Kalachakra

I have a stack of questions here in front of me. Let me try to answer some of them during the course of explaining what will happen today during the first day of the actual empowerment. Following the Visualizations One thing to keep in mind about what is going on here is...

The Importance of Analysis  We were discussing what Kalachakra adds to our understanding of the four noble truths, and we saw that one of the most distinctive features that it adds is the discussion of the flowing or coursing of the winds of karma in our bodies, our...

[Clarification of His Holiness' answers by Dr. Berzin are included within square brackets.] Relation between Westerners and Kalachakra Dr. Berzin: Do Westerners have a special relation with Kalachakra? His Holiness: I wonder, do they really have one? In general, the...

The Role of the Winds of Karma If the Mental Holograms of the Four Occasions Are Basis-Level Devoid Forms The role that the winds of karma play with regard to the mental holograms of the four occasions is much more difficult to ascertain. Let us explore two hypotheses and,...

Outline of the Actual Empowerment The actual Kalachakra empowerment is divided into two parts: entering the mandala,giving the empowerments to those who have entered. The first part, entering the mandala, is divided into two sections: entering blindfolded,entering as...

Khotanese Missions to Han China Khotan, lying to the east of the Qarakhanid stronghold in Kashgar, was a wealthy Buddhist state. Its mines were the main source of jade for all the lands along the Silk Route, especially Han China. Occasionally, its kings had even visited Han...

Requesting the Seven Empowerments The disciples request all seven empowerments of entering like a child by repeating three times: Just as Bodhivajra bestowed the great offering (of empowerment) on the Buddhas, today bestow the same on me, O Vajra Space, so that I may be...

Review  This morning, we spoke about the four noble truths in general, and then we presented what Kalachakra adds to this. The main thing that we were emphasizing was a little bit more of an extensive explanation of the true causes of samsara, and we went through the...

Review of Some Essential Points First, I shall speak a little about what is going to take place today. We have reached the point in the empowerment at which we have entered the mandala. First, we did so with blindfolds on and now our blindfolds have been removed. We have...

Theoretical Basis for Empowerment In general, there are three phases of empowerment that occur along the path to enlightenment. The first – causal empowerment that brings maturation – is conferred with such procedures as the Kalachakra initiation. It purifies the grossest...