List of Illustrations vii Foreword ix Sogyal Rinpoche Introduction xiii Daniel Goleman Preface xviii Prologue xi Part One Spiritual Roots Grandmother's Mission 3(3) Tibet, a Buddhist Land 6(4) Gampopa and the Early Barom Masters 10(15) The Treasures of the Lotus-Born 25(2) My Great-Grandfather, the Treasure Revealer 27(14) Two Sublime Masters 41(12) Khyentse 41(8) Kongtrul 49(4) Lord of Activity, the Fifteenth Karmapa 53(9) Spiritual Sons 62(17) Karmey Khenpo 62(4) Wangchok Dorje 66(4) Tsewang Norbu 70(9) My Precious Grandmother 79(7) My Guru, Samten Gyatso 86(17) My Father, the Performer of Miracles 103(19) Two Special Uncles and Their Teachers 122(7) Uncle Sang-Ngak 122(2) Tersey Tulku 124(5) Shakya Shri, the Lord of Siddhas 129(6) The Master-Scholar Katok Situ 135(6) Part Two Early Years My Childhood 141(16) The Nunnery of Yoginis 157(6) Receiving My First Teachings 163(3) An Extraordinary Speech 166(4) My Previous Life 170(6) My Monastery and Enthronement 176(10) The Young Karmapa 186(7) Grandmother's Death 193(11) The Colorful Chokling of Tsikey 204(11) Transmission at Surmang 215(4) The Master in the Hollow Tree 219(7) An Eccentric King 226(5) My Last Days with Samten Gyatso 231(3) My Guru's Passing 234(13) Meetings with a Remarkable Teacher 247(16) Part Three Central Tibet At Tsurphu with the Karmapa 263(17) Brilliant Moon 280(10) My Last Visit to Central Tibet 290(7) Amazing Masters in Lhasa 297(22) Dzongsar Khyentse 297(6) Dudjom Rinpoche 303(4) Shechen Kongtrul 307(12) Part Four In Exile Leaving Tibet 319(6) Sikkim 325(12) Nepal 337(3) The Chokling of Neten 340(7) The Hearing Lineage from Bomta Khenpo 347(7) Conclusion 354(5) Afterword 359(5) Acknowledgements 364(3) Art Credits 367(1) Appendix: The Lineage of the New Treasures 368(4) Endnotes 372(26) Glossary 398(35) Activities and information connected to the lineage of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche 433