“The Center for Contemplative Research is clearly positioned to enrich the clinical and cognitive sciences with the wisdom of the world’s contemplative traditions — traditions that emphasize both mindfulness and compassion as essential elements of healing and genuine well-being. My hope is that the center will help create a new generation of scientist-practitioners who will study the mind using not only the third-person methods of science but also the first-person methods of contemplative inquiry. It is particularly encouraging that the CCR’s operating model can readily be scaled to yield an international network of such centers, each of which can collaborate with the scientists and contemplative traditions of its immediate environment. I fully endorse the launch of this initial center in Colorado and will be happy to see it flourish.”