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   International
   Kalachakra Network

 
The Home of Kalachakra 
 

"With the nature of emptiness and compassion,
without birth and destruction in the three realms,
consciousness and objects of consciousness in one form,
I prostrate to the glorious bhagavan Kalachakra."

The Kalachakra 10-fold Powerful Symbol


His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaHis Holiness the Dalai Lama has given the Kalachakra Initiation frequently all over the world, and we consider that the Kalachakra forms a fundamental element in his mission to our planet in this time. We wish to extend the effectiveness of that mission through offering practical support for pure traditional practice of Kalacakra
To quote from our Memorandum of Intent, we want "to provide world-wide, trans-sectarian support for Kalachakra practice and study in authentic lineages, by acting as a non-hierarchical communication platform between vajra brothers and sisters, with the deepest respect for the advice of fully qualified teachers such as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

The Network began in 1997, and is quickly growing far beyond an informal email link between a few people and a small website. Some of us are scholars/translators, and making authentic practice materials available to practitioners is one of the aims of our Network, currently in 12 languages. With the help and donations of people who joined our Network, we managed to organise our first unique teachings by a very qualified teacher early 2004, and the translation of a major Kalachakra commentary has been completed in July 2005. Both are now available to Initiates for free (for more information on our plans, check our Wish List).

The IKN is interested in supporting the development of Kalachakra Practice Groups around the world, and we can give advice from our experience in London and other groups on guidelines for facilitating such groups successfully.  It is recommended that these groups be trans-sectarian, but we will support any groups rooted in an authentic lineage.

This website has a public area and an area restricted to people who have received the Kalachakra Initiation and registered with us. This restricted area is needed to protect the tantric secrecy vows, which are intended to ensure proper guidance by a qualified teacher and to avoid misunderstanding regarding these advanced practices.
Similarly, we also created two Discussion Forums, one for the general public, and one for Members only.

INITIATIONS, TEACHINGS & RETREATS 

Sand Painting the Kalachakra Mind Mandala
by Ven. Tenzin Thutop

Meets: Tuesdays 6:30-7:45: 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22 & 6/29

Namgyal Monastery, Ithaca, NY

Open to all, see www.namgyal.org

USA

Kalachakra Initiation and Teachings
by His Holiness Sakya Trizin


Biarritz, France, June 21-26, 2010

More information expected soon on the website of Sakya Thukje Ling.

France

Instruction on Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga
Gyumey Khensur Rinpoche

June 25-27, 2010, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Namgyal Monastery, Ithaca, NY

Only for people with Kalachakra initiation.
Pre-registration required, see www.namgyal.org

USA

Kalachakra Initiation
by Ven. Chöden Rinpoche


Milarepa Center, Barnett, Vermont, USA

Teaching, on In Praise of Dependent Arising: July 4, 2010
Kalachakra Initiation: July 9-11, 2010


More information on www.milarepacenter.org

USA

Kalachakra Initiation
by His Holiness Sakya Trizin


Stockholm, Sweden, 9-11 July 2010

Friday 9th July, 6.30pm: Public lecture on Shamatha and Vipashyana
Saturday 10th July, 2pm: Kalachakra Initiation, Preliminary Part
Sunday 11th July, 2pm: Kalachakra Initiation, Main Part


More information on www.sakya.se

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Kalachakra initiation
by Venerable Chöden Rinpoche


Paris, France, september 11-12-13th, 2010

At Kalachakra center Paris
More information and registration at  

France

Kalachakra Initiation
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Washington DC, USA, July 6-15, 2011

Hosted by the Capital Area Tibetan Association

The website is now under construction,
but will be available in late July at www.Kalachakra2011.org.

USA

TIME FOR PEACE

Did you receive a Kalachakra initiation and
would you like to join us in world-wide meditation?

You are invited to join us
every Saturday


Time
: around 13:00 - 16:00 GMT


Suggested practices (available for initiates via the English resources page):
- Kalachakra 6-session Guru Yoga
- 'The Best of Jewels' from Buton Rinchen Druppa.
- 'An excellent Vase of Nectar' from Detri Rinpoche
- 'Tsog offering for the glorious primary Buddha Kalachakra, fulfilling the desire for great bliss'
Of course, any other Kalachakra practice would be great as well.

For more information, and your local time to practice, see the Time for Peace page.

You can now download our special Kalachakra Screensaver and desktop wallpapers for free!