One of the most learned and highly trained American-born lamas in the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition. He is a meditation teacher and author.
The first Asian woman (she’s Chinese) made it to the final match of the
Australian Open tennis tournament last week and lost, but gave a good showing; and the world’s female chess champ is now a highly touted and
seemingly amazing genius 13 yr. old Chinese prodigy who they say might be able to eventually beat the top male grand masters and become overall world
champ. This is symbolic of the rising Dragon (China) and Elephant (India) in
world affairs of everykind, and not just population and economics.
Meanwhile, our own education system is ranked lower in the world each year.
My recently published blog on The Huffington Post site, titled: The Dragon,
the Elephant, and Regulated Capitalism: Sober Reflections on the Awakening
of the East in the New Millennium, shares my thoughts on President Obama’s
recent visit to India and Southeast Asia, and my call to all of us to
co-create a sustainable future and a better world.