Bruce alan wallace born 1950 is an american author and expert on tibetan buddhism. I am even inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a pig. Disintegration of the pursuits of genuine happiness, truth, and virtue. Dzogchen teachings on the gurudisciple relationship given by lama alan wallace. This book has a foreword by his holiness the dalai lama. Alan wallace santa barbara institute for consciousness studies shauna l. Alan wallace current directions in psychological science 2016 14. An unbiased summary of views and practices, gradually emerging from the teachings of the worlds wisdom traditions.
Jun 18, 2015 in short, the meaning of life is to lead an ethical way of life, cultivate exceptional mental balance, and to seek to fathom the depths of our own innermost nature, which is the source of genuine wellbeing. His books discuss eastern and western scientific, philosophical, and contemplative modes of inquiry, often focusing on the relationships between science and buddhism. Buddhist teacher dr alan wallace explores how to achieve happiness through leading an ethical life, cultivating the heart and mind and. Mental balance and wellbeing building bridges between buddhism and western psychology b. Many of us are familiar with the phrase the pursuit of happiness, but does the pursuit guarantee the reward. The nature of mindfulness and its role in buddhist meditation a correspondence between b. Happiness is the result of being too busy to be unhappy. Alan wallace has taught buddhist theory and meditation throughout europe and north and south america since 1976. Chapter 2 presents lama alans teachings on the meaning of guru and lama and then. In todays overstimulated world, many are realizing that happiness gained through material wealth and frivolous conquests is shortlived. The seven points wallace addresses move from the most abstract premises of buddhism to the practical applications of mind training.
How to develop genuine happiness and well being during every stage of your life. Alan wallace has 59 books on goodreads with 12822 ratings. Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and wellbeing show all authors. Genuine happiness is cultivated by way of ethics, mental balance, and wisdom. Download pdf genuine happiness free online new books. By establishing a dialogue in which the meditative practices of buddhism and christianity speak to the theories of modern philosophy and science, b. She is dedicated to the art and science of medicine and to empowering others to experience genuine happiness. A study of stress, social support, and perceived happiness. The realization of such happinesswhich is regarded. Psalm 32 provides the key to genuine happiness, which is found in being forgiven by god and living in obedience to his word.
In genuine happiness, alan wallace displays his rare talent in boiling down the complex to the clear and in guiding readers through a practical path to contentment. Eudaimonia as genuine happiness, a life devoted to the pursuit of virtue and understanding and productive of empathic joy, unconditional compassion, and equanimity. Alan wallace is a prominent voice in the emerging discussion between contemporary buddhist thinkers and scientists who question the materialist presumptions of their 20thcentury paradigms. Alan wallace ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Alan wallace, president, santa barbara institute for consciousness.
Mental health is cultivated by way of conative, attentional, cognitive, and affective balance. We hope it will answer the doubts and questions that many have around relationships with teachers. Drawing on more than three decades of study under his holiness the dalai lama and sixty other teachers, as well as 2,500 years of buddhist tradition, alan wallace guides you step by step through five simple yet powerful meditations to help you focus. God is so good and totally awesome, feeling full of gratitude and love. If the elephant in the case of this book is the mind, then alan wallaces mind in the balance proposes a way to describe the elephant in full. Dear bhante, i would first like to tell you how much i respect and appreciate the wonderful work you have done in translating the buddhas words and clarifying them for the modern world. To do so, the author balances the perspectives of modern philosophers of mind, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists and. Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and wellbeing. Alan wallace published in buddhist thought and applied psychology. Joan halifax roshi, abbot of upaya zen center genuine happiness is a treasure chest of wisdom.
In genuine happiness, alan wallace, scholar and longtime buddhist practitioner, helps you embrace the joy within through the unique power of meditation. Buy a discounted hardcover of genuine happiness online from australias leading online bookstore. Wellbeing and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. Lama alan wallace has studied and practiced tibetan buddhism for over forty years. Unlocking the power of the focused mind kindle edition by wallace ph. We may think that primary survival needs, our instincts are on vanguard of our search for fulfillment, but soon enough we realize that they werent. He is founder of the santa barbara institute for consciousness studies.
Our report grew out of an extraordinary meeting with his holiness the dalai lama, in dharamsala, india, in march 2000, that focused on destructive emotions. According to my own meagr experience of meditation as a simple buddhist monk, as i get older, even though many of the problems i hace become more serious and my responsibilities become more challneging, my mind is becoming calmer. This is an outstanding book to help connect or reconnect with buddhist practices, invaluable to both. Alan wallace is perhaps the most extraordinary interpreter of buddhism in modern times. In addition, it should be clear that mindfulness involves more than simple relaxation. Alan wallace introduction in his classic work science and civilization in china joseph needham explored the historical reasons why china, for all its long civilization, never developed. Issues of meaning, values, and ethics are considered by many to be subjective in nature, determined simply by ones preferences, in contrast to the objective truths revealed by scientific inquiry. The overall structure of buddhist theory and practice is the four noble truths. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the attention revolution. Genuine happiness, meditation as the path to fulfillment. But due to their blindness they are unable to describe the whole elephant. Disintegration of the pursuits of genuine happiness, truth, and virtue the birth of objective scientific inquiry and the death of subjective contemplative inquiry instead of seeking the mind of god within, natural philosophers sought the mind of the creator by way of his creation. A discussion of progressions in training and forms of meditative practice is beyond the scope of this article. Alan wallace santa barbara institute for consciousness studies.
I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. True happiness is not found through the conquest of nature or the acquisition of wealth and fameit is found within by realizing the potential of our own hearts and minds. Meditation is an instrument or technique to shape or tranform the mind. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone. Select the course titles below to view course content and listen online or subscribe to each as a. Alan wallace and the venerable bhikkhu bodhi winter, 2006 aw 1. The attention revolution wallace wisdom publications boston.
Determining whether they lead to our own and others genuine happiness or to harm. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that. Chapter 1 introduces the subject with an explanation of the differences between secular and spiritual teacherstudent relationships. Alan wallace and psychologists paul ekman and richard j. Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and. Pdf genuine happiness download full pdf book download. Bringing his experience as a monk, scientist, and contemplative, alan wallace offers a rich synthesis of eastern and western traditions along with a comprehensive range of meditation practices interwoven throughout the text. One of our deacons once ended his email to me with this sentence. The overall structure of buddhist theory and practice. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Genuine happiness, meditation as the path to fulfillment by b. Alan wallace, president of the santa barbara institute for the interdisciplinary study of consciousness, said at the time.
He does not stray from mahayana buddhist traditions but knows them thoroughly and is able to express their values and core practices with amazing clarity. Explaining the interdependence of these three pursuits, he says that one cannot find the happiness that arises from within, without understanding ones own nature and place in the world. You put it down feeling that meditation isnt about some existential leap to. Alan wallace comments on the universal message of the pursuits of understanding, happiness and virtue, from the buddhist perspective. Rather, the soul must somehow be irreversibly lifted above the realm of change altogether. Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and wellbeing paul ekman, richard j. Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and well. When you seriously consider what is the most desirable state of being in life, all will point to happiness. Genuine wellbeing cultivation of a wholesome way of life, mental balance, and experiential knowledge the cultivator phase. Alan wallace reveals the theoretical similarities underlying these disparate disciplines and their unified approach to making sense of the objective world. Alan wallace will distinguish between genuine happiness and mundane pleasure, with the first emerging from within, while the latter arising in response to pleasurable stimuli.
The science of happiness all in the mind abc radio. The more time and energy we spend on these goals and objectives, the less time we have for genuine happiness. Along the way, he offers cogent observations on genuine happiness as a symptom of a healthy, balanced mind. In genuine happiness, longtime buddhist practitioner alan wallace shows you the path to bliss. He left his college studies in 1971 and moved to dharamsala, india to study tibetan buddhism, medicine and language. The scientific pursuit of happiness science smithsonian. Alan wallace, the dalai lama for free with a 30 day free trial. I find this split between subjective and objective domains of reality to. Alan wallaces most popular book is the way of the bodhisattva. Booktopia has genuine happiness, meditation as the path to fulfillment by b. Alan wallace goodreads author, dalai lama xiv foreword by. Joining a forum on the science of happiness with abc radio national s all in the. To achieve longterm happiness, you must access your own bountiful resourceshoused in your heart and mind. Genuine happiness is when a wife sees a double chin on her husbands old girlfriend.