Advisory Council for the LOTUS Center for World Faiths
The interfaith service of H. H. Sri Swami Satchidananda and the LOTUS are coordinated by the LOTUS Center for World Faiths (LCWF). The Honorary Advisory Council includes the following clergy and professionals:
The Rev. Canon Charles P. Gibbs
Executive Director, United Religions Initiative
www.uri.org
Roshi Bernard Tetsugen Glassman
Founder, Zen Peacemakers (Massachusetts)
www.peacemakercircle.org
Dr. Paul Hansma
Professor of Physics, University of California
hansmalab.physics.ucsb.edu/people.html
Dr. Hari N. Harilela
Hong Kong Affairs Advisor to China
www.harilela.com
Pir Zia Inayat Khan
Spiritual Head, The Sufi Order (Washington)
www.sufiorder.org
The Reverend Wilson Lee
Great Master, Ching Chung Taoist Association (California)
Ms. Kay Lindahl
Founder, Alliance for Spiritual Community; former Chair, North American Interfaith Network
www.sacredlistening.com
Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine
Executive Director, InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
www.ifcmw.org
Mr. Peter Max
Artist (New York)
www.petermax.com
The Very Reverend James Parks Morton
President, The Interfaith Center of New York
www.interfaithcenter.org
Dr. Sulayman S. Nyang
Professor of African Studies, Howard University (Washington, D.C.)
www.gs.howard.edu/gradprograms/african_studies/profiles/nyang.htm
Dean Ornish M.D.
President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, California
www.pmri.org
Mr. Joseph Rael – Beautiful Painted Arrow
Peace Chambers (New Mexico)
www.peacechamber.com/joseph.htm
Dr. K. L. Seshagiri Rao
Professor Emeritus (Religious Studies), University of Virginia
Dr. P. N. Rao
Former Chairman of Organic Chemistry Dept., Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Dr. Omid Safi
Professor of Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
classes.colgate.edu/osafi/Default.htm
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
ALEPH, Alliance for Jewish Renewal (Colorado)
www.aleph.org
Dr. Karan Singh
Former Prince of Kashmir, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha, India)
www.karansingh.com
Dr. Rajwant Singh
Chairman, Sikh Council on Religion and Education (Maryland)
www.sikhcouncilusa.org
Brother David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B.
The Hermitage (New York)
www.gratefulness.org
The Venerable Doboom Tulku
Delegated Representative of H. H. The Dalai Lama: Director, Tibet House (India)
www.tibethouse.org
Ms. Alison Van Dyk
Chairman and Executive Director, Temple of Understanding (New York)
www.templeofunderstanding.org
Dada J. P. Vaswani
Director, Sadhu Vaswani Mission (India)
www.sadhuvaswani.org
In Memoriam: Past LOTUS Honorary Advisory Council Members
Sun Bear
Director, Bear Tribe Medicine Society (Washington state)
Father Robert F. Beh
Department of Social and Health Services (Washington state)
Gerard Blitz
Founder, European Union of National Yoga Federations
H.H. Sri Swami Chidananda
President, Divine Life Society (India)
Roshi Prabhasa Dharma
Founder, International Zen Institute of America (California)
Rabbi Joseph Gelberman
President, New Seminary and Rabbi, New Synogogue (New York)
Fr. Bede Griffiths, OSB
Founder, Shantivanam Ashram (India)
Juliet Hollister
Founder, Temple of Understanding (New York)
Sri T.N. Kaul
Former Indian ambassador and UNESCO member
Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
Spiritual Head, The Sufi Order
Acharya Muni Sushil Kumarji
Founder, International Mahavir Jain Mission
The Reverend Toshio Miyake
Senior minister, Konko-kyo Church of Izuo (Japan)
Robert Muller
Former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations
Dr. Raimundo Panikkar
Founder, Raimon Panikkar Vivarium Foundation (Spain)
Justice R. Sengottuvelan
Former High Court Judge (India)
Sri Gopal Singhji
Former Director, World Sikh Centre; Nobel Peace Prize Nominee (India)
The Venerable Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim
Founder, Kwan Um Zen School (Rhode Island)
Sri C. Subramaniam
Former Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan International
Sri la Sri Sundara Swamigal
Kowmara Madam (India)
Vajracharya the Venerable Chogyam Trungpa
Founder, Vajradhatu (Colorado)
http://www.americanyogacollege.org
