Following in the Buddha's Footsteps by Lama, Dalai -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Publisher’s Acknowledgment Contents Preface by Bhikṣuṇī Thubten Chodron Abbreviations 1. Trustworthy Spiritual Guidance

The Entrance to the Buddhist Path Reasons for Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels The Mind’s Potential and the Existence of the Three Jewels The Three Jewels according to the Fundamental Vehicle The Three Jewels according to the Perfection Vehicle Eight Excellent Qualities of the Buddha Jewel Eight Excellent Qualities of the Dharma Jewel Eight Excellent Qualities of the Saṅgha Jewel Final and Provisional Refuges The Three Jewels according to the Vajra Vehicle

2. Qualities of the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha

The Four Kinds of Self-Confidence The Ten Powers of the Tathāgata The Eighteen Unique Qualities of a Buddha Qualities of the Buddha’s Body, Speech, and Mind The Buddha as a Reliable Guide Recollection of the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha Distinguishing Features of the Three Jewels Causal and Resultant Refuge

3. Heartfelt Connection to the Three Jewels

Formally Taking Refuge Deepening Our Refuge Maintaining Proper Refuge Bodhisattvas’ Refuge

4. The Higher Training in Ethical Conduct

The Three Higher Trainings The Importance of Ethical Conduct The Prātimokṣa Ethical Code Vinaya Schools The Benefits of Practicing the Prātimokṣa Ethical Conduct Intoxicants Why Celibacy? Bodhisattva and Tantric Ethical Codes Making Mistakes and Rectifying Them

5. Saṅgha: The Monastic Community

The Value of the Monastic Community The Flourishing of the Dharma and the Existence of the Dharma The Intent and Purpose of Monastic Life Maintaining the Purity of the Saṅgha Tibetan Monastics and Monastic Institutions Challenges for Western Monastics Full Ordination for Women Advice for Monastics The Joy of Monastic Discipline

6. The Higher Training in Concentration and the Perfection of Meditative Stability

Concentration and Serenity The Importance of Developing Serenity Conditions Conducive to the Development of Serenity Observed Objects Choosing Our Meditation Object Structuring the Meditation Session Working with the Body

7. Obstacles and Antidotes

The Five Hindrances Taming the Five Hindrances Overcoming Hindrances The Five Faults and Eight Antidotes The Nine Stages of Sustained Attention Mental and Physical Pliancy and the Bliss of Physical and Mental Pliancy A Diagram Illustrating the Process of Attaining Serenity

8. The Meditative Absorptions

Cultivating Mundane Insight Meditative Absorptions of the Form Realm Meditative Absorptions of the Formless Realm Meditative Absorptions on the Four Truths The Eight Liberations The Nine Serial Absorptions The Superknowledges The Value of the Superknowledges for Bodhisattvas Serenity in Buddhist Practice Words of Advice

9. Concentration in the Pāli Tradition

Objects of Meditation The Four Dhyānas The Four Formless Absorptions Four Kinds of Development of Samādhi Samādhi and Insight

10. The Practice of Serenity in Chinese Buddhism

Meditation Creating Balance at the Beginning and End of a Meditation Session Cultivating Serenity and Insight in Sitting Meditation Cultivating Serenity and Insight while Interacting with the Environment Deviant Meditation and Correct Meditation Counteracting the Work of Māra

11. Higher Training in Wisdom: The Role of Mindfulness and Introspective Awareness

Introduction to the Thirty-Seven Harmonies with Awakening The Importance of Mindfulness and Introspective Awareness Mindfulness Introspective Awareness Mindfulness and Introspective Awareness Working in Tandem Mindfulness in Modernity The Thirty-Seven Harmonies with Awakening

12. The Four Establishments of Mindfulness: Body, Feelings, and Mind

Introduction to the Four Establishments of Mindfulness Shared and Specific Characteristics Mindfulness of the Body (kāyasmṛti, kāyagatāsati) Mindfulness of Feelings Mindfulness of the Mind

13. The Four Establishments of Mindfulness: Phenomena

Mindfulness of Phenomena Mindfulness of the Five Hindrances Mindfulness of the Five Aggregates Mindfulness of the Six Sources Mindfulness of the Seven Awakening Factors Mindfulness of the Four Truths Mindfulness in Vajrayāna Bodhisattvas’ Practice of the Four Establishments of Mindfulness The Selflessness of Phenomena and the Four Establishments of Mindfulness The Benefits of the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

14. The Thirty-Seven Harmonies with Awakening

The Four Supreme Strivings The Four Bases of Spiritual Power The Five Faculties and Five Powers The Seven Awakening Factors The Āryas’ Eightfold Path Relationships among the Thirty-Seven Harmonies with Awakening The Thirty-Seven Harmonies and the Five Paths Conventional and Ultimate Thirty-Seven Harmonies The Thirty-Seven Harmonies for Fundamental Vehicle and Mahāyāna Practitioners The Thirty-Seven Harmonies in Tibetan Buddhism

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