[Buddha-l] Book on shamatha

[jkirk]

Has anyone read _The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the
Focused Mind_ by B. Alan Wallace? He's a copious author and has an institute
in Santa Barbara. 

 

Amazon book 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.

 

Sounds promising…….Comments anyone?

Thanks,

Joanna


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