Organizations

Established in 1987 as a collaboration among Dalai Lama, Adam Engle, and Francisco Varela, and currently under the direction of Arthur Zajonc, MLI is a non-profit organization that seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowing that combines first person knowledge from the world’s contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. MLI also offers Contemplative Studies Fellowships that propose to bring fresh perspectives from the humanities into contemplative neuroscience and contemplative clinical science.

Affiliated with the Semel Institue of the University of California at Los Angeles, MARC aims to foster mindful awareness through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society.

Established in 2001 by educators who were students of Thich Nhat Hanh, MiEN aims to support and cultivate the practice of mindfulness in educational settings. The purpose of the network is to facilitate communication among educators, parents, students and any others interested in promoting contemplative practice (mindfulness) in educational settings. MiEN organizes conferences on this topic.