{"product_id":"study-and-practice-of-meditation-leah-zahler-9781559393256","title":"Study And Practice Of Meditation: Tibetan Interpretations Of The Concentrations And Formless Absorptions","description":"\u003ci\u003eStudy and Practice of Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e gives a vivid and detailed account of the meditative practices necessary to develop a calm, alert mind that is capable of penetrating the depths of reality. The Buddhist meditative states known as the concentrations and formless absorptions are best known in the West from Theravada scriptures and from Vasubandhu's \u003ci\u003eTreasury of Manifest Knowledge.\u003c\/i\u003e In this book the reader is exposed to Tibetan Buddhist views on the mental states attained through meditation as described by three contemporary Tibetan lamas. The book discusses the ways in which certain meditative states act as bases of the spiritual path as well as the nature of meditative calm and the prerequisites for cultivating and attaining it. In addition to reviewing and translating Tibetan sources, the author considers their major Indian antecedents and draws comparisons with Theravadin presentations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Zahler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559393254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559393256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snow Lion Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.04w x 1.35d","brand":"Leah Zahler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013979549951,"sku":"9781559393256","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b77c768-538a-4c0b-a71f-cdc015d9751e.jpg?v=1767745967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/study-and-practice-of-meditation-leah-zahler-9781559393256","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}