Andrew O. Fort (Ph. D., University of Pennsylvania) is Professor of South Asian Religions (emeritus) and Green Distinguished Emeritus Tutor at TCU.  He has published extensively on aspects of Hindu thought (particularly Advaita Vedanta and Yoga) and issues concerning teaching, particularly contemplative pedagogy. He founded TCU’s Contemplative Studies initiative in 2012, and has been on the steering Committee of the Contemplative Studies group at the American Academy of Religion.  He has practiced meditation for 45 years, and has been exploring the Time Space Knowledge (TSK) inquiry founded by Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche for 20 years.