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Interviews
| Buddha in Silicon Valley |
Interview with the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje,
Menlo Park, California, September 2003 |
| On a warm autumn day in Northern California, the Buddhism Today team was privileged to meet with the twenty year old 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. We drove south from San Francisco to the estate of Sandy and Chris Yen, Karmapa's sponsors in the US, to conduct the first formal interview the17th Karmapa has ever granted... |
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| The main principle of Buddhism, and the Vajrayana (the Diamond Way) in particular |
| An Interview with Topga Yulgyal Rinpoche |
| "Can you tell what is the main principle of Buddhism, and the Vajrayana (the Diamond Way) in particular?..." |
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| Buddhism in the West |
| An Interview with Lama Jigme Rinpoche |
| "Rinpoche, I know you must have gained a great deal of experience in dealing with westerners from living and teaching in a French dharma center for many years. Since people have many different concepts about Buddhism, could you tell us what does Buddhism mean to you?..." |
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| Death, Rebirth and the Power of Phowa |
| An Interview with Lama Ole Nydahl |
| "One of the greatest fascinations of mankind is death and what survives death. All kinds of religions have been founded upon insurance policies for the afterlife. One of your topics in Calgary was death and rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism and I know it's an enormous subject and we can't hope to cover the whole thing, but perhaps a capsule view for the relatively uninitiated would help..." |
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| I feel extremely grateful to be able to use my life the way I do |
| An Interview with Hannah Nydahl |
| "In 1969, Lama Ole Nydahl and his wife Hannah became the first western students of His Holiness the XVI Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpai Dorje, one of the greatest yogis of this century, and the head of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. His Holiness had a profound influence on their lives..." |
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| Learning to See |
| An Interview with Shamar Rinpoche, Dhagpo Kagyu Ling, France. |
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| Generosity: A Buddhist Perspective |
| An Interview with Topga Yulgyal Rinpoche |
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| Keeping Buddhism Alive. Thirty Years of Dharma Activity in the West. |
| An Interview with Lama Ole Nydahl |
| "For 25 years, you have traveled all over the world as a Buddhist Lama and started Buddhist centers. Who empowered you to do this?..." |
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