The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind

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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.
 

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DIRECTED ATTENTION
3
INTERLUDE LOVINGKINDNESS
19
CONTINUOUS ATTENTION
27
INTERLUDE COMPASSION
43
INTERLUDE EMPATHETIC JOY
68
INTERLUDE EQUANIMITY
86
TAMED ATTENTION
95
INTERLUDE TONGLENGIVING AND TAKING
121
FULLY PACIFIED ATTENTION
150
INTERLUDE LUCID DREAMINGNIGHTTIME PRACTICE
162
SINGLEPOINTED ATTENTION
169
INTERLUDE DREAM YOGADAY TIME PRACTICE
181
ATTENTION ALBALANCE
187
INTERLUDE DREAM YOGANIGHTTIME PRACTICE
196
SHAMATHA
203
A LOOK AHEAD
221

INTERLUDE LUCID DREAMINGDAY TIME PRACTICE
142
NOTES
232

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B. Alan Wallace teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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