Introduction to the Kalachakra Initiation

Introduction to the Kalachakra Initiation
Title Introduction to the Kalachakra Initiation PDF eBook
Author Alexander Berzin
Publisher Shambhala Publications
Pages 200
Release 2011-03-16
Genre Religion
ISBN 1559397381

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Kalachakra is a system of highest tantra practice for overcoming the limitations imposed by historical, astrological, and biological cycles so as to become a Buddha for the benefit of all. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other great Tibetan teachers have been conferring the Kalachakra initiation in the West, empowering prepared practitioners to engage in its meditations. Large numbers of people also attend this initiation as interested observers and gain inspiration for their spiritual growth. Introduction to the Kalachakra Initiation explains on a practical level and in everyday language the theory of tantra, the vows, commitments, and their implications, the factors to consider in deciding if one is ready to attend a Kalachakra initiation as a participant, how to visualize during the initiation, and the most important thoughts and feelings for participants and observers at each step of the empowerment. In preparing this guidebook, Alexander Berzin has done a great service to everyone interested in the Kalachakra initiation. It will help people to prepare for the ceremony and understand the essential points of each step of the procedure.

Taking the Kalachakra Initiation

Taking the Kalachakra Initiation
Title Taking the Kalachakra Initiation PDF eBook
Author Alexander Berzin
Publisher Snow Lion Publications, Incorporated
Pages 212
Release 1997
Genre Religion
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Fully prepares the aspirant for what is required before, during, and after the initiation.

Transcending Time

Transcending Time
Title Transcending Time PDF eBook
Author Gen Lamrimpa
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 338
Release 2012-08-19
Genre Religion
ISBN 0861717929

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Inspired by years of scholarly training and decades of solitary retreat, Tibetan monk Gen Lamrimpa offers a concise overview of all phases of the Kalachakra practice: the preliminaries, the initiation, and finally, the stages of generation and completion. With remarkable clarity, he makes the Six-Session Guruyoga practice accessible to all practitioners, and deepens our understanding and appreciation of this sublime teaching of the Buddha. Gen Lamrimpa begins this eminently practical explanation by emphasizing the importance of a compassionate motivation for spiritual practice. He then explores the nature of suffering and the cycle of existence that traps all living beings, and concludes with a detailed account of the Six-Phase Yoga, which is meant to be recited and contemplated three times during the day and three times at night. Alan Wallace's introduction illuminates both Kalachakra's rich history and Gen Lamrimpa's unique contribution to our understanding. This book provides a clear explanation of Kalachakra as set forth within the context of the Six-Session Guruyoga, a daily meditation practice for initiates. Transcending Time presents all phases of Kalachakra practice--the preliminaries, the initiation, and finally, the stages of generation and completion.

The Kalachakra Tantra

The Kalachakra Tantra
Title The Kalachakra Tantra PDF eBook
Author Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1985
Genre Kālacakra (Tantric rite)
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Ornament of Stainless Light

Ornament of Stainless Light
Title Ornament of Stainless Light PDF eBook
Author Khedrup Norsang Gyatso
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 733
Release 2016-03-08
Genre Religion
ISBN 0861717422

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The premiere volume of Thupten Jinpa's thirty-two-volume Library of Tibetan Classics series, inaugurated to coincide with the Dalai Lama's conferral of the initiation rite of Kalacakra in Toronto in April 2004. The Kalacakra, or "wheel of time," tantra likely entered Indian Mahayana Buddhism around the tenth century. In expounding the root tantra, the Indian master Pundarika, one of the legendary Kalki kings of the land of Shambhala, wrote his influential Stainless Light.Ornament of Stainless Light is an authoritative Tibetan exposition of this important text, composed in the fifteenth century by Khedrup Norsang Gyatso, tutor to the Second Dalai Lama. One of the central projects of Kalacakra literature is a detailed correlation between the human body and the external universe. In working out this complex correspondence, the Kalacakra texts present an amazingly detailed theory of cosmology and astronomy, especially about the movements of the various celestial bodies. The Kalacakra tantra is also a highly complex system of Buddhist theory and practice that employs vital bodily energies, deep meditative mental states, and a penetrative focus on subtle points within the body's key energy conduits known as channels. Ornament of Stainless Light addresses all these topics, elaborating on the external universe, the inner world of the individual, the Kalacakra initiation rites, and the tantric stages of generation and completion, all in a highly readable English translation.

The Practice of Kalachakra

The Practice of Kalachakra
Title The Practice of Kalachakra PDF eBook
Author Glenn H. Mullin
Publisher Shambhala Publications
Pages 287
Release 1991-01-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1559397748

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The Kalachakra spiritual legacy is a vital and central part of Tibetan Buddhism. Presented here is a detailed and practical overview of this unique spiritual path. In Part One, the author discusses the tantric path to enlightenment by drawing on the writings of great scholar-practitioners of the past. He describes the sutrayana and vajrayana paths, outlines the four classes of tantras, compares the Kalachakra generation and completion stage yogas to those of the mainstream tantras and details the unique Kalachakra methods for attaining enlightenment in this lifetime. Part Two contains translations for seven texts for the pratice of Kalachakra, including a sadhana selected by the Dalai Lama for this book. Glenn Mullin's perceptive and very readable discussion of the theory and practice of this profound tantric system is an excellent addition to the literature on this subject.

The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala

The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala
Title The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala PDF eBook
Author Barry Bryant
Publisher Snow Lion
Pages 322
Release 2003-03-24
Genre Art
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Now back in print comes this stunning visual introduction to the artistic and spiritual heart of Tibetan Buddhism--the Kalachakra Sand Mandala. "Spiritual vision communicated by art and ritual."--"Tricycle." 36 color photos. 199 b&w photos.