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Core Activities

The work of the Foundation is to advance understanding of how human experience is informed by how we relate to our internal and external environment by…

  • Facilitating dialogue and research among the scientific community, contemplatives and the general public
  • Outreach and education through media, conferences, workshops, and other events.
  • Developing, Publishing and disseminating information related to the mission of the Foundation

Facilitating Dialogue + Public Conversations

Being Human Symposium 2012On March 24th 2012 we will host Being Human 2012 -- the first annual Symposium where leading scientists and philosophers will present scientific and philosophical insights that are reshaping our understanding of human nature and our experience of daily life.

Research

Under the banner of The Baja Project, scientists Richie Davidson, Phil Zelazo, and Sona Dmidjian are engaged in a five-year research project focused on the process and potential of ongoing human development beyond identification with mental self-concepts.

Past research projects

The Baumann Foundation Collection at CIIS

The Foundation recently made a contribution to the California Institute of Integral Studies for its library to develop a collection of books related to the mission of the foundation.

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