About Us
Global Family for Love and Peace was founded in 2002 by Dharma Master Hsin Tao, who was a child soldier for Burmese guerrilla army at nine years old. At the age of 15 Master Hsin Tao heard the story of Bodhisattva Guanyin, the Goddess of Compassion. From that moment, Master Hsin Tao made a vow to spend his life following the spiritual example of Bodhisattva Guanyin, working for peace through dialogue, education and service.
GFLP is a 501(c)(3) organization in the United States and is in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Our Mission
Global Family for Love and Peace is dedicated to cultivating a world of mutual understanding, compassion, and nonviolence. We believe that by embracing our shared humanity and working together, we can overcome division and conflict to build a future of lasting peace and harmony.
Our Commitment
We envision a global family united by our common vision for a world where love, justice, and peace prevail. Through our collective efforts, we focus on environmental education and peace programs engaging youth groups and establishing a university dedicated to our Mother Earth.
Dharma Master Hsin Tao
FOUNDER
Dharma Master Hsin Tao is a renown religious leader and innovator in building interreligious understanding. His activities are centered on the promotion of peace, the encouragement of interfaith dialogue, and the preservation of the environment. The Dharma Master believes that Peace is possible through mediation: “when the mind is at peace, the world is at peace.”
Dharma Master Hsin Tao is also the Founder of the Museum of World Religions. As the only museum in the world to host different major religions and spiritual traditions under the same roof, the mission of the Museum is to foster greater understanding, respect, and engagement for and spiritual traditions. There are interactive displays illustrating the role spirituality plays in daily life, creating a dialogue with visitors.
Dharma Master Hsin Tao was a speaker at the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, is a member of the Elijah Interfaith Institute Board of World Religious Leaders, and is a recipient of the Interfaith Visionaries Award from the Temple of Understanding.
Ven. Xian Yue Shih
PRESIDENT
Ven. Xian Yue Shih embarked on her spiritual journey while studying law at the university, where she began learning Buddhism under the guidance of Dharma Master Hsin Tao. Later, she renounced worldly life and became a monastic at Ling Jiu Mountain Buddhist Society. She later pursued studies in religious philosophy at Peking University
Currently serving as the CEO of the Museum of World Religious Development Foundation, she is dedicated to fostering global cultural understanding and religious dialogue. Additionally, she holds the position of Steering Director at the University for Life and Peace.
Laurence Singer
UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
Laurence has served as the United Nations Representative for GFLP since its inception. His many decades of participation in the entertainment and media industries as an executive producer, creative director, and packaging entertainment projects are illustrative of a wide range of skills, competencies, and experiences. Laurence’s work is reflected in the creation of projects and events reaching across the traditional demographics to bring new perspectives for change, with programming at the intersection of science, technology, spirituality, and the arts.
Laurence is the creator and producer of the Poetry Slam for Peace and the founder of Rhythms of the Globe – www.rhythmsoftheglobe.com.
