Focused and Fearless - by Shaila Catherine (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Jhana is a powerful meditative technique that opens the way to unfettered joy, radiant calm, and abiding happiness. "Focused and Fearless" presents this ancient meditative tradition as interpreted through the practice of a contemporary American teacher, and as such, it represents a landmark shift in Theravadan Buddhism by bringing jhana into the reach of busy practitioners. The book speaks to both non-meditators and meditators from any tradition, helping those who simply want to understand how to attain extraordinary states with ease while offering a creative, contemporary slant on this ancient path of happiness and wisdom. An engaging mix of contemporary examples, practical exercises, and how-to instructions that anyone can try, "Focused and Fearless" is an accessible, friendly, and wise guide that is ideal for both novices and the more seasoned practitioner who wishes to explore advanced meditative states.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>With this accesssible guide, meditators (and non-meditators) can understand how to attain extraordinary states with relative ease. Blended with contemporary examples and pragmatic how to instructions that anyone can try, <i>Focused and Fearless</i> provides a wealth of tools to cultivate non-distracted attention in daily life and on retreat. Shaila Catherine has a friendly, wise approach to the meditative states (<i>jhanas</i>) that lead to liberating insight. <p/><i>Focused and Fearless</i> is about much more than merely meditation or concentration. It offers a complete path towards bliss, fearlessness, and true awakening.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Focused and Fearless</i> is a beautifully written introduction to jhana meditation that demonstrates the importance and necessity of deep concentration.--Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw<br><br><i>Focused and Fearless</i> is a wonderful book. Shaila Catherine describes the paths of deep concentration and transforming insight in a way that both inspires and enriches our practice. Her prose and her understanding are exceptionally lucid. This book is a treat to read.--Joseph Goldstein, author of A Heart Full of Peace and One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism<br><br>Among the many how-to books about Buddhist meditation, this book stands out for its deep commitment to the frames of reference developed in the Pali Canon, specifically the role of concentration (both 'momentary concentration' in the insight path and the jhana path), and its relationship to insight. With these frames, Catherine is able to create exercises and steps that develop calm meditative states and lead to liberating insight. This book is both a pragmatic manual and a deeply traditional understanding of Buddhist meditation practice. It suggests itself as a helpful guide both to beginning and advanced students.--Mu Soeng, Resident Scholar at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, and author of The Heart of the Universe<br><br>Developing a stable and undistracted mind is essential to most forms of meditation. This book will be of interest to anyone, regardless of their style of practice, wishing to incorporate the deeper stages of concentration of jhana into their meditation.-- "Inquiring Mind"<br><br>Rigorously investigated and lucidly explained, Shaila Catherine penetrates the mysterious world of jhana practice. Her book's strength lies in that she knows the territory intimately and teaches from her own experience. The author has deeply devoted her life to awakening through meditation, and her confidence and wisdom ring true throughout the whole book. This inspirational and fascinating manual will help many of the rest of us down this path.--Diana Winston, author of Wide Awake, A Buddhist Guide for Teens, teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Director of Mindful Awareness Research Center, UCLA.<br><br>Shaila Catherine represents a new generation of Dharma practitioner in the West.--Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness<br><br>The exercises are fun, plus they really work. I love this book.--Kate Wheeler, editor of In This Very Life: Liberation Teachings of the Buddha<br><br>The language here is so alluring thorough that readers will, I am certain, be inspired to redouble their zeal for practice.--Sylvia Boorstein, author of It's Easier Than You Think<br><br>This is a 'user-friendly' concentration book. Through practical exercises and clear examples, Shaila makes the ancient wisdom of the jhanas accessible to all.--Amy Schmidt, dharma teacher and author of Dipa Ma: The Life and Teaching of a Buddhist Master<br><br>This is the best book on these practices I have seen. It's five-star.--Christopher Titmuss, author of Mindfulness for Everyday Living<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Shaila Catherine</b> has been leading meditation retreats worldwide since 1996, emphasizing deep concentration, jhana, and the path of liberating insight. Shaila is the founder of Bodhi Courses, an online Dhamma classroom, and Insight Meditation South Bay, a Buddhist meditation center in Silicon Valley in California. She has practiced meditation since 1980, studied with founders of Western insight meditation centers, and accumulated more than nine years of silent retreat experience. Shaila spent most of the 1990s practicing with eminent masters in India, Thailand, and Nepal. From 2006 to 2014, she practiced under the guidance of Pa-Auk Sayadaw and twice completed his rigorous training in jhana and vipassana. Shaila loves deep meditation and appreciates a variety of approaches to exploring, developing, and liberating the mind. Shaila is the author of <i>Focused and Fearless: A Meditator's Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, </i>and<i> Clarity</i> and <i>Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana</i>.
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