The Way things Are
Lama Ole Nydahl
The Way things Are
A great book to start with if one wants to understand Buddhism. The word used for the Buddha’s teachings in Sanskrit is dharma, which means simply “the way things are”. In this book, Lama Ole Nydahl explains who the Buddha was, and why his teachings have proven helpful to people’s lives up until the modern day.

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Entering the Diamond Way
Lama Ole Nydahl
Entering the Diamond Way
A perfect book to introduce Westerners to Tibetan Buddhism. This is the compelling story of Ole & Hannah Nydahl, who became the first Western students of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa in 1968. They would go on to found more than 600 Buddhist centers around the world on behalf of their teacher.

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Riding the Tiger
Lama Ole Nydahl
Riding the Tiger
After their years of study & practice with H.H. Karmapa, work in the West starts for Hannah &Ole Nydahl. This book is the inside story of the development of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. Ole Nydahl highlights both healthy & unhealthy tendencies in the light of the Buddhas ultimate aim: to bring about fully developed beings whose every activity blesses the world.

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The Great Seal
Lama Ole Nydahl
The Great Seal
The Great Seal, or Mahamudra, is the crown jewel of Buddha's teachings. It is a main teaching in the Karma Kagyu school where duality falls away, where space becomes joy, where subject, object, and action are inseparable.

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Buddha & Love
Lama Ole Nydahl
Buddha & Love
Buddha & Love: Timeless Wisdom for Modern Relationships explores all aspects of love and partnership from a Buddhist perspective.

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Fearless Death
Lama Ole Nydahl
Fearless Death
In Fearless Death, Lama Ole Nydahl describes the latest scientific research, the Buddhist perspective on death and dying, and gives practical methods that one can use to help oneself and others during this crucial time.

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