2025 Kalachakra Empowerment for a Golden Age of Peace
This event is available both In-person and online.
English (USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, etc)
South Africa and India
Bhutanese (English & Znongkha)
中文 (Traditional Chinese)
中文 (Simplified Chinese)
Монгол
Deutsche (Germany, Switzerland, Austria)
Español (Puerto Rico, Spain and South America)
Italiano (Italy)
Magyar (Hungary)
Portuguese (Brasil & Portugal)
Romania
Francais
Slovenian
Russian
Tiếng Việt
Kalachakra Empowerment for Global Peace with Khentrul Rinpoche
Join Khentrul Rinpoche as he bestows the Kalachakra empowerment—a powerful blessing to awaken inner peace and foster global harmony. Held over several days in a serene, meditative environment, this rare and profound ceremony includes sacred prayers, ritual dances, and the unveiling of a stunning 3D Jonang Kalachakra Mandala.
Each session will guide you step-by-step through the empowerment, helping you deeply understand and connect with what you’re receiving. Through teachings, discussion, meditation, mantra, and offerings, you’ll cultivate a powerful sense of inner harmony and universal compassion.
About Kalachakra
Kalachakra, the “Wheel of Time,” is a path to peace within and around us. It aligns our body, mind, and environment with the rhythm of the cosmos and the enlightened state. Unlike many teachings, Kalachakra offers detailed methods for awakening that are accessible to people of any background or belief system. It empowers us to break through limitations and discover our boundless potential for love and compassion.
A Complete Path to Enlightenment
The Jonang lineage of Tibetan Buddhism preserves a rare, complete system of enlightenment known for the Six Vajra Yogas. It has rarely been taught in its entirety to lay (non-monastic) practitioners in the West. Most of the Jonang Yogis have decided to remain practicing in their caves and monasteries in the Himalayas. Khentrul Rinpoche has dedicated his life to making these teachings available in the West—in clear, accessible modern languages. His mission is to help both householder men and women integrate these profound teachings into everyday life.
Kalachakra for World Peace
The Kalachakra Tantra, first taught by Buddha Shakyamuni to the Kings of Shambhala, includes a prophecy of a future Golden Age of peace on Earth. By receiving this empowerment, you help create the conditions for that age to arise.
Khentrul Rinpoche is a deeply authentic teacher committed to transforming the heartfelt aspirations of his students. With clarity and compassion, he makes this vast wisdom approachable for all, empowering people to live with greater purpose, peace, and harmony.
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
Tricycle Magazine about our 3D Printed Kalachakra Mandala House
Free Teachings on Soundcloud
Free Teachings on Youtube
Kalachakra Booklet
Just attending empowerment does not mean you receive it. You must know what is going on. To ensure everyone will receive empowerment, Rinpoche will kindly make his instruction booklet available to you as an eBook so you can follow along so you know exactly what is happening. You are not allowed to share this program book with anyone else or give them access to the empowerment. This is private for your personal use.
We will provide online registrants with an eBook to follow along with step-by-step which is available in English, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Vietnamese, German, Romanian, Mongolian, Slovenian, Russian and French.
How the Online Empowerment Works
-Register each participant receiving the empowerment and choose your language. You’ll get a confirmation email and access to our online learning platform at learn.dzokden.org.
-Prepare with a short list of symbolic items to enhance your experience. Don’t worry if you can’t get them all—what matters most is understanding the empowerment. Just attending isn’t enough; you must be aware of what’s happening. To support this, Rinpoche will provide an eBook guide (typically the night before). Please don’t share it—it’s for your personal use only. If reading an eBook while on Zoom is a challenge, let us know in your registration.
-Attend the pre-teaching on Wednesday and Thursday or watch the recordings
-Attend the empowerment sessions via zoom. While all sessions are important, we’ve marked which ones are absolutely required. Rinpoche strongly encourages full participation. Empowerments and Oral Transmissions are never recorded.
OFFERING DANA TO RINPOCHE
It’s customary at the end of empowerment for students to make an offering of Dana to the guru. As this is an online event, you can make the offering of Dana to Rinpoche here.
DETAILED SCHEDULE BY TIMEZONE
Khentrul Rinpoche would like you to come to every session that you can. None of the actual empowerment sessions will be recorded. It is only available Live. If you want empowerment you must receive it live. Some other sessions will be recorded to accommodate people in a variety of time zones. Because we can not answer emails from everyone who has a schedule conflict, we have indicated the sessions that you absolutely must be present to receive this empowerment as “REQUIRED LIVE”.
Additional Event = This will be part of another event. Those not registered for this can see the recording in the learning center before the empowerment.
Private = This is only available in Zoom. Only registered attendees can view this event.
Schedule by Timezone
PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS THURSDAY October 2, 2025 FRIDAY October 3, 2025 EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY SUNDAY October 5, 2025 PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS FRIDAY October 3, 2025 SATURDAY October 4, 2025 EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY MONDAY October 6, 2025 PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS FRIDAY October 3, 2025 SATURDAY October 4, 2025 EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY MONDAY October 6, 2025 PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS FRIDAY October 3, 2025 SATURDAY October 4, 2025 EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY SUNDAY October 5, 2025 MONDAY October 6, 2025 PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS FRIDAY October 3, 2025 SATURDAY October 4, 2025 EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY SUNDAY October 5, 2025 MONDAY October 6, 2025 PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS THURSDAY October 2, 2025 FRIDAY October 3, 2025 EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY SUNDAY October 5, 2025 PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS THURSDAY October 2, 2025 FRIDAY October 3, 2025 EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY SUNDAY October 5, 2025West Coast USA
West Coast USA
WEDNESDAY October 1, 2025
SESSION 1 – 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Opening Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 2 – 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 3 – 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SATURDAY October 4, 2025
SESSION 4 – 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 5 – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 1“REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 6 – 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: How to Practice Kalachakra and Prepare for the Empowerment
SESSION 7 – 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: The Perfection of Love and Courageous Nature – Becoming a Bodhisattva Warrior
SESSION 8 – 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 9 – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 2 “REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 10 – 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Kalachakra Tsok
SESSION 11 – 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water Melbourne, Australia
THURSDAY October 2, 2025
SESSION 1 – 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Opening Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 2 – 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 3 – 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SUNDAY October 5, 2025
SESSION 4 – 3:00 AM – 4:00 AM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 5 – 4:00 AM – 7:00 AM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 1“REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 6 – 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: How to Practice Kalachakra and Prepare for the Empowerment
SESSION 7 – 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: The Perfection of Love and Courageous Nature – Becoming a Bodhisattva Warrior
SESSION 8 – 3:00 AM – 4:00 AM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 9 – 4:00 AM – 7:00 AM : Kalachakra Empowerment part 2 “REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 10 – 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Kalachakra Tsok
SESSION 11 – 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the WaterHong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan
THURSDAY October 2, 2025
SESSION 1 – 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Opening Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 2 – 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 3 – 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SUNDAY October 5, 2025
SESSION 4 – 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 5 – 1:00 AM – 4:00 AM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 1“REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 6 – 5:00 AM – 7:00 AM: How to Practice Kalachakra and Prepare for the Empowerment
SESSION 7 – 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM: The Perfection of Love and Courageous Nature – Becoming a Bodhisattva Warrior
SESSION 8 – 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 9 – 1:00 AM – 4:00 AM : Kalachakra Empowerment part 2 “REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 10 – 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM: Kalachakra Tsok
SESSION 11 – 8:00 PM – 10:00 AM: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water Hanoi, Vietnam
THURSDAY October 2, 2025
SESSION 1 – 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Opening Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 2 – 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 3 – 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 4 – 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 5 – 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 1“REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 6 – 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM: How to Practice Kalachakra and Prepare for the Empowerment
SESSION 7 – 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM: The Perfection of Love and Courageous Nature – Becoming a Bodhisattva Warrior
SESSION 8 – 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 9 – 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 2 “REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 10 – 5:00 AM – 6:30 AM: Kalachakra Tsok
SESSION 11 – 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water Central Europe and South Africa
THURSDAY October 2, 2025
SESSION 1 – 4:30 AM – 6:30 AM: Opening Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 2 – 4:30 AM – 6:30 AM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 3 – 4:30 AM – 6:30 AM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 4 – 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 5 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 1“REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 6 – 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM: How to Practice Kalachakra and Prepare for the Empowerment
SESSION 7 – 1:30 AM – 3:00 AM: The Perfection of Love and Courageous Nature – Becoming a Bodhisattva Warrior
SESSION 8 – 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 9 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 2 “REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 10 – 12:00 AM – 1:30 AM: Kalachakra Tsok
SESSION 11 – 2:00 AM – 4:00 AM: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water Sao Paulo, Brazil
WEDNESDAY October 1, 2025
SESSION 1 – 11:30 PM – 1:30 AM (THURSDAY October 2, 2025): Opening Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 2 – 11:30 PM – 1:30 AM (FRIDAY October 3, 2025): Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 3 – 11:30 PM – 1:30 AM (SATURDAY October 4, 2025): Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SATURDAY October 4, 2025
SESSION 4 – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 5 – 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 1“REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 6 – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: How to Practice Kalachakra and Prepare for the Empowerment
SESSION 7 – 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM: The Perfection of Love and Courageous Nature – Becoming a Bodhisattva Warrior
SESSION 8 – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 9 – 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 2 “REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 10 – 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: Kalachakra Tsok
SESSION 11 – 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water East Coast USA, Toronto
East Coast USA, Toronto
WEDNESDAY October 1, 2025
SESSION 1 – 10:30 PM – 12:30 AM: Opening Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 2 – 10:30 PM – 12:30 AM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SESSION 3 – 10:30 PM – 12:30 AM: Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
SATURDAY October 4, 2025
SESSION 4 – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 5 – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 1“REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 6 – 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: How to Practice Kalachakra and Prepare for the Empowerment
SESSION 7 – 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: The Perfection of Love and Courageous Nature – Becoming a Bodhisattva Warrior
SESSION 8 – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SESSION 9 – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Kalachakra Empowerment part 2 “REQUIRED LIVE”.
SESSION 10 – 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Kalachakra Tsok
SESSION 11 – 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
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Speakers
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Khentrul RinpocheNon-Sectarian Master of KalachakraKhentrul Rinpoché Jamphel Lodrö is the founder and spiritual director of Dzokden. Rinpoche is the author of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth, The Great Middle Way: Clarifying the Jonang View of Other-Emptiness, A Happier Life, and The Hidden Treasure of the Profound Path.
Rinpoche spent the first 20 years of his life herding yak and chanting mantras on the plateaus of Tibet. Inspired by the bodhisattvas, he left his family to study in a variety of monasteries under the guidance of over twenty-five masters in all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Due to his non-sectarian approach, he earned himself the title of Rimé (unbiased) Master and was identified as the reincarnation of the famous Kalachakra Master Ngawang Chözin Gyatso. While at the core of his teachings is the recognition that there is great value in the diversity of all spiritual traditions found in this world; he focuses on the Jonang-Shambhala tradition. Kalachakra (wheel of time) teachings contain profound methods to harmonize our external environment with the inner world of body and mind, ultimately bringing about the golden age of peace and harmony (dzokden).
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Khentrul Rinpoche
Khentrul Rinpoché Jamphel Lodrö is the founder and spiritual director of Dzokden. Rinpoche is the author of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth, The Great Middle Way: Clarifying the Jonang View of Other-Emptiness, A Happier Life, and The Hidden Treasure of the Profound Path.
Rinpoche spent the first 20 years of his life herding yak and chanting mantras on the plateaus of Tibet. Inspired by the bodhisattvas, he left his family to study in a variety of monasteries under the guidance of over twenty-five masters in all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Due to his non-sectarian approach, he earned himself the title of Rimé (unbiased) Master and was identified as the reincarnation of the famous Kalachakra Master Ngawang Chözin Gyatso. While at the core of his teachings is the recognition that there is great value in the diversity of all spiritual traditions found in this world; he focuses on the Jonang-Shambhala tradition. Kalachakra (wheel of time) teachings contain profound methods to harmonize our external environment with the inner world of body and mind, ultimately bringing about the golden age of peace and harmony (dzokden).
