In 1972, Thompson founded the Lindisfarne Association as an alternative
way for the humanities to develop in a scientific and technical
civilization. Lindisfarne became an association of scientists, artists,
scholars, and contemplatives devoted to the study and realization of a
new planetary culture. Lindisfarne began its activities in Southampton,
New York in 1973, moved to Manhattan in 1976, and, finally, to
Crestone, Colorado in 1979 where today the Lindisfarne Fellows House,
the Lindisfarne Chapel, and the Lindisfarne Mountain Retreat are under the ownership and management of
the Crestone Mountain Zen Center.(http://www.dharmasangha.com/index.html)
In 1997, Thompson retired from the presidency of the Lindisfarne
Association, but he still meets with the Lindisfarne Fellows at their annual meeting at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe. (http://www.upaya.org/index.php)
