Time and the Universe

The first and second of the five inclusive features of a Tibetan calendar are the lunar weekday and the date of the lunar month. These are involved in the mech­anism through which the lunar and solar calendars are brought into harmony.

Why we can't be reborn as a dinosaur these days.

Ten heavenly bodies are treated in the Kalachakra system, all of which are called “planets.” A common feature with the ancient Greek and Hindu systems is the naming of the days of the week after the planets.

A discussion between Jonathan Landaw and Dr. Berzin about the relationship between collective karma and environmental or societal situations of a group that experiences them.

Things appear in deceptive ways but we can see how they actually exist with an understanding of the Buddhist analysis of the various types of phenomena there are.

A comparative overview of the Buddhist point of view of time, referring to the interval that can be measured on a continuum between a cause and an effect, and the relativistic point of view in current Western science.

External Kalachakra presents the external cycles the universe goes through and includes the teachings on world systems, astronomy, astrology, the motion of the planets, the calendar and history.

Examine the contents of the first two chapters as they appear in “The Abridged Kalachakra Tantra” and its commentary, “Stainless Light.” The first concerns the external cycles of time, the second the internal cycles.

Maitreya, a bodhisattva residing in Tushita heaven, will be the next Buddha to come as a universal teacher.

A Q&A with Dr. Berzin and his students about the relationship between Buddhism and science, with specific examples of points that they share in common.