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INDEX
Absolute, 198, 250
AbsoluteReality, 192
Abulafia,AbrahamBenSamuel, 29–35
Adams,Robert, 191–198
Advaita, 175, 185, 192, 215
AdvaitaVedanta, 139
affirmations, 115
Afghanistan, 23
ahavatHaShem, 77
Akron,Ohio, 241
AlexanderRebbe, 78
Ali,A.Hameed. SeeAlmaas,A.H.
Allah, 47
Almaas,A.H.(Ali,A.Hameed), 228–239
AltarSutra, 8
Ambrosia, 142, 145
Amitayus, 19
Ammachi. SeeMataAmritanandamayi
amrita, 118
Ananda, 2
Ananda, 112
“AnandaVeethi,” 248
Anandashramashram, 108
angels, 13, 30, 37, 38, 43
apostates, 81–82
Apostle's,feastdayofthe, 43
Arunachala, 99, 103, 191
ArunachaleswaraTemple, 103–104, 105
Aryadeva, 57
Asanga, 57
asceticism, 47, 208
ashram, 129, 247
Asia, 56
astralvisits, 133
Atiyoga, 20
238
Atman, 95–96, 110, 139, 143, 144, 192
Atsara, 18
Aum, 118, 121
aura, 175
Aurangabad,India, 129
Aurobindo, 175
austerities, 37
Australia, 133, 134
Austria, 175
AuthorofLight, 40
AutobiographyofaYogi(Yogananda), 113, 115
Avatar, 123, 125, 130
avoda, 78
awareness
awakened, 257
timerelationto, 237
unity, 258
AyyankulamTank, 104
BaalShemTov, 77–83
Babajan, 127–128
Babaji, 113
Bab,the, 85
Babimovement, 85
Bábis, 86–87
Badakshan, 26
Bahá'iFaith, 86
Bahá'U'Lláh, 85–89
Balkh, 23
Balsekar,Ramesh, 184–190
BanemiyanBaba, 129
Bangalore,India, 175, 177, 178, 180,181, 182
BankofIndia, 185
bardo, 58–59
BarefootCarmelite, 63
Barks,Coleman, 24
Being, 230, 232, 234, 236
existenceof, 233
realizationof, 239
Beingness, 171–172
239
Beings, 137, 155
BenPoratYosef, 79
Benares(Varanasi),India, 47, 48
Bengal,India, 91
Benincasa,Caterina, 37
Berkeley,California, 229
Besant,Annie, 133,134
Bestami, 23
Bhagavad-Gita, 208
BhairaviBrahmani, 94–95
bhajans, 247
Bhakti, 111, 119, 179
BhaktiYoga, 111
Bhavamukha, 96
Bhrukuti, 112
“BlackPit,” 85
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br /> blessings, 10
BodhiTree, 1
Bodhidharma, 13
bodhisattva, 1–5, 12, 140
Bombay,India, 128, 129, 181
Boulder,Colorado, 229
BoyanerRebbe, 78
Brahma, 18, 51
Brahman, 91, 192, 198
BrahmanaSwami. SeeRamanaMaharshi
Brahmani, 94–95
Brahma-sutras, 141
Brahmins, 133
Kashmiri, 155
Bridegroom, 38–39
Brunton,Paul, 99
Buasaheb(Behram), 128–129
Buddha(s), 1–5, 20, 21, 60, 137
Motherofall, 55
kayas, 61
Buddhacharita, 2
Buddhicplane, 135
240
Buddhism, 14, 241
MotherofTibetan, 15
Buddhist, 199, 215, 251
concepts, 2
retreat, 258
calligraphy, 69
Canada, 148
caricatures, 69
Carmelitemonk, 63
CarpathianMountains, 77
Ch'an,GrandMaster, 10
ChangChih-yung, 12
ChiangProvince,China, 11
ChodzinKohn, 2
ChokhorGyalMonastery, 56
ChomdzeySengeyGyatso, 61
ChouofKwangtung, 7
Christ,conversationswith, 37
Christianity, 92, 95, 199
churchofthePreachingFriars, 40
CollisionwiththeInfinite,(Segal), 251, 253
commandments, 31
compassion, 192–196
Confucius, 8
consciousness, 92, 94, 141, 156, 185, 192, 194–195, 220, 226, 254
bodyidentifyingwith, 189
contractionof, 230
cosmic, 118, 119, 257
God, 95, 127
locationfor, 235
personal, 238–239
super, 127, 128, 130
unity, 258
ConsciousnessSpeaks,(RameshBalsekar), 186
contemplation, 39, 42
creation, 195
Creator, 39
Czechoslovakia, 175
Dakinis, 18
241
Dakshineswar, 93, 94
DalaiLama
First, 55
Fourteenth, 56
Mad, 56
Second, 55–56
darshan, 100, 108, 109, 247
David, 34
Davis,John, 229
death, 11, 17, 19, 29, 45, 48, 58–59, 100–101, 126, 202, 203, 226, 236
fearof, 100–101, 164
deities, 59, 207
demons, 19
desires, 110
destiny,determingof, 168
Deussen,Paul, 141
deveikut, 77
DeviBhava, 247, 250
devotees, 92, 95, 122, 241, 245, 247
devotion, 179
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