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B. Alan Wallace
B. Alan Wallace is president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. He trained for many years as a monk in Buddhist monasteries in India and Switzerland. He has ...view moreB. Alan Wallace is president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. He trained for many years as a monk in Buddhist monasteries in India and Switzerland. He has taught Buddhist theory and practice in Europe and America since 1976 and has served as interpreter for numerous Tibetan scholars and contemplatives, including H. H. the Dalai Lama. After graduating summa cum laude from Amherst College, where he studied physics and the philosophy of science, he earned his MA and PhD in religious studies at Stanford University. He has edited, translated, authored, and contributed to more than forty books on Tibetan Buddhism, medicine, language, and culture, and the interface between science and religion.
Alan is also the founder of the Center for Contemplative Research (CCR), which has retreat center locations in Crestone, Colorado and Castellina Marittima, Italy and a center in New Zealand slated to open soon. The CCR is dedicated to researching the role and methods of the ancient contemplative practices of shamatha and vipashyana, and their involvement in mental health and wellbeing, as well as their role in fathoming the nature and origins of human consciousness.view less
Books by B. Alan Wallace
The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stilling the Mind: Shamatha Teachings from Dudjom Lingpa's Vajra Essence Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Meditations of a Buddhist Skeptic: A Manifesto for the Mind Sciences and Contemplative Practice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up: A Practical Approach for Modern Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hidden Dimensions: The Unification of Physics and Consciousness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFathoming the Mind: Inquiry and Insight in Dudjom Lingpa's Vajra Essence Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by B. Alan Wallace
The Art of Transforming the Mind: A Meditator's Guide to the Tibetan Practice of Lojong Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5