I've accomplished my studies in Sociology in Frankfurt/M. with the professional aim to become Journalist. Meeting Lama Gendün Rinpoche in 1994 gave my life a new orientation. Buddhist practice became a central element of my life, and in 2004 I  completed a 3-year retreat in Kundrul Ling, Le Bost, France. Apart of taking care of the different editions of Radiant Compassion, currently I work as translator (lately I translated books of Rabjam Rinpoche, Matthieu Ricard, Sharon Salzberg, and  others. Gerd Bausch