Excerpt from the book
"I was always like a big brother and leader to the large group of Mount Abu students whose parents lived in the same refugee camp as mine. Once, on a trip back to Mount Abu after summer vacation, we were standing on the arrival platform at a New Delhi train station. Since there was no adult in charge, I was counting the group to make sure everyone had made it when two Indian police officers briskly approached and ordered us into their office. They asked to see our tickets, and then began to yell that we were in big trouble because we had only paid student fare, rather than the full fare, which was double. So we all pulled out our student IDs from Mount Abu to prove that we were students. But the officers still weren't satisfied, and they started to dig through our pockets for money."
"This was not going well, and I had to think fast. In Tibetan, I told all my classmates to begin screaming and crying like mad until I told them to stop. That is exactly what they did! The policemen became so shocked and flustered that they begged for us to stop. "Okay, you've paid the correct fare! We'll put you on the next train. Just stop!" they pleaded. At this, I asked my classmates to stop, and the office grew immediately silent."
Page 63-4, Falling Off the Roof of the World
~Lama Dudjom Dorjee
DON'T MISS THE NEXT BOOK SIGNING EVENT!
January 21st at 3:00 pm
Sunday afternoon Lama D.D. Book Signing event
at the Nodding Dog, Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff
Falling Off the Roof of the World is a very fascinating and touching book. As you read your first copies, consider who in your family or immediate circle might enjoy and benefit from the book - many of us at KTC are IN the book, as it contains group photos from Bluebunny, India visit with HH Karmapa, etc. Christmas is coming and the book is charming. The Nodding Dog Coffee Shop in the Bishop Arts District will have "Falling Off the Roof of the World" (FOTROTW) available for sale.
Otherwise
Order Online! Lama Dudjom Dorjee's autobiographical book is available now through Namse Bangdzo's website at 20% off as well as from Infinity Press. Also see note about Amazon.com below.
This book tells the inspiring life story of the Venerable Lama Dudjom Dorjee. It starts with tales from his playful nomadic childhood in Tibet and continues with his harrowing escape from the Chinese Communist invasion to Nepal and his life within the refugee communities of India. It explores how he came to study the Buddha-dharma, his interactions with enlightened masters, and why he came to the United States as a representative of one of Tibet's oldest and most sacred lineages.
Lama Dudjom Dorjee's Book is Now On Amazon
"Falling Off the Roof of the World" is now listed on Amazon.com.
