This morning the New York Times has published an article: "Young Spiritual Leader Arrives in New York, Ready to Teach and Be Taught."
“It is the first time I’ve ever visited the United States, and it’s a bit like a dream,” said His Holiness, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje, one of the most important leaders in Tibetan Buddhism.
Despite his youth, he is revered by followers as a master teacher, and on Thursday he began his whirlwind tour of the United States, an 18-day visit to New York, New Jersey, Boulder, Colo., and Seattle.
Yes, he is that Karmapa: the young master who made headlines across the world at age 14 with his daring escape from China to India across the Himalayas in 1999.
And in an article published online yesterday titled "The World's Next Top Lama," TIME magazine profiled the Karmapa and wrote:
When a reporter noted that the Kagyu lineage is known for its stress on practice and that his own generation is not known for its patience, the Karmapa delivered some advice that his American followers could no doubt appreciate. "If people have no patience," he said, "they have no patience, and I can't insist that they develop it. But I've observed that human life without patience becomes unworkable. My experience has been that I've been forced to develop patience with unchangeable situations."
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FOR MORE FILMS FEATURING HIS HOLINESS THE 17TH KARMAPA VISIT:
www.YouTube.com/HHK17
Some people in Europe are wondering if Gyalwa Karmapa had a direct flight from Delhi to New York or if His Holiness put his lotus feet on this continent already as well...
May He bring peace and happiness to America!
It's so incredibly encouraging that at last His Holiness step on the land of USA again. Thank you for all guys who put all the efforts to make this come true !!! It's just so wonderful ! Karmapa Chenno !!!
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