This event is available both In-person and Online.
Kalachakra Empowerment Pre-Teaching – October 1, 2025
Discover the Living Legacy of the Jonang Lineage
Join Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche for a special pre-teaching in preparation for the upcoming Kalachakra Empowerment. In this exclusive session, Rinpoche will:
-Re-release “Ancient Sages of the Jonang Tradition”
Be among the first to receive Rinpoche’s newly revised edition, featuring rare teachings on the great yogis who preserved the Kalachakra lineage through centuries of practice.
–Illuminate the Path of the Ancient Yogis
Explore inspiring stories of monastic and non-monastic tantric practitioners who unlocked the transformative power of Kalachakra. Discover how their realization can guide our own practice today.
-Offer of the preparation Ritual Dances
Witness a traditional ceremony invoking local deities and offering goddesses to secure the sacred grounds—setting the stage for the Empowerment itself.
Why the Jonang Tradition Is So Extraordinary
The Jonang lineage has always stood apart for its living, experiential realization. From the earliest Mahasiddhas to the countless yogis hidden in the valleys of Jomanang, these masters embodied the completion-stage practices of the Six Vajra Yogas to cultivate direct perceptions of their Buddha-nature. It was this very potency of practice—and the abundance of yogins who reported clear, systematic, and spontaneous wisdom—that led Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, after studying in many schools, to settle in Jomanang Valley and dedicate himself wholly to Kalachakra.
In our pre-teaching, Rinpoche will draw upon these remarkable examples—tales of hidden yogins who achieved profound realization through dedication and devotion—so that we, too, may be inspired to walk their footsteps and awaken the same innate clarity within ourselves.
How to Participate
This pre-teaching is open to those registered for the October Kalachakra Empowerment as well as anyone who wants to learn more to decide if they wish to attend. You can also watch the recording to prepare for the empowerment if you miss it and are enrolled in the Kalachakra Empowerment. This event is donation based. Please help support or effort to bring the Kalachakra Empowerments all over the world by donating to this event.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
FRIDAY October 3, 2025
4:30 AM – 6:30 AM: SESSION 2 – Pre-empowerment Rituals and Teaching
Zoom Information
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84944774252?pwd=sJwUkWS3HtQLQHsfzAgTd4Ohp1qVIm.1
Webinar ID: 849 4477 4252 Passcode: 108108
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Please email [email protected]
This event is available both In-person and Online.
Why You Should Attend This Special Pre-Teaching
This is not just an optional teaching—this pre-event includes important preliminary rituals and transmissions that begin the sacred process of preparing for the Kalachakra Empowerment. If you are registered for the empowerment, this is an essential part of the journey. If you are not sure to attend the kalachakra empowerment, this is a good overview evening to understand this profound path.
Unveiling the Vajra Yogas and the Kalachakra Path
The Kalachakra Tantra is one of the most complete and advanced spiritual systems in all of Tibetan Buddhism—celebrated by all lineages as the “King of Tantras.” Only the Jonang tradition preserves the full cycle of Kalachakra teachings, including the rare and profound Completion Stage Vajra Yogas—a direct path to fully awaken the enlightened nature of your being.
Through the Kalachakra path, it is possible to:
-Transcend conflict and suffering
-Harmonize inner and outer realities
-Create the causes for both the liberation of all sentient beings and the manifestation of a Golden Age of peace in the world
What to Expect in This Special Teaching
Khentrul Rinpoche will guide us through:
-A glimpse of the Kalachakra path to enlightenment including the role of external, internal, and secret Kalachakra
-An introduction to the Greatness of the Six Vajra Yogas, the completion stage practices unique to the Jonang tradition
This session may include elements of ritual and possibly a more personal “fireside chat” style reflection to help you connect with the heart of the Kalachakra path.
How to Join
1. Register for just this event or also the Kalachakra Empowerment if you haven’t already
2. Once your registration is confirmed, you’ll receive access to this session through the Dzokden Learning Center
3. While donations are welcome, this session is offered freely to support your sacred preparation
Begin the Journey to Unveil Your Buddha Nature
This teaching sets the foundation for receiving the Kalachakra Empowerment in the deepest, most transformative way. Don’t miss this opportunity to prepare your body, speech, and mind for the most profound Tantric path available today.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
THURSDAY October 2, 2025
4:00 AM – 6:00 AM: SESSION 1 – Opening Rituals and Teaching
Zoom Information
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84274709805?pwd=9hof5obYoy2bmFicMxNQUpY2i8UlwP.1
Webinar ID: 842 7470 9805 Passcode: 108108
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Please email [email protected].
This event is available both In-person and Online.
Drolmi Kazug Puja & 21 Taras Wealth Vase Blessing
Red Vaisravana Empowerment & Golden Age Fortune Ceremony
Receive Powerful Blessings to Transform Your Fortune in the year of the snake. For those seeking wealth, abundance, children, success, or fame.
What You Will Receive:
-21 Tara Empowerment
-Red Vaisravana Empowerment (Holding the Spear of Fame & Fortune)
-Drolmi Kazug Auspicious Fortune Tower Puja
-21 Taras Wealth Vase Blessing Ceremony
Complete Oral Transmission of the Drolmi Kazug Sadhana—to empower your own personal practice and prosperity.
About the Drolmi Kazug Puja System
This incredibly rare system from the Jonang lineage is almost unknown, even in Tibet. The scale of this event surpasses even the most luxurious versions done in Asia.
For this Lunar New Year, Khentrul Rinpoche will bless 636 Golden Age Treasure Vases, establishing the causes and conditions for:
-Dzokden to flourish globally
-The founding of a Dzokden Dharma Center in the United States
-Our 2027 celebration marking the changing of the Kalki King in Shambhala
This isn’t just a one-time puja. The entire Drolmi Kazug text has been translated so that, if you wish, you can continue the practice yourself — bringing lasting prosperity into your life.
Why This Practice Works
Many people seek quick fixes for deep problems—chanting one mantra or doing a single ritual—but their wishes go unfulfilled. Why? Because millions of karmic conditions must ripen for true change. And the power of our own generosity and effort shapes the results. This profound puja—revealed as a mind terma by Lama Yonten Sangpo and Lama Lodro Drakpa—creates the conditions for fortune to flourish in every aspect of your natal astrology chart.
Through extensive offerings to countless unseen beings who influence our karmic results, this puja purifies unfixed karmas related to:
-Disease
-Spirit and demon harm
-Obstacles to wealth, health, fame, vitality, and longevity
Rinpoche’s deity has signaled that now is the perfect time to offer this puja for the benefit of all. Let us come together and create the conditions for the Golden Age of Peace and Harmony to manifest in our world.
Rare Opportunity to Bring Wealth and Success into Your Life
Rinpoche has spent months preparing an incredibly special set of blessed items to empower this system and allow you to continue the practice long after the puja:
-A specially composed sadhana
-3D Fortune Palace of the 21 Taras
-636 Treasure vases and prosperity vases
-Custom-commissioned Thangkas
-Longevity-invoking Arrows (Datar)
-Auspicious Fortune Pillars
-Wealth-related statues and sacred substances
These blessed items are available as optional practice packages when you register. Once empowered and consecrated, you will be able to join the global community in performing this practice together 4 times a year on each solstice and equinox. If you own the practice objects, you can also join additional Naga Puja and Wealth Puja sessions — offered through a dedicated course in our Dzokden Learning Center.
Additional Holy Objects Being Blessed in this Puja
-Drolmi Kazug Treasure Vases for Practitioners
-Golden Age Earth and Prosperity Vases for the Shrine
-Dzokden Tashi Gadu’s 3D Fortune Palace of the 21 Taras
-Wealth-related Statues and items for Dzokden’s Tantric Treasures store to ensure that dedicated practitioners can access properly consecrated items for their practices
Reserve Your Practice Package or Blessed Items:
https://www.tantrictreasures.com/collections/drolmi-kazug-treasure-vase-practices
Items will be shipped promptly. Please note: some items are restricted to practitioners who attend the event live. This will be clearly noted on the website and your enrollment will be checked before your purchase is fulfilled.
Empowerment Booklet and Practice Texts
All participants will receive:
-A detailed empowerment booklet to help you follow along during the 21 Tara Empowerment
-A short sadhana of the 21 Taras, specially compiled by Rinpoche for this event
-Red Vaisravana Sadhana
Schedule & Required Attendance
There will be no full recordings of the puja—only the final teaching may be recorded. All empowerments and oral transmissions must be received live. Required Attendance is clearly marked in the schedule. To receive the complete oral transmission, you must be present for the full Drolmi Kazug Puja. If you attend the oral transmission and the empowerment sessions, you will have everything needed to continue this rare and precious practice for yourself. This is not just a method for spiritual enlightenment—It is a complete system to create the real-world conditions for success in your life.
How This Empowerment and Puja Works
1. Register — Choose your language and sign up each attendee.
2. Receive Access — Invitations to our learning portal, Zoom links, prayers, and practice guidelines.
3. Attend Live — Empowerments and oral transmissions are only given live; no full-puja recordings will be available.
Continue at Home — With your blessed holy objects and sadhana text, keep the momentum of fortune and dharma alive throughout the year.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
SATURDAY September 20, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: SESSION 1 – 21 Taras Empowerment and Teaching
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM: SESSION 2 – 21 Taras Practice
11:30 PM – 2:30 AM: SESSION 3 – Drolmi Kazug Puja
SUNDAY September 21, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM: SESSION 4 – Red Vaishravana Holding Spear Empowerment
10:00 PM – 1:00 AM: SESSION 5 – Wish-Fulfilling Vase Practice
MONDAY September 22, 2025
1:30 AM – 3:00 AM: SESSION 6 – Teaching and Final Blessing of Statues and Vases
OFFERING TO ATTEND THE FOR EMPOWERMENTS AND PUJA
In the past, people would travel great distances and give up all their worldly wealth—gold, homes, even family ties—just to receive a single drop of dharma. Today, due to our own lack of merit, such immense offerings are no longer requested. Still, the truth remains: the dharma is beyond price. No material offering can ever equal the value of the path to liberation. While we strive to make these precious teachings as accessible as possible, there are real costs involved in offering empowerments and pujas online, and in sharing Rinpoche’s wisdom with the world. To support this, we’ve created three offering levels that are adjusted for global cost of living. No one will be turned away due to financial need. If you are a monastic or require additional support, please contact [email protected]. And remember, this puja is focused on wealth and clearing astrological karma—it works through your karmic connection and generosity. Let this guide your decision when requesting financial aid.
If you would like to offer Dana to Rinpoche virtually, you can do so here on Dzokden’s website. All donations to Dzokden are unrestricted contributions that allow us to direct the funds to Rinpoche’s projects based on their priority.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Please email [email protected].
This event is available both In-person and Online.
This page is for Online registration only. If you wish to register for the In-person event, please click here.
Discover the Mandala’s Hidden Wisdom and Its Deep Feminine Essence
Join us for a powerful week of tantric practice, lineage-based visualization, and spiritual empowerment led by two extraordinary teachers—Khentrul Rinpoche, Kalachakra master and Jonang lineage holder, and Robert Thurman, world-renowned scholar and interpreter of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist wisdom.
This retreat is not merely contemplative—it is immersive, designed to awaken your inner mandala and help you embody the transformative reality of Kalachakra’s sacred architecture. Whether you are deepening generation stage practice or receiving these empowerments for the first time, you’ll find rare access to teachings that unite spiritual rigor with visionary insight.
A Practice Upgrade Rooted in the Jonang Kalachakra Tradition
This retreat will center on the use of a special practice text by the Jonangpa grand meditator, the legendary Dolpopa. As we progress through the text, we will systematically refine the visualizability and occupy ability of the full body, speech, and mind mandala palaces, cultivating an immersive experience of the generation stage within the Kālachakra system. Lama Khentrul Rinpoche’s team will guide participants through this rare Jonangpa text, while presenting unique visual slide decks that depict each deity, including their postures, ornaments, and implements, and illustrate their precise placement within the vast memory palace of the mandala.
To support and enrich the practice, we will draw from several English-language sources, including detailed references to Edward Henning’s Kalachakra Mandala, noted for its vivid architectural illustrations and comprehensive chapter on the creation/generation stage. These will be further supplemented by private translations of key passages from the generation stage sādhana manual of the Seventh Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso.
As we all know, maintaining daily advanced practice outside the retreat setting can be challenging, especially amid the demands and disruptions of our rapidly transforming world. During this retreat, we will focus on finding ways to remain mindful of the mandala’s sacred reality by learning tools that will help us to integrate its stabilizing presence into our everyday lives. By aligning more fully with the mandala’s alternative reality, we can work on transforming our experience, even as we navigate the complexities of modern living.
Empowerments for Purification and Inner Wisdom
Heruka Vajrasattva Empowerment (Saturday, September 6)
Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow this rare Kalachakra-specific form of Vajrasattva, empowering you to purify karmic obscurations and reconnect with the pure, unstained nature of your mind.
“Vajrasattva practice allows you to uncover the reality of your Buddha-nature, which is currently hidden as a result of defilements created by attachment, aggression, and delusion. Our current situation is like a dirty piece of glass. This practice provides you with a powerful method to wash away the dirt while being confident that underneath there is crystal clear glass, which is completely pure and unstained. Through the practice of Vajrasattva, this confidence will steadily grow as you come closer and closer to discovering the innate purity of your most profound nature.”
Vishvamata Empowerment
Enter the generation stage of Kalachakra through the empowerment of Vishvamata, the Universal Mother and consort of Kalachakra. She is the embodiment of prajña (wisdom) and the gateway to the inner dimension of the mandala and the Yoginis.
What You Will Take Away
-Practice authorization for Heruka Vajrasattva, Kalachakra’s wrathful purifying deity
–Empowerment into Vishvamata, granting access to generation stage practice
-A deeper understanding of the Mind Mandala, including its deities and symbolism
-A generation stage sadhana practice focused on the Mind Mandala from the Jonang lineage, never before bestowed by Khentrul Rinpoche
-Tools to help stabilize sacred perception and carry the mandala into your daily life
Teachings with Robert Thurman: The Mandala as Living Psychology
Throughout the retreat, Robert Thurman will offer inspired lectures and Q&A sessions that weave the Kalachakra’s esoteric teachings into a psychological and symbolic framework. His deep experience and lucid explanations make the mandala not only accessible, but vibrantly relevant in our world today.
Featured Text: A Visual Guide for Practitioners
Kalachakra Mandala: The Jonang Tradition
by Edward Henning, edited by Robert Thurman
(Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences, 2023)
This retreat draws significantly from Henning’s illustrated masterpiece, based on Bamda Gelek Gyatso’s Jonang transmission. With vivid detail and practical insight, the book maps the three-tiered mandala and its hundreds of deities—offering clarity for visualization and spiritual resonance for deepening your practice.
“A crown jewel of Indo-Tibetan tantra, the Kalachakra mandala is a memory palace of the awakened mind. Henning’s contribution brings clarity, precision, and artistic insight—an invaluable companion for both scholars and meditators.
Who This Retreat Is For
This retreat is ideal for:
-Students who have previously received Kalachakra empowerment and want to deepen their practice
-Practitioners engaging in or entering the generation stage
-Spiritual seekers drawn to sacred feminine wisdom and the mandala as meditative architecture
-Anyone wishing to deepen their Kalachakra mandala understanding with authentic guidance
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
FRIDAY September 5, 2025
1:30 AM – 3:00 AM – SESSION 1: Welcome Teaching on the Kalachakra Mandala (Khentrul Rinpoche & Bob Thurman)
3:30 PM – 6:00 PM – SESSION 2: Heruka Vajrasattva Empowerment & Oral Transmission of Praises to Kalachakra (Khentrul Rinpoche)
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM – SESSION 3: Praises to Kalachakra and Introduction to the Mandala (Yeshe Wangmo)
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM – SESSION 4: The Meaning of the Kalachakra Mandala (Bob Thurman)
SATURDAY September 6, 2025
1:30 AM – 3:30 AM – SESSION 5: Explanation on Dolpopa’s Commentary on Praises to Kalachakra (Khentrul Rinpoche)
3:30 PM – 6:00 PM – SESSION 6: Vishvamata Empowerment & Oral Transmission of Sadhanas (Khentrul Rinpoche)
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM – SESSION 7: Vishvamata and 9 Deity Mandala Practice (Yeshe Wangmo)
10:00 PM – 12:00 AM – SESSION 8: The Mind Mandala Teaching and Practice (Bob Thurman)
SUNDAY September 7, 2025
1:30 AM – 3:30 AM – SESSION 9: Harmonizing our Heart, Mind and World with Kalachakra (Khentrul Rinpoche)
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM – SESSION 10: Final Practice Session and Celebratory Kalachakra Tsok (Khentrul Rinpoche/Bob Thurman/Yeshe Wangmo)
Scholarship Applications
If you require a scholarship because you are monastic or unable to afford the offering please email [email protected].
QUESTIONS?
Email [email protected]
Questa iniziazione è stata richiesta dal Venerabile Namgyel in Australia
Informazioni sulla pratica del Chöd
Il Chöd è una potente pratica di accettare volontariamente ciò che è indesiderabile, tagliare i nostri concetti, ridurre la nostra natura egoistica, portandoci più vicini alla nostra vera natura. Il principale ostacolo al raggiungimento dell’illuminazione è l’attaccamento al nostro ego, alla nostra stessa esistenza. Quando la paura, la fissazione e l’attaccamento al sé vengono tagliati sorge la consapevolezza della natura pura delle emozioni e l’assenza degli oscuramenti mentali.
Machig Labdron ha creato una forma unica di pratica del Mahamudra del Chöd. Machig Labdron è la manifestazione di Prajnaparamita, la Grande Madre che dà vita alla realizzazione della vacuità ed è anche la manifestazione di Arya Tara, che fa sorgere la compassione. Un praticante del Chöd può tagliare qualsiasi cosa e quindi la sua motivazione principale dovrebbe essere quella di unificare la comprensione della vacuità, la gentilezza amorevole e la compassione, proprio come ha fatto Machig Labdron.
Khentrul Rinpoche ha ricevuto la trasmissione del Chöd di molteplici tradizioni, tra cui quella Nyingma, Kagyu, Jonang e Gelug. Ha avuto il piacere di fare un ritiro di pratica del Chöd e di ricevere la trasmissione orale da Kalka Jetsun Dhampa, che fu il capo spirituale buddista della Mongolia e era considerato essere una reincarnazione di Taranatha.
Nel corso della storia buddista, le praticanti donne sono state modelli guida di condotta virtuosa, meditazione, disciplina e pratica. Machig Labdron è uno straordinario esempio di praticante donna altamente realizzata. Una delle aspirazioni di Rinpoche è quella di favorire lo sviluppo di praticanti donne realizzate in tutto il mondo e speriamo che questa pratica sia di ispirazione per l’aumento dell’importanza e della diffusione di un maggior numero di figure di riferimento buddiste femminili.
Informazioni sull’iniziazione
Questa è un’iniziazione incredibilmente rara e preziosa del Chöd del maestro Jetsun Taranatha. Verrà fornito un testo per seguire l’iniziazione. Parte della trasmissione include storie della vita di Machig Labdron da cui tutti possiamo ricevere ispirazione.
Questo evento include:
1 – “L’iniziazione Chöd che apre le porte del cielo” scritto da Jestun Taranatha
2 – Trasmissione orale di “Domare attraverso lo splendore” (una sadhana tradizionale del Chöd della scuola Jonang)
I partecipanti online sono tenuti a partecipare e assistere alle 2 sessioni dal vivo.
Chi può partecipare (online e di persona)?
Questo ritiro è aperto a tutti.
Non ci sono prerequisiti formali per partecipare. Tuttavia, precedenti esperienze di studio e pratica buddiste (come il ngöndro) sono molto utili. Se siete nuovi al percorso buddista, potreste anche voler studiare in anticipo il corso di Khentrul Rinpoche intitolato “What’s Real?” nel nostro centro didattico e leggere il primo e secondo volume della trilogia di Rinpoche “Unveiling Your Sacred Truth”.
Programma (ora italiana)
Domenica 29 giugno 2025
8:30 – 10:00: Iniziazione del Chöd parte 1
10:30 – 12:00: Iniziazione del Chöd parte 2
Offerta di Dana per Khentrul Rinpoche
Se anche voi desiderate mostrare la vostra generosità ai preziosi insegnamenti di Rinpoché e ai suoi immensi sforzi, potete farlo di persona alla fine del ritiro oppure, se partecipate online, potete offrire Dana per Rinpoche qui. L’offerta è del tutto volontaria.
Domande?
Please email [email protected].
