HH The Dalai Lama. I got a chance to meet him on his whirlwind tour of the US earlier in 2004. He stopped in Irvine, California to speak about the importance of ethics in the new millennium. I was taken at how amiable and easy going he was. Many religious leaders in my opinion are for the most part, bible thumpers (no offense, they like to preach). His Holiness though talked about compassion, about equality- no matter what denomination you were, and was quick to not judge other religions. He was probably the most down to earth religious speaker I’ve met.