B. ALAN WALLACE, Ph.D.

BIOGRAPHY

Trained for ten years in Buddhist monasteries in India and Switzerland, Alan Wallace has taught Buddhist theory and practice in Europe and America since 1976; and he 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 a doctorate in religious studies at Stanford University.

He has edited, translated, authored, or contributed to more than thirty books on Tibetan Buddhism, medicine, language, and culture, as well as the interface between religion and science. He teaches in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is launching one program in Tibetan Buddhist studies and another in science and religion. His published works include The Bridge of Quiescence: Experiencing Buddhist Meditation), Choosing Reality: A Buddhist View of Physics and the Mind, and Tibetan Buddhism From the Ground Up.

Alan Wallace is the president of the Santa Barbara Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness (http://sbinstitute.com).

For information about Alan Wallace, visit his website at www.alanwallace.org.

Special message from B. Alan Wallace regarding H.H. the Dalai Lama: "Finding the Middle Way"


TEACHINGS

SCHEDULE

For the most updated information on Alan Wallace's scheduled events, contact:
Clear Light Sangha
PO Box 91415
Santa Barbara CA 93190
Tel: 805-643-1237
t.tarleton@cox.net

2009 SCHEDULE

April 25 - 26
WOODACRE, CALIFORNIA
Retreat “Balancing the Heart and Mind”
Venue: Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Information: www.spiritrock.org/calendar

May 3 - 8
CORTES ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Meditation Retreat: “The Way of Shamatha”
Venue: Hollyhock, Manson’s Landing
Information: www.hollyhock.ca/cms

May 15 - 17
COLORADO
Meditation retreat
Contact: Bodhimarga
Tel: 303-482-1496
info@bodhimarga.org

May 22 - 24
BOULDER CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Shamata retreat: "Attention Revolution: Developing a Focused Mind"
Venue: Vajrapani Institute
Tel: 831-338-6654
Contact: Rafael Gandhi
vajrapani@vajrapani.org
www.vajrapani.org

May 29 - 31
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
Meditation retreat: "Science Meets Meditation: Balancing the Heart and Mind"
Venue: Upaya Zen Center
Contact: Natalie Calia
coo@upaya.org
Information: http://www.upaya.org/programs

June 21 - 28
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
"Exploring the Depths of the Psyche: A Shamatha Retreat in the Great Perfection Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, presented on the basis of Dudjom Lingpa's Mind Treasure, The Vajra Essence"
YouTube Video "Introduction to The Vajra Essence Retreats":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-TeWjIhxOw
Contact: info@sbinstitute.com
Information: www.sbinstitute.com

July 10 to 12
ITHACA, NEW YORK
Inaugural Victor Mansfield Memorial Speaker Series and Weekend Intensive: "The Way of Shamatha: Soothing the Body, Settling the Mind, and Illuminating Awareness"
Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies
Contact: office@namgyal.org
Information: www.namgyal.org

July 24 - 26
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
Weekend retreat: "The Cultivation of Genuine Happiness"
Contact: info@sbinstitute.com
Information: www.sbinstitute.com

August 30 to September 6
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
"Probing the Nature of Reality: A Vipashyana Retreat in the Great Perfection Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, presented on the basis of Dudjom Lingpa's mind treasure, The Vajra Essence"
Contact: info@sbinstitute.com
Information: www.sbinstitute.com

November 13 - 14
Meditation retreat: "The Cultivation of a Good Heart: Meditations on the Four Immeasurables Weekend Retreat"
Contact: info@sbinstitute.com
Information: www.sbinstitute.com

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