ear awareness -	non-ascertaining [Understanding the Mind] 69, 71
ear awareness [Understanding the Mind] 44
ear consciousness - non-ascertaining [Understanding the Mind] 69, 70-1
ear consciousness [Heart of Wisdom] 125
ear consciousness [Understanding the Mind] 42, 44
earth covered with bones [Understanding the Mind] 65
Earth dance [Great Treasury of Merit] 182
eclipse [Ocean of Nectar] 347
effect(s) - the three [Meaningful to behold] 66-7
effect(s) [Meaningful to behold] 344-5, 347
effects (see also karma; non-virtuous actions, effects of; virtuous actions, effects of) [Joyful path of good fortune]
effects - environmental [Joyful path of good fortune] 34, 250-1, 254-5, 272, 273
effects - experiences similar to the cause [Joyful path of good fortune] 34-5, 248-9, 253-4, 272
effects - of separation [Joyful path of good fortune] 34, 510
effects - ripened [Joyful path of good fortune] 34, 253, 272
effects - tendencies similar to the cause [Joyful path of good fortune] 35, 248, 253, 272
effects of actions [Guide to Dakini land] 71-2, 74-5
effort (see also six perfections) [Introduction to Buddhism] 90-3
effort - benefits [Ocean of Nectar] 119
effort - benefits [Understanding the Mind] 154-5
effort - definition [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 95
effort - increasing the force of [Meaningful to behold] 210-22
effort - opponents to [Meaningful to behold] 202-10
effort - perfection of [8 steps:] 173
effort - three types [Introduction to Buddhism] 92
effort - types [Meaningful to behold] 202
effort - types [Understanding the Mind] 156-60
effort - types of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 114-6
effort [8 steps:] 93, 99, 131, 221
effort [Clear Light of Bliss] 90, 158, 166-9, 172
effort [Essence of Vajrayana] 22
effort [Great Treasury of Merit] 209, 250-1
effort [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 40, 51, 95-109, 143
effort [Joyful path of good fortune] 149, 383, 412, 509, 548
effort [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 29-30, 88, 91, 94, 110-8, 131
effort [Meaningful to behold] 6, 92, 136, 200-23, 253
effort [Ocean of Nectar] 118-9, 367
effort [Transform Your Life]44, 81, 89-91, 155, 161, 198
effort [Understanding the Mind] 122, 131, 154-63
effort [Universal Compassion] 73, 105, 112
effort, perfection of -	four powers [Joyful path of good fortune] 473-5
effort, perfection of - types [Joyful path of good fortune] 471-2
effort, perfection of [Joyful path of good fortune] 467-75, 481, 494-5, 497-8
EH letters [Tantric grounds and paths] 87
eight antidotes [Great Treasury of Merit] 3
eight bases of emptiness [Heart of Wisdom] 109-17
eight doors [Guide to Dakini land] 130, 131
eight extremes [Mahamudra Tantra] 150-5, 160-2
eight extremes [Transform Your Life]264-9, 272-3
eight freedoms [Joyful path of good fortune] 122-7, 129
eight freedoms and ten endowments [Great Treasury of Merit] 202, g
eight Fully Ordained Monks [Heart Jewel] 92
Eight Great Guides of Lamrim [Joyful path of good fortune] 16
eight Great Sons [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 22, g
Eight Great Sons [Heart of Wisdom] g
Eight Great Sons [Meaningful to behold] 71, 362-3, g
eight lines of praise [Essence of Vajrayana] 132-7, 179, 182
Eight Lines of Praise [Guide to Dakini land] 150-3
eight precepts of the aspiring mind [Great Treasury of Merit] 240
eight signs of dissolution [Essence of Vajrayana] 58, 81-2, 126, 197, 198, 201, g
eight signs of dissolution [Great Treasury of Merit] 150
eight signs of serial order [Clear Light of Bliss] 209
eight signs, the (see also clear light) [Clear Light of Bliss] 43, 73-81, 85-8, 92-5 110-2, 121, 127, 128, 136, 149, 219, 220, 232
eight signs, the - black near-attainment [Clear Light of Bliss] 77-8, 79, 87-8, 92, 93-7, 111-2, 121, 212, 223, 225
eight signs, the - candle-flame-like [Clear Light of Bliss] 76, 79, 86-7
eight signs, the - mirage-like [Clear Light of Bliss] 75, 79, 85, 110, 116
eight signs, the - red increase [Clear Light of Bliss] 77, 79, 87-8, 90, 92-3, 97, 111
eight signs, the - smoke-like [Clear Light of Bliss] 75, 79, 86
eight signs, the - sparkling-fireflies-like [Clear Light of Bliss] 76, 79, 86
eight signs, the - white appearance [Clear Light of Bliss] 77, 79, 87-9, 92, 97, 111
eight stages of inner fire meditation - causing the fire to blaze [Clear Light of Bliss] 63-5
eight stages of inner fire meditation - dispelling impure winds and meditating on a hollow body [Clear Light of Bliss] 40-4
eight stages of inner fire meditation - extraordinary blazing and dripping [Clear Light of Bliss] 67-71
eight stages of inner fire meditation - igniting the inner fire [Clear Light of Bliss] 36, 58-63, 101
eight stages of inner fire meditation - mere blazing and dripping [Clear Light of Bliss] 65-7
eight stages of inner fire meditation - mistake of igniting it outside the central channel [Clear Light of Bliss] 61-2
eight stages of inner fire meditation - training in the paths of the channels [Clear Light of Bliss] 47-51
eight stages of inner fire meditation - visualizing and meditating on the channels [Clear Light of Bliss] 44-7
eight stages of inner fire meditation - visualizing and meditating on the letters [Clear Light of Bliss] 53-8
eight stages of inner fire meditation [Clear Light of Bliss] 39-71, 73, 138
Eight Steps to Happiness [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 139
eight unfree states [Bodhisattva Vow] 63, 65
Eight Verses of Training the Mind - conjoined with six perfections [8 steps:] 170
Eight Verses of Training the Mind [8 steps:] 1, 8, 17, 19-23, 41-2, 141, 225
Eight Verses of Training the Mind [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi, g
Eight Verses of Training the Mind [Joyful path of good fortune] 432, 441
eight worldly concerns [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 179, g
eight worldly concerns [Universal Compassion] 100-1
eight worldly dharmas [Meaningful to behold] 352-3
eighteen elements [Understanding the Mind] 44
eighteen unshared qualities [Tantric grounds and paths] 205-6
eighth ground -	divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 392
eighth ground -	etymology [Ocean of Nectar] 392
eighth ground [Heart of Wisdom] 122-3
eighth ground [Ocean of Nectar] 391-5
eighth Superior [Ocean of Nectar] 45
eighth-ground Bodhisattva - abandoned delusions [Ocean of Nectar] 393, 394
eighth-ground Bodhisattva [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 49, 60, 206, 321, 395, 404-5, 431
eighty indicative conceptions [Mahamudra Tantra] 47-9, 53-4, g
eighty indicative conceptions [Tantric grounds and paths] 170
Eighty Verses of Training the Mind [Universal Compassion] 3, 46
eighty-four Mahasiddhas [Great Treasury of Merit] 274
eighty-four Mahasiddhas [Tantric grounds and paths] 55
element(s) - four [Great Treasury of Merit] 91
element(s) [Clear Light of Bliss] 25-8, 30, 84-6
element(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] g
elements (see also four elements) [Essence of Vajrayana] g
elements - contaminated [Essence of Vajrayana] 126, 127
elements - contaminated [Ocean of Nectar] 365
elements - earth [Mahamudra Tantra] 45, 202
elements - eighteen [Heart of Wisdom] 128-31
elements - eighteen [Joyful path of good fortune] 503-4
elements - external [Tantric grounds and paths] 165
elements - fire [Mahamudra Tantra] 46, 202
elements - five [Guide to Dakini land] 59, 65, 66, g
elements - four [Guide to Dakini land] 114
elements - four [Heart of Wisdom] 182, g
elements - of the body [Tantric grounds and paths] 84
elements - six [Essence of Vajrayana] 8
elements - six [Guide to Dakini land] 214
elements - six [Joyful path of good fortune] 132
elements - six [Mahamudra Tantra] 60
elements - six [Ocean of Nectar] 315
elements - six [Tantric grounds and paths] 111
elements - space [Mahamudra Tantra] 202
elements - water [Mahamudra Tantra] 46, 201
elements - wind [Mahamudra Tantra] 46, 202
elements [Guide to Dakini land] g
elements [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 30, 173
elements [Heart of Wisdom] g
elements [Joyful path of good fortune] 341-2, 344-5, 376, 50 2-4, g
elements [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 45-6, 56, 63, 67-8
elements [Mahamudra Tantra] 45-7, g
elements [Ocean of Nectar] 365, 424
elements [Tantric grounds and paths] 134, 143, 152, 201, g
elements, four [Transform Your Life]41, g
elements, four [Universal Compassion] 106-7
elements, the four [Meaningful to behold] 338
elephant skin [Essence of Vajrayana] 97
Elephant Skin story [Ocean of Nectar] 151-2
eleven yogas (see also individual yogas) [Guide to Dakini land] 8, 26, 27, 47, 58, 155
Eleven-Faced Mahakaruna [Great Treasury of Merit] 104
Elladari [Universal Compassion] 1
emanation (see also Manjushri, Buddha) [Heart Jewel] 4, 25, 72, 75-6, 83-4
emanation (see also Vajrayogini, emanation) [Essence of Vajrayana] xi, 5, 6, 8, 132, 136, g
emanation [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 19, 145, g
Emanation Body (see also Supreme Emanation Body) [Great Treasury of Merit] 50-1, 83, 117, 119-21, 169-70, 196, 259, 260
Emanation Body (see Buddha's bodies) [Clear Light of Bliss]
Emanation Body - actual [Tantric grounds and paths] 92
Emanation Body - basis for attaining [Essence of Vajrayana] 79
Emanation Body - definition [Ocean of Nectar] 417
Emanation Body - definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 198
Emanation Body - mentally generated [Tantric grounds and paths] 92
Emanation Body - ripening through empowerment [Guide to Dakini land] 77-8, 105, 106
Emanation Body - Supreme [Heart Jewel] 72, g
Emanation Body - Supreme [Heart of Wisdom] 13, 153, 157, g
Emanation Body - Supreme [Joyful path of good fortune] 107, 536, 549
Emanation Body - twelve principal deeds [Ocean of Nectar] 433, 437
Emanation Body - two types [Tantric grounds and paths] 199
Emanation Body [8 steps:] g
Emanation Body [Essence of Vajrayana] 71, 72, 80, 88, 97
Emanation Body [Guide to Dakini land] 57, 106, 109-11, 117-9, 164
Emanation Body [Heart Jewel] g
Emanation Body [Heart of Wisdom] 13, 152-4, g
Emanation Body [Joyful path of good fortune] 54, 156, 199
Emanation Body [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 50
Emanation Body [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 25
Emanation Body [Meaningful to behold] 86, g
Emanation Body [Ocean of Nectar] 221, 412, 415-9, 433-4, 438-9, g
Emanation Body [Tantric grounds and paths] 85, 87, 198-9
emanation body, basic [Guide to Dakini land] 109-11
emanation body, path [Guide to Dakini land] 109-11
Emanation Scripture [Great Treasury of Merit] 26, 33, 35-40, 42, 52, 81
Emanation Scripture [Heart Jewel] 11, 13, 47, 89
Emanation Temple [Heart Jewel] 82
Emanation Wheel (see channel wheel(s), navel) [Clear Light of Bliss]
emanations - Heruka [Guide to Dakini land] 14
emanations - of Amitabha [8 steps:] 13, 125
emanations - of Je Tsongkhapa [Mahamudra Tantra] 80
emanations - of Lama Losang Buddha Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] 83, 90
emanations - of Langri Tangpa [8 steps:] 17
emanations - of Vajradhara [Mahamudra Tantra] 185
emanations - Vajrayogini [Guide to Dakini land] 8, 10-5, 123, 150, 209-10
emanations [8 steps:] 7, 35, 39, 77-9, 119, g
emanations [Great Treasury of Merit] 119-21
emanations [Introduction to Buddhism] 8, 116-7
emanations [Joyful path of good fortune] 79, 197, 440, 541, 549
emanations [Mahamudra Tantra] 14, 184, g
emanations [Ocean of Nectar] 122
emanations [Transform Your Life]137-8, 182, 184, g
embrace [Essence of Vajrayana] 58
empathy [8 steps:] 106, 114
empathy [Transform Your Life]168, 179
employer example [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 135
empowering Deities [Essence of Vajrayana] 116
empowerment (see also four empowerments) [Essence of Vajrayana] xiii, 16, 17, 25, 87, 116, g
empowerment - function [Tantric grounds and paths] 65
empowerment - Highest Yoga Tantra [Clear Light of Bliss] 12, 137, 196
empowerment - of Action Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 25
empowerment - of Dorje Shugdän [Heart Jewel] 73, 97
empowerment - of great light [Ocean of Nectar] 399
empowerment - of Heruka [Mahamudra Tantra] ix, 15
empowerment - of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 46, 50, 89
empowerment - of mother Tantra [Clear Light of Bliss] 138
empowerment - of Performance Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 45-6
empowerment - of Vajrayogini [Guide to Dakini land] 16
empowerment - of Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 46
empowerment - secret [Guide to Dakini land] 76, 78, 105, 106-7
empowerment - secret [Tantric grounds and paths] 74
empowerment - vase [Guide to Dakini land] 76, 77-8, 105, 106
empowerment - wisdom-mudra [Clear Light of Bliss] 220, 232, 235
empowerment - wisdom-mudra [Guide to Dakini land] 76, 78, 105-6, 107
empowerment - word [Guide to Dakini land] 76, 78-9, 106, 107
empowerment [Clear Light of Bliss] 5, 134, 230, g
empowerment [Guide to Dakini land] xii, 146-7
empowerment [Heart Jewel] 97, g
empowerment [Heart of Wisdom] g
empowerment [Joyful path of good fortune] 544, 553
empowerment [Mahamudra Tantra] 20
empowerment [Ocean of Nectar] g
empowerment [Tantric grounds and paths] 6, g
empowerment [Understanding the Mind] 66, g
empowerment(s) - of Highest Yoga Tantra [Great Treasury of Merit] 140, 146
empowerment(s) - secret [Great Treasury of Merit] 146, 196, 200
empowerment(s) - vase [Great Treasury of Merit] 146, 196
empowerment(s) - wisdom-mudra [Great Treasury of Merit] 146, 149, 196
empowerment(s) - word [Great Treasury of Merit] 146, 152, 197
empowerment(s) [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 182, 195-8, 246, 258
empties, the four (see four empties) [Clear Light of Bliss]
emptiness (see also bliss, and emptiness; spontaneous great bliss, and emptiness; ultimate nature) [Tantric grounds and paths] 27, 73, 85, 106, 110, 185, 201, 242
emptiness (see also clear light, realizing emptiness; spontaneous great bliss; ultimate truth) [Clear Light of Bliss] 25, 110-2, 143-4, 151-3, g
emptiness (see also emptiness of body; emptiness of form; emptiness of persons; emptiness of phenomena; realization of emptiness; ultimate nature; ultimate truth; unfindability) [Heart of Wisdom] 20-1, 33-4, 36, 54, 60-1
emptiness (see also emptiness of I; meditation on emptiness; realization of emptiness; ultimate truth; union of great bliss and emptiness) [Mahamudra Tantra] 55, 117-73
emptiness (see also emptiness of I; realization of emptiness) [8 steps:] 178, 209, 210-11, 220
emptiness (see also emptiness of I; realization of emptiness) [Transform Your Life]55, 239-82, 331
emptiness (see also lack of inherent existence; lack of true existence; selflessness) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 99, 114, 119, 149, 155
emptiness (see also lack of inherent existence; meditation on emptiness; realization of emptiness; selflessness of persons; selflessness of phenomena; thatness; ultimate truth; wisdom realizing emptiness) [Ocean of Nectar] 8, 145, 383
emptiness (see also realization of emptiness) [Understanding the Mind] l7
emptiness (see also ultimate nature; ultimate truth; wisdom realizing emptiness) [Introduction to Buddhism] 65, 66, 101-9, g
emptiness (see also ultimate truth) [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 52, 126-7, 235, 252-7, g
emptiness (see also ultimate truth) [Guide to Dakini land] 25, 16, 43, 183-4, 186, 202, g
emptiness (see also ultimate truth) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 15, 49-55, g
emptiness (see also union of bliss and emptiness) [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 30, 106, 107, 110, 140
emptiness (see also wisdom, realizing emptiness) [Universal Compassion] 47-8, 55, 117
emptiness - and bliss [Guide to Dakini land] 149, 171, 186, 222, 227
emptiness - and clarity [Essence of Vajrayana] 152
emptiness - bases of [8 steps:] 210
emptiness - bases of [Mahamudra Tantra] 164
emptiness - bases of [Ocean of Nectar] 352
emptiness - bases of [Transform Your Life]276-7
emptiness - basis of [Joyful path of good fortune] 517, 529, g
emptiness - conventionally existent [8 steps:] 188
emptiness - conventionally existent [Mahamudra Tantra] 139
emptiness - conventionally existent [Transform Your Life]256
emptiness - correct view of (see also wisdom realizing emptiness) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 144
emptiness - correct view of [Heart of Wisdom] 53, 60
emptiness - correct view of [Joyful path of good fortune] 527
emptiness - correct view of [Tantric grounds and paths] 39, 74
emptiness - dependent-related [Heart of Wisdom] 85
emptiness - direct realization [Clear Light of Bliss] 141-4
emptiness - direct realization [Introduction to Buddhism] 95, 96, 98
emptiness - direct realization of [Great Treasury of Merit] 151-4, 213-5, 249
emptiness - direct realization of [Joyful path of good fortune] 201, 328, 329, 351, 371, 372, 390, 423
emptiness - divisions [Joyful path of good fortune] 517
emptiness - essential for Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 65, 66, 139
emptiness - familiarity with [Mahamudra Tantra] 121, 137
emptiness - fear of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 159
emptiness - four conditions for realizing [Joyful path of good fortune] 532
emptiness - four divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 381-4
emptiness - four doors [Essence of Vajrayana] 97-8
emptiness - four essential points [Joyful path of good fortune] 51 8-28
emptiness - great seal [Clear Light of Bliss] 6
emptiness - hidden object [Heart of Wisdom] 29
emptiness - hidden object [Understanding the Mind] 98
emptiness - importance of realizing [Meaningful to behold] 352-8
emptiness - intellectual understanding [Tantric grounds and paths] 106
emptiness - lacks inherent existence [8 steps:] 201, 206
emptiness - lacks inherent existence [Mahamudra Tantra] 152, 159
emptiness - lacks inherent existence [Ocean of Nectar] 348, 356
emptiness - lacks inherent existence [Transform Your Life]266-7, 272
emptiness - logical reasoning establishing it [Meaningful to behold] 312-52
emptiness - manifestation of [8 steps:] 199, 209-12
emptiness - meditation on [Universal Compassion] 49-56
emptiness - mistaken view of [Great Treasury of Merit] 16-7
emptiness - motivation for [Mahamudra Tantra] 125
emptiness - Nagarjuna's view [Clear Light of Bliss] 190-3
emptiness - nature [Ocean of Nectar] 351, 409
emptiness - no true existence [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 177
emptiness - non-ignorance [Understanding the Mind] 151-3
emptiness - not nothingness [8 steps:] 215
emptiness - object [Tantric grounds and paths] 106
emptiness - of adverse conditions [Universal Compassion] 63
emptiness - of aggregates [Heart of Wisdom] 18, 26, 32
emptiness - of all phenomena [8 steps:] 188, 207
emptiness - of all phenomena [Mahamudra Tantra] 138, 161
emptiness - of all phenomena [Transform Your Life]256, 273
emptiness - of body [8 steps:] 181-8, 206, 209-10
emptiness - of body [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 164-6
emptiness - of body [Mahamudra Tantra] 130-8, 159, 163, 164
emptiness - of body [Meaningful to behold] 323-6
emptiness - of body [Transform Your Life]249-56, 272, 276
emptiness - of Buddhas [Heart of Wisdom] 193
emptiness - of delusions [Universal Compassion] 44
emptiness - of eight extremes [8 steps:] 207-8
emptiness - of eight extremes [Mahamudra Tantra] 161-2
emptiness - of eight extremes [Transform Your Life]273-4
emptiness - of emptiness [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 154
emptiness - of feeling [Heart of Wisdom] 76
emptiness - of feelings [Meaningful to behold] 326-32
emptiness - of feelings [Universal Compassion] 53
emptiness - of mind [8 steps:] 189, 211
emptiness - of mind [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 168, 169, 171
emptiness - of mind [Heart of Wisdom] 142-3
emptiness - of mind [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 51
emptiness - of mind [Mahamudra Tantra] 141-2, 167
emptiness - of mind [Meaningful to behold] 332-3
emptiness - of mind [Transform Your Life]257-8, 332
emptiness - of pain [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 53
emptiness - of pain [Transform Your Life]334
emptiness - of persons [Clear Light of Bliss] 177-88
emptiness - of persons [Joyful path of good fortune] 518-29
emptiness - of persons [Meaningful to behold] 288-90, 312-22, 326
emptiness - of persons [Understanding the Mind] 15, 16, 216
emptiness - of persons [Universal Compassion] 54-5
emptiness - of phenomena [Clear Light of Bliss] 188-90
emptiness - of phenomena [Joyful path of good fortune] 529-32
emptiness - of phenomena [Meaningful to behold] 322-52
emptiness - of phenomena [Understanding the Mind] 216
emptiness - of phenomena [Universal Compassion] 12, 49-52, 56, 107
emptiness - of sickness [Universal Compassion] 63
emptiness - of the body [Introduction to Buddhism] 106-8
emptiness - of the body [Understanding the Mind] 218
emptiness - of the body [Universal Compassion] 51-2, 55
emptiness - of the I [Introduction to Buddhism] 102-6
emptiness - of the I [Understanding the Mind] 15, 16, 214, 216
emptiness - of the mind [Universal Compassion] 53
emptiness - of the three spheres [Universal Compassion] 62-3
emptiness - parts of [Ocean of Nectar] 164
emptiness - path of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 180
emptiness - permanent [Heart of Wisdom] 72
emptiness - reason for establishing [Heart of Wisdom] 91, 103
emptiness - same nature [Mahamudra Tantra] 164-5
emptiness - same nature [Transform Your Life]276-7
emptiness - sixteen divisions [Ocean of Nectar] 352-81
emptiness - space-like [8 steps:] 186, 194, 208
emptiness - space-like [Mahamudra Tantra] 137, 146, 161-2
emptiness - space-like [Transform Your Life]254, 262, 274-5
emptiness - stages of realizing it [Understanding the Mind] 13, 25, 88
emptiness - studying [Mahamudra Tantra] 125, 163
emptiness - studying [Transform Your Life]245, 275
emptiness - suitable recipient [Ocean of Nectar] 152-4
emptiness - supramundane path [Clear Light of Bliss] 175
emptiness - symbols of [Guide to Dakini land] 29, 124-5, 167
emptiness - synonyms [Ocean of Nectar] 208
emptiness - three modes of existence [Ocean of Nectar] 262
emptiness - training during meditation break [Universal Compassion] 56
emptiness - true [8 steps:] 148, 205-7
emptiness - true [Mahamudra Tantra] 159
emptiness - true [Transform Your Life]271-2
emptiness - true cessation [Ocean of Nectar] 136
emptiness - true object [Ocean of Nectar] 161, 162
emptiness - ultimate truth [Ocean of Nectar] 198
emptiness - unobservable [Ocean of Nectar] 24
emptiness - unsuitable recipient [Ocean of Nectar] 151
emptiness - waking up [Heart of Wisdom] 48
emptiness [Bodhisattva Vow] 6, 31, 32, 51, 102, 104, 107, g
emptiness [Essence of Vajrayana] 3, 54, 61-2, 83, 133, 145, 169-70, g
emptiness [Joyful path of good fortune] 90, 273-5, 320, 321, 333, 482-3, 518, 532-3
emptiness [Meaningful to behold] 47, 73, 81 , 84, 87, 90, 92, 93, 94, 129, 136, 209, 283, 284, 286, 292, 305, 307, 309-10
emptiness of body - meditation on [Heart of Wisdom] 39, 55
emptiness of body - negated object [Heart of Wisdom] 42, 50, 52-3
emptiness of body [Heart of Wisdom] 50, 54, 72, 73, 79-80, 91
emptiness of form - same entity as form [Heart of Wisdom] 76, 79, 80, 83
emptiness of form [Heart of Wisdom] 34, 37, 39, 57
emptiness of I - ascertaining pervasion [8 steps:] 192
emptiness of I - four essential points [8 steps:] 192-5
emptiness of I - identifying negated object [8 steps:] 191, 220
emptiness of I - identifying negated object [Mahamudra Tantra] 142-3
emptiness of I - identifying negated object [Transform Your Life]246, 258-9
emptiness of I [8 steps:] 191-5, 208
emptiness of I [Mahamudra Tantra] 142-7, 161-2
emptiness of I [Transform Your Life]258-62, 274-5
emptiness of inherent existence (see emptiness) [Heart of Wisdom]
emptiness of persons - meditation on [Heart of Wisdom] 96-8
emptiness of persons [Heart of Wisdom] 18, 26, 32, 101
emptiness of phenomena [Heart of Wisdom] 54, 57, 117
emptiness, correct view of [Heart Jewel] 48, g
endowments, ten [Joyful path of good fortune] 128-9
endowments, the ten [Meaningful to behold] 12, 13-4
enemies - inner [8 steps:] 69
enemies - inner [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 29, 31, 45-6, 59
enemies - inner [Transform Your Life]129, 158, 317, 329, 337
enemies - kindness of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 66-7, 82
enemies - kindness of [Transform Your Life]192-3, 344, 358-9
enemies [8 steps:] 57, 126
enemies [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 26-7, 77
enemies [Transform Your Life]106, 117, 137, 192, 315, 353-4
enemy - body [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 133
enemy - cause of patience [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 85-7
enemy - destroying [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 42, 49
enemy - impermanence of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 24
enemy - of anger [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 70
enemy - of self-cherishing [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 133
enemy - of the delusions [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 39-42, 107
enemy - of the self-important view [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 106
enemy [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 71, 74, 83, 84, 114
enemy [Introduction to Buddhism] 85
energy winds (see inner winds) [8 steps]
energy winds (see winds) [Mahamudra Tantra]
energy winds (see winds, inner) [Guide to Dakini land]
engaged object [Understanding the Mind] 79, 95
engaging bodhichitta (see also bodhichitta) [Understanding the Mind] g
engaging bodhichitta - benefits of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 8
engaging bodhichitta - by means of ritual [Joyful path of good fortune] 444-5
engaging bodhichitta [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 27-32, 35, 64, g
engaging bodhichitta [Joyful path of good fortune] 65, 421, 424
Enjoyment Body (see also Complete Enjoyment Body) [Ocean of Nectar] g
Enjoyment Body (see Buddha's bodies) [Clear Light of Bliss]
Enjoyment Body - actual [Tantric grounds and paths] 92
Enjoyment Body - basis for attaining [Essence of Vajrayana] 79
Enjoyment Body - definitions [Tantric grounds and paths] 197-8
Enjoyment Body - mentally generated [Tantric grounds and paths] 92
Enjoyment Body - resultant [Great Treasury of Merit] 261, 274
Enjoyment Body - ripening through empowerment [Guide to Dakini land] 78, 105
Enjoyment Body - substantial cause [Tantric grounds and paths] 188
Enjoyment Body - three types [Tantric grounds and paths] 198
Enjoyment Body [8 steps:] g
Enjoyment Body [Essence of Vajrayana] 71, 73, 80, 84, 97
Enjoyment Body [Great Treasury of Merit] 84, 90, 117-9, 171, 188, 196, 259, 260
Enjoyment Body [Guide to Dakini land] 57, 109-11, 116-7, 163-4
Enjoyment Body [Heart Jewel] g
Enjoyment Body [Heart of Wisdom] 13, 152, 153, 154, g
Enjoyment Body [Joyful path of good fortune] 54, 199, 549
Enjoyment Body [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 25
Enjoyment Body [Meaningful to behold] 86
Enjoyment Body [Tantric grounds and paths] 86, 87, 181, 188, 194, 199
enjoyment body, basic [Guide to Dakini land] 109-11
enjoyment body, path [Guide to Dakini land] 109-11
enjoyments [Ocean of Nectar] 64, 65
enjoyments with elaborations [Essence of Vajrayana] 212
enjoyments without elaborations [Essence of Vajrayana] 212
enlightened being (see also Buddha) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 134
enlightened being (see also Buddha) [Mahamudra Tantra] 13, 86
enlightened being (see also Buddhas) [Transform Your Life]98
enlightened being (see Buddha) [Essence of Vajrayana]
enlightened being (see Buddha) [Introduction to Buddhism]
enlightened deeds [Clear Light of Bliss] 3
enlightenment (see also Buddhahood) [Clear Light of Bliss] 2, 47, 106, 127-8, 133, 191, 237
enlightenment (see also Buddhahood) [Heart of Wisdom] 38, 71, 123, 168
enlightenment (see also Buddhahood) [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 11, 73, 76, 78, 85, 88, g
enlightenment (see also Buddhahood) [Meaningful to behold] 4, 5, 14, 21, 56, 57, 83-5, 122, 193, 194, 195, 197, 200, 208, 210, 224, 357, 360
enlightenment (see Buddhahood) [Bodhisattva Vow]
enlightenment -	as a Tantric Buddha [Great Treasury of Merit] 87
enlightenment -	attaining [Transform Your Life]117, 125, 179, 219, 363, 364
enlightenment -	cause of [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 80, 83, 87
enlightenment -	cause of [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 104, 110
enlightenment -	cause of [Ocean of Nectar] 80, 291
enlightenment -	cause of [Transform Your Life]108-9, 359
enlightenment -	causes of [Guide to Dakini land] 54, 58, 111, 115
enlightenment -	duration [Ocean of Nectar] 437
enlightenment -	great [Ocean of Nectar] 14, 120, 429, 437
enlightenment -	happiness of [Transform Your Life]154, 240
enlightenment -	in one life [Great Treasury of Merit] 4, 18, 118, 150, 171, 261
enlightenment -	in three years [Great Treasury of Merit] 26, 35, 36, 37, 118
enlightenment -	method to attain [Great Treasury of Merit] 76
enlightenment -	middling [Joyful path of good fortune] 77
enlightenment -	middling [Ocean of Nectar] 16, 120, 429, 437
enlightenment -	obstacle to [8 steps:] 89, 152
enlightenment -	obstacle to [Transform Your Life]152
enlightenment -	of Hearer [Tantric grounds and paths] 50, 204
enlightenment -	of Highest Yoga Tantra [Tantric grounds and paths] 50
enlightenment -	of Solitary Conqueror [Tantric grounds and paths] 50, 204
enlightenment -	on Sutra path [Great Treasury of Merit] 135-6
enlightenment -	on Tantric path [Great Treasury of Merit] 60, 136
enlightenment -	quick path to [Tantric grounds and paths] 85, 111
enlightenment -	seed of [Understanding the Mind] 155
enlightenment -	small [Ocean of Nectar] 12, 14, 120, 430, 437
enlightenment -	three levels [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 89
enlightenment -	three types [Tantric grounds and paths] 204
enlightenment - attaining in one lifetime [Clear Light of Bliss] 98-9, 150
enlightenment - cause of [8 steps:] 45, 50, 55-6, 57, 114, 147, 179
enlightenment - cause of [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 6, 87, 91
enlightenment - city of [Mahamudra Tantra] 100, 114
enlightenment - definition [Mahamudra Tantra] 12
enlightenment - false [Clear Light of Bliss] 153
enlightenment - happiness of [8 steps:] 1, 23, 92
enlightenment - happiness of [Mahamudra Tantra] 118
enlightenment - in one life [Essence of Vajrayana] 16-7, 37, 51
enlightenment - in this life [Mahamudra Tantra] 61
enlightenment - nature and function [Mahamudra Tantra] 12
enlightenment - nominally existent [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 163
enlightenment - path to [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi
enlightenment - quick path to [Guide to Dakini land] 1, 35, 81, 103, 115, 143
enlightenment - quick path to [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 60-1, 74, 99
enlightenment - quickest method for attaining [Clear Light of Bliss] 7
enlightenment - small [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 155
enlightenment [8 steps:] 7, 37, 45-6, 66-8
enlightenment [Essence of Vajrayana] xi, xiii, 21, 153
enlightenment [Great Treasury of Merit] 98, 122, 152, 172, 203, 260, g
enlightenment [Guide to Dakini land] 30, 128, 167, 210, 226-7
enlightenment [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] viii, 98, g
enlightenment [Heart Jewel] 25, 28
enlightenment [Introduction to Buddhism] 69, 111, 116, g
enlightenment [Joyful path of good fortune] 381, 4 14, 432, 471, 548-53
enlightenment [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 19, 25-6, 101
enlightenment [Mahamudra Tantra] 4, 11, 12-6, 59, 231
enlightenment [Ocean of Nectar] 23, 33, 120, 154, 408
enlightenment [Tantric grounds and paths] 4, 18, 80, 173, 195
enlightenment [Transform Your Life]98-100
enlightenment [Understanding the Mind] 158, 188, 221, g
enlightenment [Universal Compassion] 15, 23, 28, 56, 86, 110, g
Ensa - Whispered Lineage [Great Treasury of Merit] 39, 103, g
Ensa [Great Treasury of Merit] 36, 37
Ensapa [Transform Your Life]79
entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds - at death [Mahamudra Tantra] 35-7
entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds - at sleep [Mahamudra Tantra] 35-7, 113
entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds - into the indestructible drop [Mahamudra Tantra] 35, 53
entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds - levels [Mahamudra Tantra] 52-3, 57
entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds - reverse order [Mahamudra Tantra] 54
entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds - signs of [Mahamudra Tantra] 43-54, 66, 113
entering, abiding and dissolving the inner winds [Mahamudra Tantra] 20, 37, 41, 43-54, 63, 194-5
entering, abiding, and dissolving [Clear Light of Bliss] 7, 47, 54, 57, 60, 73, 74-81, 115, 119, 128, 135, 136-7
entity (see nature) [Ocean of Nectar]
entity [Understanding the Mind] 36, 54, 82, 103, 210
Entity Body (see Nature Body) [Meaningful to behold]
entity/nature -	different [Heart of Wisdom] 76, 77
entity/nature -	same [Heart of Wisdom] 75-82, 93
entity/nature [Heart of Wisdom] 109
equality of self and others - meaning of [Meaningful to behold] 256-7
equality of self and others - meditation on [Meaningful to behold] 257-62
equality of self and others [Meaningful to behold] 256-64
equalizing and exchanging self with others [Joyful path of good fortune] 394-5, 424-37
equalizing self and others [8 steps:] 48, 75, 95
equalizing self and others [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 17, 216, 217-9
equalizing self and others [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi, 98, 128-32
equalizing self and others [Joyful path of good fortune] 425
equalizing self and others [Transform Your Life]102, 135, 157-8, 246
equalizing self and others [Universal Compassion] 13-7, 71-6
equanimity - compositional [Joyful path of good fortune] 399
equanimity - feeling [Joyful path of good fortune] 399
equanimity - immeasurable [Joyful path of good fortune] 61, 62-3, 399-400
equanimity [8 steps:] 156, g
equanimity [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 60, 232
equanimity [Joyful path of good fortune] 63, 148-9, 208, 396-401
equanimity [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 101, 135-6
equanimity [Meaningful to behold] 23-5
equanimity [Transform Your Life]88, 224
equanimity [Understanding the Mind] 168-9
equanimity of Buddha [Ocean of Nectar] 377
Essence of Dependent Relationship [Joyful path of good fortune] 358
Essence of Good Explanation [Joyful path of good fortune] 349
Essence of Good Explanation [Meaningful to behold] 290
Essence Of Good Explanation [Ocean of Nectar] 210, 213
Essence of Good Fortune [Joyful path of good fortune] 87-8
Essence of Good Fortune [Understanding the Mind] 240, g
Essence of Good Fortune [Universal Compassion] 12
Essence of Manjushri [Heart Jewel] 20
Essence of Nectar [Guide to Dakini land] 81
Essence of Nectar [Joyful path of good fortune] 73, 111, 283
Essence of Nectar of Training the Mind [Universal Compassion] 1
Essence of Refined Gold [Joyful path of good fortune] 16
Essence of the Middle Way [Joyful path of good fortune] 500
Essence of Vajrayana [Mahamudra Tantra] 29, 205, 208
Essence of Vajrayana sadhana [Essence of Vajrayana] 19, 191
Essence of Vajrayana sadhana [Mahamudra Tantra] 208, 218
Essence of Well-spoken Advice [Joyful path of good fortune] 16
Essence of Wisdom Sutra - conclusion [Heart of Wisdom] 175
Essence of Wisdom Sutra - recitation of [Heart of Wisdom] 166, 177, 195-202
Essence of Wisdom Sutra [Heart of Wisdom] 1, 2-3, 7, 83, 174
Essence of Wisdom Sutra [Tantric grounds and paths] 136, 140
Essence oj Good Fortune [8 steps:] 26-7, 241-50
evil (see also non-virtue) [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 19, 38, 48
evil (see non-virtue) [Meaningful to behold]
evil - abandoning [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 6, 8
exalted awareness [Introduction to Buddhism] g
exalted awareness [Tantric grounds and paths] 9, 10
exalted awareness of meditative equipoise (see also divisions of each ground) [Ocean of Nectar] 33, 157, 212, 366
exalted awareness of meditative equipoise - non-existence of conventional phenomena [Ocean of Nectar] 234, 269
exalted awareness of meditative equipoise - principal object of [Ocean of Nectar] 198
exalted awareness of meditative equipoise - uncontaminated [Ocean of Nectar] 163, 205
exalted awareness of meditative equipoise [Understanding the Mind] 72, 79, 97
exalted awareness of subsequent attainment (see also divisions of each ground) [Ocean of Nectar] 37
exalted awareness of the final continuum [Ocean of Nectar] 398, 408, 414
exalted awareness that is neither of the two (see also divisions of each ground) [Ocean of Nectar] 37
exalted wisdom [Essence of Vajrayana] 198
exalted wisdom [Heart of Wisdom] 144
exalted wisdom [Introduction to Buddhism] g
exalted wisdom of the final continuum [Introduction to Buddhism] 116
exalted wisdom of the final continuum [Joyful path of good fortune] 541
exalted wisdom, perfection of [8 steps:] 175
example clear light (see also ultimate example clear light) [Mahamudra Tantra] 81
example clear light - definition [Tantric grounds and paths] 185-6
example clear light - divisions [Tantric grounds and paths] 186
example clear light - isolated mind of ultimate [Guide to Dakini land] 115, 116, 227
example clear light - of isolated mind [Tantric grounds and paths] 85
example clear light - ultimate [Guide to Dakini land] 33, 110, 115, 116
example clear light [Guide to Dakini land] 29, g
example clear light [Tantric grounds and paths] 186
example clear light, ultimate [Great Treasury of Merit] 170, 261
Excellent Establishment Tantra [Joyful path of good fortune] 543
exchanging self with others (see also training the mind) [Ocean of Nectar] 70
exchanging self with others - actual practice [8 steps:] 104-7
exchanging self with others - actual practice [Transform Your Life]167-9
exchanging self with others - completing by action [Meaningful to behold] 276-82
exchanging self with others - completing by means of action [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 138-44
exchanging self with others - completing by means of reflecting [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 136-8
exchanging self with others - completing by reflection [Meaningful to behold] 271-6
exchanging self with others - holy secret [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 133
exchanging self with others - how possible? [8 steps:] 102-4
exchanging self with others - how possible? [Transform Your Life]164-7
exchanging self with others - of Buddha [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 90
exchanging self with others [8 steps:] 81-107
exchanging self with others [Great Treasury of Merit] 3, 17, 216, 218, 222-3
exchanging self with others [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] vi, 98, 131-43
exchanging self with others [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 86
exchanging self with others [Joyful path of good fortune] 422, 433-7
exchanging self with others [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 143
exchanging self with others [Meaningful to behold] 4, 22, 196-7, 207, 256, 264-82
exchanging self with others [Transform Your Life]105, 143-69, 246, 362
exchanging self with others [Universal Compassion] 23-6, 45
excitement (see also mental excitement) [Clear Light of Bliss] 90
excitement (see mental excitement) [Meaningful to behold]
exhortation to practise [Heart of Wisdom] 167-8
Exhortation to Superior Intentions Sutra [Joyful path of good fortune] 33
existent from its own side [Heart of Wisdom] 37
existents, production of [Meaningful to behold] 349-51
expounding Dharma, gesture of [Heart Jewel] 23
expression of worship [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 5
expression of worship [Meaningful to behold] 9-10
expression of worship [Ocean of Nectar] 11-29
expressive sound - definition [Understanding the Mind] 10
expressive sound [Tantric grounds and paths] 157, g
expressive sound [Understanding the Mind] 9-13
Extensive Enjoyment Sutra [Joyful path of good fortune] 100, 159, 291, 294, 361
Extensive Enjoyment Sutra [Living meaningfully dying joyfully] 53
external conditions - and happiness [Transform Your Life]5, 17, 180, 303, 355
external conditions - depend on mind [Transform Your Life]149, 184, 255, 326
external conditions [8 steps:] 1-4, 23, 86, 92, 116, 187
external conditions [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 43, 78, 121, 123
external conditions [Mahamudra Tantra] 3, 14, 137-8
external conditions [Transform Your Life]10, 74, 301
external method - of isolated mind [Tantric grounds and paths] 170, 190
external method [Tantric grounds and paths] 74
external object - lacks true existence [Ocean of Nectar] 253, 273
external object - negated object [Ocean of Nectar] 244
external object - non-existence of [Ocean of Nectar] 229, 231-3, 232, 263, 270
external object - truly existent [Ocean of Nectar] 231, 234
external object [8 steps:] 183
external object [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 150
external object [Heart of Wisdom] 130
external object [Mahamudra Tantra] 132
external object [Ocean of Nectar] 262, 355
external object [Transform Your Life]8, 250
external objects [Meaningful to behold] 298, 302
extreme of attachment [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 158, g
extreme of attachment [Meaningful to behold] 311
extreme of existence [Heart of Wisdom] 53, 70
extreme of existence [Mahamudra Tantra] 147
extreme of existence [Ocean of Nectar] 58, 210, 217, 288, 344, 359
extreme of fear [Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life] 158, g
extreme of fear [Meaningful to behold] 311
extreme of non-existence [Heart of Wisdom] 53, 55, 70
extreme of non-existence [Mahamudra Tantra] 147
extreme of non-existence [Ocean of Nectar] 58, 210, 217, 288, 344, 359
extreme view [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 137, g
extreme view [Joyful path of good fortune] 324
extreme view [Ocean of Nectar] 339, g
extreme view [Understanding the Mind] 217-8
extreme views [Heart of Wisdom] 55
extremes - the two [Understanding the Mind] 217
extremes [Understanding the Mind] 99
extremes of existence and non-existence [How to Solve Our Human Problems] 137, g
extremes of materialism and spirituality [Transform Your Life]10
extremes, eight [8 steps:] 195-207
extremes, eight [Mahamudra Tantra] 150-5, 160
extremes, eight [Transform Your Life]264-9, 272-3
extremes, two [8 steps:] 195-6
eye awareness -	definition [Understanding the Mind] 34
eye awareness -	dream [Understanding the Mind] 29, 82
eye awareness -	mistaken/wrong [Understanding the Mind] 81, 83
eye awareness -	non-ascertaining [Understanding the Mind] 44, 69, 70, 71
eye awareness -	of Buddha [Understanding the Mind] 62
eye awareness -	re-cognizer [Understanding the Mind] 61, 62
eye awareness -	relationship with primary mind [Understanding the Mind] 103
eye awareness [Understanding the Mind] 44
eye consciousness - valid [Heart of Wisdom] 63
eye consciousness [Heart of Wisdom] 27, 125, 129-30
eye consciousness [Understanding the Mind] 44, 111, 120