{"product_id":"wisdom-wide-and-deep-a-practical-handbook-for-mastering-jhana-and-vipassana-9780861716234","title":"Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana","description":"\u003ci\u003eWisdom Wide and Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide to an in-depth training that emphasizes the application of concentrated attention (\u003ci\u003ejhana\u003c\/i\u003e) to profound and liberating insight (\u003ci\u003evipassana\u003c\/i\u003e). With calm, tranquility, and composure established through a practical experience of jhana meditators are able to halt the seemingly endless battle against hindrances, eliminate distraction, and facilitate a penetrative insight into the subtle nature of matter and mind. It was for this reason the Buddha frequently exhorted his students, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisdom Wide and Deep\u003c\/i\u003e follows and amplifies the teachings in Shaila Catherine's acclaimed first book, \u003ci\u003eFocused and Fearless: A Meditator's Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity\u003c\/i\u003e. Readers will learn to develop this profound stability, sustain an in-depth examination of the nuances of mind and matter, and ultimately unravel deeply conditioned patterns that perpetuate suffering. This fully detailed manual for the mind sure to become a trusted companion to many inner explorers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4144799\"\u003eShaila Catherine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861716234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 086171623X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL007040\"\u003eBuddhism | Theravada\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL042000\"\u003eMeditations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI028000\"\u003eBuddhist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShaila Catherine has been practicing meditation since 1980, with more than eight years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has taught insight meditation since 1996 in the U.S. and internationally. Shaila has dedicated several years to studying with masters in India, Nepal and Thailand, completed a one-year intensive meditation retreat with the focus on concentration and jhana, and authored \u003ci\u003eFocused and Fearless: A Meditator's Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity\u003c\/i\u003e. Shaila Catherine has practiced under the guidance of Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadaw since 2006; she authored \u003ci\u003eWisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana\u003c\/i\u003e to help make this traditional approach to meditative training accessible to Western practitioners. She is the founder of Insight Meditation South Bay, a Buddhist meditation center in Silicon Valley. Lectures, articles, and additional resources can be found atwww.imsb.org.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wisdom Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684638363885,"sku":"9780861716234","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1398051c-0e80-43ec-8db1-3f3d7443aff1.jpg?v=1649756510","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/wisdom-wide-and-deep-a-practical-handbook-for-mastering-jhana-and-vipassana-9780861716234","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}