Mahamudra: A Commentary on the Mahamudra Text of the Third Karmapa [Paperback]

Ole Nydahl (Author), Hannah Nydahl (Translator)

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Text: English, Tibetan (translation)
Original Language: Tibetan

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing (July 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931892694
• ISBN-13: 978-0931892691
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,203,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Taste, April 1, 2001

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This review is from: Mahamudra: A Commentary on the Mahamudra Text of the Third Karmapa (Paperback)

The 3rd Karmapa's text on Mahamudra, the higest state of space and bliss, is given a fresh new perspective by Tibetan Master Lama Ole Nydhal. The comparison between the experience of higest wisdom and jumping out of a plane is just brillant. As with all of Ole's works the commentary turns you on to your own inner potential (Buddha Nature) rather than waste time with dry scholarly debate. Ole succedes where traditional masters falter and brings these timeless teachings to the western world. Read and enjoy.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DeanP, February 23, 2005

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Dean P "Dean P" (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mahamudra: A Commentary on the Mahamudra Text of the Third Karmapa (Paperback)

A new fresh approach to a wonderful and inspiring text. The author explains the text in a way that western Dharma students can clearly grasp and try to apply in everyday situations in life. A book to be read again and again and the contents experienced for ones self.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every new approach annoys the traditionalists ..., October 29, 1999

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Richard Weber-Laux (Darmstadt, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mahamudra: A Commentary on the Mahamudra Text of the Third Karmapa (Paperback)

These old verses are only prose for those who get no explanations; no one would compare them to Sheakespeare or Goethe. But if you get explanations for them, they are pure gold. But - and that's what many people don't see - the explanations must fit to our (Western) daily life. No one else like Ole Nydahl did that better. His background of over 25 years teaching this around the world show that those old words still have a meaning for us, can change our view to the world in a rather short time. It's fantastic how powerful he always points back to us. This is no book for a coffee break, but after reading (once or several times) something changed - inside you!