In this practice of shamatha focused on the mind, Alan Wallace includes instruction on adding introspection to our practice. Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the guided meditation below.

Shifting to a new method of shamatha, Alan Wallace guides us in the practice of bare attention. Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the meditation below.

In this chapter from Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, Alan Wallace gives us a broader perspective on meditative quiescence—or shamatha—as it is understood in the Tibetan tradition.

Alan Wallace discusses the five hindrances, or obscurations, and the five dhyana factors.

In this lesson, Lama Alan Wallace guides us through shamatha advice from the great nineteenth-century Dzogchen master Lerab Lingpa.

In these two chapters from The Attention Revolution, Alan Wallace explains the third and fourth stages of shamatha practice.

Alan Wallace discusses sati and introspection as they have been taught by great Buddhist teachers of the past.

Segueing into the Dzogchen approach to mindfulness of breathing, in this guided mediation Alan Wallace leads us in a practice of letting awareness rest in its own nature. Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the recording below.

Alan Wallaces begins discussion on the benefits of mindfulness of breathing.

In the above introduction to this lesson’s meditation practice, Alan Wallace describes the practice of mindfulness with introspection. After watching the introduction, find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the guided meditation below.