The Miraculous 16th Karmapa: Incredible Encounters with the Black Crown Buddha PDF
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Miraculous K arm apa 16 t h Incredible Encounters with the Black Crown Buddha Foreword by HH 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje Compiled and edited by Norma Levine The Miraculous 16th Karmapa Incredible Encounters with the Black Crown Buddha T M h e ir a c u l o u s 6 K i t h a r m a p a Incredible Encounters with the Black Crown Buddha Compiled by N orm a L evine Shang Shung Publications May the passing obstacles to the fullness of activity of the buddhas representative in our world, the great Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, soon be removed! And may he have the freedom to perform the sacred activity of the Karmapas! Convinced that our own ignorance and negativity is a key factor in this removal, I wish and pray that we may all progress in that direction. Karmapa Khyenno! Katia Holmes How the Karmapa Transformed and Saved My Life © 2013 Norma Levine Shang Shung Publications Merigar 58031 Arcidosso (GR) Italy www.shangshungpublications.org [email protected] All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, including photographs, recordings, or by any information storage or retrieval system or technologies now known or later developed, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Interior design: Paul Cimiz Cover design: Vince Sneed, tangentdesign.co.UK Front cover photo: HH Karmapa at age 16 in the meditation of Karma Pakshi, the 2nd Karmapa, courtesy of Norma Levine Back cover photo: HH Karmapa bestowing Vajra Crown ceremony at Dakpo Kagyu Ling, courtesy of Ward Holmes Copy editing: Kathy McGrane, Trinley Walker, Kathy Cullen, Giorgio Dall'Orto ISBN: 978-88-7834-133-3 C o n t e n t s Foreword by the 17TH Karmapa xii Publisher 's N ote xv Editor ’s Introduction xvii Tibet and India 3 Black Crown Lama: The 16th Gyalwang Karmapa Lama Surya Das 3 A Pointing Out, Lama Surya Das 15 Bowing to Buddha, Lama Surya Das 27 Karmapa Chastises Some Bigshots, Lama Surya Das 18 Consciousness Transference, Lama Surya Das 20 Karmapa’s Blue Sheep, Lama Surya Das 21 Five Rupees’ Worth of Prayers, Lama Surya Das 22 Karmapa Speaks English, Lama Surya Das 23 Karmapa Blesses a Bird, Lama Surya Das 24 Trulshik Rinpoche’s Dream, Lama Surya Das 26 The Wondrous Activities of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Zhanag Dzogpa Tenzin Namgyal 29 Memories from Tsurphu Monastery, Lama Khanchuk $3 He Was Always in Samadhi, Gyaltsab Rinpoche 55 Karmapa Plays in the Sand, Kalsang Rinpoche 57 The Light of the World, Ayang Rinpoche 61 The Man Who Turned on the World Michael Hollingshead 69 Karmapa and the Gelongma, Kabir Bedi 73 Dusum Khyenpa, Goodie Oberoi 77 The Meeting of Mahasiddhas, Didi Contractor 87 When Time and Eternity Met, Didi Contractor 96 The Lion’s Roar, Ngodrup Burkhar IOI The Picnic, Mary Jane Bennett (Jangchub Zangmo) 107 “Now You Can Never Be Selfish Again” Dechen Cronin 117 Wake Up!, Erika Be lair 121 A House on Wheels at Rumtek,//w Ince 123 The Contest of the Beards, Jim Ince 125 The Inconceivable Activity of the Karmapas Hella Lohmann 127 Emperor of Love, Lama Palden 131 He Was Always Free, Ringu Tulku 137 Karmapa’s Rainbow Body, Sue Campbell-Felgate 141 N orth Ajvierica M 7 USA Introduction, Steve Roth and Norma Levine 149 Canada and the Three World Tours of HH Karmapa Mary Jane Bennett and Norma Levine 157 Intimate Encounters with the Buddha Karmapa Trinley Gyatso 167 When the Iron Bird Flies, Steve Roth 181 The Great Liberator: A Bird’s Eye View, Steve Roth 185 An Unexpected Blessing, Steve Roth 190 A Unique Challenge, Steve Roth 191 The Blessings of the Black Pill, Steve Roth 192 A Pointing Out Instruction, Dale Brozosky 195 Meeting the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa Mary Jane Bennett (Jangchub Zangmo) 201 The Gift of Non-Discrimination Mary Jane Bennett (Jangchub Zangmo) 20$ Nothing to Hide, Mary Jane Bennett (Jangchub Zangmo) 206
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