Lama Tashi Namgyal in Seattle has known Rinpoche since he came to America. Tashi has an incredible history of radical activism and spirituality himself. Read more about him here.

Interview: Surya Das , author of Awakening the Buddha Within, has a new book out this year called The Big Questions.

Interviews: Lama Dechi and Lama Sonam are among the first nuns at KTC with Rinpoche.