Expedition: Shamatha

This began as a gathering place for information on The Shamatha Project, in which my wife and I are participants, and has evolved into a broader format. Thank you for your interest! - Nick

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  • How Do I Get Started in Meditation?
  • Article on the Shamatha Project in Buddharma magazine
  • Shamatha Project study #2 - an exciting one (with a link to aging ... )
  • Time Magazine article on The Shamatha Project
  • More news on the Shamatha Project's First Study: Boost your Attention
  • Article on the First Shamatha Project Study: Visual perception heightened by meditation training
  • First Shamatha Project Study Published!!!
  • The Economist's "Progress and Its Perils: Why is the Modern View So Impoverished?"
  • Reflections on Mind and Life XIX: Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century
  • The Economist's Carbon Emissions Figures for the U.S. are Wrong

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  • Video on InnerKids
  • "Dan Rather Reports" video - excellent!
  • Great orientation talk by Alan from Retreat #2
  • A good list of articles on meditation studies
  • Introduction to "The Attention Revolution"
  • Review of Hidden Dimensions
  • AW keynote speech at Columbia's "Mind and Reality" symposium
  • Mind & Life Institute
  • Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies
  • Alan Wallace lecture on the project
  • Sam Harris (End of Faith author) article on a science and meditation
  • Good interview with Alan Wallace about the project (15 min)
  • Alan Wallace's website

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    What is the Shamatha Project?

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    • Description of project from SBI's site
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Resources for Meditating

  • Mindfulness in Plain English
  • The Attention Revolution
  • S.N. Goenka's meditation centers
  • Nice meditation timer
  • Alan Wallace's teaching schedule
  • Recordings of Alan's retreats
  • DharmaNet directory of centers
  • Find a Dharma Center | Tricycle Magazine
  • BuddhaNet - Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network
  • Pema Chodron's teachings
  • Helpful meditation cushion

Dharma resources for the time-starved

  • Lojong: Pema Chodron (recording)
  • Lojong: Pema Chodron (book)
  • Lojong: Alan Wallace (book)
  • Four Immeasurables: Alan Wallace 7-day retreat (CD recording)
  • Four Immeasurables: Alan Wallace (book)
  • Four Immeasurables: Alan Wallace 2-day retreat (download)