, 140, g
mindfulness [Heart Jewel] 53
mindfulness [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 29, g
mindfulness [Introduction to Buddhism] 80-1, g
mindfulness [Joyful path of good fortune] 332, 372, 374-5, 493, 507-8, 510, g
mindfulness [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 64, 90, 118, 120-1, 134-5
mindfulness [Meaningful to behold] 131, 132, 138-63, 207, 219-21
mindfulness [Transform Your Life]42, 90, 161, 317, g
mindfulness [Understanding the Mind] 63, 126-8, 183, 201, 233
mindfulness [Universal Compassion] 76, 86, 100, 105, 112, g
miracle powers (see also clairvoyance) [Clear Light of Bliss] 70, 205, 213
miracle powers (see also clairvoyance) [Joyful path of good fortune] 459, 484
miracle powers (see also clairvoyance) [Universal Compassion] 7
miracle powers (see clairvoyance) [Introduction to Buddhism]
miracle powers (see clairvoyances, five) [Ocean of Nectar]
miracle powers – clairvoyance [Great Treasury of Merit] 14-5, 36, 121, g
miracle powers – of Biwawa [Heart Jewel] 79-80
miracle powers – of Buddha [Heart of Wisdom] 15
miracle powers – of Je Tsongkhapa [Great Treasury of Merit] 19
miracle powers – within Je Tsongkhapa’s tradition [Great Treasury of Merit] 14-5, 19, 29
miracle powers [8 steps:] 20, 149
miracle powers [Bodhisattva Vow] 27, 102-3
miracle powers [Essence of Vajrayana] 16, 202
miracle powers [Great Treasury of Merit] 186
miracle powers [Heart Jewel] 4, 5, 82-3
miracle powers [Heart of Wisdom] 147
miracle powers [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 51, 65
miracle powers [Meaningful to behold] 21, 51, 98, 364
miracle powers [Transform Your Life]35
mirage [8 steps:] 5, 181, 187, 204
mirage [Heart of Wisdom] 78
mirage [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 53
mirage [Mahamudra Tantra] 129, 138, 157
mirage [Transform Your Life]8, 248, 256, 334
mirage [Understanding the Mind] 84
mirror of Dharma [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 5
mirror of Dharma [Transform Your Life]83, 118-25
miserliness [Bodhisattva Vow] 25, 29, 34, 79
miserliness [Essence of Vajrayana] 57, 127
miserliness [Great Treasury of Merit] 241-2, 246
miserliness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 36, g
miserliness [Introduction to Buddhism] 75-7
miserliness [Joyful path of good fortune] 449
miserliness [Meaningful to behold] 79
miserliness [Ocean of Nectar] 61, g
miserliness [Understanding the Mind] 224-6
misleading teachings [Clear Light of Bliss] 151-5
mistaken appearance [Essence of Vajrayana] 5
mistaken appearance [Guide to Dakini land] 162
mistaken appearance [Tantric grounds and paths] 101
mistaken awareness – causes of [Ocean of Nectar] 202-3, 204, 207, 224
mistaken awareness [Ocean of Nectar] 203, 204, g
mistaken awareness [Understanding the Mind] 72, 79
mistaken conception [8 steps:] 216
Mitatso [Joyful path of good fortune] 167
Mitatso [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 59
mixings, the nine (see nine mixings, the) [Clear Light of Bliss]
mode of existence [Heart of Wisdom] 61
Mohani [Guide to Dakini land] 62, 144, 145
moment [Understanding the Mind] 61
Mondrol Chödak [Joyful path of good fortune] 150-1
Mondröl Chodak [Meaningful to behold] 118-9
Mongol Chödak [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 2, 53
monk [Joyful path of good fortune] 368
monk [Mahamudra Tantra] 103
monk analogy [Tantric grounds and paths] 137
monks [Meaningful to behold] 138, 365
monks and nuns [Bodhisattva Vow] 1-3, 31, 63-5
monks and nuns [Ocean of Nectar] 78
moon example [Essence of Vajrayana] 145
moon mandala [Essence of Vajrayana] 86
moral discipline (see also Bodhisattva moral discipline; perfection of moral discipline) [Bodhisattva Vow] 1, 3, 17
moral discipline (see also six perfections) [Introduction to Buddhism] 55, 63-5, 79-84, 89
moral discipline (see also three higher trainings) [Joyful path of good fortune] 228-9, 251-2, 262-3, 372, 373-5
moral discipline – benefits [Joyful path of good fortune] 134, 214, 236, 372
moral discipline – benefits [Ocean of Nectar] 78, 81-5
moral discipline – Bodhisattva [Great Treasury of Merit] 245
moral discipline – combined with giving [Ocean of Nectar] 81-3, 84
moral discipline – contaminated [Transform Your Life]56
moral discipline – definition [Introduction to Buddhism] 63, 79
moral discipline – definition [Joyful path of good fortune] 236, 251
moral discipline – definition [Ocean of Nectar] 76, 367
moral discipline – effects [Ocean of Nectar] 79, 80, 85
moral discipline – foundation of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 97-9, 119-22
moral discipline – four causes of degeneration [Joyful path of good fortune] 373-4
moral discipline – higher [Great Treasury of Merit] 2, 167, 213-5
moral discipline – higher [Mahamudra Tantra] 59-60
moral discipline – how to practise [Meaningful to behold] 142-63
moral discipline – Mahayana [Great Treasury of Merit] 240-1
moral discipline – motivation [Bodhisattva Vow] 3-4
moral discipline – of benefiting living beings [Introduction to Buddhism] 82-4
moral discipline – of benefiting living beings [Joyful path of good fortune] 456-9
moral discipline – of benefiting other sentient beings [Great Treasury of Merit] 240-1
moral discipline – of benefiting others [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 60-2
moral discipline – of benefiting sentient beings [Meaningful to behold] 159-63
moral discipline – of gathering virtue [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 56-60
moral discipline – of gathering virtue [Meaningful to behold] 153-8
moral discipline – of gathering virtuous Dharmas [Great Treasury of Merit] 240-1
moral discipline – of gathering virtuous Dharmas [Introduction to Buddhism] 82
moral discipline – of gathering virtuous Dharmas [Joyful path of good fortune] 456
moral discipline – of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 136
moral discipline – of restraint [Great Treasury of Merit] 240-1
moral discipline – of restraint [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 52-6
moral discipline – of restraint [Introduction to Buddhism] 79-82
moral discipline – of restraint [Joyful path of good fortune] 252-3, 455-6
moral discipline – of restraint [Meaningful to behold] 143-53
moral discipline – of restraint [Understanding the Mind] 143, 144
moral discipline – perfection of [8 steps:] 173
moral discipline – perfection of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 49
moral discipline – perfection of [Joyful path of good fortune] 454-9, 481
moral discipline – pure [Great Treasury of Merit] 247-8, 263
moral discipline – pure [Joyful path of good fortune] 372, 374, 375, 488-9
moral discipline – pure [Ocean of Nectar] 79-81, 86
moral discipline – Tantric [Great Treasury of Merit] 137
moral discipline – three types [Great Treasury of Merit] 243-5
moral discipline – types [Ocean of Nectar] 76
moral discipline – Vinaya [Great Treasury of Merit] 18-9, 87, 178-9
moral discipline – wrong [Joyful path of good fortune] 325
moral discipline [8 steps:] 9, 55, 125, 131, 226
moral discipline [Essence of Vajrayana] 22, 34
moral discipline [Great Treasury of Merit] 7, 208, 215, 221
moral discipline [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 47-64, 192
moral discipline [Heart Jewel] 22, 49-50, 91, g
moral discipline [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 13-4, 15
moral discipline [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 29, 39, 118, 134
moral discipline [Mahamudra Tantra] 6, g
moral discipline [Meaningful to behold] 6, 12, 83, 104, 131-65, 283
moral discipline [Ocean of Nectar] 75-86, 95
moral discipline [Tantric grounds and paths] 57
moral discipline [Transform Your Life]43, 85, 90, 112, 192, 198
moral discipline [Understanding the Mind] 135, 167, 201, 234
moral discipline [Universal Compassion] 21, 85, 87, 90, g
moral discipline of Secret Mantra [Guide to Dakini land] 36
Morchen Dorjechang Kunga Lhundrup [Heart Jewel] 72-3
mother – kindness of [8 steps:] 48-9, 147
mother – kindness of [Transform Your Life]102-7, 132, 168, 175, 363
mother – living beings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 29
mother – of author [8 steps:] 158
mother – of author [Transform Your Life]25-8, 227
mother – of Buddha [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 188
mother – recognizing [8 steps:] 147-8
mother – remembering kindness of [Meaningful to behold] 29-30
mother – repaying kindness of [Meaningful to behold] 30
mother – seeing others as [Meaningful to behold] 23, 25-9
mother [8 steps:] 72, 76, 106, 110-1, 168
mother [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 9, 19, 89, 101, 133, 177
mother [Heart of Wisdom] 8, 65
mother [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 87
mother [Transform Your Life]62-3, 135-6, 137
Mother Tantra [Clear Light of Bliss] g
Mother Tantra [Guide to Dakini land] 68, 93, 202
Mother Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 49, 72
mother(s) – kindness of [Introduction to Buddhism] 71-2
mother(s) – recognizing all beings as our mother [Introduction to Buddhism] 70-1
mothers – knowing all beings as our [Joyful path of good fortune] 401-3
mothers – remembering kindness [Joyful path of good fortune] 403-6
mothers – wish to repay kindness [Joyful path of good fortune] 407-9, 418
mothers [Joyful path of good fortune] 409, 415, 417
Mothers, the four [Great Treasury of Merit] 91-2
motivation (see also intention) [8 steps:] 35, 138, 156, 163-4
motivation (see also intention) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 30, 111, 117, 148
motivation (see also intention) [Transform Your Life]108, 166, 206, 224, 236
motivation – for emptiness [8 steps:] 178, 220
motivation – force of [8 steps:] 221-3
motivation – force of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 87, 88-90
motivation – Mahayana [Joyful path of good fortune] 142, 174, 383
motivation – of others [8 steps:] 49
motivation – Tantric [Joyful path of good fortune] 388, 390, 414, 544
motivation [Essence of Vajrayana] xiii, 22, 26, 173, 182-3
motivation [Great Treasury of Merit] 227-9, 233
motivation [Heart of Wisdom] 166
motivation [Introduction to Buddhism] 78
motivation [Joyful path of good fortune] 256, 451
motivation [Meaningful to behold] 56, 143, 206-7, 359-60
motivation [Tantric grounds and paths] 91
motivation [Understanding the Mind] 12, 125, 173, 175
motivation [Universal Compassion] 71-3, 77, 97, 100
motivation for emptiness meditation [Transform Your Life]245
motivation, appropriate [Clear Light of Bliss] 5, 240
Mount Kailash [8 steps:] 158
Mount Kailash [Great Treasury of Merit] 98
Mount Kailash [Joyful path of good fortune] 212
Mount Kailash [Transform Your Life]227
Mount Meru [Essence of Vajrayana] 86, 105, 165, g
Mount Meru [Great Treasury of Merit] 137, 143, 232, g
Mount Meru [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 40, 56, g
Mount Meru [Heart Jewel] 20, g
Mount Meru [Joyful path of good fortune] g
Mount Meru [Mahamudra Tantra] 212
Mount Meru [Meaningful to behold] 46
Mount Meru [Ocean of Nectar] 405, g
mountain analogy [8 steps:] 103-4
mountain analogy [Transform Your Life]165-6
mouse [8 steps:] 14, 88-9, 112, 155
mouse [Transform Your Life]151-2, 177, 224
muddy water analogy [Transform Your Life]9, 123
mudra (see action mudra; wisdom mudra) [Clear Light of Bliss]
mudra (see also action mudra; hand gestures; wisdom mudra) [Essence of Vajrayana] 59, 74, 187, g
mudra – commitment [Essence of Vajrayana] 207
mudra – phenomenon [Essence of Vajrayana] 207
mudra [Mahamudra Tantra] 181
mudra ornaments [Guide to Dakini land] 126
mudra(s) – action [Great Treasury of Merit] g
mudra(s) – meaning of [Great Treasury of Merit] 62
mudra(s) – of expounding Dharma [Great Treasury of Merit] 35
mudra(s) – of Lama Losang Tubwang Dorjechang [Great Treasury of Merit] 52-3
mudra(s) – of meditative equipoise [Great Treasury of Merit] 35, 52
mudra(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 149-51, g
mudras (see also action mudra) [Guide to Dakini land] g
mudras – bell mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 139
mudras – binding mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 138
mudras – blazing mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 137-38
mudras – Garuda mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 94-5
mudras – giving the essence mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 140
mudras – hooking mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 138
mudras – iron chain mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 138
mudras – offering torma [Guide to Dakini land] 201
mudras – rope mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 138
mundane attainments [Understanding the Mind] 131, 155
mundane path [Joyful path of good fortune] 313, 375, g
mundane paths [Ocean of Nectar] 100, 102, 106, 109-10, g
mundane paths [Understanding the Mind] 167, g
Munivairochana [Heart of Wisdom] 13
Munivairochana [Ocean of Nectar] 417
Munivairochana [Tantric grounds and paths] 45
Mönlam Chenmo [Heart Jewel] 85