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The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind
by B. Alan Wallace
from Wisdom Publications

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Great manual on Samatha practice
  I 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 one... more info

• A Fine Introduction to a Useful and Little Known Technique
  It 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. Just think... more info

• 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.

• Meditation doe result in positive changes
  I 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 to re-read this book... more info

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