This trailer is for a documentary video produced by the Russian Diamond Way Buddhist sangha. It shows the first historical visit of Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje to Russia which took place during the summer of 2009. The film includes excerpts from the two-week journey of the 26 year-old Head of the Karma Kagyu Tradition and his students through this vast country, from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok. Karmapa Thaye Dorje was received with full honours by the Head of the Republic of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinovm, as well as and Pandita Hambo Lama Damba Ayusheev. During the tour he worked non-stop for everybody, giving lectures and initiations to thousands of students, answering questions, and giving blessings to students waiting for him at small stations along the Trans-Siberian Railway. Karmapa is known as the “Wish-fulfilling Jewel” In Tibet, but he doesn’t see difference between himself and others “…I’m like everybody else. The truth is, that every of us is a wish-fulfilling Jewel… The question is only if I develop this quality or not”, Karmapa says.
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Video trailer for documentary of H.H. 17th Karmapa’s 2009 visit to Russia
Monday, November 21st, 2011Video advertisement for Lama Ole Nydahl’s forthcoming UK Visit, November 2011
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Full details of Lama Ole’s UK visit can be found at our website www.buddhism.org.uk
Lama Ole Nydahl on Buddhist Meditation – video
Friday, April 22nd, 2011Lama Ole Nydahl is a highly respected teacher of Buddhist meditation. He provides an easy access to meditation and shows that it is not something mystical or inaccessible. He gives an empowering approach to daily life focusing on what we truly are: human beings full of potential and living manifestations of love. This direct and practical meditation helps you realise your true potential and make the most of every day.
H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje in Hong Kong – Q&A
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011This video is of the Q&A session held by H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje in Hong Kong in February 2011. Enjoy!
H.H. 16th Karmapa – Black Crown Ceremony, New Hampshire, USA
Thursday, March 10th, 2011This recording of H.H. the 16th Karmapa performing the the Black Crown ceremony was shot in 16mm by John Karol, at the Cathedral of the Pines, New Hampshire. The year was probably 1981, as H.H. Karmapa’s appearance already shows the signs of the cancer which would eventually lead to his passing in November of that year. Despite his serious illness, through the Black Crown ceremony H.H. Karmapa – the “King of Yogis” – displays his power, dignity and nobility, and proclaims his enlightened state of mind.
This footage is from the “extras” disc which features with the documentary film “Recalling a Buddha” (2009) by Greg Eller. The DVD is available to purchase online at www.karmapaxvi.com.
Interview with H.H. the 16th Karmapa from 1976
Sunday, February 27th, 2011This TV interview with H.H. the 16th Karmapa took place in the USA in 1976. The show was called “Vermont Report”, a half-hour Public Television news program from Vermont. In the studio there are other important figures in the Karma Kagyu school such as the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche and Lama Jigme Rinpoche. The footage is from the “extras” disc which features with the documentary film “Recalling a Buddha” (2009) by Greg Eller. The DVD is available to purchase online at http://www.karmapaxvi.com/
Rupert Sheldrake – “Telephone Telepathy” (video)
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011In Lama Ole Nydahl‘s lectures, including those given in London and Brighton last September, he mentions that sometimes we know who is calling before we lift up the receiver, to demonstrate that “space is information”. (more…)
Pim van Lommel on Consciousness Beyond Life
Monday, January 24th, 2011Renowned cardiologist Pim van Lommel, author of Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience , discusses his research into the near-death experience. In this extensive interview, he describes the brain as a “transceiver” which receives information from consciousness, states that everything originates from consciousness – which he describes as “fundamental” and “non-local” – and discusses the profound implications of his research for Western science.
