World Dharma

About Alan Clements: Alan is an author, insight meditation and mindfulness guide, spoken word artist, and World  teacher. One of the first Westerners to become a Buddhist monk in Burma, he now works for global peace, respect for human rights and environmental sanity, while sharing his contemporary understanding of meditation and freedom around the world. Clements has played a prominent role in supporting Burma’s non-violent struggle for freedom and democracy, known as a “revolution of the spirit.” He co-authored The Voice of Hope, Conversations with Burma's Nobel Peace laureate,  San   and is soon to bring out a new edition of the book titled,   San   and Burma's Voices of Freedom.Alan is also the author of a number of other books, , and films, including “Burma: The Next Killing Fields?,” (with a foreword by the  Lama), “Instinct for Freedom” (nominated as the Best Spiritual Teaching-Memoir in 2003 by the National Book Association), “Burma’s Revolution of the Spirit” (with essays by eight Nobel Peace Laureates), “Spiritually Incorrect: In Defense of Being, Human,” “Swimming Through Stone: as Vehicle for Awakening,” “Natural Freedom: The  Beyond Buddhism”, and “A Future to Believe–108 Reflections on the Art and Activism of Freedom.” Clements has been interviewed for ABC Australia, CBC Canada, Global National, CBS , Talk to America, the New York Times, Time and Newsweek magazines, Yoga Journal, Conscious Living,  Reader, and numerous other media worldwide. In addition, Alan has presented at Mikhail Gorbachev’s State of The World Forum, The  Foundation, The United Nations Association of San Francisco, and a keynote address at the John Ford Theater in L.A. for Amnesty International’s 30th year anniversary.  www..com