"All beings
arise in time,
Time continually consumes them all,
Time is the Lord who possesses the vajra,
Whose nature is that of day and night."
From the Vimalaprabha
His
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
already 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.
News
With sadness we announce that His Holiness Penam Rinpoche
(Ngagwang Pedma Namgyal Palzangpo), Kalachakra master in
the Jonang tradition passed away on March 10, 2008, see
this message.
16-Week course on Kalachakra from August 17, 2008 onwards
at Dharmakirti College in Tucson, Arizona USA by Jim Rutke / Palden Lotsawa
The first eight weeks will be a general introduction.
Then, following below initiation, the last eight weeks will be devoted to practice, and are open only to those who have attended the initiation and taken on the commitments.The first eight weeks are not a prerequisite for these last eight weeks.
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.
