Arthur Zajonc, f. President of the Mind and Life Institute.

Ajay Rastogi first met Arthur Zajonc (left) in 2010 when he was Director of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, alongside his position as Professor of Physics at Amherst College. Arthur Zajonc is President of the Mind and Life Institute. He said that contemplative education was becoming extremely topical and huge efforts are being made in USA to mainstream it into education. He has been to India before for a dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.