Lama Ole Nydahl, Internationally Renowned Buddhist Master, Makes Rare Three-Day New...

Lama Ole Nydahl, Internationally Renowned Buddhist Master, Makes Rare
Three-Day New York City Appearance

NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lama Ole Nydahl, Danish-born
Buddhist master, author, and founder of Diamond Way Buddhism Worldwide, visits
New York City for a rare, three-day event. The Diamond Way Marpa Retreat, led
by Lama Ole, is a lively weekend of interactive talks and guided meditations
on Diamond Way Buddhist principles and techniques. Diamond Way Buddhism
Worldwide, a global, non-profit religious organization, comprises nearly 600
meditation centers and groups spread throughout 52 nations, including 38 host
cities in the U.S. The Diamond Way Marpa Retreat with Lama Ole Nydahl is
scheduled Friday, May 8, through Sunday, May 10, at the Diocesan Complex, 630
Second Avenue (at 34th Street) in Manhattan. For complete program schedule,
individual sessions and full event package information, go to
www.diamondway.org/ny/events.

"New Yorkers may feel, to use an ancient Chinese proverb that some regard a
curse, that they are living in interesting times," states Lama Ole Nydahl. In
Tibetan Buddhism, the title 'Lama' is conferred to one of profound spiritual
development and the authority to teach others. "Diamond Way Buddhism shows
that if one has an unshakeable center, then whatever happens is a gift, and
one is a very rich person."

Lama Ole Nydahl first made direct contact with Buddhism in 1968 while trekking
through Nepal on his honeymoon. Eventually, he and his wife became the first
Western students of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma
Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Years later, following the 16th Gyalwa
Karmapa's wish, Nydahl returned to his native Denmark to begin introducing the
Diamond Way to the rest of the world. Since then, Lama Ole has been on
constant tour, lecturing virtually every day in a different city.

Lama Ole Nydahl is the founder and director of Diamond Way Buddhism Worldwide,
a global, non-profit religious organization, part of the Karma Kagyu
tradition, and under the spiritual guidance of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa,
Trinley Thaye Dorje. Established in 1972 in Nydahl's native Copenhagen, today
there are nearly 600 Diamond Way meditation centers and meeting groups active
in over 52 nations around the world. For information on Diamond Way Buddhism
Worldwide, go to www.diamondway-buddhism.org.

SOURCE Diamond Way Buddhism Worldwide

Daniel Highet of Firesign Media, +1-212-545-9830, daniel@firesignmedia.com,
for Diamond Way Buddhist Center; Jonathan Bradley of Diamond Way Buddhist
Center, NYC, +1-646-637-1392, jonathan@diamondway.org