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Center for Contemplative Research

Crestone, Colorado, United States • 12 Employees
Research

The Center for Contemplative Research (CCR) is dedicated to contemplative and scientific research to address two closely-related questions pertaining to human existence: (1) what is the nature of genuine well-being? and (2) what is the nature of human consciousness?Shamatha, literally meaning "quiescence", is the specific meditative discipline that will be the primary, initial focus of such research. For this endeavor, the center will provide an optimal setting for highly qualified individuals to devote themselves full-time to meditative practice under the close direction of Dr. B. Alan Wallace and other qualified instructors.The CCR is committed to training individuals in the practices of shamatha in collaboration with cognitive scientists. The impact of such unprecedented contemplative and scientific collaboration could trigger a paradigm-shift in humanity's understanding of the nature of genuine well-being and consciousness itself.The Center for Contemplative Research is a project of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, founded in 2002 by Dr. Alan Wallace. The Santa Barbara Institute is dedicated to interdisciplinary research and education to advance understanding of the nature and potentials of consciousness. It was established as a nexus for advancing interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding that joins scientific knowledge and spiritual practice. It is a non-sectarian organization that reaches out to the scientific and academic communities, a variety of contemplative traditions, and the general public.