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The Mind & Life Institute 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. Ultimately, our goal is to relieve human suffering and advance well-being. To guide us in our Mission, Vision and Strategy, the Mind & Life Institute has adopted a set of core values: We aspire to bring these values into our work, lives and culture as we grow the Mind and Life Family of researchers, contemplatives and participants. The Mind & Life Institute sees the potential of a world that fully understands the critical importance of training the mind in ways that reduce individual and societal suffering and promote individual and planetary peace, health, well-being and cooperation. Moreover, we envision a world where everyone has access to age-appropriate and culturally appropriate mental and emotional fitness practices. To accomplish this, we implement a practical, results-oriented Mission and Strategy based on scientific research to understand how we, as humans, can train our minds to develop the qualities of mind that support and advance our Vision. The Mission of the Mind & Life Institute is to promote and support rigorous, multi-disciplinary scientific investigation of the mind which will lead to the development and dissemination of practices that cultivate the mental qualities of attention, emotional balance, kindness, compassion, confidence and happiness. Our investigation is rooted in an integrated way of knowing that combines the first and second person direct experience of contemplative practice with a modern scientific third person inquiry. Our commitment to multi-disciplinary investigation includes research in the traditional mind sciences, social sciences, contemplative scholarship and practice, philosophy and humanities. We believe that only through this integrated investigation can we achieve an accurate understanding of how the mind works, the benefits of mental fitness, and the best practices for achieving mental and emotional fitness
 * Values, Vision, Mission & Strategy **
 * Values **
 * Love, Mindfulness and Compassion
 * Trust and Integrity
 * Teamwork and Collaboration
 * Impeccability and Continuous Improvement
 * Open Communication and Transparency
 * Vision **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24px;">Mission **