Alan Wallace : Boundless Heart

Synopsis:
Alan Wallace presents the four immeasurables of loving kindness, compassion, equanimity and empathetic joy, based on Buddhaghosha's Path of Purification, adding insights gained from the Tibetan tradition, and expands on the cultivation of mental quiescence.

It is a rich suite of practices that open the heart, counter the distortions in our relationships to ourselves, and deepen our relationships to others. On these foundational practices of Theravada Buddhism, the author brings to bear the insights and approaches of the Tibetan tradition. Juxtaposed with the Four Immeasurables, he presents teachings on shamatha meditation practice to empower the mind and render it 'fit for service.`His meditation instructions provide the steps for the complete achievement of shamatha, or calm abiding.