A Collection of Advice - Paperback

by Thaye His Holiness the 17th Karm Dorje (Author)

Thaye Dorje imparts wisdom in-person and through social media. This book brings together his most important teachings so that everybody may have access to their inner wealth. The book focuses on the education that develops the values inherent to all beings: compassion and wisdom, aiming at establishing lasting peace and serenity on a personal and a societal level.

Thaye Dorje, his holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa, is the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Being in charge of more than 900 centers, he travels across the world to transmit the traditional Buddhist wisdom that encourages conflict resolution.

Author Biography

Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, is the leader and lineage holder of the 900-year-old Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The Karmapa was the first lama to reincarnate in Tibetan Buddhism, the first Karmapa being born in 1110, more than 250 years before the first Dalai Lama (1392). In 2019, Karmapa is thirty-six years old. He is married and has a baby boy, and his teachings reflect both the limitless wisdom and compassion of a timeless tradition, and the practical questions and challenges that we all face in life today.