Remembering a Dialogue on Natural Leadership in Beijing

Reflecting on one of my first great journeys to China, where I helped organize an international Dialogue Conference on Natural leadership at the Diayutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. It was great four days staying in this wonderful, historic location, with 500 relatives from across China. There were a few other relatives with us, primarily from the Netherlands and a very loving Swami from India!

The State Guesthouse of China is surrounded by ancient, 10 feet, stone walls and large, beautiful ponds with black and white swans swimming, throughout. The beds are really king sized!

VERY THANKFUL that I have had the opportunity to further deepen good relationships made. Since this very grounding experience, I have quietly, learned a lot, over the past 10 years, about the very loving,family loving,generous and wise human beings of this part of Mother Earth,

Looking forward to that Promised Day when we will all awaken to the spiritual reality that we are all members of ONE HUMAN FAMILY! When we will transcend, assimilation,resignation, conflict and peacefully walk together in unprecedented, unified action and fully manifest the FOURTH WAY!

A dancer in Indigenous regalia with a fur and feather headdress and ribbon skirt embraces a smiling swami in saffron robes holding a hand drum, as seated people watch on a red carpet.

Phil Lane Jr., in a horse-print ribbon shirt, stands beside a young woman in a black suit before a banner reading 2005 International Dialogue, Diving into Harmony.

A grand banquet hall with chandeliers and an ornate ceiling, where delegates sit at long tables before a red backdrop.

A calm lake reflecting willow trees and traditional buildings with golden roofs, with a stone bridge at left under a blue sky.

An ornate painted Chinese archway with red pillars and a gold inscription stands at the entrance to a bridge leading toward a modern building among pine trees.

A spacious hotel lobby with marble columns and floors, glowing ceiling lights, black armchairs and potted plants.

A calm lake reflecting willow trees and traditional buildings with golden roofs, with a stone bridge at left under a blue sky.

A large hotel bedroom with a wide bed, bedside lamps, a desk with a television, and a window with drapes.