A great start to understand the foundations of Buddhist contemplative practices. The four immeasurable — the cultivation of loving kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity - are a set of practices that open the heart, counter distortions in our relationships with ourselves and deepen our relationships with others. In this book, B. Alan Wallace presents a unique integration of teachings on the four immeasurable with shamata practice or meditative stillness to enhance the mind. Through these pages, the author, with his usual clarity and wisdom, will guide him with meditations and exposures towards the implementation of these teachings in his life. "Alan Wallace is one of the great Western Buddhist thinkers of our day." -Howard Cutler, co-author with S.S. the Dalai Lama of The Art of Happiness.