Alexander Berzin : Taking the Kalachakra Initiation

Synopsis:
An expansion of oral instructions that Alex Berzin has given during several Kalachakra initiations to help both participants and observers make their experience more meaningful. He explains the theory of tantra, the vows, commitments, visualisation, and the factors to consider when one is ready to actually take the initiation.

Kalachakra is a unique system of highest yoga tantra and this book is extremely helpful for those who have already, and those who are about to, attend an initiation which is often conferred upon large numbers of people make more sense of this highly complex meditation system. It presents the variations in the Kalachakra initiation procedures of the four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, and discusses the relation between the Kalachakra teachings and karma, astrology, Tibetan medicine, the fabled land of Shambhala, and world peace.

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