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Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

  • Front
    • Credits
    • Preface to the Second Edition
    • Dedication
    • Foreword and Warning
  • Part I. The Fundamentals
    • 1. Introduction to Part I
    • 2. Morality, The First and Last Training
    • 3. Concentration, The Second Training
    • 4. Wisdom, The Third Training
    • 5. The Three Characteristics
    • 6. The Five Spiritual Faculties
    • 7. The Seven Factors of Awakening
    • 8. The Three Trainings Revisited
    • 9. The Four Noble Truths
    • 10. Objects for Insight Practice
    • 11. On Teachers
    • 12. Daily Life and Retreats
    • 13. A Few Odds and Ends About Retreats
    • 14. Post-Retreat Advice
    • 15. Postures
    • 16. Resolve
  • Part II. Light and Shadows
    • 17. Introduction to Parts Two through Five
    • 18. Buddhism versus The Buddha ⚡
    • 19. Content and Ultimate Reality ⚡
    • 20. What Went Wrong ⚡
    • 21. A Clear Goal
    • 22. Harnessing the Energy of the Defilements
    • 23. Right Thought and the Augean Stables
    • 24. From Content to Insight
  • Part III. The Samatha Jhanas
    • 25. Introduction to Part Three
    • 26. The Wide World of Jhana
    • 27. The Concentration States (Shamatha Jhanas)
    • 28. The Formless Realms
    • 29. Kasina Practice
  • Part IV. Insight
    • 30. The Progress of Insight
    • 31. The Three Doors
    • 32. “What Was That?”
    • 33. Review
    • 34. The Vipassana Jhanas
    • 35. How the Maps Help
    • 36. Beyond First Path (“What Next?”)
  • Part V. Awakening
    • 37. Models of the Stages of Awakening ⚡
    • 38. Integration
    • 39. It Is Possible!
    • 40. More on the “Mushroom Factor” ⚡
    • 41. So, Who the Heck is Daniel M. Ingram?
  • Part VI. My Spiritual Quest
    • 42. Backstory
    • 43. The Early Years
    • 44. Bodysurfing
    • 45. College and Pre-Buddhist Exploration
    • 46. The Middle Years
    • 47. Thank U, India
    • 48. The First Bodh Gaya Retreat
    • 49. The First MBMC Retreat
    • 50. The Dark Night Gets Ugly
    • 51. The Second Bodh Gaya Retreat
    • 52. The Great Stream Enterer
    • 53. Dharma Power, Dharma Poison
    • 54. The Middle Paths
    • 55. Map Failure
    • 56. Wandering
    • 57. Kasinas, Powers, and Retreats
    • 58. Introduction to the Powers
    • 59. Are the Powers Real?
    • 60. Paradigm Fluency
    • 61. Crazy?
    • 62. Those Damn Fairies …
    • 63. Definitions of the Powers
    • 64. Ethics and the Powers
    • 65. How to Cultivate the Powers
    • 66. Made Pliant and Malleable
    • 67. Benefits of the Powers
    • 68. Magick and the Brahma Viharas
    • 69. Bhavana Society 2001 Retreat
    • 70. Around the World and Finding Home
    • 71. More Practical Tidbits
  • Final Wishes
  • Last Words of Wisdom
  • Repository
  • Suggest edit
  • Open issue

Part VI. My Spiritual Quest

Part VI. My Spiritual Quest#

  • 42. Backstory
  • 43. The Early Years
  • 44. Bodysurfing
  • 45. College and Pre-Buddhist Exploration
  • 46. The Middle Years
  • 47. Thank U, India
  • 48. The First Bodh Gaya Retreat
  • 49. The First MBMC Retreat
  • 50. The Dark Night Gets Ugly
  • 51. The Second Bodh Gaya Retreat
  • 52. The Great Stream Enterer
  • 53. Dharma Power, Dharma Poison
  • 54. The Middle Paths
    • Slam-Shifting Ñanas and Jhanas
    • Luminosity
    • Nirodha Samapatti
  • 55. Map Failure
  • 56. Wandering
  • 57. Kasinas, Powers, and Retreats
  • 58. Introduction to the Powers
  • 59. Are the Powers Real?
  • 60. Paradigm Fluency
  • 61. Crazy?
  • 62. Those Damn Fairies …
  • 63. Definitions of the Powers
  • 64. Ethics and the Powers
  • 65. How to Cultivate the Powers
  • 66. Made Pliant and Malleable
  • 67. Benefits of the Powers
  • 68. Magick and the Brahma Viharas
    • Formal Definitions
    • The Brahma Viharas
    • Bodhicitta as Magick
    • Vipassana as Magick
  • 69. Bhavana Society 2001 Retreat
    • Fire Kasina Practice
    • Morality and Magick
  • 70. Around the World and Finding Home
    • The Second MBMC Retreat
    • Untangling
    • Agencylessness
    • Wobble and Fall
    • Vimuttimagga
  • 71. More Practical Tidbits
    • Describing Your Practice
    • Dependent Origination Revisited

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By The Arahant Daniel M. Ingram

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