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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 294.34435 EAN: 9780861712762 Edition: 1st Wisdom Ed ISBN: 0861712765 Label: Wisdom Publications Manufacturer: Wisdom Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: April 13, 2006 Publisher: Wisdom Publications Studio: Wisdom Publications Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Shamatha meditation is a method for achieving previously inconceivable levels of concentration. Author B. Alan Wallace, an active participant in the much-publicized dialogues between Buddhists and scholars, has more than 20 years’ practice in the discipline, some of it under the guidance of the Dalai Lama. This book is a definitive presentation of his knowledge of shamatha. It is aimed at the contemporary seeker who is distracted and defocused by the dizzying pace of modern life, as well as those suffering from depression and other mental maladies. Beginning by addressing the inherent problems that follow from an inability to focus, Wallace moves on to explore varying levels of meditation. The result is an interior travelogue that recounts an exciting, rewarding "expedition of the mind," tracing everything from the confusions at the bottom of the trail to the extraordinary clarity and power that come with making it to the top. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great manual on Samatha practiceI thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I have been inclined to believe that samatha was a foundation of any kind of vipassana training and this book reinforced this notion in me. The ten stages of samatha training are well laid-out and I liked the interludes and reflections on the practice at each stage. The description of each stage is very vivid and sprinkled with some detailed personal experiences of the author. It's interesting as well as somewhat reassuring to read about these experiences when ... Read More Rating:  - A Fine Introduction to a Useful and Little Known TechniqueIt often seems as if half the population has a problem with paying attention. Apart from the different types of attention deficit disorder, a former Apple and Microsoft executive called Linda Stone has identified another problem: continuous partial attention. We have all been multitasking since before our ancestors came down from the trees, but now people's attention is constantly being distracted by an array of new inputs: email, text messaging, instant messaging and a hundred other things. ... Read More Rating: - Abundantly Worth the Effort!Not an "easy read", but for the reader sincerely interested in expanding his/her understanding of Tibetan Buddhist Meditation, this book is both clear and engaging. Wallace is such a prolific writer, my chief difficulty has been deciding which of his books to center on! This one is enormously rewarding. Each chapter builds upon the ones that have gone before--ya gotta do it to reap the skill. Rating:  - Meditation doe result in positive changesI am not yet finished reading this book. I have found it interesting. I have endeavored to read it with an open mind. I was a little disappointed early on when I realized that with my life as it is now I would not be able to attain the seventh step of meditation. To do so would require months of meditation. My life and commitments as they are now just does not permit that. Despite that I feel that I have benefited from the techniques that are taught. I do know that I will need ... Read More Rating: - mind training techniquesI own several of Alan Wallace's books. I like them all. He presents information from a Western perspective, which I find easier to understand. Shamatha is the theme of this book. Here there are specific meditation techniques for developing meditative quiescence presented in detail. You are encouraged to practice for a while at each stage using the suggested exercises before continuing on in the book. This book serves as a lifetime checklist with a variety of specific mind training exercises. Read More 
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