Radiant Compassion
The Life of HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
Volume 1
Prefaces by His Holiness 41st Sakya Trizin, Beru Khyentse Rinpoche and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Introduction
Who is Karmapa?

PART I: Biography of the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
Chapter 1: In Tibet
The years 1924-1936
The Birth of a Buddha – Search for the Prophecy Letter – Message in Dākinī Language – The First Enthronement at Palpung – Arrival in Central Tibet – Enthronement and First Education in Tsurphu
Visit to Kham
1936-1940
King of the Snakes and Other Miracles – Further training… – Visions, Prophecies …
In Tsurphu 1941-1944Transmissions and practice years –Tsurphu, Seat of the Karmapas
1945-1950 
The time of travels – Good Connection with Bhutan – Visits to Nepal, Sikkim and India – Visiting a Great Yogīnī – Further education in Tsurphu – Highest Realization of How Things Really Are
The last decade in TibetChinese invasion – Death of his Root Lamas – Journey to China – On Diplomatic Mission to Kham – Looking into the Future – The Dalai Lama Visits Tsurphu – Pilgrimage on the 2500th Anniversary of the Buddha – Tireless Dharma Activity in Spite of Escalating Violence – Taking leave of Tibet – Last Step into Exile  
Taking leave of Tibet – Last Step into Exile Chapter 2: Beginning Anew in ExileThe years 1959-1970 New Seat in Sikkim –Travels to Nepal, Bhutan and India – Construction of the Rumtek Monastery – Life in the New Monastery – Establishing the Practice, the Vinaya and the Transmission – Karmapa’s ceaseless activity – Karmapa and the People of Sikkim – Travels to India, Ladakh, Bhutan and Nepal
1971-1974: 
On Pilgrimage through India – Enthronement of the new Bhutanese king – The First Western Buddhist students – Karmapa prepares the Propagation of the Dharma in the West

Chapter 3: When the iron bird flies – Karmapa’s First Journey to the West
The First Visit to North America
Arrival in New York – Trungpa Rinpoche’s Sangha and the Karmapa’s Visit – Visit in Boulder – Journey through Colorado and the Canyons – Visit to the Hopi – California – Canada – How the Gyalwa Karmapa changed America
Europe  United Kingdom – Marvelous Welcome in Scandinavia – Denmark – Travels through Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium – Paris –Audience with the Pope – Idyll in the French countryside – Cradle of European Buddhism – Nothing was as before…
PART II Encounters with the 16th Gyalwa KarmapaHis Holiness the Dalai Lama: My friendship with the Sixteenth Karmapa**His Holiness Sakya Trizin: “He was very kind and compassionate”Lama Gendün Rinpoche: “He is a Buddha, not an ordinary human being”**Beru Khyentse Rinpoche: “Among the Karmapas, the 16th was particularly great”Jigme Rinpoche: “He was one with everything”**Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche: “Everybody has the responsibility to take care of sentient beings”Lama Tönsang: In Tsurphu with the 16th KarmapaAni Mingyur: The nuns of TsurphuDzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche: Upholder of the LineageLama Tsültrim Namgyal: “My life with the 16th Karmapa”Trinle Densapa: Karmapa in SikkimLaxmi Prova Kansakar: Karmapa in NepalArnaud Desjardins: “The teaching was simply to see him”Jetsünma Tenzin Palmo: “It was an incredible time”Lama Ole Nydahl: “He was completely enlightened and incredibly powerful”Lama Tsültrim Allione: “The devotion I felt for him I never felt for anyone else”Matthieu Ricard: Embodiment of CompassionWilliam Stucky: Karmapa’s Meeting with Swami MuktanandaAchi Tsepal: Karmapa in Bhutan and the United StatesKevin Lyons: Knower of the Three Times**John Seonaidh Perks ‘They just spontaneously began to glow’Joseph Duane: Even today I can immediately connect to the situationLama Jampa Thaye: “The definitive proof what the Dharma life brings about”Mary Finnigan: Karmapa transforms a London squatKarma Palden Thargye: Karmapa’s first visit to ScandinaviaNaomi Schmidt: He really enjoyed the spontaneityGeorgina and Etienne de Swarte: “What do we risk with the Karmapa?”


Radiant Compassion
The Life of HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
Contents of Volume  2 (projected):
 
Part 1: Biography 
Chapter 1: The Second and Third Trip to the West and the Visits to Southeast Asia
Chapter 2: India and Nepal 1975-1981
Chapter 3: Taking leave of Karmapa
 
Part 2: Thematic ChaptersThe Black Crown Ceremony
Karmapa's Animals
‘No Politics Dirty Business!’ 
How Karmapa Recognized Tulkus
Helping People in Sickness, Death and Transition
Miracles
Anecdotes
Karmapa's Love for Children
The 16th Karmapa and the Exchange with Masters of other Traditions
How People Changed by Meeting the Karmapa
How and What the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa Taught
The Clairvoyance of the Knower of the Three Times
Karmapa's Ideas for the West
 
Part 3: Interviews:General
Lama Gendün Rinpoche … recalls the 16th Karmapa
Nendo Rinpoche: Karmapa is Always With Us
Zurmang Garwang Rinpoche: Like Boiling Water Melting Ice
Jigme Rinpoche: How it Began in the Dordogne/Beginning out of Nowhere
Bardor Tulku Rinpoche: His Holiness Was My Family and My Teacher
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Karma Thinley Rinpoche: He taught through his presence
Traleg Khandro: Traleg Rinpoche’s Experiences with the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
Hannah Nydahl: His Way of Teaching Was Very Skillful**
Lama Ole Nydahl: The 16th Karmapa was the Number One
Karma Dorje/Tsültrim Passang: Wake up, Don't Sleep, Meditate, Practice, Study!
USA
Larry and Girija Brilliant: Sub Ek! All is One!
Bart Mendel. Ordinary Magic***
Robert Sachs: Travelling with His Holiness
Dale Brozosky: His Presence Karmapa
 
France
Ives Clermont: All began with the Visit of His Holiness
Jean Louis Massoubre:
Christian Bruyat: The Sun of the Dharma
Bernard Lebeau: Disciples of Karmapa**
Lama Tönsang: Karmapa in Montchardon
Great-Britain
Lama Jampa Thaye: His Holiness’ Second Visit to Great-Britain.
Germany/Austria
Sabine von Minden: Karmapa was Magnetizing
Franz Ritter: The Great Black Hat Lama and the Little Black Cat
Erik Weiss: We Will Continue!
Hans-Harald Niemeyer: Woodstock at Home
Friedemann Kremer: We Prostrated Naturally
 
Sickness and Paranirvana
Dwight Mckee: Dying Was Not a Big Deal for Him
Dr. Kotwal: Why He Went Through All This?
And other interviews with: Sharon Salzberg, Dr. Andrea Loseries-Leick, Kabir Bedi, David Nichtern, Ken Green, Judith Lief, Lama Tsony, Lama Namgyal, Lama Tenpa, Joost Willems, Karma Yeshe,
… and some others
** Texts from other publications
*** Texts written by their authors for this publication
Part 4: Teachings and Vajrasongs of HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa
Teaching about the 16th Karmapa Guru Yoga, Heart of Mahamudra, Advice on the Practice