Vision
To establish mutually respectful working collaboration and research partnerships between modern science and Buddhism — two of the world's most fruitful traditions for understanding the nature of reality and promoting human well-being.
Purpose
To promote the creation of a contemplative, compassionate, and rigorous experimental and experiential science of the mind which could guide and inform medicine, neuroscience, psychology, education and human development.
To contribute to the epistemological revolution which is taking place through modern physics as well as philosophy, in order to extend our understanding of knowledge to one that integrates the diverse dimensions of our world.
Mission
The Mind and Life Institute is dedicated to fostering dialogue and research at the highest possible level between modern science and the great living contemplative traditions, especially Buddhism. It builds on a deep commitment to the power and value of both of these ways of advancing knowledge and their potential to alleviate suffering.
It realizes its mission through a range of inter-related activities:
- Extended semi-private meetings between prominent scientists and leading figures from the contemplative traditions, most notably, the Dalai Lama of Tibet
- Public conferences to stimulate interest in the potential of these scientific dialogues within the larger scholarly community
- Intellectually rigorous yet accessible publications, based on Mind and Life meetings and conferences to share the power and potential of these collaborative exchanges with the general public
- Collaborative research projects and meetings focused on designing research, between laboratory scientists, scholars and practitioners of Buddhism and other forms of contemplative practice
- Educational programs based on our research findings that teach people proven, effective techniques to enhance human development and alleviate suffering
The Mind and Life Institute is a non-profit tax-exempt organization incorporated under
section 501(c)(3) in the United States.
© Copyright 2007 Mind and Life Institute, Boulder, CO, USA. All rights reserved.
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