This book tells the inspiring life story of the Venerable Lama Dudjom Dorjee. It starts with tales from his playful nomadic childhood in Tibet and continues with his harrowing escape from the Chinese Communist invasion to Nepal and his life within the refugee communities of India. It explores how he came to study the Buddha-dharma, his interactions with enlightened masters, and why he came to the Unites States as a representative of one of Tibet's oldest and most sacred lineages. Falling off the Roof of the World, Lama Dudjom Dorjee, Infinty, Paperback, 2006, 210 Pages, $13.95
The Venerable Lama Dudjom Dorjee curently resides in Dallas, Texas, USA, where he serves as the resident lama and spiritual advisor to Karma Thegsum Choling Dallas, an affiliate Tibetan Buddhist meditation and study center of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (seat of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa in Noth America). Among his many activities, Lama Dorjee holds an annual meditation retreat called the "Bluebonnet Retreat" (a.k.a. "Bluebunny").
He also regularly conducts an intense purification practice known as "nyung-ne" (or "1000-armed Chenrezik") several times each year, including a Saka Dawa triple Nyung-ne held during the auspicious period surrounding the Buddha's birth and enlightenment.
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