Stages Of Meditation: Book Club III, Episode 7

In the seventh episode of Book Club III, Sarah Sati reads from chapter eight of the text Stages of Meditation. This book, by his holiness the Dalai Lama, serves as a concise commentary on the text of the same name by Kamalashila. In chapter six, the Dalai Lama elaborates on the concept of wisdom, how to cultivate it, and why it is so crucial for a meditator to develop.

In chapter eight, we explore in more depth the idea of shamatha meditation, or calm abiding. This chapter offers a deeper explanation of calm abiding and specifically this episode focuses on the five distractions and eight antidotes to enrich our practice.

Sarah recaps the previous session before reading and offers space for practice, as well as practice homework between sessions.

Book Club is an opportunity to look deeply into a spiritual text using a Western perspective. Each session includes a practice opportunity, reading, synopsis of reading, and optional practice homework.