CONTRIBUTORS

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Ahkon, Lhamo, Jetsumma

Tibetan Tulku, American Dakini

Ahmad, Salman

Pakistani Rock Star, Social Activist

Ajja

Indian Sage

Al-jerrahl, Sheikh Ragip a.k.a. Robert Frager

Sufi Spiritual Leader, Clinical Psychologist

Alvardo, Carlos

Professor of Research in Psychiatric Medicine, Out of Body Experiences

Amrit-anandamayi, Mata

Revered humanitarian Leader, Humanitarian

Anand, Margot

Author, Sky Dancing Tantra

Anees, Munawar

Islamic Scholar & Social Critic

Antonia, Mother

Catholic Nun, Human Rights Activist

Armstrong, Karen

Comparative Religion Scholar, Author

Atwater, Skip

Director of Research Monroe Institute

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Baba, Pilot

Indian Yogi

Babaji

Avatar, Immortal Sage

Bache, Chris

Professor of Religious Studies, Transpersonal Theorist

Balsekar, Ramesh

Avaita Vedanta Teacher

Barlow, Connie

Science Writer, Great Story Teacher

Barnet, Michael

Spiritual Teacher

Barrett, Richard

Business Consultant

Batchelor, Stephen

Buddhist Teacher and Author

Bayrak, Sheikh Tosun

Sufi Master

Bays Roshi, Jan chozen

Zen Teacher, Abbess of Great Vow monastery

Beckwith, Michael

Spiritual Teacher, Founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center

Berg, Rabbi Yehudi

Director of the Kabbalah Centre

Berry, Thomas

Ecologist, Theologian

Beyers-Beckwith, Rickie

Composer, Vocalist, Musical Director Agape International Spiritual Center

Bhagavati, Ma Jaya Sati

Spiritual Teacher, Humanitarian, Founder of Kashi Ashram

Bielecki, Teresa

Carmelite Nun, Mother abbess, of the Spiritual Life Institute

Blackmore, SusanZen Practitioner, Psychologist, Skeptic

Bloom, Howard

Paleopsychologist, Social Theorist

Bond, Annie

Her books, Better Basics for the Home, (Three Rivers Press, 1999) and Home Enlightenment (Rodale, 2005) offer plenty of recipes and advice for green cleaning and living. (health, ecology)

Bonder, Saniel

Spiritual Teacher

Braungart, Michael

Chemist, Sustainable Desing Pioneer, Founder of the EPEA

Brown, Juanita

Co-Originator of the World Café, Business Consultant.

Bruteau, Beatrice

Christian Contemplative, Evolutionary Theorist

Budapest, Z

Feminist, Pagan, Spiritual Teacher

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Callos, Tom

Martial Arts Master, Founder of the Ultimate Blackbelt Test

Cannon, Master Charles

Spiritual Teacher, Director of the Synchronicity Foundation

Chalmers, David

Philosopher, Professor of Consciousness Studies

Chetananda, Swami

Spiritual Teacher, Spiritual Director of the Nityananda Institue

Chidananda, Swami

Spiritual Master, President of the Divine Society

Christ, Vissarion

Religious Leader

Codrescu, Andrei

Poet, Author, NPR Commentator

Cabezon, Jose

Gay Rights Activist, Buddhist Scholar

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Daly, Mary

Radical Feminist, Theologian, Philosopher

Debold, Elizabeth

Developmental Psychologist, Feminist Activist, Senior Editor at WIE

Desai, Amrit

Yogi, Founder of the Kripalu Center

Desjardins, Arnaud

Spiritual Teacher

Dionysios, Archimandrite

Elder and Founder, Sacred Monastery of the Exultation of the Holy Cross

Dowd, Michael

Evolutionary Evangelist, Christian minister, Environmentalist

Druyan, Ann

Science Writer, CEO Cosmos Studios

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Edelman, Rabbi David

Dean Lubavitcher Academy

Emme, Martina

Group Facilitator, Founder One By One

Engler, Jack

Psychologist, Pioneer of Transpersonal Psychology

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Fenwick, Peter

Neuropsychiatrist, Near Death Experience Researcher

Feuerstein, Georg

Yoga Scholar, Author

Firmage, Joe

Internet Pioneer, Futurist

Fisher, Helen

Anthropologist, Evolutionary Psychologist

Frankiel, Tamar

Dean of Students and Professor of Comparative Religion at the Academy for Jewish Religion

Frawley, David

Pandit Varmadeva Shastri, Vedic Teacher and Scholar

Furman, Ashrita

Student of Sri Chinmoy, Holder of Multiple Guinness World Records

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Gardner, James N.

Science Writer, Evolutionary Theorist, Attorney

Garrison, Jim

Cofounder State of the World Forum, President of Wisdom University

Glassman, Roshi Bernie

Zen Teacher, Activist, Humanitarian

Godwin, Robert

Clinical Psychologist, Pioneer of Evolutionary Spirituality

Gold, E.J.

Spiritual Teacher, Artist

Goldstein, , Joseph

Buddhist Teacher, Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society

Gopin, Marc

Director of GMU's Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution

Goswami, Amit

Quantum physicist, Consciousness Theorist

Govindacharya, Bannanje

Vedantic Scholar, Dvaitin Pandit

Granoff, Jonathan

International Peace Activist, Attorney

Greyson, Bruce

Professor, Psychiatric Medicine, Near Death Experience Researcher

Gunaratana, Bhante Henepola

Buddhist Monk, Scholar, Leader of Bhavana Society

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Hackford, Taylor

Hollywood Director

Harding, Douglas

Spiritual Teacher

Heartspring, Stacey

Guest Editor of WIE

Hill, Jason D.

Philosophy Professor, Depaul University

Hixon, Lex

Sufi Sheikh, Philosopher, Comparative Religion Scholar

Hock, Dee

Former CEO of VISA, International Organizational Consultant

Hollis, James

Jungian Analyst, Executive Director of the Jung Educational Center

Holt, Lillian

Aboriginal Educator, Author

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Janki, Dadi

Brahma Kumaris Spiritual leader

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Katie, Byron

Spiritual Teacher

Keating, Father Thomas

Cistercian Monk, Founder of Contemplative Outreach

Keen, Sam

Spiritual Philosopher, Men's Movement Pioneer

Kennedy, Robert F.

Political and Environmental Activist, Attorney

Kenny, Robert

Fetzer Institute, Collective Intelligence Researcher

Kernberg, Otto

Psychoanalyst, Clinical Researcher, Object relations Theorist

Kimura, Yshukiko

Integral Philosopher, Founder Vision-Action

Kitagawa, Audrey

Spiritual Teacher, Attorney, United Nations Adviser

Kosofsky, Esther

Director of the Resource Center for Jewish Education

Kuccinich, Dennis

US Congressman from Ohio, Peace Activist

Kurzweil, Ray

Futuriat, Inventor, Entrepreneur

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LaLanne, Jack

Health and Fitness Guru

Leonard, George

Human Potential Pioneer, Integral Transformative Practice, Author

Lerner, Rabbi Michael

Political Acitivist, Founder of Tikun magazine

Lesser, Elizabeth

Cofounder of the Omega Institute, Author

Logan, Karen TBD

Long, Barry

Spiritual Teacher, Tantric Master

Lowe, Paul

Spiritual Teacher

Lozowick, Lee

Spiritual Teacher, Founder of the Hohm Community

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Maharshi, Sri Ramana

Revered Indian Sage

Masefield, Peter

Buddhist scholar

Maull, Fleet

Zen Priest, Activist, Founder of the Prison Dharma Hospice Association

McCarthy, John

Journalist, Former Hostage

McNamara, Father William

Carmelite Priest

Meera, Mother

Spiritual Teacher

Millman, Dan

Spiritual Author

Milton, John P.

Environmentalist, Founder Sacred Passage and the Way of Nature

Moss, Richard

Spiritual Teacher, Physician

Muhaiyaddeen, Bawa

Sufi Mystic

Murphy, Michael

Pioneer of the Human Potential Movement, Cofounder of the Esalen Institute

Murphy, Nancy

Christian Philosopher, Minister

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Nagler, Michael

Peace Scholar, Activist

Nelson, Roger

Founder & Director of Global Consciousness Project

Niranjananda, Swami

Indian Yogi, Founder of Bihar Yoga Bharatj

Nydahl, Lama Ole

Tibetan Buddhist Teacher

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Packer, Toni

Spiritual Teacher, Founder of the Springwater Center

Paris, Ella

Gen-Y Seeker

Parish, Chris

Collective Intelligence Pioneer, Director of EnlightenNext London

Peat, F. David

Theoretical Physicist, Founder, Pari Center for New Learning

Pennington, Father Basil

Cistercian Priest, Leader in Christian Contemplative Movement

Petersen, John

Futurist, Founder of the Arlington Institute

Powter, Susan

Health and Fitness Crusader

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Radin, David

Senior Scientist at IONS, Researcher in Parapsychology

Ragnar, Peter

Self-Master, Natural Life Scientist

Ram Dass

Spiritual Teacher

Rama, Swami

One of the greatest masters from the Himalayas, Swami Rama is the founder of the Himalayan Institute. Born in India, he studied in both India and Europe and received his spiritual training in the Himalayan cave monasteries and in Tibet. His best known work, Living with the Himalayan Masters reveals the many facets of this singular adept and demonstrates his embodiment of the living tradition of the East. (Global Spiritual Awakening, world peace, consciousness, enlightenment, methods, spirituality, god, science evolution, education, health, religion, ecology, art, culture)

Ramadan, Tariq

Islamic Reform Pioneer, Scholar

Rief, David

Journalist, Author

Rifkin, Jeremy

Economist, futurist, author, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends

Rimpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse

Tibetan Buddhist Master, Filmmaker

Robbins, Ocean

Youth Leader, Philanthropist, Spiritual Activist

Rothchild, Mary

Human Rights Activist, Holocaust Scholar, Journalist

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Sahtouris, Elisabet

Evolution Biologist, Futurist

Santana

Musician, Philanthropist

Saraswati, Sawami Dayananda

Advaita Vedanta Master

Schachter-Shalomi, Rabbi Zalman

Founding Father of the Jewish Renewal Movement

Scharmer, C. Otto

Economist, Cofounder of MIT's Project ELIAS

Schneerson, Rabbi Mendel Menachem

Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe

Schumacher, E.F.

Visionary Economist

Senge, PeterFounding Chair, Organizational Learning

Shankar, Sri Sri Ravi

Spiritual Teacher, Founder of the Art of Living Foundation

Shankar, Vijai

Avaita Vedanta teacher

Shaw, Miranda

Scholar of Tantric Buddhism

Sheldrake, Rupert

Biochemist, Parapsychology Researcher

Singh, Mohinder

Sikh Teacher, Interfaith Activist

Shankarananda, Swami

Spiritual Teacher, Director of Shiva School of Mediataion

Sheng-yen, Master

Ch'an Buddhist Master

Schlitz, Marilyn

VP for Research and Education, IONS

Sommer, Dario Salas

Spiritual Teacher, Director if the Institute of Hermetic Philosophy

Stein, Henry

Adleriean Psychotherapist, Director of the Alfred Adler Institute

Steindl-Rast, Brother David

Benedictine Monk

Steinsalz, Rabbi Adin

Duchovny Ravin of Russia, Talmudic Scholar, Kabbalist

Surya Das, Lama

American Buddhist Teacher

Swimme, Brian

Mathematical Cosmologist

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Teasdale, Brother Wayne

Catholic Lay Monk, Leader in Interfaith movement

Temple-Thurston, Leslie

Spiritual Teacher, Humanitarian, Founder of Core Light

Thakar, Vimala

Spiritual Sage, political Activist

Tigunait, Pandit Rajmani, Ph.D.

Pandit Tigunait is the spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute. He is the successor of Sri Swami Rama. Dr. TIgunait hold two doctorates, one from the University of Allahabad in India and the other from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a regular contributor to "Yoga International" magazine, the author of numerous books including the best selling At the Eleventh Hour and the force behind Sacred Link?The Healing Revolution. (Global Spiritual Awakening, world peace, consciousness, enlightenment, methods, spirituality, god, science evolution, education, health, religion, ecology, art, culture)

Tirtha, Swami Bharati

Hindu Spiritual Leader, Shankaracharya of Sringeri

Torey, Zoltan

Psychooogist, Philosopher, Consciousness Theorist

Tucker, Mary Evelyn

Religious Studies Professor, Ecologist

Tucker, Jim

Clinical Psychiatrist, Reincarnation Studies Researcher

Turner, Vernon Kitabu

Poet, Bushido Practitioner, Martial Arts Master

Tutu, Archbishop Desmond

Anglican Archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

Tworkov, Helen

Buddhist Practitioner, Founder of Tricycle magazine

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Uexkull, Jakob von

President of the World Future Council Initiative

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Vaughn, Frances

Transpersonal Psychologist

Vivekananda, Swami

Renowned Hindu Spiritual Teacher

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White, John

Spiritual Visionary, Consciousness-Researcher

Woodman, Marion

Jungian Analyst, Author

Wright, Robert

Evolutionary Theorist, Author, Political Analyst

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Zajonc, Donna

Former State Representative, Author, Political Consultant

Zengotita, Thomas de

Anthropologist, Philosopher, Media Theorist

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