{"product_id":"9780861716234","title":"Wisdom Wide and Deep : A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWisdom Wide and Deep\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Shaila Catherine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisdom Wide and Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide to an in-depth training that emphasizes the application of concentrated attention (\u003ci\u003ejhana\u003c\/i\u003e) to profound and liberating insight (\u003ci\u003evipassana\u003c\/i\u003e). With calm, tranquility, and composure established through a practical experience of jhana meditators are able to halt the seemingly endless battle against hindrances, eliminate distraction, and facilitate a penetrative insight into the subtle nature of matter and mind. It was for this reason the Buddha frequently exhorted his students,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisdom Wide and Deep\u003c\/i\u003e follows and amplifies the teachings in Shaila Catherine's acclaimed first book, \u003ci\u003eFocused and Fearless: A Meditator's Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity\u003c\/i\u003e. Readers will learn to develop this profound stability, sustain an in-depth examination of the nuances of mind and matter, and ultimately unravel deeply conditioned patterns that perpetuate suffering. This fully detailed manual for the mind sure to become a trusted companion to many inner explorers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Shaila Catherine has outlined an ancient way to train the mind in stillness and wise attention. This book can be a guide for cultivating the inner calm we long for.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWisdom Wide and Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear and comprehensive account of a path of meditation leading to profound levels of concentration and insight.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Shaila's new book converts theory to practice, ideas to application, knowledge about meditation to direct experience. She has written a manual in clear, practical language. The West needs such manuals.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"If you are interested in dharma study, then Shaila's book belongs in your library.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a powerful inspiration both for those who would like a glimpse of what's possible and for those intrepid explorers of the mind who want to bring these teachings to fulfillment. Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Catherine has managed a difficult feat--to be simultaneously encyclopedic and charming.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780861716234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Wisdom Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40994798469326,"sku":"9780861716234","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_33a67eeb-0db3-4385-af5b-672eda27cf8c.jpg?v=1646948450","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780861716234","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}