Quintessential Shamatha Instructions
by B. Alan Wallace
Given as guidance to retreatants at the Center for Contemplative Research in Crestone, Colorado, March 9, 2025.
In this highly concentrated talk and guided meditation, Lama Alan offers pith instructions for practicing shamatha in the Dzokchen tradition, based on decades of training and practicing under the guidance of masters from the four major orders of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as in the Theravada tradition. Significant personal experience in practicing shamatha is recommended in order to comprehend and put into practice the subtleties of this meditation, which was given to those already practicing in long-term retreat.
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