BIOGRAPHY

Lama Dudjom Dorjee was born to a nomadic family in the mountains of eastern Tibet. After escaping the Communist invasion of his home country, he eventually arrived in Varanasi, India, where he received the Acharya Degree from Sanskrit University. In 1981, the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa asked Lama Dorjee to be one of the representatives of the Kagyu lineage in the United States. With this he came to America to teach at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery in New York, and since 1998, has been the resident lama of Karma Thegsum Choling in Dallas. Known for bringing joy, humor, and clarity to his presentation of the Buddhadharma, Lama Dorjee provides practical ways for his students to apply Buddhist wisdom while living in the modern world.

PUBLICATIONS

• Heartfelt Advice

VIDEOS

In the video at the right, "Lama Dudjom Dorjee: Advice to the Sangha," Lama Dudjom Dorjee offers heart advice on what to do when others are not nice or kind to us. He explores right action—as a practitioner of the Dharma, "you have to be nice to everybody." But what do we do when others are not nice to us?

Lama Dudjom says that we can expect everyone to be crazy—it's their job! What they do will not affect your karma. But what you do in response will absolutely affect your karma. How can we perform right actions?