Last Updated on July 16, 2026 by pg@petergamma.org
The Meditation Research Institute Switzerland (MRIS) was founded on January 1, 2021 by Swiss Physiologist Peter Gamma from www.petergamma.org.
Peter was previously a Researcher at the Brain Research Institute of the University of Zurich.
The Meditation Research Insitute Switzerland (MRIS) was inspired by the Meditation Research Institute at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in India.
The Meditation Research Institute at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in India unfortunately has stopped all it activities. So the Meditation Research Institute Switzerland (MRIS) is the only Meditation Research Institute around the world which is currently active. So what is the Progress Report if the Mediation Research Institute Switzerland five years after it started it s actives? The following is our main finding after 5 years of research:
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche meditated for 13 years in solitary retreat with the ultimate goal to get enlightened:
And according to the Buddhist teachings we are only completely mentally healthy if we are completely enlightened. But unfortunately, in «Altered Traits» we do not find the scientific data which would confirm these statements:
Therefore, a lot of work remains for the future of the Meditation Research Institute Switzerland (MRIS).