The Attention Revolution: Awakening the Power of Focused Mind

"The Attention Revolution" is the third book in the "Scrolls of Fabric" series. Its author is the contemporary Dharma teacher B. Alan Wallace, a person gifted with the talent of connecting knowledge that has been mastered by contemplatives of various... Buddhist and non-Buddhist meditation schools for centuries. This work reflects the ability that has made the book a unique and already recognized guide to the meditation of contemplative calm (shamatha) among contemplatives all over the world.
The book is supplemented with four appendices, including an excerpt from the work of Arya Asanga "Shravakabhumi" ("Stages of Listeners"); the author's article "Shamatha in the Indian Tradition" and the author's interview with Bhikkhu Bodhi "What Happens to an Arhat After Death?"