With a growing presence across Asia, Europe, the Americas, Oceania, and Africa, we are committed to fostering an open and diverse global ecosystem of Mindful Peace culture.
Message from the Venerable Master: “To establish the Mindful Peace Academy is to carry forward the wisdom of the Buddha Dharma, offering overseas Chinese and international friends a path to peace, purpose, and refuge for both body and mind.” This message has become the guiding principle for Mindful Peace International. At the same time, we have respectfully invited Venerable Master Jiqun to serve as the MPI's mentor, who offers profound guidance on spreading Mindful Peace culture and on the organization's overall development.
Centered on a life-awakening educational curriculum, MPI is developing a series of nonprofit initiatives, including Mindful Peace Academy, Mindful Peace Yards, and Dhyana Tea. Across different regions, we design Chan-Inspired spaces and operate standardized programs that offer an experience characterized by supportive atmosphere, progressive stages, clear methods, and compassionate guidance. Through these efforts, more people can explore and learn from this 2,000-year- old life-awakening education and experience the unique inspiration of Mindful Peace culture.
After his studies at the Buddhist Academy of China in 1980, Ven. Master Jiqun took up teaching roles at the Fujian Buddhist Institute, Minnan Buddhist Institute, and Jie-Chuang Institute of Buddhist Studies, teaching core Buddhist disciplines like Agama, Consciousness-Only, Madhyamaka, the Platform Sutra, and Vinaya. His decades-long dedication to teaching, combined with reflection on the most effective methods for studying Buddhism, led him to formulate the five key pillars of Buddhist practice: Taking Refuge, Arousal of the Mind, Precepts, Right Views, and Samatha-Vipassana. These pillars now serve as the foundation of the Mindful Peace Academy Curriculum, enriching the practice and lives of many practitioners.
Since 1992, Venerable Master Jiqun has been delivering lectures to both academic institutions and the general public, broadening the reach of Buddhist teachings in China and around the world. Embracing Master Taixu’s philosophy of “Humanistic Buddhism,” Venerable Master Jiqun uses Buddhist wisdom to address contemporary social issues. Through various formats such as expert dialogues, keynote lectures, and interviews, he has explored more than twenty themes, including happiness, wealth, belief, environmental protection, morality, entrepreneurship, psychology, human nature, the self, culture, the world, arts, life, science, philosophy, education, interpersonal relationships, life attitudes, and even artificial intelligence. He aims to guide people away from confusion and affliction, empowering them to live healthy, happy, and wise lives.
Venerable Master Jiqun, in addition to his contributions to Dharma education, is a prolific author. His publications, amassing over four million characters, include titles like Wisdom in Life, Guidance in Learning, and Precepts as Teacher. With a profound and undefiled understanding of the Buddha Dharma, he examines social issues, clarifies common misconceptions of Buddhist practice, and offers practical solutions.
Mindful Peace International is committed to integrating this curriculum into its global projects. Through initiatives such as the Dhyana Tea Space, Mindful Peace Yards, and Mindful Peace Academy, we create a diverse and immersive environment for cultivation. Through these efforts, more people can explore and learn the life-awakening teachings and experience the unique inspiration of Mindful Peace culture.
By integrating Eastern Chan Wisdom into modern living, we offer a range of Chan-Inspired practices and experiences, including Chan-Inspired Space, Dhyana Tea, Dhyana Tea Space, Dhyana Tea Ceremony, Dhyana Vegan Experience, Baduanjin Exercise, Mindful Decluttering, Acupressure Massage, and Wholistic Healthy Circulation. These courses can help us slow down, calm the mind, and experience our innate clarity and tranquility.
Life presents us with many challenges—family, finances, relationships—as well as timeless questions: Who am I? Where do we come from and where are we going? What is the purpose of life? By studying and discussing the Mindful Peace Academy Collection, we cultivate the right understanding and discover practical solutions to life’s challenges.
Buddhist culture holds a profound heritage, with the Tripitaka and twelve categories of texts as vast as the ocean. How can modern learners internalize these teachings to realize emptiness and see our true nature? To meet the needs of modern-day practitioners, the Mindful Peace Academy Curriculum offers a progressive and structured learning path. It provides stages, methods, guidance, and a supportive environment. This systematic approach is designed to help practitioners transform their lives, cultivate mindfulness and universal compassion, and walk the path toward awakening.
Mindful Peace International upholds the guiding principles of self-awakening, Dharma-centered discipline, and a spirit of service to guide its global activities and fulfill its vision and mission.
The International Council serves as MPI’s highest decision-making and guiding body. The Mindful Peace Culture Executive Committee is responsible for implementing the Council’s decisions and models. It focuses on three core areas: developing Mindful Peace Academies, providing support and services, and upholding Dharma Transmission. Through this work, it empowers and supports Mindful Peace Academies around the world. The Central Secretariat handles daily operations and promotes cultural exchange and the global development of Mindful Peace culture.
Through the brand authorization mechanism, Mindful Peace International has extended its global presence across Asia, Europe, the Americas, Oceania, and Africa.
By building this global network, MPI not only promotes the spread of Mindful Peace culture, but also creates positive impacts in social, cultural, and ecological spheres. At the same time, we collaborate with local organizations worldwide on initiatives that focus on healthy living, spiritual well-being, and ecological harmony. Together, we strive to address global challenges and contribute to a more harmonious world.
