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Experience of Samadhi
An In-Depth Exploration of Buddhist Meditation
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| Author(s) : Shankman, Richard |
| Publishers Price : £17.99 |
| Wisdom Price : £12.23(save 32%)
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| ISBN : 1590305213 | | EAN : 9781590305218 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 240 | | Size : 226 x 152mm | | Publisher : Shambhala Publications | | Published : 2008 |
Category : Meditation: Basic
Category 2 : Meditation: General
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Synopsis:
A detailed study of Buddhist meditation using ancient scriptures and commentary, plus interviews with prominent teachers.
This book offers an in-depth look at the foundational aspect of Buddhist meditation known as samadhi, or concentration: the ability of the mind to remain calm and settled without distraction. In Part One of the book, Shankman looks at the range of views and understandings about the experience of samadhi and offers a comprehensive examination of it using teachings attributed to the Buddha as well as later commentaries. He compares the diverse descriptions and presentations of samadhi in order to present a broad understanding of it and its place in meditation practice. He examines different, often conflicting, views and how these various views are related.
In Part Two, he presents a series of interviews with prominent contemporary Buddhist teachers, including Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, and Christina Feldman, that focus on the practical experience of samadhi. This section of the book brings the theoretical to life, offering a range of approaches to and applications of the different meditation techniques.
"A wonderfully broad overview of the role of concentration in Buddhist meditation as well as in-depth exploration of meditative experience. This book is a valuable and inspiring resource." Joseph Goldstein.
"This book will be strongly welcomed not only by all those who sit on the meditation cushion but also by many who want to know about the experiences of meditative concentration and unification of the mind. It will be a classic, a manual and resource book lasting for generations. This is a five-star book. Actually, six stars." Christopher Titmuss. |
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