Out of the inner, outer and alternative Kalachakras, in order to practice the alternative Kalachakra, which is the practice of the generation and complete stages, you need the proper place to practice. You need a place to practice the generation stage as the first aspect of...

The Initial Visualization The text reads: Within a state of fantasy-free clear light mahamudra, on the broad path before me of the immortal divines, like a glittering multicolored display of rainbows, in the center of a billowing ocean of clouds of Samantabhadra...

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...

Preliminary Steps The actual empowerment begins with the disciples rinsing their mouths and prostrating, as the day before. Whether a participant or an observer, we still imagine ourselves as a simple Kalachakra on the black eastern porch of the mandala palace, and our...

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...

The following outline is intended as an overview of the three days of the Kalachakra initiation. Those attending the ritual may find it helpful as a guide to the stages of the ceremony. Since most people find the diacritical marks on letters of Sanskrit seed-syllables of...

I am very happy to be with all of you today. Although I am not a monk, still I have had the good fortune to have been able to study Kalachakra with a number of different great Lamas. Based on their kindness in teaching me, I shall try to pass on their wisdom to you by...

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...

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...

Keeping Our Level of Participation Private By evaluating our preparation for receiving Kalachakra empowerment and our ability to keep the vows and commitments, we can make a realistic decision whether to attend as an active participant or an interested observer. Spiritual...