Question Sessions with the Dalai Lama about Kalachakra

The First, Second, Seventh, Eighth and the present Fourteenth Dalai Lamas have taken strong interest in the Kalachakra system. Since the time of the Seventh Dalai Lama in the early eighteenth century, Kalachakra ritual and meditation practices have been specialities of the Namgyal Monastery, the personal monastery of the Dalai Lamas at the Potala Palace in Lhasa. The Kalachakra initiation is a profound ceremony that gathers and unites people from all nations and backgrounds in a peaceful, spiritual activity that affects both those people and the environment in a significant and constructive manner. Because of that, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has frequently conferred Kalachakra empowerments across the globe. Here, His Holiness shares his insights and advice based on his vast experience about the practice with Dr. Berzin.