Over the years, Mind and Life Conferences have been supported by the generosity of many individuals and organizations.
Patrons
The Hershey Family Foundation has been our most loyal and steadfast patron since 1990. Their generous support has not only guaranteed the continuity of the conferences, but it has also breathed life in the Mind and Life Institute itself.
The Institute has received generous financial support from the Fetzer Institute, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, Branco Weiss, Adam Engle, Michael Sautman, Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Northcote, Christine Austin, Dennis Perlman, Marilyn and the late Don Gevirtz, Michele Grennon, Klaus Hebben, Joe and Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner, and Edwin and Adrienne Joseph. On behalf of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and all the other participants over the years, we humbly thank all of these individuals and organizations. Their generosity has had a profound impact on the lives of many people.
Scientists and Philosophers
We would also like to thank a number of people for their assistance in making the work of the Institute itself a success. Many of these people have assisted the Institute since its inception. First and foremost we thank His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the scientists, philosophers and Buddhist scholars who have participated in our past meetings, or are participating in our current meetings, and our advisory board: the late Francisco Varela, Richard Davidson, Paul Ekman, Anne Harrington, Arthur Zajonc, Robert Livingston, Pier Luigi Luisi, Newcomb Greenleaf, Jeremy Hayward, Eleanor Rosch, Patricia Churchland, Antonio Damasio, Allan Hobson, Lewis Judd, Larry Squire, Daniel Brown, Daniel Goleman, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Clifford Saron, Lee Yearley, Jerome Engel, Jayne Gackenbach, Joyce McDougall, Charles Taylor, Joan Halifax, Nancy Eisenberg, Robert Frank, Elliott Sober, Ervin Staub, David Finkelstein, George Greenstein, Piet Hut, Tu Weiming, Anton Zeilinger, Owen Flanagan, Mark Greenberg, Matthieu Ricard, Jeanne Tsai, Michael Merzenich, Sharon Salzberg, Steven Chu, Stuart Kauffman, Ursula Goodenough, Eric Lander, Michel Bitbol, Jonathan Cohen, John Duncan, David Meyer, Anne Treisman, Ajahn Amaro, Daniel Gilbert, Daniel Kahneman, Georges Dreyfus, Stephen Kosslyn, Marlene Behrmann, Daniel Reisberg, Elaine Scarry, and Jerome Kagan.
The Private Office and Tibetan Supporters
We thank and acknowledge Tenzin Geyche Tethong, Tenzin N. Taklha and the other wonderful people of the Private Office of His Holiness. We are grateful to Rinchen Dharlo, Dawa Tsering, Nawang Rapgyal and Amy Head of the Office of Tibet in New York City, and Lodi Gyari Rinpoche of the International Campaign for Tibet for their help over the years. And special thanks to Tenzin Choegyal, Ngari Rinpoche, who has been a wonderful guide and true friend.
Other Supporters
Our thanks to Kashmir Cottage, Chonor House, Pema Thang Guesthouse and Glenmoor Cottage in India; Maazda Travel in the United States and Middle Path Travel in India; Elaine Jackson, Zara Houshmand, Alan Kelly, Peter Jepson, Pat Rockland, Thupten Chodron, Laurel Chiten, Billie Jo Joy, Nancy Mayer, Patricia Rockwell, George Rosenfeld, Andy Neddermeyer, Kristen Glover, Maclen Marvit, David Marvit, Wendy Miller, Sandra Berman, Will Shattuck, Franz Reichle, Marcel Hoehn, Geshe Sopa and the monks and nuns of Deer Park Buddhist Center, Dwight Kiyono, Eric Janish, Brenden Clarke, Jaclyn Wensink, Josh Dobson, Matt McNeil, Penny and Zorba Paster, and Jeffrey Davis; Magnetic Image, Disappearing, Inc., Sincerely Yours, HealthEmotions Research Institute-University of Wisconsin; Harvard University's Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative, Karen Barkow, John Dowling, Catherine Whalen, Sara Roscoe, Jennifer Shephard, Sydney Prince, Metta McGarvey, and Ken Kaiser; T&C Film, Shambhala Publications, Wisdom Publications, Oxford University Press, Bantam Books, and Snow Lion Publications.
Interpreters
Finally, our very special thanks go to our interpreters over the years: Geshe Thupten Jinpa, who has interpreted for every meeting; Alan B. Wallace, who has been with us for every meeting but one; and Jose Cabezon, who pitched in for Alan while he was on retreat in 1995. As you can imagine, creating a dialogue and collaboration between Tibetan Buddhists and western scientists is a non-starter without excellent translation and interpretation. These friends are quite literally, the best in the world.
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