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Meeting the Buddha presents the life and legacy of the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje—the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, one of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The film captures the remarkable presence of this spiritual teacher, known as a Living Buddha and the King of the Yogis. We meet Ole Nydahl, a wild young hippy from Denmark who, as a small child, had declared his wish to become the "Danish champion of mind." His life is radically transformed by a chance encounter with the Karmapa in Nepal in 1969. Ole and his wife, Hannah, become key figures in bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West, founding hundreds of meditation centres—from Mexico City to Vladivostok—and carrying forward their teacher's vision with unshakable dedication.
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00:05There was a sort of a magnetism that drew you to him.
00:39At that time, he often mentioned to all police, now we all need to keep the lineage, all our transmission
00:46lineage.
00:46Sooner or later, this will be very helpful in the world.
00:51Buddhism in Tibet will never be again like it was.
00:55Buddhism will become big in the West, and these two are doing it for me.
01:02I was infatuated by freedom.
01:05All the girls in school were crazy about him, but he was a wild guy.
01:12Ole has power out of this world, like a berserker of viking.
01:17We gave him our body, speech and mind.
01:19Then come up and said, you must have confidence to me like to a Buddha.
01:23And we said, we have more confidence to you.
01:27The 16th Karmapa, he was the one who made things happen.
01:31He was an explosion of activity.
01:35So it was like a combination of a high-duplomat and a rock and roll band.
01:40His Holiness Karmapa is with us here.
01:42Barcelona.
01:43New York.
01:43Virgin Australia.
01:45Latin America.
01:45Cuba.
01:46Venezuela.
01:47Russia.
01:47Everywhere.
01:49Right now, there's a great lady leaving us, you know, who is like the mother of all our work.
01:57Everything is impermanent.
01:59So you should be aware of it.
02:02Not be surprised when you see something is changed.
02:08It's about continuation.
02:14Buddha Zoo is not something outside.
02:18Buddha Zoo is a way you eat, you drink, you make love, you do everything.
02:281968, they were hippie.
02:31And there were many, many hippies, but they were the luckiest hippie.
02:35They were hippie.

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