"Like the Dalai Lama, the Karmapa is regarded as an embodiment of com- passion, represented by the deity Chenrezik. The sole purpose of the Karmapa’s incarnation is to lead living beings from the suffering of samsara into freedom— the realization of mind’s deepest, pure nature. This full awakening, or enlight- enment, is possible for every living being who sincerely engages in practice. The stages of this path to liberation are experientially based, giving direct access to another way of being. The Karmapa is said to have traveled this path and fully realized ultimate reality, and this has opened the door to the many unusual events that surround him."

This book of over 300 pages includes a history of the previous 16 Kaarmapas, the live of the present 17th Karmapa, the teachings of the present Karmapa and over 30 pages of color photographs of the 17th Karmapa and other important Rinpoches interacting with him