Prof. Dr. José A. Rodríguez Spain Combining Old With New Towards Awakening Society Professor Rodríguez Díaz received a Doctorate in Economics in Spain and later completed a PhD in Sociology at Yale University (USA) with Fulbright and Social Science Research Council fellowships. He has been a Chairman in Sociology and Director of the Doctoral Program at the University of Barcelona where he currently does research and teaches as Full Professor. He has been Visiting Professor at the Center for European Studies of Harvard University, at Yale University and at the University of California Santa Barbara. He has done extensive research and written numerous papers and books on Sociology of Health and Health Care, Professions, and Organizations. In the process, he has collaborated with the World Health Organization, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the European Commission through the program COST, and national Spanish institutions. His present research and publications focus is on the role of Social Networks in organizations and societies, Future studies, and the social dimensions of Happiness. These lines of research converge in the study and collaboration with Sakya Tashi Ling Buddhist Monastery in Barcelona (Spain) as part of a larger study of the processes of transformation of Buddhism in modern society.