Reflection Index Piya Tan Reflection Index An index to the weekly reflections by Piya Tan (2007-2016) Inspired by Lee Chiew Lim of the Buddhist Fellowship Prison Mission who inspires those he ministers, and who loves these reflections For the Reflection R-Numbers and Titles, see Full List of Reflections. Symbols ↓ see under. For example, “↓Harlequin effect R403” means “See Reflection number 403; there is also a separate entry under “Harlequin effect.” A terminal ↓ – for example, “mettā↓” – simply means “see also mettā.” ↓↓ see under more than one entry. → see also. ~ (a tilde) or wiggly sign means that the headword should be inserted. angl anglicized (English borrowings of Indian words) T reflection title Conventions (1) The headword is the key word at the head of the line or list of definitions. (2) Articles (“a,” “the,” etc) have been omitted from the heardwords. (3) Reflection titles are given in full with an initial capital: see (2). (4) If you know the Pali term, eg “sotāpanna,” look it up first. Otherwise, start with the word/s you know, eg, “streamwinner” or “stream-entrant.” (5) In a series of references, the one(s) underlined gives details, eg “4 elements R195 R245.” (6) Alpbhabetical order: Mahā Brahmā comes before mahā,bhūta. How to use the Reflections (1) Make sure you first read through and understand the Symbols and Conventions above. (2) Look up the reflection, story, or theme in the Reflection Index (RI). (3) Go to http://dharmafarer.org and click “Weekly Reflections.” (4) Then, click what you want (usually either “Inspirations” or “Revisioning Buddhism”). (5) If you need help, email us at [email protected]. Editorial note This is only a preliminary index for immediate reference, especially in connection with the training of the BF Prison Mission volunteers, and providing them with a wide range of resource materials. The following remain to be desired: (1) indexing of the footnotes; (2) hyperlinking every file references for easy consultation (voluntary input is needed here). For courses, go to: http://themindingcentre.org 1 Reflection Index (2016) 9 abodes of beings ↓abodes of beings 10 wholesome courses of action ↓kusala,kamma- # Numerical sets & Numbers patha 11 benefits of lovingkindness ↓metta, benefits See also under topic, eg “jewels 3.” 24 elements ↓elements 24 2 kinds of meditation R438 25 December: “Buddhist Renewal Day” R64 2 kinds of pains ↓pain 2001 September 11 R344 2 kinds of teachers ↓teachers 2002 Sutta Discovery R28 2 kinds of universe ↓universe 2008 priorities (New Year resolutions) R26 2 teachers ↓Bodhisattva 2010, To a listening year R117 3 bases of mindfulness ↓satipaṭṭhāna 3 2012 world ending R51 R55 S$5000: those earning ~ pm not happy R120 3 cobblers ↓three cobblers are better than one 3 D’s and beyond, The R317 3 D’s of life ↓decay, disease, death 3 doors (of action) ↓dvāra 3 A 3 intoxications ↓mada Abhaya Sutta (A 8.184) R126 3 jewels ↓ratana-t,taya Abhaya Rāja,kumāra Sutta (M 58) R232 R390 3 kinds of feelings ↓feeling(s) Abhidhamma R390 3 kinds of love ↓love 3 without sutta understanding R438 3 levels of perversion ↓vipallāsa 3 abodes of beings 9 R326 3 knowledges ↓knowledges Abraham R292 3 things to be grateful for R181 Abrahamic religions R66 3 trainings ↓sikkha-t,taya abusive mother R360 3 wrong views ↓views, wrong academic Buddhism ↓Buddhism 4 attitudes to work ↓work Accept yourself, reject your self (T) R274 4 biases ↓agati 4 accepting others as they are R226 4 elements ↓mahā,bhūta 4 access ↓opanayika 4 great revolutions ↓revolution Acchariya Abbhūta Sutta (M 123) R238 4 kinds of food ↓food 4 Achebe, Chinua R294 4 modes of perversion ↓vipallāsa 4 Acinteyya Sutta (A 4.77) R333 4 noble truths ↓truths, 4 noble Ackerman, Susan ↓Lee L M, Raymond, & ~ 4 postures ↓posture(s) Acton, Lord (John Dahlberg-Acton) R253 4 powers ↓powers 4 ad verecundiam (appeal to authority) R387 4 questions ↓Four questions Ādhipateyya Sutta (A 3.40) R52 4 refuges, The R183 ↓refuges affective consciousness ↓consciousness 4 ways of knowing a person ↓knowing a person Again and again (poem) R247 5 aggregates ↓pañca-k,khandha against the current ↓paṭisotagāmī 5 basic Buddhist practices ↓R159 Āgamas R161 5 elements ↓mahā,bhūta agape ↓love (types) 5 fears ↓fears agati (biases) 4 (greed, hate, delusion, fear) R70 5 mental hindrances ↓nīvaraṇa 5 R210 R250 R251 R271 R296 R307 5 senses ↓senses, 5 physical motivations R454 5 values ↓value(s) age gracefully R315 5-dollar tree R415 Aggi Vaccha,gotta Sutta (M 72) R232 6 animals ↓parables aggregates 5 ↓pañcakkhandha 6 elements ↓mahā,bhūta aggression (defence) R221 6 realms ↓realms Agni R400 6 senses ↓senses agnostic R375 7 treasures ↓ratana agocara (unsuitable places for monastics) R85 7 weeks’ meditation by the Buddha R144 Ahab (Moby Dick) R448 7 years of childhood, first ↓childhood (Āhāra) Avijjā Sutta (A 10.61) R117 8 winds of change ↓loka,dhamma 8 (Ahita) Thera Sutta (A 5.88) R130 R393 R409 R432 2 For reflections, go to: http://dharmafarer.org Reflection Index Piya Tan Ajātasattu R135b ↓pets Akkhaṇa Sutta (A 8.29) R401 reality, how they perceive R407 akkhāta (pointer our or shower of the way) R436 reborn in heaven R68a R152 Alabbhanīya Ṭhāna Sutta (A 5.48) R337 R441 ~ stories R264 Alagaddûpama Sutta (M 22) R63 R92 R387 R446 →subhuman realms Āḷāra Kālāma R411 Animal emotions R264 Āḷavī: weaver’s daughter R151 Animals go to heaven (T) R68a Alexander VI (Pope) R404 añjalī (palms together) R68b Alexander the Great R135b R150 ‘ annihilationism ↓uccheda,diṭṭhi great man ideology R449 Anthony, Lawrence R264 Alice in Wonderland R156 elephants attend his funeral R264 alienation anti-semitism R389 emotional R180 ānupubbī.kathā (gradual talk) R436 social R433 anusaya (latent tendencies) 3 (lust, ill will, ignor- Aliens and UFOs R146 ance) R379 all (totality of experience) R94 R164 Apadāna R414 all the senses R258 R268 R366-(12) apophasis (negative language) R414 all other things being equal ↓ceteris paribus App, Urs R404 All the world’s a stage R82 appeal to authority ↓ad verecundiam All views are wrong views (T) R92 appreciation R289 Allah R17 approval aloneness R116 R339 we don’t need anyone’s ~ R304 Alzheimer’s disease R125 Arahanta Sutta (S 1.5) R153 R154 Am I really happy? ↓happiness Araṇa Vibhaṅga Sutta (M 139) R138 R153 R413 ambulance jhāna R279 →”first aid” Buddhism Are Bodhisattvas selfish? (T) R106 Amitābha R342 arhat R128 →arhathood amorality ↓views, wrong 3 ~ ideal R406 Anaṇa Sutta (A 4.62) R219 awakening same as Buddha’s R420 (Ānanda) Abhibhū Sutta (A 3.80) R450 claiming to know an ~ R449 ānāpānasati R125 R129 →meditation “inferior” R343 breath meditation R133 R273 R324 knowing an ~ R412 breathe now R237 layman ~ R252 technique R129 R281 no need to become buddhas R420 (Anātha,piṇḍika) Pīti Sutta (A 5.176) R34 teachers R171 anattā (non-self) ↓ti,lakkhaṇa wrong views about ~a R198 Anatta Lakkhaṇa Sutta (S 22.59) R403 arhathood ancestor final awakening R414 R420 worship R182 →Qingming Aristotle ↓śraddha criticizes Plato R426 ancestor worship ↓ancestor Poetics R317 anger R83 Arnold, Edwin R354 →”Light of Asia” Angry monk syndrome R83 art R407 Andersen, Hans Christian R267 →Greek Andha,kra Sutta (S 56.46) R450 →Mathura Aṅguli,māla R38 R323 art & truth R25 Ang Beng Choo R358 Artist R123 R280 Ang Yong Chuean R299 Artist, The R419 anicca (impermanence) ↓ti,lakkhaṇa Artist’s suffering, The (T) R280-title R297 R368 (Anicca) Cakkhu Sutta (S 25.1) R200 R442 arūpa samāpatti (formless attainments) R411 anicca,saññā (perception of impermanence) R60 As if (T) R99 R360 R430 as we learn we will teach R374 animal/s āsajja upanīya R412 loyalty R352 R362 Asaṅga R309 For courses, go to: http://themindingcentre.org 3 Reflection Index (2016) Ascended ones, The R329 bad or evil mistaken as good ↓vipallāsa 4 Asian values R359 Bāhiya Dāru,ciriya R323 (Asi.bandhaka,putta) Kulā Sutta (S 42.9) R232 death R252 Āsīvisa Sutta (A 4.110) R308 teaching R151 R328 Āsīvisôpama Sutta (S 35.238) R308 Bāla Paṇḍita Sutta (M 129) R216 R421 Asking the right questions (T) R232 ↓question balloon (figure) R233 R241 Asoka (India) R402 Barlaam and Josaphat R150 aspiration Bactria R150 Dharma ~ R9 Bad can be good (T) R417 Assutava Sutta 1+2 (S 12.61) R263 Bamiyan R146 Assyria R191 banana republic R214 asura R289 →subhuman realms baptism R15 R19 R64 Asurans (Stargate) R335 basic Buddhist practices ↓Buddhist, 5 ~ assurance of awakening R176 →sotāpatti Batchelor, Stephen and Martine R206 atam,mayatā (not making anything of that) R328 bats in a cave listening to Abhidhamma R68a atheism R1 R293 R330 R410 Be a Dharma heir (T) R61 attacking Buddhism →books Be Buddhist, not a Buddhist (T) R342 attention span R163 Be true, be free (T) R296 Aṭṭhaka Vagga (Sn 4/766-975) R375 beautiful aureole ↓halo, aureole, mandorla ~ breath R273 Australia ~ places R167 Buddhist national anthem R310 make life ~ R352 dissatisfaction of Sydneysiders R299 beauty R280 friend R392 beauty and truth R130 R147 R208 R232 R280 R285 non-sectarian friend R391 R306 R348 R372 R414 justice R299 Buddhism R170 automation & assembly line R427 divine abodes R399 →brahmavihāra 4 autopilot meditation R145 mind on ~ R2 spiritual friendship, pillars of R208 Avadāna,śataka (“A Hundred Stories”) R401 Becoming human: It’s easier than you think (T) R95 Avalokiteśvara R187 R198 becoming monks/nuns ↓pabbajjā appearances R327 beer R126 Guanyin R32 R291 bees and flower R435 Guanyin encounters R32 being and having R166 R174 R181 R201 R205b R214 Guanyin, why female? R291 R241 R245 R254 R285 R293 R369 Avatar (movie) R260 Being everything to everyone (T) R221 awaken