The Kalachakra (Wheel of Time) is the last of the Buddha’s teachings on tantra. It is the conclusion of his esoteric teachings on the quick path of transformation into an enlightened being. It puts forward the view that in one lifetime a practitioner can experience the unchanging bliss of an awareness that nothing ultimately exists apart from Buddha Nature. Because knower and known are equally buddha, they are one, and there is no longer any duality. The range and scale of knowledge presented here to verify that perspective includes astronomy/astrology, alchemy, and sacred geography. Present day politics are also brought into focus in a famous prophecy concerning a religious war that will lead to a universal karmic vision and residence in the paradisiacal land called Shambhala. Our task in the first eight sessions will be to examine how these and other subjects have been, in the special connections the Kalachakra Tantra makes, established as relevant to the practice of tantric meditation.  Then, following initiation into the dzokchen version of Kalachakra by Khenchen Paljea Dorjee, we will explore for eight more sessions, following his instructions, actual individual practice.

Kalachakra Tantra initiation or any other anuttara yoga tantra initiation, and/or the intention to receive dzokchen Kalachakra initiation from Khenchen Paljea Dorjee.

James Rutke is a poet and a translator. In 1974, after doing his M.A. work in Sanskrit and Ph.D. work in Tibetan at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he was turned unalterably into the path of meditative practice by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and H.H. the 16th Karmapa. In 1981, he received Kalachakra teachings from H.H. the Dalai Lama and began practicing constellational astrology. Osho gave him tantric teachings and the name Swami Prem Vedarthi (One who Knows Love). In 1988, while he was living with Lama Kunga at Ewam Choden Dharma Center, he received the title Palden Lotsawa (Glorious Translator) from H.E. Chogye Trichen who gave him the assignment to teach what he translates, especially the poetry of the great 19th century impartialist Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. Drawn to Dharmakirti College by the living and loving impartialist Garchen Rinpoche, he welcomes students from all traditions.

Course 701M : Eight Classes Devoted to Study

1. Origins, Scriptures, and Authenticity
2. The Outer Kalachakra: Shambhala, Sacred Geography,and the Path of the Warrior
3. Kalachakra Astrology: As Above, So Below; As Within, So Without
4. The Inner Kalachakra: The Chapter on the Individual
5. The Other Kalachakra: The Chapter on the Abhisheka
6. The Other Kalachakra: The Chapter on the Sadhana
7. The Other Kalachakra: The Chapter on Gnosis
8. Shentong, Rangtong, and Dzokchen: The Lineages

Two Day Kalachakra Initiation by Khenchen Paljee Dorje

Course 702M: Eight Classes Devoted to Practice

1. Ngondro
2. Guru Yoga
3. Sadhana: Generation Stage Part One
4. Sadhana: Generation Stage Part Two
5. Sadhana: Completion Stage Part One: Pratyahara and Dhyana
6. Sadhana: Completion Stage Part Two: Pranayama and Dharana
7. Sadhana: Completion Stage Part Three: Anusmrti and Samadhi
8. Shunyabimba: Infinite Reflections in Zero’s Mirror

A Short Bibliography of Works in English

• The Kalachakra Tantra, The Rite of Initiation by H.H. the Dalai Lama
• The Guru Yoga of Kalachakra in Connection with the Six Sessions by H.H. the DalaiLama
• Ornament of Stainless Light, An Exposition of the Kalachakra Tantra by Khedrup Norsang Gyatso
• The Outer Kalachakra Tantra by John Newman
• The Inner Kalachakra Tantra,The Chapter on the Individual  by Vesna Wallace
• The Third Chapter, the Abhisheka by Jensine Andresen
• The Fourth Chapter, the Sadhana by Vesna Wallace
• Transcending Time by Gen Lamrimpa
• Kalachakra Tantra by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
• The Wheel of Time, The Kalachakra in Context by Geshe Sopa, Roger Jackson, and John Newman
• Shambhala, the Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chogyam Trungpa
• Taking the Kalachakra Initiation by Alexander Berzin
• Kalachakra and the Tibetan Calendar by Edward Henning
• The Way to Shambhala by Edwin Bernbaum
• Internet Resource: International Kalachakra Network

Ada Peirce McCormick Building
(We will meet in the Library)
1401 East First Street at Highland Ave. Underpass
Tucson, AZ

• Speedway and Cherry
• South on Cherry
• West on 1st St (one way)

Look for sign "Ada Peirce McCormick Building" on right side of street. Pull into Parking Lot just before First St. & Highland intersection (marked by Stop Sign).

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Tuition: $60 each part or $10/week