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As the second millenium drew to a close, the Seventeenth Karmapa leapt from a roof of his monastery in Tibet. Evading Chinese guards, the 14 year-old spiritual leader began a grueling, dangerous journey to India. The Karmapa's picture has appeared all over the world since then - yet his own words are hard to find. Now, for the first time in print, Music In The Sky offers a series of the Karmapa's profound teachings, an extensive selection of his poerty, and a detailed account of his life and flight from his homeland. The amazing teaching and writing skills evident in this work - particularly in the light of the fact that the Karmapa is still only 17 years old - will captivate readers. Music In The Sky concludes with brief biographies of all sixteen previous Karmapas, specially composed by the highly respected Seventh Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. Here, the reader will discover the compelling stories of the first Tibetan masters to be recognized as reincarnate lamas. Music In The Sky presents a definitive portrait of the Seventeenth Karmapa, strengthened and illuminated by an authoritative depiction of his place in one of the world's most revered lines of spiritual teachers.

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I was so very surprised and happy when I read the profound poem by the 17th Karmapa as he wrote about his escape from Tibet in a poetic form. Even my poems do not have this quality or profundity. From that point onwards I realized that the Karmapa is in fact a being who possesses the clarity of inner wisdom, who is very keen to learn Buddhist logic and philosophy. I told many others about the poem and how wonderful it was from the point of view of his knowledge of Dharma and the wisdom within. --H.H. the Dalai Lama The bright sun of the Gyalwa Karmapa shines throughout this book. It illuminates his young life from his discovery in eastern Tibet through his difficult journey to India. The text also reveals the breadth of his teachings and the beauty of his poetry and art. It has been my experience that the XVIIth Karmapa delights in the study of Buddhism, demonstrating a seriousness and concentration well beyond his years. Anyone wishing to know more about him and the ancient tradition of Buddhism he embodies would do well to read this book.

The bright sun of the Gyalwa Karmapa shines throughout this book. It illuminates his young life from his discovery in eastern Tibet through his difficult journey to India. The text also reveals the breadth of his teachings and the beauty of his poetry and art. It has been my experience that the XVIIth Karmapa delights in the study of Buddhism, demonstrating a seriousness and concentration well beyond his years. Anyone wishing to know more about him and the ancient tradition of Buddhism he embodies would do well to read this book.

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A Buddhist practitioner for over thirty years, Michele Martin has spent the last fifteen years based in Nepal and India studying with Tibetan lamas and working as a translator of oral and written Tibetan. With graduate degrees from Yale University and years of work as an editor, her publications include numerous translations from Tibetan texts on philosophy and meditation and also articles on Buddhism. For the last two years she has translated for the Karmapa and currently lives in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.

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