Mirabai Bush is Director of the Center on Contemplative Mind in Society, which works to integrate contemplative practice into contemporary society in order to create a more just, compassionate, and reflective society.

She formerly directed the Seva Foundation Guatemala Project, which supports sustainable agriculture and integrated community development. She co-developed Sustaining Compassion, Sustaining the Earth, a series of retreats and events for grassroots environmental activists on the interconnection of spirit and action.

She has studied meditation, yoga, and aikido with many contemplative teachers, including Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Neemkaroli Baba. She is co-author, with Ram Dass, of Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service.