Buddhist teachings strongly emphasize the importance of cultivating a meaningful motivation for all our endeavors, especially spiritual practice. This corresponds to the theme of “conative intelligence”: the faculty by which we are able to wisely embrace those aspirations, ideals, and intentions that will lead to the fulfillment of our fundamental wish to be free of suffering and to find an enduring sense of well-being.

In this lecture Dr. B. Alan Wallace will relate this topic to bringing about “four revolutions in outlook” that provide a foundation for engaging in authentic Buddhist practice.

These constitute meditations on (1) the rarity and preciousness of our human existence, (2) the significance of our own mortality and of impermanence in general, (3) the full extent of the reality of suffering, and (4) the nature of actions and their consequences within and beyond this life.

These four themes radically shift our view of reality and the meaning of life, and they are regarded as indispensable in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Kismet Movies and the Vajrayana Institute will premier NEVER FORGET TIBET: The Dalai Lama’s Untold Story at theater’s throughout Australia on December 7th. Following the film there will be a virtual Q&A panel and B. Alan Wallace will be one of the special guests.

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Join World-Renowned teacher Alan Wallace for a five day meditation retreat focusing on the teachings of Atiśa Dīpaṃkaraśrījñāna (982-1055), one of the greatest masters of Indian Buddhism. This will be Alan Wallace’s only Australian retreat in 2022.

During this five-day retreat, we shall focus on some of the core teachings of Atiśa Dīpaṃkaraśrījñāna (982-1055), one of the greatest masters of Indian Buddhism. These have become the source of spiritual practice within all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. They provide ‘pith’ instructions that go straight to the heart of our modern concerns – how to face suffering, develop satisfaction and serenity, have compassion for others and reduce the self centered concerns that are the cause of so many of our problems.

The retreat is structured with a balance of meditation instruction, meditation practice, lectures and discussion sessions. Alan Wallace will draw on two short texts (newly translated by him) that take the form of dialogues between Atiśa and his principal disciple Drom Tönpa, entitled, “Cutting the Root of Suffering and Equalizing Excitation and Laxity” and “Blaming Everything on a Single Culprit.” These two exchanges go right to the heart of meditation, while at the same time representing a lively guru-disciple exchange that is both reverent and critical at the same time. We will then turn to Atiśa’s quintessential meditative guidance in his root text The Mahāmudrā Granted by the Noble Lord to Gönpawa. Atiśa’s approach provides us today with a bridge between understanding the nature of reality according to the Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka view, Mahāmudrā, and Dzogchen.

This retreat provides an excellent grounding in meditation practice and buddhist philosophy for new students and includes new material and further guidance for those who have previously attended Alan Wallace’s meditation retreats.

This is an in-person event, but a recording could be available at some point. For additional information please contact the Vajrayana Institute.
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Views of Emptiness, Dependent Origination, and the Indwelling Mind of Clear Light

Lama Alan Wallace and Eva Natanya will explore the profound unity and distinct qualities of the paths of the Great Perfection as explained within the Nyingma school and in Highest Yoga Tantra as explained by Lama Tsongkhapa.

Through listening and guided meditations, participants will come to understand the deeper compatibility between Geluk and Nyingma approaches to the Middle Way view, despite apparent differences, and discover how to make the ground of reality manifest within their own experience.

Sponsored by The Centre for Contemplative Research Aotearoa

This is an in-person event, but we do hope to have a recording available at some point.
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Dr Wallace is widely regarded as one of the West’s preeminent meditation teachers and retreat guides. He is also a prominent voice in the emerging discussion between contemporary Buddhist thinkers and scientists who question the materialist presumptions of their 20th-century paradigms. Dr Wallace has been a frequent translator and contributor to meetings between the Dalai Lama and prominent scientists, and he has written and translated more than 40 books.

During this retreat, Dr Wallace will provide guidance on how to develop shamatha (“serene presence of mind”) to cultivate an inner sense of ease, stillness, and clarity of attention. These qualities are the indispensable foundation for all meditative practices and are a direct route to genuine well-being.

The cultivation of such attentional balance and clarity has been found to enhance performance and creativity, reduce stress, support mental health, and lead to personal transformation in everyday life. Such attention skills are also central to the development of a focused mind and an open heart.

Sponsored by The Centre for Contemplative Research Aotearoa

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Open House

Join Dr Wallace and Dr Natanya as they share the purpose and mission of the Centre for Contemplative Research (CCR). Learn about how each research observatory provides the ideal environment for highly-trained contemplatives to work collaboratively with scientists to investigate the nature and potentials of both consciousness and genuine well-being —all in order to develop world-changing applications across disciplines and sectors.

Light meal served after discussion.

Where: Murchison Sport, Recreation & Cultural Centre
34 Hampden Street, Murchison 7007, New Zealand

When: Wednesday 23rd November 2022
Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Fee: Free

This is an in-person event, but we do hope to have a recording available at some point.
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B. Alan Wallace will guide week two of this ten-week inquiry into the nature of mind that has been going on between leading scientists, philosophers, contemplatives, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama for over thirty-five years. The course features a curated selection of conversations from past Mind & Life Dialogues that explore our evolving understanding of three aspects of mind: attention, perception, and self.

Alan Wallace will lecture on “Where do theism and nontheism converge?” in the series “Unified Consciousness; The Common Insight of all Spiritual Traditions and of the Greatest Scientists,” sponsored by the World Community for Christian Meditation.
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The Life and World of HH the Dalai Lama – Join Dr B Alan Wallace and Venerable Thubten Wangchen for the CCN Dialogues Live Zoom Event

This dialogue will take us from centuries ago, discovering the culture and spiritual heritage from which the Dalai Lama emerged, to the present day, where we will explore his vision, his message and values and what impact he has had not simply in Tibet but significantly in the rest of the world.

Live Spanish Translation
TRADUCCIÓN SIMULTÁNEA EN ESPAÑOL

The live session starts at:
10am PT Pacific Time /
6pm BST  British Summer Time /
7pm CEST Central European Summer Time

The conference will be for free but if you wish you’ll be able to make a donation.
This donation will be distributed among the speakers’ organisations; the Fundación de la Casa del Tibet, Santa Barbara Institute and the entity that organises it; Contemplative Consciousness Network.

Join B Alan Wallace for this retreat. Revealed in a visionary experience when Düdjom Lingpa was twenty-seven years old, The Enlightened View of Samantabhadra is a teaching that manifests as an extensive dialogue between a group of bodhisattvas and Samantabhadra, manifested as the Lake-born Vajra. The answers to questions, ranging over some crucial aspects of Dzogchen practice, go far beyond a mere description of the path to liberation.

The advice offered in The Enlightened View of Samantabhadra describes the complete path to illumination, and the everyday language of the dialogue and the directness of the advice helps one dive into the view of Düdjom Lingpa. The clear explanations on deep subjects, and the precise definitions of Dzogchen terms, dissipate wrong views and deepen trust in this pinnacle of the Dharma.

You should be familiar with the foundational teachings and practices of shamatha, the four applications of mindfulness, the four immeasurables, and relative and ultimate bodhicitta. It is a prerequisite to have watched Part One of the retreat.

This retreat will also be translated live into Portuguese.

Please email: eventos@cebb.org.br with any questions.