''If you are interested in Dharma study, this book belongs in your library.''---Phillip Moffitt, author of Dancing with Life''This book can be the guide for cultivating the inner calm we long for.''---Christina Feldman, author of Compassion: Listening to the Cries of the World''This handbook respects both the ancient tradition and the needs of contemporary lay practitioners, without compromising either. Shaila Catherine blends scriptural references, personal examples, and timeless stories with detailed meditation instructions. The combination of pragmatic style and theoretical knowledge produces a striking invitation for the reader to apply these instructions and master the complete practice for awakening.''---from the foreword by Pa-Auk Sayadaw, author of The Workings of Kamma''Catherine has managed a difficult feat---to be simultaneously encyclopedic and charming, all with extraordinary clarity. This meditation manual is a first for the West and will surely become a classic and a support for generations of practitioners.''---Kate Wheeler, editor of In This Very Life: Liberation Teachings of the Buddha''Wisdom Wide and Deep is a powerful inspiration both for those who would like a glimpse of what's possible and for those intrepid explorers of the mind who want to bring these teachings to fulfillment. Highly recommended.''---Joseph Goldstein, author of A Heart Full of Peace''Written in clear, practical language, this book converts theory into direct experience. It is a detailed exploration of deep calmness as well as insight. The West needs such manuals.''---Christopher Titmuss, author of Light on Enlightenment''A valuable work as both a practice guide and a reference manual.''---Guy Armstrong, insight meditation teacher