The Four Immeasurables: Practices to Open the Heart

Four immeasurable attitudes—loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity (impartiality)—are one of the cornerstones of Buddhist contemplative practice. This book is a practical guide that, step by step, leads the reader to develop exceptionally powerful states of mind—transforming the space of consciousness and bringing us to compassionate activity. The author, Dr. B. Alan Wallace, is an energetic lecturer, a progressive scientist, and one of the most prolific Western authors and translators working in the field of Tibetan Buddhism. He tirelessly seeks innovative ways to combine Buddhist contemplative practices with Western science in order to support a deep study of the mind. The book was translated into Russian by a Buddhist monk of Russian origin, the venerable Lobsang Tenpa. He is known as an instructor in mindfulness practices as well as a co-founder, lecturer, and coordinator of the Contemplative Research Foundation and the Russian Shravasti Abbey Friends community.