One of the most learned and highly trained American-born lamas in the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition. He is a meditation teacher and author.
I find that Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the most inspiring of world leaders. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, daughter of one of Burma’s founding hero’s, leader of the pro-democracy movement in her country, nonviolent activist and a Buddhist meditator; Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of Myanmar (formerly Burma), has been under house arrest for 13 out of the last 19 years under the draconian military junta ruling that backward country . Now she is being tried on trumped up charges for a minor incident of giving an American who swam across a lake to her waterside home under the cover of darkness shelter for one night. Learn about and support her cause and read her book “Freedom From Fear“. She is truly a light-bearing Bodhisattva (spiritual warrior, edifier and awakener).
I couldn’t agree more. She inspires me over and over again in life. I’m not sure there is a greater feminine hero around. By the way, if the ruling junta were out of power, and she was the President as she was elected to be, the country would return its name to Burma. Many activists and even maps and media only use that name to refer to the country out of deference for the people’s desire for freedom. The people’s land is Burma. The military has no power beyond their violence. Thanks for this post!