The Reality of the Metacrisis (Part 1 of 4) | Dr. B. Alan Wallace
Center for Contemplative Research
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This is Part 1 of a longer talk from January 2026 by Dr. B. Alan Wallace (entitled A Future for Humanity Beyond the Current Metacrisis), in which Dr. Wallace offered both diagnosis and remedy for the crises humanity faces.
Watch the full talk: A Future For Humanity Beyond the Current M...
For convenience and easier sharing of this talk, we have divided it into four shorter portions, thematically aligned to the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths: the reality of suffering, the origins of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path leading to that cessation.
Here in Part 1, Dr. Wallace diagnoses the multifaceted and interdependent challenges facing humanity at this time in history: palpable aspects of our current reality of suffering.
Corrections:
13:42 The planetary population was about 1 billion in the early 19th century rather than in the early 18th century
In parts 2, 3, and 4 of this talk (which will be posted in this playlist A Future for Humanity Beyond the Current M... ), Dr. Wallace elucidates the root causes and contributing conditions for this global metacrisis, the possibility of a better future beyond these interconnected problems, and a practical framework for skillfully responding to the global metacrisis: the Sixfold Matrix of Mental Balance.
We hope this new “cut” of a seminal talk provides a helpful frame for understanding and sharing the important material therein. If you'd like to help others consider the perspective and recommendations in this offering, please share the videos with them.
The Center for Contemplative Research (CCR) is working to provide the world with the tools needed to bring about a new era of human flourishing, specifically through the Sixfold Matrix of Mental Balance—a secular framework designed to bring about balance within individuals and, in effect, throughout the world. If you’d like to stay involved with our work, there are three things you can do right now:
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Its good to be informed, but boy does my nervous system get riled up for a few days after hearing some news. This is very much welcome. 👌
It's also impractical to propose that traditional, arduous, years-in-retreat meditation practices be put forward as a way to address the metacrisis. Maybe if we had 100 years. But we don't have 100 years. We are going to need to make use of the fields of wearable neurotech, brain-computer interfaces etc. - very rapidly-growing fields of medicine.
The Reality of the Metacrisis (Part 1 of 4) | Dr. B. Alan Wallace
Center for Contemplative Research
1,470 views
This is Part 1 of a longer talk from January 2026 by Dr. B. Alan Wallace (entitled A Future for Humanity Beyond the Current Metacrisis), in which Dr. Wallace offered both diagnosis and remedy for the crises humanity faces.
Watch the full talk: A Future For Humanity Beyond the Current M...
For convenience and easier sharing of this talk, we have divided it into four shorter portions, thematically aligned to the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths: the reality of suffering, the origins of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path leading to that cessation.
Here in Part 1, Dr. Wallace diagnoses the multifaceted and interdependent challenges facing humanity at this time in history: palpable aspects of our current reality of suffering.
Corrections:
13:42 The planetary population was about 1 billion in the early 19th century rather than in the early 18th century
In parts 2, 3, and 4 of this talk (which will be posted in this playlist A Future for Humanity Beyond the Current M... ), Dr. Wallace elucidates the root causes and contributing conditions for this global metacrisis, the possibility of a better future beyond these interconnected problems, and a practical framework for skillfully responding to the global metacrisis: the Sixfold Matrix of Mental Balance.
We hope this new “cut” of a seminal talk provides a helpful frame for understanding and sharing the important material therein. If you'd like to help others consider the perspective and recommendations in this offering, please share the videos with them.
The Center for Contemplative Research (CCR) is working to provide the world with the tools needed to bring about a new era of human flourishing, specifically through the Sixfold Matrix of Mental Balance—a secular framework designed to bring about balance within individuals and, in effect, throughout the world. If you’d like to stay involved with our work, there are three things you can do right now:
Sign up for the CCR email list: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/s...
Access our free library of talks, guided meditations, and more: https://centerforcontemplativeresearc...
Make a gift to support our work: https://centerforcontemplativeresearc...
Thank you for joining us in our mission to Fathom the Mind. Heal the World.®
#metacrisis #meditation #mindfulness