“Kalachakra’s Mantra is “Om Ha Kamala Walaya Soha” which transliterates exactly into ten words [in Chinese]. The meaning of these ten words are “life span,” “heart,” “material possessions,” “career/enterprise,” “birth,” “divine transformation,” “extraordinary understanding,” “vow,” “wisdom,” and “all hindrances-transcending awakened state.” Today, I will explain Kalachakra’s heart, which is equivalent to explaining his heart mantra. […]
]]>The Kalachakra Initiation is generally given over 12 days. First, there are eight days of preparation rituals, during which the monks make the mandala. Then the students are initiated, after which they are allowed to see the completed sand mandala. The ceremony ends when the monks release the positive energy of the mandala into the […]
]]>Full Kalachakra sand mandala (body, speech and mind) “The Kalachakra system was one of the last and most complex tantric systems to be brought to Tibet from India. In recent years many Westerners have become acquainted with this tradition as various lamas have given the Kalachakra Initiation to large groups of people. I myself have […]
]]>From December 31, 2011 to January 10, 2012, His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave teachings and the Kalachakra initiation to over 300,000 people in Bodhgaya, India. High lamas, Sangha and students traveled from around the world to attend this event, which empowers them to practice the yoga of Kalachakra tantra. Mandala received five distinct reports [...]
]]>Bodhgaya, India — January 8, 2012 From Ven. Roger: They are saying that 400,000 or more people are at the Kalachakra Initiation, among them thousands of monks and nuns. It’s a spectacular sea of red when you look out over the crowd. Some Tibetans start lining up at 1 a.m. in the morning, 12 hours [...]
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