Vince Horn
Alan Wallace
Episode 4: Get a PhD in Contemplative Science
In our second podcast with Alan Wallace, he presents a new model for "professional" contemplatives. Instead of trying to transplant the monastic model to the West, Dr. Wallace suggests that contemplation become an actual profession.
Just as a neuroscientist would go to school to get a PhD and then spend 40+ hour a week working in their field, so too could we have "contemplative scientists" who devote their time to the exploration and investigation of subjective experience.
This is part 2 of a three-part series. Listen to Part 1: Alan Wallace on Achieving Shamatha & Part 3: The Shamatha Project.
