Seeker of Wisdom Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) I just read The Attention Revolution, by Alan Wallace. It's a great book on the stages and practice of shamatha; how it ties into the path; the relation between shamatha and vipassanna; the basics of lucid dreaming or dream yoga, and also touches on things like the 4 immeasurables. Â Â It's mainly focused on 3 techniques: anapana, resting the mind in the natural state, and awareness of awareness. Wallace suggests moving through these increasingly subtle practices as you advance, and goes into detail on adjustments you can make along the way. Â Â But the information can be easily applied to any shamatha method, and in particular Wallace explains how to use anapana through all the stages by focusing on nimittas then counterpart signs as they appear. Â Â Highly recommended! Edited January 27, 2013 by Seeker of the Self 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
