by Gen Lamrimpa, translated by B. Allan Wallace.

In 1988, Gen Lamrimpa, a Tibetan monk and contemplative, led a one-year retreat in the Pacific Northwest, during which a group of Western meditators devoted themselves to the practice of meditative quiescence (shamatha). This book is a record of the oral teachings he gave to this group at the outset of the retreat. The teachings are brought to life by Gen Lamrimpa's warmth, humor, and extensive personal experience as a contemplative recluse. An invaluable, practical guide for those seeking to develop greater attentional stability and clarity, this work will be of considerable interest to meditators, psychologists, and all others who are concerned with the potentials of the human mind.

"It is Gen Lamrimpa's familiarity with meditation on a deep experiential level that makes his teachings so valuable and this a book to be recommended."—Ani Jutima, Tibetan  Review 

"How  to  Practice  Shamatha  Meditation provides very practical and experientially grounded teachings."—Joe B. Wilson, The  Tibet  Journal 

Gen Lamrimpa, born in Tibet in 1934, spent most of his life in meditative retreat in Dharamsala, India. He is also the author of Calming the Mind, one of the clearest books in English on shamatha meditation.

B. Allan Wallace, has written, edited, or translated more than thirty books on Tibetan Buddhism. He is much in demand as a teacher and is the founder of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies.