His Work

Lama Ole Nydahl travels around the world twice a year to give Buddhist lectures and meditation courses.

• Introductory lectures and courses
• Meditation on Conscious Dying (tib. Phowa)
• The Great Seal (tib. Mahamudra)
• The Four Foundational Practices
• 72 hour meditation on the Buddha aspect "Loving Eyes" (Tib. Chenresig)

Introductory lectures and courses

Lecture with Lama Ole Nydahl and local translator in Bratislava, Slovakia

For those that wish to learn more about Buddhism, in particular Diamond Way Buddhism, attending an introductory lecture is the best choice. Here you will learn how we can apply Buddhism to everyday life. At all lectures Lama Ole Nydahl leads a meditation and gives Buddhist Refuge upon request. At courses different aspects of Buddhism are covered in-depth. A lecture normally costs the equivalent of a cinema ticket and lasts around 4 hours.

Meditation on Conscious Dying (tib. Phowa)

Phowa Course in Malaga, Spain.

Through the meditation on "conscious dying" you get the opportunity to work intensively with the process of your own death. Buddhist teachings contain very precise descriptions on the process of dying, death and the stages between death and rebirth. Many teachers and meditation masters have also had a lot of experience with the process of dying.

In the meditation practice one learns to transfer consciousness at the moment of death into a state of highest bliss. Lama Ole has taught more than 80,000 people Phowa, which takes place about 10 times a year worldwide and includes an explanation about death and rebirth.

Those that have learnt the Phowa practice also learn how to actively help others at the moment of death. Lama Ole Nydahl received the transmission of the Phowa teachings from different Tibetan Lamas and is today the most significant teacher of this practice in the Western world. Those that wish to take part in the 5 day course can find the important information and necessary preparation meditation in every Diamond Way Buddhist center.

The Great Seal (tib. Mahamudra)

During courses one can have a personal interview with Lama Ole.

Lama Ole Nydahl explains the important text from the 3rd Karmapa on the subject of the nature of mind in a contemporary way. The Great Seal (Skt. Mahamudra) allows a deeper view into the world's ultimate reality. The course normally takes around 2 days.

The Four Foundational Practices

Ngondro Course in Lolland, Danmark

The four foundational practices (Tib. Ngondro) are the beginning of our development in Diamond Way Buddhism. They are powerful methods for removing hindrances and negative impressions from the mind, and to develop new positive impressions for inner wealth.

The Four Foundation practices include taking refuge with the so-called "prostrations", the "Diamond Mind Meditation", the "Mandala Offerings" and the "Meditation on the Teacher" (Guru Yoga). Practicing the Ngondro purifies disturbing impressions in body, speech and mind through the repetition of mantras and negative habits disappear. It is the basis for further meditations and points the way to liberation and enlightenment.

72 hour meditation on the Buddha aspect "Loving Eyes" (Tib. Chenresig)

72 hour meditation in Immenhausen near Kassel, Germany

By meditating on the Buddha aspect “Loving Eyes” (Tib. Chenresig) one can develop love and compassion. During the 72 hour meditation the mantra from "Loving Eyes" - Om mani peme hung - is recited together.