About the Author: B. Alan Wallace

Dynamic lecturer, progressive scholar, and one of the most prolific writers and translators of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, B. Alan Wallace, Ph.D., continually seeks innovative ways to integrate Buddhist contemplative practices with Western science to advance the study of the mind. Dr. Wallace, a scholar and practitioner of Buddhism since 1970, has taught Buddhist theory and meditation worldwide since 1976. Having devoted fourteen years to training as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, ordained by H. H. the Dalai Lama, he went on to earn an undergraduate degree in physics and the philosophy of science at Amherst College and a doctorate in religious studies at Stanford. With his unique background, Alan brings deep experience and applied skills to the challenge of integrating traditional Indo-Tibetan Buddhism with the modern world. Audio: New: Podcast Series Guided Meditations NEW: Video Interview on Conscious Media Network "Buddhism & Science: Confrontation and Collaboration" Presented at the International Conference on Buddhism & Science, Sarnath, Varanasi, Dec 2008. "A Buddhist View of Free Will: Beyond Determinism & Indeterminism" Dec 2008 "A Mindful Balance"Interview withTricycle Magazine Spring 2008
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    By Published On: December 1, 2016

    Alan gave a talk about the result of the US election during the 5-week Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training Course in Alicante, Spain.

  • By Published On: November 15, 2016

    Alan gave a talk about the result of the US election during the 5-week Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training Course in Alicante, Spain. Listen to the recording:

  • By Published On: September 15, 2015

    Alan Watts, philosopher, author and theologian achieve fame interpreting eastern religions for Western audiences in the 1950's and 60's. Watts had an impressive command of the Bible and Christian ideology which is displayed in a series of his lectures such as the following video "Jesus and His Religion".

  • By Published On: May 10, 2012

    By establishing a dialogue in which the meditative practices of Buddhism and Christianity speak to the theories of modern philosophy and science, B. Alan Wallace reveals the theoretical similarities underlying these disparate disciplines and their unified approach to making sense of the objective world.

  • By Published On: April 28, 2012

    Immeasurable compassion is the aspiration, "May all beings be free from suffering and its causes."