cancer [8 steps:] 69, 111, 217-8
cancer [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 34, 50
cancer [Mahamudra Tantra] 121
cancer [Transform Your Life]129, 175, 243, 319
cancer [Universal Compassion] 40
cancer cure [Understanding the Mind] 139
candle flame analogy [Understanding the Mind] 105
car [Mahamudra Tantra] 26, 130-1, 151, 158
car [Transform Your Life]6, 101, 249-50, 266, 271
causal Mahayana grounds (see also individual grounds) [Ocean of Nectar] 9, 34
causal Mahayana grounds - conventional [Ocean of Nectar] 32
causal Mahayana grounds - twelve qualities [Ocean of Nectar] 43, 401-6
causal Mahayana grounds - ultimate [Ocean of Nectar] 32-4, 38-9
cause -	circumstantial [Meaningful to behold] 77-8, 340, 346-8
cause -	substantial [Meaningful to behold] 77-8, 340, 346-8
cause [Meaningful to behold] 344-5, 349-51
cause and effect (see also actions and effects) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 51, 53, 71
cause and effect (see also actions and effects) [Mahamudra Tantra] 150, 151, 153
cause and effect (see also actions and effects; inherently existent production) [Ocean of Nectar] 187, 189, 190, 421
cause and effect (see also karma) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 149-50, 172-9, 174, 176
cause and effect (see also karma) [Heart of Wisdom] 47, 85-7, 95, 99, 110-1, 116, 172
cause and effect (see also karma) [Transform Your Life]332-3, 334-5, 348
cause and effect - balance analogy [Ocean of Nectar] 192-3
cause and effect - exist conventionally [Ocean of Nectar] 206
cause and effect - illusion-like [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 74, 178
cause and effect - lack inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 214-5, 256, 333, 343-5, 373-4
cause and effect - simultaneous [Ocean of Nectar] 192-4, 238
cause and effect [Tantric grounds and paths] 140, 200, 201
cause and effect [Understanding the Mind] 209-10
celestial mansion [Essence of Vajrayana] 93, 99, 101, 105, 112
celestial mansion of the body mandala - basis for accomplishing [Essence of Vajrayana] 102, 104
celestial mansion of the body mandala [Essence of Vajrayana] 103, 112
central channel (see also bringing the winds into the central channel) [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 18-21, 31, 44-7, 53-5, 58-62, 92, 98, 101-4, 150
central channel (see also penetrating the central channel) [Mahamudra Tantra] 31-3, 189-90
central channel (see also yoga of the central channel) [Tantric grounds and paths] 119, 124-5, 129-31
central channel (see channel, central) [Guide to Dakini land]
central channel - four attributes [Mahamudra Tantra] 32
central channel - heart [Tantric grounds and paths] 123, 129
central channel - meditation on [Mahamudra Tantra] 39-40, 70, 111
central channel - ten doors [Mahamudra Tantra] 71-3
central channel - ten doors [Tantric grounds and paths] 118-9
central channel - yoga of [Mahamudra Tantra] 39, 70
central channel [Essence of Vajrayana] 92, 188, 195-6, g
central channel [Great Treasury of Merit] 78, 89, 134, 153, 229, 273, g
central channel [Heart Jewel] 43, g
central channel [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 95, g
central channel [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, g
central channel [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 31-3, 76, g
cessation - produces effect [Ocean of Nectar] 219-20, 223, 248
cessation [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 179
cessation [Heart of Wisdom] 111-3, 142-3, 144
cessation [Ocean of Nectar] 193
cessation of contaminations [Ocean of Nectar] 430
cessation, extreme of [8 steps:] 199-200
cessations [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 11-12
Chagshinpa, Geshe [Universal Compassion] 3
chairperson example [Heart of Wisdom] 69, 87, 89-90, 99
chairperson example [Mahamudra Tantra] 103
chakra (see also channel wheel) [Heart Jewel] 23, 43, g
chakra (see channel wheel(s)) [Great Treasury of Merit]
chakra (see channel wheel) [Essence of Vajrayana]
chakra (see channel wheel) [Guide to Dakini land]
chakra (see channel wheel) [Introduction to Buddhism]
chakra (see channel wheel) [Tantric grounds and paths]
chakra [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 36, 78-9, 84, g
chakra [Understanding the Mind] 18, g
Chakrasambara (see Heruka) [Mahamudra Tantra]
Chakrasambara (see Heruka) [Tantric grounds and paths]
Chakrasambara [Essence of Vajrayana] 3, 160, 161
Chakrasambara, Guru (see also Heruka) [Guide to Dakini land] 48
Chakrasamvara [Great Treasury of Merit] 191
chakravartin king [Ocean of Nectar] 123-4, g
chakravartin monarch (see universal monarch) [Joyful path of good fortune]
chakravatin king [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 91, g
chakravatin king [Introduction to Buddhism] 4, 9, g
chakravatin king [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 81, g
Chakravatin king [Meaningful to behold] 133
chakravatin king(s), possessions [Great Treasury of Merit] 138-42
Chandika [Guide to Dakini land] 144, 145
Chandra, King [Meaningful to behold] 133
Chandra, Prince [Joyful path of good fortune] 29
Chandragarbha [Joyful path of good fortune] 6-8
Chandragomin [Clear Light of Bliss] 167
Chandragomin [Great Treasury of Merit] 216
Chandragomin [Guide to Dakini land] 101
Chandragomin [Joyful path of good fortune] 197, 498
Chandragomin [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 23-5
Chandragomin [Meaningful to behold] 31
Chandragomin [Ocean of Nectar] 4
Chandrakirti - biography [Ocean of Nectar] 3-7
Chandrakirti - works of [Ocean of Nectar] 7
Chandrakirti [Bodhisattva Vow] 47, 91, g
Chandrakirti [Clear Light of Bliss] 192, 197, 198, 201, 203
Chandrakirti [Great Treasury of Merit] 49, 53, 95, 168, 231, 257, 274, g
Chandrakirti [Heart of Wisdom] 71, g
Chandrakirti [Introduction to Buddhism] 87
Chandrakirti [Joyful path of good fortune] 318, 461, 516-7, 518, 520, 522, g
Chandrakirti [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 23-5, 106
Chandrakirti [Mahamudra Tantra] 4, 105, g
Chandrakirti [Meaningful to behold] 31, 266, 292, 345, 348, g
Chandrakirti [Ocean of Nectar] 444
Chandrakirti [Tantric grounds and paths] 80, 106, g
Chandrakirti [Understanding the Mind] 29, 198, 199, g
Chandranatha [Ocean of Nectar] 3
changeable mental factors (see also individual ones) [Understanding the Mind] 235-9
changing suffering [Joyful path of good fortune] 306-7, 476
Changkya Ngawang Chogden [8 steps:] 196-7
Changkya Rolpai Dorje [Guide to Dakini land] 15
Changkya Rölpai Dorje [Essence of Vajrayana] 62
Changkya Rölpai Dorje [Heart of Wisdom] 65, 146
Chankya Rölpai Dorje [Great Treasury of Merit] 154
channel knot(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 134, 150, 200
channel knots -	at the heart [Tantric grounds and paths] 147, 149, 161, 164, 167, 171
channel knots - at heart [Mahamudra Tantra] 33, 34, 41
channel knots - heart [Essence of Vajrayana] 58, 189, 198, 202, 207
channel knots - heart [Guide to Dakini land] 132, 143, 217
channel knots - loosening knots at heart [Clear Light of Bliss] 29, 98, 137, 195
channel knots [Clear Light of Bliss] 21-2, 44, 57, 92, 98
channel knots [Essence of Vajrayana] 58, 189
channel knots [Guide to Dakini land] 132
channel knots [Mahamudra Tantra] 33, 191
channel knots [Tantric grounds and paths] 125-6, 164
channel petals [Essence of Vajrayana] 106
channel spokes - chart [Mahamudra Tantra] 193
channel spokes [Clear Light of Bliss] 21-2, 45-6, 49, 57, 69
channel spokes [Mahamudra Tantra] 191-3
channel wheel (see chakra) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully]
channel wheel -	crown [Guide to Dakini land] 217
channel wheel -	heart [Guide to Dakini land] 132, 133, 135, 143, 161, 217
channel wheel -	navel [Guide to Dakini land] 217
channel wheel [8 steps:] g
channel wheel [Guide to Dakini land] 217, g
channel wheel [Heart Jewel] g
channel wheel [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 95, g
channel wheel [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, g
channel wheel [Transform Your Life]18, g
channel wheel [Understanding the Mind] g
channel wheel(s) - crown [Great Treasury of Merit] 108, 134, 150, 272
channel wheel(s) - heart [Great Treasury of Merit] 93, 108, 134, 150, 188, 200
channel wheel(s) - navel [Great Treasury of Merit] 93, 108, 134, 150
channel wheel(s) - of the heart [Tantric grounds and paths] 120
channel wheel(s) - secret place [Great Treasury of Merit] 150
channel wheel(s) - throat [Great Treasury of Merit] 93, 108, 134, 150
channel wheel(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 107-8, g
channel wheel(s) [Tantric grounds and paths] 125
channel wheels - brow [Clear Light of Bliss] 49, 126
channel wheels - chart [Mahamudra Tantra] 192
channel wheels - crown [Clear Light of Bliss] 21-2, 32, 38, 46, 48, 53, 67-8, 92, 101, 103, 174
channel wheels - crown [Mahamudra Tantra] 33, 34, 71, 191
channel wheels - heart [Clear Light of Bliss] 21-2, 32, 38, 45-6, 49, 50, 65, 67, 69, 78, 92-3, 98, 102, 118-9, 146, 148-9
channel wheels - heart [Essence of Vajrayana] 197
channel wheels - heart [Mahamudra Tantra] 33, 34, 41, 53, 71, 73, 101, 191, 192
channel wheels - jewel [Clear Light of Bliss] 22
channel wheels - jewel [Mahamudra Tantra] 71, 192
channel wheels - navel [Clear Light of Bliss] 22, 30, 32, 35, 45, 46, 49-50, 58-9, 63, 64, 67-9, 92, 101, 102, 110, 116, 119
channel wheels - navel [Mahamudra Tantra] 33, 34, 53, 71, 72, 191
channel wheels - secret place [Clear Light of Bliss] 22, 32
channel wheels - secret place [Mahamudra Tantra] 71, 192
channel wheels - their functions [Clear Light of Bliss] 31
channel wheels - throat [Clear Light of Bliss] 22, 32, 46, 48, 64, 67, 69, 101, 102, 125, 126
channel wheels - throat [Mahamudra Tantra] 33, 71, 191
channel wheels - tip of the sex organ [Clear Light of Bliss] 32-3, 102, 119
channel wheels - wheel of fire [Mahamudra Tantra] 71
channel wheels - wheel of wind [Mahamudra Tantra] 71
channel wheels [Clear Light of Bliss] 18-25, 30-2, 44-51
channel wheels [Essence of Vajrayana] 188, g
channel wheels [Mahamudra Tantra] 191
channel(s) (see also central channel) [Clear Light of Bliss] 20-5, 42, 44-51
channel(s) (see also central channel) [Great Treasury of Merit] 79, 108, 135, g
channel(s) - blessing [Clear Light of Bliss] 69-71
channel(s) - defects [Clear Light of Bliss] 48-50, 69
channel(s) - left and right [Clear Light of Bliss] 20-1, 31, 45, 150
channel(s) - life [Clear Light of Bliss] 20
channel(s) - of body, speech, and mind [Clear Light of Bliss] 22-3
channel(s) - of the Twenty-four Places [Clear Light of Bliss] 22-3
channel(s) - stopping the flow of wind in [Clear Light of Bliss] 60
channel(s) - training in the paths [Clear Light of Bliss] 47-51
channel, central - visualization [Guide to Dakini land] 132, 171, 220-1
channel, central - winds entering [Guide to Dakini land] 115, 130, 136, 142, 161, 213, 216-7
channel, central [Guide to Dakini land] 8, 33, 1 30, 223
channel, left [Tantric grounds and paths] 124
channel, right [Tantric grounds and paths] 124
channels (see also central channel) [Essence of Vajrayana] 187, 188, g
channels (see also central channel) [Mahamudra Tantra] 31, 33, 189-95
channels (see also channel, central) [Guide to Dakini land] 8, 131, 133, 217, g
channels - blessing [Essence of Vajrayana] 6, 101, 111
channels - heart [Guide to Dakini land] 104, 132, 143, 161, 217
channels - left [Essence of Vajrayana] 188
channels - left [Guide to Dakini land] 132, 140, 218, 221
channels - left and right [Mahamudra Tantra] 32-3, 35, 61, 189-91
channels - life [Essence of Vajrayana] 188, 196
channels - life [Mahamudra Tantra] 32, 39, 189
channels - of sense doors [Essence of Vajrayana] 111
channels - of twenty-four places [Essence of Vajrayana] 41, 108, 111, 159
channels - purifying [Essence of Vajrayana] 72, 159
channels - right [Essence of Vajrayana] 188
channels - right [Guide to Dakini land] 132, 140, 218, 221
channels - twenty-four [Mahamudra Tantra] 193
channels [8 steps:] 157, g
channels [Joyful path of good fortune] 132, g
channels [Transform Your Life]18, 225, g
channels, drops and winds (see also channels; drops; winds) [Mahamudra Tantra] 70
channels, drops, and winds (see also channels; drops; winds) [Guide to Dakini land] 8, 130, 143, 180, 216, 222
channels, drops, and winds [Tantric grounds and paths] 74, 128-33
channels, winds, and drops [Clear Light of Bliss] 70, 106
characteristics [Heart of Wisdom] 110
Charavaka [Joyful path of good fortune] 172
Charavakas [Ocean of Nectar] 177, 277-81
charnel grounds - symbolism [Essence of Vajrayana] 91-3
charnel grounds [Essence of Vajrayana] 89-90, 105
charnel grounds [Guide to Dakini land] 120-2, 124, 160
Charvaka [Meaningful to behold] 337
Charvaka [Understanding the Mind] 53, g
Chekhawa Geshe [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 34, g
Chekhawa, Bodhisattva [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi, g
Chekhawa, Geshe [8 steps:] 17, 95, 117-8, g
Chekhawa, Geshe [Great Treasury of Merit] 17, 230, 236, 238
Chekhawa, Geshe [Joyful path of good fortune] 345, 424, 425, 438
Chekhawa, Geshe [Mahamudra Tantra] 141, 170, g
Chekhawa, Geshe [Meaningful to behold] 266
Chekhawa, Geshe [Transform Your Life]158, 182-3, 320, g
Chekhawa, Geshe [Universal Compassion] 1, 3-5, 39, 40, 90, 115
Chenngapa, Geshe [Joyful path of good fortune] 14, 101
Chenrezig (see Avalokiteshvara) [Introduction to Buddhism]
Chenrezig [Great Treasury of Merit] 103
cherishing love (see also cherishing others) [Transform Your Life]88-9, 117, 187, 231
cherishing love (see cherishing others) [8 steps]
cherishing love [Joyful path of good fortune] 409, 429-32
cherishing love [Mahamudra Tantra] 8, 11-2, 16
cherishing love [Universal Compassion] 22, 37
cherishing others (see also cherishing love) [Transform Your Life]99-102, 175
cherishing others (see also equalizing self and others; exchanging self with others) [Universal Compassion] 14, 28, 29
cherishing others (see also equalizing self and others; exhanging self with others) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi, 60, 89, 132, 134-6
cherishing others - advantages of [Meaningful to behold] 268-71
cherishing others - benefits of [8 steps:] 48, 51-6, 61, 92-3, 105
cherishing others - benefits of [Transform Your Life]102, 109-14, 122, 155, 167
cherishing others - benefits of [Universal Compassion] 21-5
cherishing others - enhancing [8 steps:] 57-79
cherishing others - obstacle to [8 steps:] 72, 89
cherishing others - obstacle to [Transform Your Life]131, 152
cherishing others [8 steps:] 45, 46-56, 111, 121, 159, 225
cherishing others [Great Treasury of Merit] 218, 221-3
cherishing others [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 30, 102, 104, 139
cherishing others [Meaningful to behold] 256, 257, 259, 261, 263, 264, 265-7
Chilbuwa, Bodhisattva [Universal Compassion] 1
child of a barren woman [Ocean of Nectar] 238, 248, 249, 258, 283-6, 297
childish beings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 56, 75, 76, 115, 117, 134
Chittamatra (see also refutation of the Chittamatra system) [Ocean of Nectar] 139, 218
Chittamatra - assert inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 51, 54-5, 79, 156, 187
Chittamatra - deficient in both truths [Ocean of Nectar] 258-9, 269
Chittamatra - main tenets [Ocean of Nectar] 227-9
Chittamatra - mind only [Ocean of Nectar] 263-71
Chittamatra - presentation of selflessness [Ocean of Nectar] 228, 244
Chittamatra - refutation of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 150-4
Chittamatra - refutation of [Meaningful to behold] 298-307
Chittamatra [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 171, g
Chittamatra [Joyful path of good fortune] 319-20, 470-1, g
Chittamatra [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 24, g
Chittamatra [Meaningful to behold] 286, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293
Chittamatra [Tantric grounds and paths] 66, 107, 142, g
Chittamatrin [Great Treasury of Merit] 199
Chittamatrin [Understanding the Mind] 4, 5, 36, 103-4, 117, 207, g
Chudapartaka [Great Treasury of Merit] 104
Chumo Lhari [Great Treasury of Merit] 35, 37
chöd practice [Guide to Dakini land] 91
circumstances, good and bad [Universal Compassion] 57, 84, 100-1, 107, 109, 114
clairvoyance (see miracle powers) [Great Treasury of Merit]
clairvoyance - eye [Understanding the Mind] 29, 45
clairvoyance - five types [Joyful path of good fortune] 483-4
clairvoyance [8 steps:] 19-20
clairvoyance [Bodhisattva Vow] 102-3
clairvoyance [Clear Light of Bliss] 70, 158, 175, 205, g
clairvoyance [Essence of Vajrayana] 203, 206
clairvoyance [Introduction to Buddhism] 95-6, g
clairvoyance [Joyful path of good fortune] 46, 157, 343, 376, 384, 478-9, g
clairvoyance [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 51, 65
clairvoyance [Meaningful to behold] 21, 51, 98, 159, 364
clairvoyance [Transform Your Life]35
clairvoyance [Understanding the Mind] 45, 63, 92, 131
clairvoyance [Universal Compassion] 7, 90
clairvoyance and miracle powers [Tantric grounds and paths] 161, 164, g
clairvoyances, five - divine ear [Ocean of Nectar] 113
clairvoyances, five - divine eye [Ocean of Nectar] 113
clairvoyances, five - knowing others' minds [Ocean of Nectar] 113
clairvoyances, five - knowing previous lives [Ocean of Nectar] 113
clairvoyances, five - miracle powers [Ocean of Nectar] 112, 121-2
clairvoyances, five [Ocean of Nectar] 112-3
cleaning practice [8 steps:] 28
cleaning the meditation room [Joyful path of good fortune] 42-5
clear appearance - and emptiness [Essence of Vajrayana] 152-3
clear appearance - on specific aspects [Tantric grounds and paths] 99
clear appearance - on the general aspect [Tantric grounds and paths] 97-9
clear appearance - overcoming ordinary appearance [Guide to Dakini land] 24, 156, 191
clear appearance - training in [Essence of Vajrayana] 99, 142-4
clear appearance [Clear Light of Bliss] 38-9, g
clear appearance [Essence of Vajrayana] 102, 141, 147, 167
clear appearance [Great Treasury of Merit] 259, g
clear appearance [Guide to Dakini land] 119, 159-60, 162
clear appearance [Heart Jewel] 62, 63-5, g
clear appearance [Joyful path of good fortune] 545, g
clear appearance [Mahamudra Tantra] 21, 25, 27-9
clear appearance [Tantric grounds and paths] 34, 59, 74, 94, 97-9, 101
Clear Explanation of Tenets [Meaningful to behold] 290
Clear Illumination of AII Hidden Meanings [Essence of Vajrayana] 6
Clear Illumination of All Hidden Meanings [Mahamudra Tantra] 177
Clear Illumination of the Intention [Ocean of Nectar] 3, 60, 168
Clear Lamp of the Five Stages [Clear Light of Bliss] 197, 198
Clear Lamp of the Five Stages [Joyful path of good fortune] 546
Clear Lamp of the Five Stages [Tantric grounds and paths] 195
clear light (see also clear light mind) [Tantric grounds and paths] 50, 51, 108, 183-90
clear light (see also clear light of bliss; meaning clear light) [Mahamudra Tantra] 34, 50, 52, 66
clear light (see also different types) [Essence of Vajrayana] 83, 99, 130, 189, g
clear light (see also example clear light, ultimate; meaning clear light) [Great Treasury of Merit] 66, 260
clear light (see also isolated mind; meaning clear light) [Clear Light of Bliss] 47, 78-81, 110-2, 150, 206
clear light - actual [Essence of Vajrayana] 158
clear light - appearance of [Mahamudra Tantra] 50
clear light - definition and different types [Clear Light of Bliss] 95
clear light - different levels [Clear Light of Bliss] 209-10
clear light - example (see also ultimate example clear light) [Mahamudra Tantra] 81
clear light - example [Clear Light of Bliss] 36, 97
clear light - example [Joyful path of good fortune] 10, 84, 546
clear light - foundation of all minds [Mahamudra Tantra] 54
clear light - fully qualified [Essence of Vajrayana] 203, 211
clear light - fully qualified [Mahamudra Tantra] 55, 57-9
clear light - imagined [Essence of Vajrayana] 158, 198
clear light - levels [Mahamudra Tantra] 57-9
clear light - meaning [Joyful path of good fortune] 10, 84, 546
clear light - meditation on [Clear Light of Bliss] 43, 47, 60
clear light - meditation on [Great Treasury of Merit] 135, 171
clear light - mind [Great Treasury of Merit] 79, 88, 153
clear light - mother and son [Clear Light of Bliss] 95-100, 106, 121
clear light - mounted wind [Mahamudra Tantra] 50
clear light - non-isolated mind [Clear Light of Bliss] 95
clear light - of Buddha [Mahamudra Tantra] 54
clear light - of death [Clear Light of Bliss] 93-5, 98-100, 105, 210, 236
clear light - of death [Great Treasury of Merit] 88, 89, 262, 263
clear light - of death [Joyful path of good fortune] 173, 342, 343
clear light - of death [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 6, 46, 64, 69
clear light - of Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] 43
clear light - of sleep [Clear Light of Bliss] 32, 115-21, 212
clear light - of sleep [Great Treasury of Merit] 89
clear light - of sleep [Joyful path of good fortune] 172
clear light - of sleep [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 6, 64
clear light - of sleep [Mahamudra Tantra] 113, 114
clear light - realizing emptiness (see very subtle mind, and emptiness) [Mahamudra Tantra]
clear light - realizing emptiness [Clear Light of Bliss] 110, 116, 129, 219, 220-1, 232, 235
clear light [Heart Jewel] 49, g
clear light [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 95, 100-1, g
clear light [Introduction to Buddhism] 13, 19, g
clear light [Joyful path of good fortune] 543, g
clear light [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] g
clear light [Ocean of Nectar] 378, 393, g
clear light [Transform Your Life]18, 24, g
clear light mind (see also clear light; clear light of death; clear light of sleep; example clear light; meaning clear light; isolated mind; very subtle mind) [Tantric grounds and paths] 5, 81, 84, 116, 155, 169
clear light mind (see also continually residing mind; example clear light; meaning clear light; very subtle mind) [Guide to Dakini land] 33, 78, 106, 111, 114, 164
clear light mind - actual [Tantric grounds and paths] 164
clear light mind - definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 169
clear light mind - dualistic appearance [Tantric grounds and paths] 183
clear light mind - eighth sign [Essence of Vajrayana] 82
clear light mind - facsimile [Tantric grounds and paths] 164
clear light mind - fourth empty [Tantric grounds and paths] 135, 147, 167
clear light mind - of bliss [Guide to Dakini land] 125, 143, 170, 180
clear light mind - of death [Guide to Dakini land] 33, 57, 110, 116, 183
clear light mind - of emptiness [Guide to Dakini land] 93, 115, 171, 183, 184, 202
clear light mind - of sleep [Guide to Dakini land] 29, 33, 110, 116
clear light mind - realizing emptiness [Tantric grounds and paths] 5, 107
clear light mind - symbols of [Guide to Dakini land] 65, 70
clear light mind [Essence of Vajrayana] 61, 84, 127
Clear Light of Bliss - common tradition [Tantric grounds and paths] 121
clear light of bliss [Bodhisattva Vow] 61
Clear Light of Bliss [Essence of Vajrayana] 190, 197
clear light of bliss [Essence of Vajrayana] 49, 82, 158, 198
Clear Light of Bliss [Great Treasury of Merit] 62, 189, 252, 260, 274
Clear Light of Bliss [Guide to Dakini land] 104, 217, 218, 223
Clear Light of Bliss [Heart Jewel] 49
Clear Light of Bliss [Heart of Wisdom] 147
Clear Light of Bliss [Joyful path of good fortune] 546
clear light of bliss [Mahamudra Tantra] 41, 64, 114
Clear Light of Bliss [Mahamudra Tantra] 49, 72
Clear Light of Bliss [Tantric grounds and paths] 53, 106, 113, 119, 170, 178
Clear Light of Bliss [Understanding the Mind] 1, 18
clear light of bliss [Understanding the Mind] 1, 235
clear light of death [Essence of Vajrayana] 84, 180
clear light of death [Tantric grounds and paths] 86, 107, 166, 172, 182
clear light of emptiness [Essence of Vajrayana] 180
clear light of sleep [Essence of Vajrayana] 84
clear light of sleep [Tantric grounds and paths] 86, 193
clear light of the Truth Body [Essence of Vajrayana] 81, 84
Clear Words [Ocean of Nectar] 7, 184
close placement of mindfulness - of body [Universal Compassion] 52
close placement of mindfulness - of feelings [Universal Compassion] 53
close placement of mindfulness - of mind [Universal Compassion] 53
close placement of mindfulness - of phenomena [Universal Compassion] 52
close placement of mindfulness - on phenomena [Meaningful to behold] 333-4
close placement of mindfulness - on the body [Meaningful to behold] 323-6
close placement of mindfulness - on the feelings [Meaningful to behold] 326-32
close placement of mindfulness - on the mind [Meaningful to behold] 332-3
close placement of mindfulness [Meaningful to behold] 323-34
close placement of mindfulness of body [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 164-6
close placement of mindfulness of feelings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 166-9
close placement of mindfulness of mind [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 169
Close Placement of Mindfulness Sutra [Understanding the Mind] 35
close placements of mindfulness [Ocean of Nectar] 120-1, 371-2
close retreat -	great [Essence of Vajrayana] 175
close retreat -	great close retreat [Guide to Dakini land] 206
close retreat -	necessary conditions [Heart Jewel] 55
close retreat -	of actions [Essence of Vajrayana] 171-4, 175
close retreat -	of Migtsema [Heart Jewel] 11, 16, 53, 66
close retreat -	preliminary practices [Guide to Dakini land] 173-9
close retreat -	preliminary practices [Heart Jewel] 56
close retreat -	preparations [Heart Jewel] 55-6
close retreat -	purpose [Guide to Dakini land] 173
close retreat [Essence of Vajrayana] 170-1
close retreat [Guide to Dakini land] 165, 173-82, 192
close retreat [Heart Jewel] 53-67, g
close retreat [Tantric grounds and paths] 25
Cloud of Dharma (see tenth ground) [Ocean of Nectar]
Cloud of Jewels Sutra [Ocean of Nectar] 286
cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 103
collection (see also aggregates, collection) [Ocean of Nectar] 329-30, 332
collection - of merit [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 95, 100, 155, 182, g
collection - of merit [Tantric grounds and paths] 17, 136, 166, g
collection - of wisdom [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 95, 100, 155, g
collection - of wisdom [Tantric grounds and paths] 17, 81 , 136, 166, 245, g
collection [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 130, 168
Collection of Advice [Ocean of Nectar] 149
Collection of Many Special Verses [Joyful path of good fortune] 26
collection of merit (see merit, collection of) [Clear Light of Bliss]
collection of merit [Meaningful to behold] 207, 306, g
collection of merit [Ocean of Nectar] 114, 119, 412, g
Collection of Praises [Ocean of Nectar] 150
Collection of Precious Jewels Sutra [Bodhisattva Vow] 45
collection of wisdom (see wisdom, collection of) [Clear Light of Bliss]
collection of wisdom [Meaningful to behold] 207, 306, g
collection of wisdom [Ocean of Nectar] 114, 119, g
Collection: of Reasonings [Ocean of Nectar] 150
collections, two [Heart of Wisdom] 177-8, 179
Commentary on Bodhichitta [Universal Compassion] 16
commentary to Heruka Tantra - by Je Tsongkhapa [Essence of Vajrayana] 6, 101
commentary to Heruka Tantra - common and uncommon instructions [Essence of Vajrayana] 103
commentary to Heruka Tantra - origin [Essence of Vajrayana] 5-6
commentary to Heruka Tantra [Essence of Vajrayana] xiii, 157
Commentary to the Treasury of Instruction [Clear Light of Bliss] 192
Commentary to Valid Cognition [Great Treasury of Merit] 236
Commentary to Valid Cognition [Joyful path of good fortune] 276, 327, 470, 515
Commentary to Valid Cognition [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 66
Commentary to Valid Cognition [Mahamudra Tantra] 102
Commentary to Valid Cognition [Ocean of Nectar] 70, 132, 292
Commentary to Valid Cognition [Understanding the Mind] 57, 91, 92, 93, 99, 214
commitment being [Clear Light of Bliss] 114-5, 123-4, 218, 227, g
commitment being [Essence of Vajrayana] 50, 114, 116, 199
commitment being [Guide to Dakini land] 137-9, g
commitment being [Heart Jewel] 36-7, g
commitment being [Joyful path of good fortune] 54, g
commitment being(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 90, 107, g
commitment beings [Tantric grounds and paths] 33, g
commitment substances (see ritual objects) [Guide to Dakini land]
commitment substances [Great Treasury of Merit] 72
commitment substances [Tantric grounds and paths] 66
commitment(s) - importance of keeping purely [Great Treasury of Merit] 156, 245, 257-8
commitment(s) - of Highest Yoga Tantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 19, 140
commitment(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, g
commitments (see also vows and commitments) [Essence of Vajrayana] g
commitments (see vows and commitments) [Guide to Dakini land]
commitments - five Buddha families in common (see also individual entries) [Tantric grounds and paths] 63
commitments - individual five Buddha families [Tantric grounds and paths] 57-63
commitments - of five Buddha families [Mahamudra Tantra] 221-5
commitments - of refuge [8 steps:] 29
commitments - of training the mind [8 steps:] 91, 138, 225-7
commitments - of training the mind [Transform Your Life]153-4, 207
commitments - of training the mind [Universal Compassion] 43, 87-96
commitments [Clear Light of Bliss] g
commitments [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 18, 29, 97, 148
commitments [Mahamudra Tantra] 89, 181, g
commitments [Tantric grounds and paths] 46, 55-74, 89
commitments [Transform Your Life]85, g
commitments [Understanding the Mind] 161, 228
commitments [Universal Compassion] 99, 102
common path [Essence of Vajrayana] x, 28, 57, 64, 191
common paths [Guide to Dakini land] xi, xii
compassion (see also great compassion) [8 steps:] 71, 85, 109-11, 128
compassion (see also great compassion) [Introduction to Buddhism] 78
compassion (see also great compassion) [Joyful path of good fortune] 72, 76, 90, 450, 465
compassion (see also great compassion) [Meaningful to behold] 18, 23, 24, 37, 40, 47, 59, 70, 88, 90, 92, 94, 175, 180-1, 188, 195, 320-1, 322, 356, 357-8
compassion (see also great compassion) [Ocean of Nectar] 20-2
compassion (see also great compassion) [Transform Your Life]130, 148, 173-84, 195
compassion (see also great compassion) [Universal Compassion] 27, 28, 29, 102, 113
compassion (see also universal compassion) [Mahamudra Tantra]
compassion - and attachment [Understanding the Mind] 147, 170
compassion - and wisdom [8 steps:] 135-7
compassion - and wisdom [Transform Your Life]203-4
compassion - as main offering [Mahamudra Tantra] 86
compassion - as purification [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 12, 14, 140-3
compassion - benefits of [8 steps:] 23, 115-9
compassion - benefits of [Transform Your Life]174, 179-80
compassion - Buddha's great [Clear Light of Bliss] 238
compassion - cause of [8 steps:] 45, 57, 60, 66-7, 111, 147
compassion - cause of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 105, 139
compassion - cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 21
compassion - cause of [Transform Your Life]99, 117, 121, 126, 175
compassion - definition [8 steps:] 110-1
compassion - definition [Transform Your Life]174
compassion - developing [8 steps:] 35-6, 111-5, 150-1
compassion - developing [Transform Your Life]175-9, 218-9, 330, 336, 364
compassion - generating [Joyful path of good fortune] 173-4, 218, 277, 438
compassion - great [Essence of Vajrayana] 97, g
compassion - great [Great Treasury of Merit] 215-27, 239, g
compassion - great [Heart Jewel] 71, g
compassion - great [Understanding the Mind] 170, g
compassion - Hinayana [Ocean of Nectar] 20
compassion - location [Understanding the Mind] 18
compassion - Mahayana [Ocean of Nectar] 20
compassion - method to increase [Universal Compassion] 37, 44, 61-2, 69, 78, 99
compassion - mother of all Buddhas [Universal Compassion] 3, 27-8
compassion - nominally existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 163
compassion - non-harmfulness [Understanding the Mind] 169-72
compassion - of a Buddha [Understanding the Mind] 170
compassion - of a Buddha [Universal Compassion] 27, 28, 41, 102
compassion - of a doctor [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 143-4
compassion - of Buddha [8 steps:] 7, 17, 55, 71, 92, 109, 176
compassion - of Buddha [Introduction to Buddhism] 116
compassion - of Buddha [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 145
compassion - of Buddha [Transform Your Life]113, 130, 154, 174
compassion - of enlightened being [Mahamudra Tantra] 54
compassion - of Langri Tangpa [8 steps:] 13
compassion - of Teacher [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 144
compassion - root of Buddha, Dharma, Sangha [Universal Compassion] 3, 27
compassion - types [Understanding the Mind] 171
compassion - unobservable [Heart Jewel] 32
compassion - wrong [Universal Compassion] 111
compassion [Bodhisattva Vow] 17, 23, 94
compassion [Clear Light of Bliss] 90, g
compassion [Essence of Vajrayana] 22, 134, 161, 183, g
compassion [Great Treasury of Merit] 29, 48-9, 60, 213, 235
compassion [Guide to Dakini land] 51-2, 53-4
compassion [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 56, 130, 182, g
compassion [Heart Jewel] g
compassion [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 47, 57-8, 70, 88, g
compassion [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 12, 14, 84, 90, 101, 137-45
compassion [Understanding the Mind] 18, 150, 170, 217, 228, g
Compassion Buddha [8 steps:] 149
Compendium of Abhidharma [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 137
Compendium of Abhidharma [Ocean of Nectar] 51
Compendium of Abhidharma [Understanding the Mind] 159, 169, 198
Compendium of Sutras [Ocean of Nectar] 9, 152
Compendium of Trainings [Bodhisattva Vow] 4, 29
Compendium of Trainings [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 64
Compendium of Trainings [Joyful path of good fortune] 407, 451
Compendium of Valid Cognition [Understanding the Mind] 93
Compendium oj Abhidharma [Joyful path of good fortune] 272, 318, 495
competitiveness - meditation on [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 136, 137-8
competitiveness [8 steps:] 6, 38
competitiveness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 115
competitiveness [Meaningful to behold] 274-5
complacency [Understanding the Mind] 158, 227
Complete Enjoyment Body [Ocean of Nectar] 411, 414, 415, 417, 433
complete purities, the four [Great Treasury of Merit] 68-70
complete purity [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 27
completing actions [Joyful path of good fortune] 257-8
completing actions [Transform Your Life]57-8
completion stage (see also five stages of completion stage) [Clear Light of Bliss] 3, 6, 29, 32, 35, 136, 150, 223, g
completion stage (see also five stages of completion stage) [Essence of Vajrayana] 16, 58, 61, 71
completion stage (see also Mahamudra) [Mahamudra Tantra] 22, 31
completion stage - and generation stage [Mahamudra Tantra] 31, 39
completion stage - basic objects [Essence of Vajrayana] 92, 188
completion stage - basis to be purified [Essence of Vajrayana] 126
completion stage - causes of its ripening [Clear Light of Bliss] 14
completion stage - definition [Mahamudra Tantra] 31
completion stage - definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 105
completion stage - divisions [Tantric grounds and paths] 108
completion stage - etymology [Tantric grounds and paths] 106
completion stage - final results [Tantric grounds and paths] 195
completion stage - five stages [Guide to Dakini land] 226
completion stage - five stages [Mahamudra Tantra] 37, 57-8
completion stage - five stages of [Great Treasury of Merit] 260
completion stage - introduction [Essence of Vajrayana] 187-91
completion stage - liberating paths [Great Treasury of Merit] 258
completion stage - meditation [Clear Light of Bliss] 37, 44, 109, 114, 149
completion stage - non-fabricated yoga [Tantric grounds and paths] 106
completion stage - of the three isolations [Tantric grounds and paths] 194
completion stage - of the two truths [Tantric grounds and paths] 101, 194
completion stage - practices [Great Treasury of Merit] 89, 150, 196, 200, 260, 272-5
completion stage - preliminary practices [Essence of Vajrayana] 191
completion stage - principal objects [Essence of Vajrayana] 187
completion stage - principal objects [Mahamudra Tantra] 31
completion stage - pure view [Great Treasury of Merit] 78
completion stage - realizations [Essence of Vajrayana] 99, 101
completion stage - realizations [Great Treasury of Merit] 152
completion stage - three purifications [Essence of Vajrayana] 26
completion stage - yogas [Essence of Vajrayana] 79, 93
completion stage [8 steps:] 170, g
completion stage [Bodhisattva Vow] 5, 6, g
completion stage [Great Treasury of Merit] 1, 4, 57-8, 89, 152, 258, g
completion stage [Guide to Dakini land] 7-8, 59, 65, 105, 110-1, 207-27
completion stage [Heart Jewel] 15, 84, g
completion stage [Joyful path of good fortune] 10, 22, 84, 112, 502, 544-7, g
completion stage [Tantric grounds and paths] 54, 55, 65, 105
completion stage [Understanding the Mind] 18, 19
compositional actions [Joyful path of good fortune] 352, 356, 357, 358
compositional factors [Heart of Wisdom] 35, 94
compositional factors [Meaningful to behold] 291
concealment [Understanding the Mind] 226
conceived object [Joyful path of good fortune] 323, 351, g
conceived object [Understanding the Mind] 26, 79, 87, 205, 207, 214
concentration (see also mental stabilization) [Introduction to Buddhism] 55, 65, 93-6
concentration (see also mental stabilization; three higher trainings; tranquil abiding) [Joyful path of good fortune] 262, 476-9
concentration (see also tranquil abiding) [Great Treasury of Merit] 153, 175, 248, 251-2
concentration (see also tranquil abiding) [Meaningful to behold] 6, 57, 83, 136, 140, 224-82
concentration (see also two concentrations) [Essence of Vajrayana] 22, 61, g
concentration -	and mindfulness [Understanding the Mind] 127, 128
concentration -	basis for [Understanding the Mind] 120, 125, 167
concentration -	benefits [Understanding the Mind] 131, 167
concentration -	benefits of [Introduction to Buddhism] 94
concentration -	desire realm [Understanding the Mind] 131, 132
concentration -	four qualities [Understanding the Mind] 129
concentration -	higher [Great Treasury of Merit] 2-3, 213
concentration -	nine levels [Understanding the Mind] 131-2
concentration -	pure [Tantric grounds and paths] 92, 101
concentration -	pure [Understanding the Mind] 168
concentration -	two types [Understanding the Mind] 133
concentration -	twofold division [Understanding the Mind] 133
concentration - higher [Mahamudra Tantra] 59-60
concentration - its two essential characteristics [Clear Light of Bliss] 161
concentration - levels [Joyful path of good fortune] 375-6, 477
concentration - mundane and supramundane [Joyful path of good fortune] 375, 476-7, 483
concentration - object generated by [Essence of Vajrayana] 77-8, 145, 152
concentration - of benefiting others [Joyful path of good fortune] 478
concentration - perfection of [8 steps:] 172, 173
concentration - perfection of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 49
concentration - vajra-like [Clear Light of Bliss] 235
concentration [8 steps:] 163, g
concentration [Clear Light of Bliss] 31, 36, 43, 57, 61, 103, 106, 136, 143, 144, 157-75
concentration [Guide to Dakini land] 17-8, 155, 156, 191
concentration [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 53, 113-44, g
concentration [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 14, 120
concentration [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 30, 118, 120, 121
concentration [Mahamudra Tantra] g
concentration [Tantric grounds and paths] 203, g
concentration [Transform Your Life]44, 67, 90, 235, g
concentration [Understanding the Mind] 30, 128-34, 163, 164, 230
concentration [Universal Compassion] 40, 55-6, 69, 75, 86, 111, g
concentration being [Clear Light of Bliss] 227, g
concentration being [Great Treasury of Merit] 91, g
concentration being [Heart Jewel] g
concentration being [Joyful path of good fortune] 54, g
Concentration Continuum Tantra [Joyful path of good fortune] 543
concentration of a lion circling [Ocean of Nectar] 145
concentration of abiding in fire - purpose [Tantric grounds and paths] 37
concentration of abiding in fire [Tantric grounds and paths] 36-7, 38, 41
concentration of abiding in sound [Tantric grounds and paths] 37-9, 41
concentration of bestowing liberation -	main function [Tantric grounds and paths] 39
concentration of bestowing liberation [Tantric grounds and paths] 39-41, 42-3
concentration of perfect liberation - of cessation [Ocean of Nectar] 142
concentration of perfect liberation [Ocean of Nectar] 374
concentration of the Dharma continuum [8 steps:] 172
Concentration of the Dharma Continuum [Great Treasury of Merit] 84, 119-20
concentration of the Dharma continuum [Introduction to Buddhism] 112
concentration of the Dharma continuum [Joyful path of good fortune] 113, 536
concentration of the Dharma continuum [Understanding the Mind] 153
concentration of the four-limbed recitation [Tantric grounds and paths] 26-36
concentrations with recitation [Tantric grounds and paths] 36
concentrations without recitation [Tantric grounds and paths] 36
concentrations, four [Tantric grounds and paths] 26-41, 46
conception in womb [Essence of Vajrayana] 141, 146
conceptions, the eighty indicative [Clear Light of Bliss] 77, 87-92, 94, 149
conceptual imputation [Introduction to Buddhism] 105-6, 107-8
conceptual mental awareness (see conceptual mind) [Understanding the Mind]
conceptual mind (see also individual types) [Understanding the Mind] 23, 29, 30, 37, 111
conceptual mind - application [Understanding the Mind] 27-8
conceptual mind - definition [Understanding the Mind] 23
conceptual mind - functions [Understanding the Mind] 25
conceptual mind - generation [Understanding the Mind] 26
conceptual mind - levels of [Tantric grounds and paths] 169, 185
conceptual mind - mental direct perceiver [Understanding the Mind] 46
conceptual mind - nature [Understanding the Mind] 25
conceptual mind - non-valid [Understanding the Mind] 99
conceptual mind - realizing emptiness [Understanding the Mind] 25
conceptual mind - three types [Understanding the Mind] 25-6
conceptual mind - twofold division [Understanding the Mind] 26, 65-6
conceptual mind - wrong awareness [Understanding the Mind] 81, 83, 85-7, 221
conceptual mind [Heart of Wisdom] 52, 63, 75, 89-90, 101, g
conceptual mind [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 106, g
conceptual mind [Tantric grounds and paths] g
conceptual thought - eighty indicative conceptions [Mahamudra Tantra] 47-9, 53-4, g
conceptual thought - gross [Mahamudra Tantra] 46-7
conceptual thought - mounted wind [Mahamudra Tantra] 205
conceptual thought - pacification of [Mahamudra Tantra] 47-9, 195
conceptual thought [8 steps:] 63-4, 71, 152, 197-8
conceptual thought [Mahamudra Tantra] 149-50
conceptual thought [Transform Your Life]123, 130, 220, 263-4, g
conceptual thoughts - natural cessation of [Clear Light of Bliss] 171
conceptual thoughts [Clear Light of Bliss] 31, 103, 141, 147, 170, 196
concluding stages [Clear Light of Bliss] 240
Condensation of Thatness Tantra [Joyful path of good fortune] 543
Condensed Compendium of Sutras [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 64
Condensed Exposition of the Stages of the Path [Great Treasury of Merit] 16
Condensed Exposition of the Stages of the Path [Joyful path of good fortune] 16, 23, 372
Condensed Meaning of the Stages of the Path [Great Treasury of Merit] 4
Condensed Meaning of the Stages of the Path [Ocean of Nectar] 68, 78, 98
Condensed Meaning of the Swijt Vajrayana Path, The [Great Treasury of Merit] 173
Condensed Perfection of Wisdom Sutra [Bodhisattva Vow] 86
Condensed Perfection of Wisdom Sutra [Joyful path of good fortune] 123, 193, 377, 447, 449, 455, 467, 479, 515, 529
Condensed Vairochana Tantra [Joyful path of good fortune] 543
confession (see also purification) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 19-20, 24, 90, g
confession [8 steps:] 38, 40
confession [Bodhisattva Vow] 61-5, 74
confession [Great Treasury of Merit] 115, 156, 162-5
confession [Introduction to Buddhism] 45, g
confession [Joyful path of good fortune] 73-7
confession [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 18
Confession Buddhas [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 151-2
Confession of moral Downfalls (see Bodhisattva's Confession of Moral Downfalls) [Guide to Dakini land]
Confession Sutra [Joyful path of good fortune] 75
confidence [Transform Your Life]122, 152-3
confusion (see also ignorance) [Ocean of Nectar] 282, 340
confusion - non-deluded [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 157
confusion [Essence of Vajrayana] 127
confusion [Great Treasury of Merit] 142-3, 155
confusion [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 39, 51
confusion [Meaningful to behold] 310
conjurer (see magician) [Understanding the Mind]
Conqueror [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 135, g
conscience [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 98
conscientiousness - in abandoning delusion [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 39-42
conscientiousness - in abandoning non-virtue [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 37-9
conscientiousness - with respect to bodhichitta [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 35-7
conscientiousness [Bodhisattva Vow] 11, 69, 85, g
conscientiousness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 35, 53, 109, 143, g
conscientiousness [Heart Jewel] 53
conscientiousness [Introduction to Buddhism] 80-1, g
conscientiousness [Joyful path of good fortune] 75, 332, 374-5, 488, g
conscientiousness [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 119-35
conscientiousness [Meaningful to behold] 103-30, 281
conscientiousness [Understanding the Mind] 165-8, 183, 232
consciousness (see also mental consciousness; mind; sense consciousness) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life]
consciousness (see also mental consciousness; sense consciousness) [Heart of Wisdom] 129
consciousness (see also primary mind) [Understanding the Mind] 35, 44, 103, 112
consciousness (see mental consciousness; sense consciousness) [Ocean of Nectar]
consciousness - aggregate of [Heart of Wisdom] 36, 94
consciousness - continuity of [Meaningful to behold] 26
consciousness - dependent-related [Heart of Wisdom] 132, 136
consciousness - dependent-related [Joyful path of good fortune] 352-3, 356, 357, 358
consciousness - mental [Meaningful to behold] 137, 332
consciousness - non-true existence of [Meaningful to behold] 332-3
consciousness - object of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 160, 168, 169, 171
consciousness - permanent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159
consciousness - sense [Meaningful to behold] 333
consciousness - truly existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 171
consciousness [Joyful path of good fortune] 172-3
consciousness [Meaningful to behold] 329-30, g
consciousness-basis-of-all - refutation [Ocean of Nectar] 219, 248-9
consciousness-basis-of-all - self [Ocean of Nectar] 218, 248, 301
consciousness-basis-of-all - three characteristics [Ocean of Nectar] 218-9, 248
consciousness-basis-of-all [Joyful path of good fortune] 319
consciousness-basis-of-all [Meaningful to behold] 291
consciousness-basis-of-all [Ocean of Nectar] 223, 225, 228, 243-4, 272
consciousness-basis-of-all [Understanding the Mind] 103, 207
consequence [Ocean of Nectar] 183-5
consideration [Bodhisattva Vow] 32, g
consideration [Introduction to Buddhism] 25-6
consideration [Joyful path of good fortune] 375, g
consideration [Understanding the Mind] 144-5
consideration for others [8 steps:] 51, 53, 107
consideration for others [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 97-9
consideration for others [Transform Your Life]83-6, 111-2, 169
consort (see action mudra) [Guide to Dakini land]
consort (see action mudra) [Tantric grounds and paths]
consort (see mudra) [Essence of Vajrayana]
consort [Clear Light of Bliss] 136-8
consort [Great Treasury of Merit] 149-51
consort [Mahamudra Tantra] 70
contact - six types [Understanding the Mind] 119
contact [8 steps:] 189
contact [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 168, g
contact [Heart of Wisdom] 35, 133, 137
contact [Mahamudra Tantra] 141, g
contact [Meaningful to behold] 329, 330-1
contact [Ocean of Nectar] 316, g
contact [Transform Your Life]257, g
contact [Understanding the Mind] 107, 119
contaminated aggregates - truly existent [Essence of Vajrayana] 145
contaminated aggregates [Essence of Vajrayana] 120, 126, 127, 140, g
contaminated aggregates [Tantric grounds and paths] 14, 29, 96, 100, g
contaminated mind [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 165, 205
contaminated object [Understanding the Mind] 45, 87, 189, 230
contaminated phenomenon [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 63, g
contaminated phenomenon [Joyful path of good fortune] g
contentment [8 steps:] g
contentment [Clear Light of Bliss] 90
contentment [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 142, g
contentment [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 123-4, g
contentment [Introduction to Buddhism] 38
contentment [Joyful path of good fortune] 282-3, 301, 487-8
contentment [Transform Your Life]303, g
continually residing mind [Guide to Dakini land] 216, 217
continuously residing body (see also body, very subtle) [Tantric grounds and paths] 77, 115, 117, 126
continuously residing body [Essence of Vajrayana] 190
continuously residing mind (see also very subtle mind ) [Tantric grounds and paths] 115, 126
continuously residing mind [Essence of Vajrayana] 190, 207, 208
continuously residing speech (see also speech, very subtle) [Tantric grounds and paths] 115
continuum - continuously residing [Clear Light of Bliss] 207
continuum - mental [Great Treasury of Merit] 8, 162, 177, 262
continuum - of person [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 162
continuum - of suffering [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 74
continuum - purifying [Great Treasury of Merit] 260
continuum [Clear Light of Bliss] 126
continuum [Great Treasury of Merit] 147,
continuum [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 130, 150
continuum [Ocean of Nectar] 241, 256, 257, 304
controlling the mind (see also transforming the mind) [Transform Your Life]8-9, 17, 300-1, 314
convention [8 steps:] 188
convention [Heart of Wisdom] 61, 88
convention [Introduction to Buddhism] 108
convention [Mahamudra Tantra] 139
convention [Transform Your Life]256
conventional appearances [Tantric grounds and paths] 39, 92
conventional bodhichitta (see bodhichitta) [Transform Your Life]
conventional bodhichitta - aspiring [Great Treasury of Merit] 57-9, 240-1
conventional bodhichitta - engaging [Great Treasury of Merit] 59-62, 240-1
conventional bodhichitta - generating [Great Treasury of Merit] 17, 70, 216, 239-40
conventional bodhichitta [Great Treasury of Merit] 66, 79, 233-5
conventional I [Joyful path of good fortune] 323, 527-8
conventional nature (see also conventional truth) [Heart of Wisdom] 64-5, 68, 154
conventional nature (see also conventional truth) [Ocean of Nectar] 200
conventional nature - aspects [Heart of Wisdom] 64, 116
conventional nature - gross [Heart of Wisdom] 83-4
conventional nature - of body [Heart of Wisdom] 56
conventional nature - of body [Understanding the Mind] 218
conventional nature - of form [Heart of Wisdom] 59, 83-4, 93
conventional nature - of mind [Introduction to Buddhism] 97
conventional nature - of persons [Heart of Wisdom] 101
conventional nature - subtle [Heart of Wisdom] 60, 64-5, 68-9, 84, 91
conventional nature - subtle [Ocean of Nectar] 335, 358
conventional nature [Introduction to Buddhism] 105-6, 107-8, g
conventional nature [Meaningful to behold] 284, g
conventional nature [Tantric grounds and paths] 140, g
conventional nature [Understanding the Mind] 15, g
conventional object [Understanding the Mind] 238
conventional search [8 steps:] 182
conventional search [Mahamudra Tantra] 130
conventional search [Transform Your Life]249-50
conventional truth (see also conventional nature) [Heart of Wisdom] 60, 61-3, 70, 81, 82
conventional truth (see also conventionality; nominal truth; two truths; worldly nominality) [Ocean of Nectar] 136, 198, 205, 259-60, 312, 342
conventional truth (see also deceptive truth) [8 steps:] 148, 187, 203-9
conventional truth (see also two truths) [Guide to Dakini land] g
conventional truth (see also union of the two truths) [Mahamudra Tantra] 138, 155-9, 160
conventional truth - and ultimate truth [8 steps:] 207, 209-13
conventional truth - appear inherently existent [Heart of Wisdom] 61, 81, 104-5, 124
conventional truth - appearance of [Joyful path of good fortune] 274
conventional truth - correct and incorrect [Ocean of Nectar] 200
conventional truth - deceptive [Heart of Wisdom] 61
conventional truth - definition [8 steps:] 203-5
conventional truth - definition [Ocean of Nectar] 199
conventional truth - etymology [Heart of Wisdom] 62
conventional truth - etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 199
conventional truth - false [Heart of Wisdom] 61, 72, 78
conventional truth - false [Mahamudra Tantra] 155-8
conventional truth - false [Transform Your Life]269-71
conventional truth - false object [Ocean of Nectar] 161, 163-4, 199, 200, 206, 234
conventional truth - father [Ocean of Nectar] 260
conventional truth - gross/subtle [8 steps:] 205
conventional truth - gross/subtle [Mahamudra Tantra] 158-9
conventional truth - gross/subtle [Transform Your Life]271
conventional truth - realization of [Essence of Vajrayana] 73
conventional truth - Sanskrit term [Ocean of Nectar] 206
conventional truth - subtle [Joyful path of good fortune] 323, 527-8: 531-2
conventional truth [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 155, 214, 224, g
conventional truth [Essence of Vajrayana] 152
conventional truth [Great Treasury of Merit] 191-2, 274, g
conventional truth [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 147, 170, g
conventional truth [Heart Jewel] 26, g
conventional truth [Joyful path of good fortune] 199, 319, 514, g
conventional truth [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 92, 108, 131, g
conventional truth [Meaningful to behold] 284, 285-6, 295, 334, 346
conventional truth [Transform Your Life]255, 269-75
conventional truth [Understanding the Mind] 12, 133, 238, g
conventionality (see also conventional truth) [Ocean of Nectar] 261-2, 335
conventionality - three modes of existence [Ocean of Nectar] 262
correct abandoners [Ocean of Nectar] 121, 372
correct awareness [Understanding the Mind] 87-8, 125
correct belief - and valid cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 96
correct belief - deceptive [Understanding the Mind] 95-6, 100, 203-4, 239
correct belief - definition [Understanding the Mind] 65
correct belief - two types [Understanding the Mind] 65-6
correct belief [8 steps:] 152-3, g
correct belief [Transform Your Life]220
correct belief [Understanding the Mind] 65-7, 70, 75, 89
correct imagination [Guide to Dakini land] 155, 161-2
correct imagination [Tantric grounds and paths] 75
correct imagination [Understanding the Mind] 66
correct mind (see correct awareness) [Understanding the Mind]
correct thoughts, the sixteen [Joyful path of good fortune] 83
correct, specific cognizers [Ocean of Nectar] 376, 397
correct, specific cognizers, four [Joyful path of good fortune] 552
countless living beings 8, [Mahamudra Tantra] 125
countless living beings [Transform Your Life]97, 157, 203, 221, 245, 326
covetousness [Introduction to Buddhism] 27, 28
covetousness [Joyful path of good fortune] 244, 249, 250
covetousness [Meaningful to behold] 104, 152, 267
covetousness [Understanding the Mind] 117
cow story [Ocean of Nectar] 4
craving (see attachment) [Understanding the Mind]
craving [Clear Light of Bliss] 89
craving [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 76, 157, 168
craving [Heart of Wisdom] 133-5, 137
craving [Meaningful to behold] 309-10
crazy virtue [Meaningful to behold] 219
creative yoga [Essence of Vajrayana] 77-8, 187
creative yoga [Mahamudra Tantra] 23
creative yoga [Tantric grounds and paths] 75
criticism [8 steps:] 59, 82, 87, 88
criticism [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 116
criticism [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 45, 66, 77, 78-9
criticism [Transform Your Life]128, 144, 150, 151, 344
criticism [Universal Compassion] 90-1, 100, 101
crown ornaments [Heart Jewel] 47
cushion, meditation [Meaningful to behold] 246
cyclic existence (see also samsara) [Heart of Wisdom] 135, g
cyclic existence (see samsara) [8 steps]
cyclic existence (see samsara) [Clear Light of Bliss]
cyclic existence (see samsara) [Joyful path of good fortune]
cyclic existence (see samsara) [Meaningful to behold]
cyclic existence (see samsara) [Universal Compassion]
cyclic rebirth (see samsaric rebirth) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully]