{"product_id":"calming-the-mind-isbn-9781559390514","title":"Calming the Mind","description":"To stabilize the mind in one-pointed concentration is the basis of all forms of meditation. Gen Lamrimpa was a meditation master who lived in a meditation hut in Dharamsala and who had been called to teach by the Dalai Lama. He leads the meditator step-by-step through the stages of meditation and past the many obstacles that arise along the way. He discusses the qualities of mind that represent each of nine levels of attainment and the six mental powers.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book was previously titled \u003ci\u003eShamatha Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e.\"It is Gen Lamrimpa's familiarity with meditation on a deep experiential level that makes his teachings so valuable and this a book to be recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eTibetan Review\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCalming the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e provides very practical and experientially grounded teachings. Gen Lamrimpa excels in very straightforward explanations.\"—\u003ci\u003eTibet Journal\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A step-by-step instruction manual on how to calm a busy mind, cultivate devotion, and bring awareness into each moment of living.\"—John Tigue, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Daemen CollegeGen Lamrimpa, born in Tibet in 1934, spent most of his life in meditative retreat in Dharamsala, India. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCalming the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eone of the clearest books in English on shamatha meditation.","brand":"Snow Lion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302495899877,"sku":"NP9781559390514","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781559390514.jpg?v=1767723291","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/calming-the-mind-isbn-9781559390514","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}