Ilchi Lee

"Did you bring your brain?" At the many lectures he gives worldwide, Ilchi Lee often begins with this question. Having suffered from ADHD himself in his childhood and overcome it later, he developed a great trust in and knowledge of the human brain. By utilizing the brain's full power, he believes, humanity can achieve its potential and resolve the serious problems we are facing. Though the brain, we can realize the key dreams of the world: health, happiness and peace.

A Career of Innovation
Through a three-decade career, Ilchi Lee has developed many training programs and methods, organized numerous projects and events, authored dozens of books, and founded a variety of for-profit and non-profit organizations. In this sense, he is a modern Renaissance man. Prolific innovation is his way of life. Yet at his core, Ilchi Lee is motivated by only one thing – a deep and abiding love for humanity and the Earth, and a passion to improve their conditions.
A true believer in the power of individuals to change themselves and the world around them, Ilchi Lee seeks to empower individuals to live according to their highest ideals and grandest dreams. He identifies the source of this ability in the human brain, and thus considers its development as the most critical aspect of human progress. For this reason, he created the Brain Education System Training (BEST), which provides a profound five-step process for unleashing the brain's unlimited potential. The hundreds of training programs that he has created are part of BEST.

Fostering Health, Happiness and Peace
Ilchi Lee has focused his career on finding and disseminating innovative ways to awaken the best in the human spirit. He espouses the philosophy that we are all Earth Humans, united by our common dependence upon and identification with the Earth, rather than by arbitrary political boundaries and ethnic groupings. He affirms that humanity can transcend its destructive tendencies through this basic shift in identity and consciousness to realize our historic dream of harmony and peace.
In his zeal to spread this philosophy worldwide, Ilchi Lee has established himself as a leader in the area of international cooperation for human potential development. For example, in 2001 he hosted the Humanity Conference in Seoul, South Korea, an event that gathered around 12,000 people from across the world to find workable means of fostering a more peaceful, sustainable world culture.
Well-known speakers at that event included former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, environmental activist Maurice Strong, and renowned journalist Seymour Topping. He has also joined with other influential figures, such as Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez and well-known inspirational author Neale Donald Walsch, to cosponsor a series of events and projects related to peacemaking.

What Lee's Peers Say About Him

"Ilchi Lee understands the brain not simply as an organ, but as the center of the whole human body energy system. As such, a holistic approach to developing the brain's full potential is deeply linked to any struggle for peace that understands individual development…His transcendent work is a constant inspiration, and I am deeply pleased to witness the increasing worldwide influence of Brain Education and its accompanying peace activities." Oscar Arias Sanchez, President, Costa Rica, Nobel Peace Laureate

"For Ilchi Lee, enlightenment is not some obscure mystical path attainable only for those few who sit meditating on a mountaintop. He offers a common sense way to fulfillment for every individual. His philosophy guides us to a peaceful world in which all living creatures are accorded respect and compassionate treatment." Seymour Topping, Author and Professor of Journalism

"I agree with Ilchi Lee that the brain will be at the center of cultural development. From the viewpoint of the brain, people will analyze and make plans regarding politics, economy, society, and culture. Brain Education's development and delivery will foster the acceleration of cultural evolution in positive directions. According to Ilchi Lee's philosophy, when humanity chooses happiness and peace, then substantial progress is possible. I expect that his Brain Education to be a major force in the world's cultural advancement." Hee-Sup Shin, National Scientist Awardee, South Korea

Current Commitments
Currently, Ilchi Lee focuses on research and educational innovation, and on the furthering of world peace in collaboration with global leaders. His articulate principles and powerful practices continue to touch the lives of tens of thousands of people worldwide. His productivity and creativity are enhanced by the organizations he founded and serves as president – University of Brain Education (South Korea), Korea Institute of Brain Science, International Brain Education Association (Sedona, Arizona), and BR Consulting (Sedona).