* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download The Way Things Are - Diamond Way Buddhism Hong Kong
Buddhist influences on print technology wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism and violence wikipedia , lookup
Nirvana (Buddhism) wikipedia , lookup
Buddhist texts wikipedia , lookup
Buddha-nature wikipedia , lookup
Buddhist art wikipedia , lookup
Pratītyasamutpāda wikipedia , lookup
Early Buddhist schools wikipedia , lookup
Persecution of Buddhists wikipedia , lookup
Sanghyang Adi Buddha wikipedia , lookup
Tara (Buddhism) wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism in Thailand wikipedia , lookup
Buddhist philosophy wikipedia , lookup
Greco-Buddhism wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism and Hinduism wikipedia , lookup
Triratna Buddhist Community wikipedia , lookup
Buddhist ethics wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism in the United States wikipedia , lookup
Dhyāna in Buddhism wikipedia , lookup
Korean Buddhism wikipedia , lookup
History of Buddhism in Cambodia wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism and psychology wikipedia , lookup
Dalit Buddhist movement wikipedia , lookup
Buddhist meditation wikipedia , lookup
Chinese Buddhism wikipedia , lookup
History of Buddhism wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism and Western philosophy wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism in Japan wikipedia , lookup
History of Buddhism in India wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism in Vietnam wikipedia , lookup
Enlightenment in Buddhism wikipedia , lookup
Buddhism and sexual orientation wikipedia , lookup
Decline of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent wikipedia , lookup
Silk Road transmission of Buddhism wikipedia , lookup
Press release: For immediate release - 20 January 2008 The Way Things Are Buddhism for the modern world Historic First Visit of Western Lama to Hong Kong Danish Buddhist teacher Lama Ole Nydahl is visiting Hong Kong for the first time to give a talk on “The Way Things Are”. He is one of the few Westerners fully qualified as a Lama and meditation teacher in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Lama Ole, together with his late wife Hannah, has so far founded over 550 Diamond Way Buddhist meditation centres in 44 countries for people with jobs, families and other everyday responsibilities. He is the author of eight books on Buddhism translated into 18 languages. With a direct and humorous style, Lama Ole teaches a fresh, practical, and beyond-cultural application of Buddhism, providing useful methods for independent people to turn the challenges of modern life into opportunities to develop fearlessness, joy and compassion - the most important qualities in today's times. Lama Ole explains that "Buddhist meditations aim directly for the experience of mind's full potential – to see that mind's limitless space is playing here and now, always and everywhere. Only this insight will secure a true, absolute and lasting happiness that benefits others and oneself. Behave like a Buddha until you become one!” Buddha probably used the best word himself when he called his teachings Dharma. For the last 1,000 years in Tibet, their name was Chö. Both mean the way things are. Understanding the way things are is the key to every happiness and leads to the full development of body, speech and mind. His advice allows beings to avoid problems and to enter a state of increasing joy while also liberating and enlightening others. The Diamond Way (Skt. Vajrayana) is the crown jewel of Buddha’s teachings, employing methods of direct identification with enlightenment for the fastest possible results. Diamond Way Buddhism is part of the Karma Kagyu school, one of the three ‘old’ schools of Tibetan Buddhism headed by the successive Karmapa incarnations, which puts special focus on meditation practice. What: The Way Things Are Buddhism for the Modern World A public talk with Buddhist teacher Lama Ole Nydahl When: Wednesday, 20 October 2007, 7.30pm Where: Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Lecture Hall, 5F, 345 Queen’s Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Tickets: $80 / HK$40 concession (available via URBTIX from 20 January 2008) Info: Telephone Email Web 2537 7553 [email protected] www.buddhism.hk Media contact: Anthony Hopson 6718 9163 (mobile) Further information, including a full press pack, is available immediately on request Diamond Way Buddhism Hong Kong | Tel 2537 7553 | Email [email protected] | Web www.buddhism.hk