The Attention Revolution Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind B. Alan Wallace, MIND-POWER
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“Offers a potential cure for the chronic distractibility
that has become the norm in modern life.”
—from the foreword by Daniel Goleman
Attention
Revolution
UNLOCKING
THE POWER OF
THE FOCUSED MIND
B. ALAN WALLACE, PH.D.
The
MORE PRAISE FOR B. ALAN WALLACE
AND
THE ATTENTION REVOLUTION
“Aboldlittlebook.Itssubtitleisaboastandalure,echoingthemuscular
self-helpbooksthatpromisetomakeyoubetter,stronger,faster.
The
Attention Revolution
followsarigorousten-stageframeworkformeditation
describedbyaneighth-centuryIndianBuddhistcontemplative,butWal-
lacerepeatsoftenthatyoudon’thavetosubscribetoanyparticularcreed
toexperiencethebenefitshere—youjusthavetodothework.”
—
Shambhala Sun
“Analyticalyetpractical,Wallace’sstyleconveys
veryclearinstructionswithcalmauthority.”
—
Mandala
“Attentionisperhapsourmostpreciouscommodity.AlanWallace
providesatutorialofarigorousformofattentiontraining,
shamatha
meditation,
describedinBuddhisttextsandpractices.Wallacenotes
thatcurrentinterpretationsofmeditationpracticessuchasmindful-
nessmaynotreflectthe[Buddha’s]originalintent.Inthecurrentrush
toapplymanyEasterntraditionstoourWesternculture,somevery
importantelementsoftheoriginalteachingsandpracticesrunthe
riskofbeinglost.Thiscarefulstudyislikelytolessensuchlosses.”
—SusanL.Smalley,Ph.D.,Professor,UCLASchoolofMedicine
“WallaceisoneofthegreatWesternBuddhistthinkersofourday.”
—HowardCutler,co-authorof
The Art of Happiness
“
The Attention Revolution
isnotonlyforanyonewhoattemptsto
meditate,butforallofuswhoaspiretocultivatethequalityof
everyinstantofourlives.”
—MatthieuRicard,authorof
Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
“Splendid.Wecouldnotwishforawiser,morecompassionateandmore
experiencedguidethanAlanWallace.[…]Icannotrecommendthis
booktoohighly.Itisajoytoread.Havingpracticed(andstruggledwith)
meditationformanyyearsandwrittenaboutitonanumberofoccasions
myself,IfindthatAlananswersmanyofthequestionsandconfusionsI
stillcarrywithme.Thereislittlemoretosay.Buythebook,enjoyit
and—ifyouwill—allowyourselftobechangedbyit.”
—ProfessorDavidFontana,in
Network: The Scientific and Medical Network Review
“Thisbookisabrilliantcomprehensiveanalysisonthestagesofthe
developmentofattentionalbalanceandwillbeaclassicinthefield.”
—JoanHalifax,abbotofUpayaZenCenterandauthor
of
The Fruitful Darkness
“You’llputitdownfeelingthatmeditationisn’taboutsomeexistential
leaptoanotheretherealplane,butratherthegradualandincremental
developmentofwhatisourstobeginwith.”
—
Elephant
“Wallaceisexceptionallyqualifiedtoengageintheemergingresearch
collaborationsbetweenneuroscientistsandBuddhists.Inthisnewbook,
heinstructsreadersinaten-stagecourseofattention-enhancingmedita-
tion,whichincludestheoreticalbackgroundandWallace’spersonalsto-
ries.Thebookisshort—butundertakingthepracticesandreapingtheir
benefitsarealifelongendeavor.”
—
Shift
T H E AT T E N T I O N R E VO LU T I ON
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