During the 1950s and 1960s, he contributed novelettes and short stories to various digest-size science fiction magazines, sometimes writing under the pseudonym Louis G. After Galouye (pronounced Gah-lou-ey) graduated from Louisiana State University (B.A.), he worked as a reporter for severa Daniel Francis Galouye (11 February 1920 – 7 September 1976) was an American science fiction writer. Daniel Francis Galouye (11 February 1920 – 7 September 1976) was an American science fiction writer. His Holiness will deliver his inaugural lecture at the University this October where he will also be participating in a conference on science and spirituality. With stellar faculty members such as John Dunne and Sara McClintock, the program also enjoys a special relationship with Tibetan Buddhist institutes of higher learning based in India, including the Drepung Loseling Monastery and the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala. The appointment is the most recent development in the highly successful Emory-Tibet Partnership a unique initiative spearheaded by Dr. I firmly believe that education is an indispensable tool for the flourishing of human well-being and the creation of a just and peaceful society, and I am delighted to make a small contribution in this regard through this appointment." Holi Semetko in India (see image below), he is reported to have said: "I look forward to offering my services to the Emory students and community. Receiving the invitation earlier this month from Vice Provost Dr. The fourteenth Dalai Lama-Tenzin Gyatso recently accepted his first university appointment from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. (Compliments of Santa Barbara City College)Ĭlick to see where Alan is talking next > And though it isn't being transmitted via a high-definition plasma screen, you can listen to a podcast of his winning lecture on contemplative science below. In his most recent, Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge (Columbia University Press, 2007), Wallace offers a concise introduction to the philosophy and methodology of contemplative science. Over the years Wallace has published several books on the interface between science and religion.
With academic degrees in both physics and religion, it is an endeavor for which he is uniquely qualified ( click to see his CV). It is a rigorous integration of the strengths of age-old contemplative traditions and contemporary science. Wallace is quick to argue that what he is proposing is not merely a modification of the Buddhist meditation he studied for many years as a monk. It is a mental state that is arrived out through a process of "knowing the mind," that involves both introspection and extrospection-what Wallace has labeled "contemplative science." Unlike these more preternatural forms of pleasure, Wallace advocates a "genuine well-being" that is the cultivation of a mental balance not contingent upon outside factors. 'Like a quarterback dodging tackles to get to the goal line, we're seeking pleasurable jobs, acquisitions, people, places to live, through the avoidance of unpleasant stimuli.' Standing before an audience of those clearly indifferent to the exploits of Peyton Manning, Wallace took a certain delight in drawing an analogy between ordinary life and American football.
MIND SUPERMIND SANTA BARBARA SERIES
Alan Wallace was speaking in the Mind & Supermind lecture series at Santa Barbara City College (Podcast & PowerPoint slides below). While millions of Americans were watching the Super Bowl last month, B.
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