Synthesis Participants 2001

Tenzin Choegyal 
Nagari Rinpoche; Lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism INDIA

Hafsat Abiola 
Nigerian Youth Activist, Harvard University U.S.A.

A.T. Ariyaratne 
Sarvodaya Movement; Damask Madera Sri Lanka

Joan Borysenko 
Mind, Body, Health Sciences U.S.A.

Dean Lawrence E. Carter Sr. 
Morehouse College U.S.A.

Joe Firmage 
One Cosmos; International Space Sciences Org. U.S.A.

Ela Gandhi 
Parliamentarian, Republic of South Africa South Africa

Jean Houston 
Foundation for Mind Research U.S.A.

Pres. Nelson Mandela (tentative accept) 
Republic of South Africa Republic of South Africa

Rajiv Mehrotra 
Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH The Dalai Lama INDIA

Ven. Sogyal Rinpoche 
Rigpa USA 

Ven. Achok Rinpoche 
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives India

Richard Rosenkranz 
Interfaith Call for Tibet U.S.A.

Vandana Shiva 
Fdn. for Science, Technology & Ecology India

Sulak Sivaraksa 
Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute Thailand

Judith Sturnick President, 
The Union Institute U.S.A.

Rev. Robert Thompson 
Chair, Parliament of the World's Religions U.S.A.

Robert Thurman 
Columbia University, Tibetan Studies U.S.A.

Michael Toms 
New Dimensions Broadcasting Network U.S.A.

William Ury 
International Negotiation Network U.S.A. 

Venerable Dr. 
Yifa National Sun Yat-sen University Taiwan