Rick Ray did a documentary called 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama. I was curious to know what he asked the Dalai Lama that may not have made it to the film. Some of the Dalai Lama's answers surprised me but it was his lack of answers that most intrigued me, like when he was asked if there was a solution to the conflict going on in the Middle East. The Dalai Lama said that the best thing to do would be to get everyone to come to a picnic and have a good time and not talk. This was his way, I think, of saying that the problem is communication. Until we can get all the religious groups to take a hard look at their divisive beliefs, communication is virtually impossible.

For more information on Rick Ray visit www.rickrayfilms.com

Joe Dispenza, D.C. studied biochemistry at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. He has a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Neuroscience from Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. Dr. Dispenza also received his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree at Life University in Atlanta, Georgia, graduating magna cum laude

If you haven't heard about Joe Dispenza from the movie What the Bleep Do We Know? you can learn more about him and his book Evolve Your Brainat www.DrJoeDispenza.com

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Of course my book would not be complete without the input of Timothy Freke. Seldom do you get to hear someone speak so clearly about something so divisive as religious beliefs and still be in their hear and compassionate. He is the author of Lucid Living, Jesus Mysteries, and many more.

For more information visit www.timothyfreke.com

Meeting with Gary Zukav has been on my list ever since I read The Dancing Wu Li Masters many many years ago. My wife and I met with him and his partner Linda Francis in Seattle while doing his Spiritual Partnership workshop.

For more information visit www.zukav.com

Meeting with Bruce Lipton and having several interviews has been an adventure into the realm of the biology and cellular aspects of beliefs. He is the author of Biology of Belief. The photo was taken with Bruce and Margaret and my wife Dhara.

www.brucelipton.com

Lynn McTaggart lives in London and wrote The Field and more recently The Intention Experiment. Lynn has had the opportunity to meet many neuroscientists and researchers so her input was invaluable.

www.theintentionexperiment.com

Of course we had to visit Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations With God. His interview on this subject was quite rewarding in surprising ways.

www.nealedonaldwalsch.com

Rollin McCraty is the head researcher for Heartmath Institute. There research lies in the area of bringing the heart in coherence with the brain. One of the things that came out in the interview was how people with rigid belief systems are out of coherence, or touch, with their hearts. Since a person receives massive amounts of signals from the heart to the brain, this is in no small part indicative of the disconnect we see with religious people in the fervor to "spread the word" at any cost.

www.heartmath.org

I thought it would be important to see what Immaculee, a Rwanda survivor, would have to say about forgiveness. It's an easy task to point out what's wrong with our world but without learning to forgive the "others" we will perpetuate our situation indefinitely.

We shouldn't delude ourselves any longer, without learning to forgive and be compassionate we will never create a better world. There will always be a reason for retribution and revenge as the Middle east has graphically pointed out to us for the last 3,000 years.

www.immaculee.com

Dan Millman is best known for his best selling book, The Peaceful Warrior which was made into a movie by the same name with Nick Nolte. Talking with him was a reminder that very extraordinary things happen to us when we least expect it and it's what we learn from those events and people that determine the depth of our character.

www.DanMillman.com

Fred Alan Wolf, a quantum physicist on the cutting edge for many years. He has never hesitated to step out beyond the safe confines of the academia. He is also known as Dr. Quantum for his work with bringing quantum physics to the younger generation to cultivate the desire to know more.
www.fredalanwolf.com

Professor of physics at the University of Oregon and a member of its Institute of Theoretical Science, Dr. Goswami is a revolutionary in a growing body of renegade scientists who in recent years have ventured into the domain of the spiritual in an attempt both to interpret the seemingly inexplicable findings of their experiments... and to validate their intuitions about the existence of a spiritual dimension of life.

Amit Goswami had an interesting take on religious beliefs and the state of the world we live in. He also had some interesting ideas on what we can do to bring about change.www.amitgoswami.org

Swami Kriyananda was probably one of the most gentle souls I have ever met with. He was one of Paramahansa Yogananda's first disciples and for many years has had the Expanding Light Retreat in Nevada City, CA.

At the age of 22, Swami Kriyananda began the adventure of his lifetime: the search for joy in God. His guide was the great yogi, Paramhansa Yogananda.

In the 60 years since, Kriyananda has become one of Yogananda’s foremost disciples, inspiring thousands all over the world. His two consuming desires are “to find God, and to help others find Him.”

Byron Katie became severely depressed in her early thirties. She was a businesswoman and mother living in a little town in the high desert of southern California. For almost a decade she spiraled down into paranoia, rage, self-loathing, and constant thoughts of suicide; for the last two years she was often unable to leave her bedroom. Then, one morning in February 1986, while in a mental health treatment facility, she experienced a life-changing realization. Katie's experience was similar to spiritual awakenings described in Buddhist and Hindu traditions under various names; she calls it "waking up to reality." In that moment of enlightenment, she says,

I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn't believe them, I didn't suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Freedom is as simple as that. I found that suffering is optional. I found a joy within me that has never disappeared, not for a single moment. That joy is in everyone, always.

For more information on Byron Katie visit www.thework.com

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