The Four Immeasurables Practices to Open the Heart
by WALLACE, B. ALANEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-09-16
Publisher(s): Snow Lion
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Summary
Buddhism
Author Biography
B. Alan Wallace has written, edited, or translated more than thirty books on Tibetan Buddhism. He is much in demand as a teacher and is the founder of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 8 |
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| Why Practice? | p. 9 |
| The Foundation of Ethics | p. 16 |
| The Affirmation of Intuitive Wisdom | p. 20 |
| A Meditation on the Jewel in the Lotus: Om Mani Padme Hum | p. 23 |
| Questions and Responses: On Ethics and the Sequence of Practice | p. 25 |
| Entering Samatha Practice | p. 31 |
| Beginning the Meditation | p. 33 |
| Relaxation, Stability, and Vividness | p. 34 |
| Questions and Responses: On Breath Awareness | p. 40 |
| The Mastery of Attention: Mindfulness and Introspection | p. 46 |
| Samatha as a Catalyst for Mental Events | p. 50 |
| Dealing with Problems in Samatha Practice | p. 52 |
| The Path to Samatha: An Overview | p. 59 |
| The Nine Stages of the Path to Samatha | p. 59 |
| The Achievement of Samatha | p. 65 |
| The Prerequisites for Achieving Samatha | p. 68 |
| Five Obstructions to Progress in Samatha | p. 73 |
| The Five Factors of Stabilization | p. 76 |
| On the Choice of an Object in Samatha Practice | p. 78 |
| Questions and Responses: On Achieving Samatha | p. 80 |
| Beyond Samatha | p. 84 |
| Loving-Kindness | p. 87 |
| Meditation: Loving-Kindness for Oneself | p. 90 |
| Extending the Practice of Loving-Kindness | p. 95 |
| The Advantages of a Lay Person in the Practice of Loving-Kindness | p. 97 |
| Loving-Kindness for One's Enemies | p. 98 |
| The Problem of Righteous Anger | p. 107 |
| Passion and Patience in Response to the Sources of Suffering | p. 109 |
| Finding a Lovable Quality | p. 112 |
| Confusing Attachment with Loving-Kindness | p. 114 |
| Questions and Responses: Enemies and Insight | p. 116 |
| The Attainment of Samatha in Loving-Kindness | p. 121 |
| Compassion | p. 127 |
| Questions and Responses: Catharsis, Logic, and Compassion | p. 133 |
| Compassion for a Suffering Person: Meditation | p. 135 |
| Extending the Meditation on Compassion | p. 137 |
| Intrusiveness in the Practice of Compassion | p. 138 |
| Meditation on Avalokitesvara, the Embodiment of Compassion | p. 139 |
| Empathetic Joy | p. 143 |
| Rejoicing in Others' Happiness | p. 143 |
| Rejoicing in Virtue | p. 145 |
| Equanimity | p. 149 |
| Equanimity in Theravada Buddhism | p. 149 |
| Equanimity in Tibetan Buddhism | p. 151 |
| Questions and Responses: On Distinguishing Attachment from Affection | p. 161 |
| The Empowerment of Insight | p. 163 |
| From Insight to an Unmediated Experience of the Ultimate | p. 169 |
| Questions and Responses: The Urgency and Rarity of Spiritual Awakening | p. 178 |
| Notes | p. 185 |
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