Authored
Books (popular):
Embracing Mind: The Common Ground of Science
& Spirituality. Shambhala, 2008.
Read the first chapter.
· The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind. Wisdom, 2006.
read the introduction· read descriptions
·Genuine Happiness: Meditation as a Path to Fulfillment. Hoboken,
NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
read the Introduction · read
chapter one
· The Four Immeasurables: Cultivating a Boundless Heart. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 2004.
· Buddhism
with an Attitude: The Tibetan Seven-Point Mind-Training.
Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 2001.
· Tibetan
Buddhism From the Ground Up. Boston: Wisdom, 1993.
· A
Passage from Solitude: A Modern Commentary on Tibetan Buddhist
Mind Training. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1992.
Edited
Books:
· Buddhism
and Science: Breaking New Ground. New York:
Columbia University Press, 2003.
read the introductory chapter by B. Alan Wallace
· Consciousness
at the Crossroads: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on
Brainscience and Buddhism. With Zara Houshmand and
Robert Livingston. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1999.
Translated
books:
· The Vajra Essence: From the Matrix of Primordial Consciousness and Pure Appearances, a Tantra on the Self-arisen Nature of Existence. Düdjom Lingpa. Ashland, OR: Mirror of Wisdom Pub
lications, 2004.
· The
Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment,
Volume III. Tsong-kha-pa. With the Lamrim Chenmo
Translation Committee. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 2003.
· Destructive
Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama.
Daniel Goleman (ed.). Co-translated with Geshe Thupten Jinpa.
New York: Bantam Doubleday, 2002.
· Realizing
Emptiness: Madhyamaka Insight Meditation. Gen Lamrimpa.
Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 2002.
· Meditation,
Transformation, and Dream Yoga. Gyatrul Rinpoche.
Translated with Sangye Khandro. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 2002.
· Naked
Awareness: Practical Teachings on the Union of Mahamudra
and Dzogchen. Karma Chagmé, with commentary
by Gyatrul Rinpoche. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 2000.
· Healing
from the Source: The Science and Lore of Tibetan Medicine.
Dr. Yeshi Dhonden. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 2000.
· Transcending
Time: The Kalacakra Six-Session Guruyoga. Gen Lamrimpa.
Boston: Wisdom, 1999.
· Natural
Liberation: Padmasambhava's Teachings on the Six Bardos,
by Padmasambhava, with commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche. Boston:
Wisdom, 1998.
· A
Spacious Path to Freedom: Practical Instructions on the
Union of Mahamudra and Atiyoga. Karma Chagmé,
with commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion,
1998.
· A
Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life. A translation
from the Sanskrit and Tibetan of Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara.
With Vesna A. Wallace. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1997.
· Healing
Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness,
Emotions, and Health. Daniel Goleman (ed.). Co-translated
with Geshe Thupten Jinpa. Boston: Shambhala, 1997.
· Sleeping,
Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with
the Dalai Lama. Francisco J. Varela (eds.). Co-translated
with Geshe Thupten Jinpa. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1997.
· Calming
the Mind: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Cultivation
of Meditative Quiescence .
Gen Lamrimpa. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1995.
· Transcendent
Wisdom: A Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of Shantideva's
Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, H.H. the Dalai
Lama. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1994.
· Gentle
Bridges: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences
of Mind. Francisco Varela & Jeremy Hayward (eds.).
Co-translated with Geshe Thupten Jinpa. Boston: Shambhala
Publications, 1992.
Academic
Essays:
"Mental Balance
and Well-Being: Building Bridges Between Buddhism and
Western Psychology." American
Psychologist, October
2006
· “Buddhist and Psychological Perspectives on Emotions and Well-Being.” Co-author with Paul Ekman, Richard Davidson, and Matthieu Ricard. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14, 59-63.
· “A
Science of Consciousness: Buddhism (1), the Modern West
(0) The Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist
Studies, 2003. Presented at a conference sponsored by
the Institute of Buddhist
Studies at the Graduate Theological Union.
·
“External, Internal, and Nondual Space” presented
at the 26th Mystics and Scientists conference, entitled
“Space in Mind: at the Interface of Inner and Outer
Space,” held at King Alfred's College, Winchester,
England, April 13, 2003. http://www.datadiwan.de/SciMedNet/home.htm
· “Vacuum
States of Consciousness: A Tibetan Buddhist View”
presented at the 5th Biennial International Symposium of
Science, Technics and Aesthetics: “Space, Time and
Beyond,” Lucerne, Switzerland, January 19, 2003. http://www.neugalu.ch/english.htm
· "Buddhism
& Science: Breaking Down the Barriers". Introduction
to Buddhism
& Science: Breaking New Ground. B. Alan Wallace,
ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003
· “The
Intersubjective Worlds of Science and Religion.”
To be published in Science, Religion, and the Human Experience.
James Proctor (ed).
Website for this series of lectures to be published in this
volume: http://www.srhe.ucsb.edu
· "The
Scientific Frontier of the Inner Spirit." Network:
The Scientific and Medical Network Review, Dec., 2002,
No. 80, pp. 18-19.
· "The
Spectrum of Buddhist Practice in the West." Westward
Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Asia,
Charles Prebish & Martin Baumann (eds.). Berkeley: University
of California Press, 2002.
· "Four
Applications of Mindfulness." American
Spiritualities: A Reader. Catherine L. Albanese
(ed.). Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001.
· "The
Potential of Emptiness: Vacuum States in Physics and Consciousness."
Network:
The Scientific and Medical Network Review, Dec.,
2001, No. 77, pp. 21-25.
· "Intersubjectivity
in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism." Journal of Consciousness
Studies, 8, No. 5-7, 2001, pp. 209-30.
· "Afterword:
Buddhist Reflections". concluding essay
for Consciousness
at the Crossroads: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on
Brainscience and Buddhism.
With Zara Houshmand and Robert Livingston. Ithaca, NY: Snow
Lion, 1999.
· “Is
Buddhism Really Non-theistic?” presented at the
National Conference of the American Academy of Religion,
Boston, Mass., Nov., 1999.
· "The
Dialectic Between Religious Belief and Contemplative Knowledge
in Tibetan Buddhism." Buddhist
Theology: Critical Reflections of Contemporary Buddhist
Scholars, John Makransky & Roger Jackson, eds.,
pp. 203-214. London: Curzon Press. 1999.
· "Three
Dimensions of Buddhist Studies." Buddhist Theology:
Critical Reflections of Contemporary Buddhist Scholars,
John Makransky & Roger Jackson, eds., pp. 61-77. London:
Curzon Press. 1999.
· "The
Buddhist Tradition of Samatha: Methods for Refining and
Examining Consciousness." Journal
of Consciousness Studies, 6, No. 2-3, 1999. pp.
175-187. Also
published in The View from Within: First-person Methods
in the Study of Consciousness. London: Imprint Academic,
1999.
· "A
Contemplative View of the Mind." Choosing
Reality: A Buddhist View of Physics and the Mind.
Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1989.
Recent Articles by B. Alan
Wallace IN PDF FORMAT:
“Within
You, Without You: Like a telescope launched into orbit
beyond the distortions of the earth’s atmosphere, shamatha meditation provides
a platform for exploring the deep space of the mind.” In
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Winter, 2009: 78 – 83,
119.
“Achieving Free Will:
A Buddhist Perspective.” In Mandala: A Tibetan
Buddhist Journal, January/March 2009: pp. 55 – 58
"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
Popular
Essays:
"A MIndful Balance." Tricycle:
The Buddhist Review. Spring 2008.
· "Awakening
to the Dream." Tricycle, Winter 2006.
· "Religion
and Reason: Letter to a Christian Nation Reviewed."
Shambhala Sun, November 2006. pp. 99-100
· "Mental
Balance and Well-Being: Building Bridges Between Buddhism
and Western Psychology." American Psychologist,
October 2006.
· "Immaterial
Evidence." Tricycle, Spring 2006. pp. 84-86
· "Illusions
of Knowledge" Response to "Quantum Mechanics
and the Brain" by Christof Koch and Klaus Hepp (Nature,
Vol. 440/30 March 2006)
· "Choice
of Perspectives: Science limited in explanations " Science & Theology,
Jan. 2006, p. 11.
· "Energy
Dynamics" Life Positive, Jan. 2006.
· "Forum:
Lojong Mind Training Practices." With Judith
Lief and Ken McLeod. BuddhaDharma, Fall 2005,
pp. 38-47 & 85-86.
· "What
is True Happiness?" Tricycle: The Buddhist Review,
Fall 2005, pp. 72-73 & 118-119. Read
PDF online .
· "Life,
Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Reflections
on the American 2004 Elections."
· "Lucid
Dreaming and Meditation."
·"Overlapping
Worlds" Tricycle:
The Buddhist Review, Spring 2003, pp. 58-69.
· "Refining
the Attention: Focusing on What Matters, Moment by
Moment." Spiritual & Health: The Soul/Body
Connection, Summer 2002, pp. 30-33.
· "Tibetan
Buddhism in the West: Is It Working?" Tricycle:
The Buddhist Review, Summer
2001, pp. 54-63.
· "Emptiness
on My Mind." Mandala:
Buddhism in Our Time, June 2001, pp. 26-27.
