Transforming Human Awareness: Buddhist View of 2012 and Beyond

Once again, Juna reminds us that even though change may be difficult to accept, it remains to be the foundation of human adventures that inspire innovation and motivation from the challenges it creates.

As we approach December 21, 2012, which marks the end of the ancient Aztec calendar, more people are anxiously anticipating a great change in the world. Anthropologists, archeologists, and others in the scientific community have been gathering the facts and systematically laying them out before us in a slew of written articles and books. Others have taken to the radio waves, started Internet blogs, and interviewed on television talk shows to share their professional opinions on the subject. Many are looking nervously toward their spiritual leaders for answers, while nonbelievers wait expectantly in the shadows with curious interest as silent witnesses to how this premonition will finally play out.

Just as fresh as a spring stream formed by the pure white melted snow in the highest mountains, a refreshing wave of remarkable jubilation and elevated awareness is filtering throughout the world. The winds of chaotic change that are blowing fiercely within each country continue to pick up the pace of these currents that carry superior knowledge to the populace of this small planet.

The astounding insight and enlightened inspiration that manifested at the annual reunion of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, composed of various expert spokespersons of international groups representing the humanistic mindset of their faith, grace the pages of this book to reveal the profound complexities of human life and its impact on the environment. By sharing their elevated views amidst sparkling humor, a fresh new revelation is revealed of the human revolution that has begun to take place and will soon spiral into a mass transformation that will advance mankind through 2012 and beyond.