Peaceology for Healing Society

Regarded as one of the chief spiritual leaders of Korea, Dr. Ilchi Lee is the founder of the modern DahnHak Movement, a Korean tradition of a system of physical, mental, and spiritual exercises that seeks to use the energy, or "Ki" system of the body to attain a spiritual awakening. Currently, DahnHak is a rapidly growing movement with more than 3 million participants worldwide and 300 centers in Korea and 50 centers in the USA. There is Sedona Ilchi Meditation Center in Sedona AZ. Dr. Ilchi Lee is the author of 28 books, including several bestsellers in Korea. His first English language book in the USA, "Healing Society (Hampton Roads, November, 2000)," reached #1 in Amazon.com overall sales ranking within a month of publication, being the first Asian-authored book to earn the honor. He has since published several more English titles in the USA, including "The Twelve Enlightenments for Healing Society," ¡°Brain Respiration,¡± "Healing Chakra, Light to Awaken My Soul," "Songs of Enlightenment," and "Mago¡¯s Dream." Dr. Lee has been recognized as one of the 50 pre-eminent spiritual leaders of the world in the recent historic United Nations World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders (August 28th~31st, 2000), attended by some 1,000 top religious and spiritual leaders of the world. He recently hosted the first ever World Earth-Human Festival on October 3rd, 2002, in Seoul, Korea, which was attended by 100,000 people and honored by participation from the foremost politicians and luminaries of Korea. The festival also received messages of congratulations from 6 US Senators and 14 sitting US Governors, not to mention several heads of state around the world. He also co-hosted the 1st Humanity Conference in June 2001, held in Seoul, Korea, to explore the concrete influence that spirituality can have in our current political, economic and cultural makeup. Distinguished guests included, among others, Maurice Strong, a senior advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations and the president of University for Peace; Seymour Topping, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes and professor of international journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism; Reverend Wyatt Tee Walker, senior pastor of Canaan Baptist Church and noted civil rights activist and former executive secretary to Martin Luther King; Jean Houston, world's leading researcher in human potential and co-director of the Foundation for Mind Research; Hanne Strong, president of Manitou Foundation and an environmental activist; and Audrey Ronning Topping, a prize winning photo-journalist and author. Attending as a special guest, former U.S. vice-president Al Gore also drew particular attention. He was recently awarded "Korea¡¯s Presidential Medal of Civil Merit," the highest award that a civilian can receive in Korea. His good works are being recognized in the USA, also. In recognition of his contribution to the welfare of humanity, Dr. Ilchi Lee was rewarded the Phoenix Prize by the City of Atlanta, which also named October 28th, 2001, "Ilchi Lee Day." He has also been honored by several major cities, including Houston, which awarded him a Goodwill Ambassadorship status.Ilchi Lee is the author of 'Peaceology for Healing Society', published 2003 under ISBN 9780972028264 and ISBN 0972028269.