Crossing Tibet: 00 Short Introduction

This is the Introduction to a fantastic course with 20 episodes. The course contains original recordings from Tibet include Buddhist chants and the music of singing bowls. In this course, Ralf tells the story of a young lama who has been recognized as a reincarnated master and holder of the Kagyu lineage, one of the four schools in Tibetan Buddhism. He is one of the last meditation masters who grew up and was trained in Tibetan Buddhism. In 1959, the only 19-year-old Lama embarked on an epic nine-month escape from his homeland when the Chinese invaded Tibet and destroyed all spiritual and religious life. This is his story and his beautiful teachings of soothing Shamatha meditation.