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Advisory Council for the Lotus Center for All Faiths

The interfaith service of Sri Swami Satchidananda and LOTUS are coordinated by Lotus Center for All Faiths (LCAF). The Honorary Advisory Council includes the following clergy and professionals:


Ms. Nalanie Chellaram
Founder, Service in Satchidananda (Gibraltar)
www.sisproject.org

Dr. Arun M. Gandhi
Cofounder, The M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
www.gandhiinstitute.org

The Rev. Canon Charles P. Gibbs
Former Executive Director, United Religions Initiative
www.uri.org

Dr. Paul Hansma
Professor of Physics, University of California
hansmalab.physics.ucsb.edu/people.html

Pir Zia Inayat Khan
Spiritual Head, The Sufi Order (Virginia)
www.sufiorder.org

The Reverend Jefferson 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

Sri Santalinga Marudhachalam Adigalar
Pontiff, Arulmigu Patteeswarar Swamy Temple and Mutt
www.perurpatteeswarar.tnhrce.in/

Mr. Peter Max
Artist (New York)
www.petermax.com

Dr. Sulayman S. Nyang
Professor of African Studies, Howard University (Washington, D.C.)
www.gs.howard.edu/gradprograms/african_studies/nyang.htm

Dean Ornish M.D.
President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, California
www.pmri.org

Dr. Kusumita Pedersen
Trustee, Parliament of the World’s Religions
www.parliamentofreligions.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. Omid Safi
Professor of Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
classes.colgate.edu/osafi/Default.htm

Rabbi David Shneyer
Founder,  Am Kolel and Kehila Chadasha (Maryland)
www.e-kehila.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.
Cofounder, Network for Grateful Living
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
Executive Director, Temple of Understanding (New York)
www.templeofunderstanding.org

Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Founder, Ligmincha International
www.ligmincha.org

In Memoriam: Past LOTUS Honorary Advisory Council Members

Father Robert F. Beh
Chaplain, 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
Founder, New Seminary and Rabbi, New Synogogue (New York)

Roshi Bernard Tetsugen Glassman
Founder, Zen Peacemakers (Massachusetts)

Fr. Bede Griffiths, OSB
Founder, Shantivanam Ashram (India)

Dr. Hari N. Harilela
Hong Kong Affairs Advisor to China

Juliet Hollister
Founder, Temple of Understanding (New York)

Sri T.N. Kaul
Indian ambassador and UNESCO member

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
Founder, The Sufi Order of the West (Virginia)

Acharya Muni Sushil Kumarji
Founder, International Mahavir Jain Mission

Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine
Executive Director, InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington

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)

Dr. P. N. Rao
Chairman of Organic Chemistry Dept., Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
ALEPH, Alliance for Jewish Renewal (Colorado)

Justice R. Sengottuvelan
High Court Judge (India)

Sri Gopal Singhji
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
Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan International

Sun Bear
Bear Tribe Medicine Society (Washington state)

Sri la Sri Sundara Swamigal
Pontiff, Kowmara Madam (India)

Vajracharya the Venerable Chogyam Trungpa
Founder, Vajradhatu (Colorado)

Dada J. P. Vaswani
Sadhu Vaswani Mission (India)

Sri Swami Vimalananda
President, Divine Life Society (India)
www.dlshq.org

The Very Reverend James Parks Morton
President, The Interfaith Center of New York
www.interfaithcenter.org