Stages of Meditation: The Buddhist Classic on Training the Mind

The Dalai Lama explains the principles of meditation in a practice-oriented format especially suited to Westerners. Includes a translation and extensive commentary on the middle section of the Bhavanakrama by Kamalashila, one of his favorite texts. Topics include the nature of mind, how to develop compassion and loving-kindness, calm abiding wisdom, and how to establish a union of calm abiding and special insight.

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