Meditation, Stability, Clarity: Experiencing the Liberating Power of Full Attention
D6S1 - The Final Stages of Shamatha and Its Signs of Arrival
Lama Alan · 102 minutes · recorded June 5, 2025
Mindfulness of breathing, settling the mind, and awareness of awareness are described as three nested practices, with mindfulness of breathing offered as the remedy for a stressful day and brief pauses through the day as seasoning. Lama Alan then details the eighth and ninth stages of shamatha and the signs of its arrival: heaviness at the crown, physical and mental pliancy, and waves of bliss, and how daily life and sleep change afterwards.
Sleep and rest Mindfulness of breathing Open presence Settling the mind in its natural state Shamatha (calm abiding)