Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Ingram, Daniel M. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword and Warning Part I: The Fundamentals

Introduction to Part I Morality, The First and Last Training Concentration, The Second Training Wisdom, The Third Training The Three Characteristics

Impermanence Suffering No-self

The Five Spiritual Faculties

Faith and Wisdom Energy and Concentration Mindfulness

The Seven Factors of Enlightenment

Mindfulness Investigation of the Truth Energy Rapture Tranquility Concentration Equanimity

The Three Trainings Revisited The Four Noble Truths

Truth Number One: Suffering Truth Number Two: “Desire” Truth Number Three: The End of Suffering Truth Number Four: The Path

Practical Meditation Considerations

When, Where and for How Long? Daily Life and Retreats Postures Objects for Insight Practices Resolve Teachers

Summary Conclusion to Part I

Part II: Light and Shadows

Introduction to Parts II & III Buddhism vs. The Buddha Content and Ultimate Reality What Went Wrong? A Clear Goal Harnessing the Energy of the “Defilements” Right Thought and the Augean Stables From Content to Insight

Part III: Mastery

Concentration vs. Insight The Concentration States (Samantha Jhanas)

The First Jhana The Second The Third Jhana The Fourth Jhana The “Psychic Powers”

No-self vs. True Self The Formless Realms

Boundless Space, The Fifth Jhana Boundless Consciousness, The Sixth Jhana Nothingness, The Seventh Jhana Neither Perception Nor Yet Non-Perception, The Eighth Jhana

The Progress of Insight

1. Mind and Body 2. Cause and Effect 3. The Three Characteristics 4. The Arising and Passing Away 5. Dissolution, Entrance to the Dark Night 6. Fear 7. Misery 8. Disgust 9. Desire for Deliverance 10. Re-observation 11. Equanimity 12. Conformity 13. Change of Lineage 14. Path 15. Fruition 16. Review

The Vipassana Jhanas

Bill Hamilton’s Model Fractals U Pandita’s Model Inklings of One More Model

How the Maps Help The Three Doors “Was That Emptiness?” Beyond First Path (“What Next?”) Models of the Stages of Enlightenment

The Non-Duality Model The Sudden Schools of Awakening The Fundamental Perception Models The Specific Perception Models The Emotional Models. The Theravada Four Path Model A Revised Four Path Model A Simple Model The Action Models The Power Models The Tibetan Ten Bhumi Model The Tibetan Five Path Model The Energetic Models The Specific Knowledge Models The Psychological Models The Thought Models The God Models The Physical Models The Radiance Models The Karma Models The Perpetual Bliss Models The Three Kayas The Immortality Models The Transcendence Models The Extinction Models The Love Models The Unity Models The Social Models The Three Yanas Ditching our “Stuff” vs. Ditching the Split The “Nothing to Do” and “You are Already There” Schools Final Points

So What’s “Full Enlightenment”? Integration It is Possible! More on the “Mushroom Factor” So Who The Heck Is Daniel M. Ingram? Conclusion and Best Wishes

Appendix: The Cessation of Perception and Feeling (Nirodha Samapatti) Index