This is a FREE event and only available In-person.
Regardless of what kind of person you are or how you’ve chosen to live your life, your ultimate aim is long-lasting happiness. Even though we are all seeking some form of happiness, very few of us are aware of what genuine happiness actually feels like. Khentrul Rinpoche shares insights from his book, “A Happier Life” which is a treasury of wisdom to guide you towards achieving this, point by point, at every stage of life. It journeys through childhood, teenage years, early and mature adulthood and ends with some heartfelt advice for achieving genuine insight and a peaceful departure from this life. At each stage he draws attention to many of the opportunities and obstacles we all face.
All levels of practitioners are welcome
Rinpoche’s book a Happier Life with be available in French at the talk.
About Khentrul Rinpoche
Khentrul Rinpoche has experienced three completely different lifestyles in his life to date: the primitive nomadic culture of remote Tibet; many years of exceptional and rigorous training as a Tibetan yogic monk and then the experience of a rapid immersion into the very different lifestyle of the modern West. His unique experience allows him to cut through our own cultural barriers bringing a rich perspective on attitudes towards life and living.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – TUESDAY September 5, 2023 / 1:00 AM Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – MONDAY September 4, 2023 / 11:00 PM Hanoi, Vietnam – MONDAY September 4, 2023 / 10:00 PM Romania – MONDAY September 4, 2023 / 6:00 PM Central Europe and South Africa – MONDAY September 4, 2023 / 5:00 PM Sao Paulo, Brazil – MONDAY September 4, 2023 / 12:00 PM East Coast USA, Toronto – MONDAY September 4, 2023 / 11:00 AM West Coast USA – MONDAY September 4, 2023 / 8:00 PM
The tradition of the Jonang Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism is barely known in the west. It is the only lineage that has never been involved in Tibetan politics. The yogis of this great tradition have stayed to this day focused on their practice including the completion stages of Kalachakra Tantra. Even now near Dzamthang, the main monastery of this lineage, in modern day China, thousdands of monks prepare and sit for their 3 year retreat in the 6 Vajra Yogas of Kalachakra. This is the only lineage that holds and focuses on the complete practice of Kalachakra Tantra all the way to enlightenment. Many do this retreat multiple times in their life. Only a few masters in this tradition have traveled outside of China.
Khentrul Rinpoche will explain the greatness of this tradition that holds a special view called the Other-Emptiness. Renowned Jonang Master Dolpopa Sherab, often referred to as the second Buddha was respected by all lineages of Buddhism for his great Mountain Doctrine and profound understanding of the complete Dharma, the Golden Age (Dzokden Dharma).
We are so grateful to announce 2023 Kalachakra Empowerment will be given at the request of our event partner Shambhala International, Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow historic empowerment at their location in Boulder, Colorado. This is a historic opportunity for the Tantra brought to our earth by the Shambhala Kings to be given in an important space in which Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche brought so much Dharma to the world and through their introductory programs have diligently worked to share his Shambhala vision of an enlightened society. We find a lot of synchronicity with Khentrul Rinpoche’s vision of the Golden Age. The Empowerment will be available it in person at Shambhala in Boulder, Colorado.
We hope this helps create the conditions for peace and harmony to flourish around the world. The empowerment ceremony will take place in a meditative atmosphere over a few days. Please make sure to be present for all the sessions in your time zone. It includes a ceremony to spread prayers for peace and harmony around the globe, ritual dances, and the unveiling of a 3d version of the Jonang Kalachakra Mandala. You will be guided in a clear step-by-step way through empowerment so that you can understand what you are receiving. Through lectures, discussion, meditation, mantra, and ritual offerings, form a deep connection to your own inner realm of peace and harmony.
EMPOWERMENT GUIDE BOOK
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 and French.
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”.
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.
Boulder, Colorado USA
Boulder, Colorado USA PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
FRIDAY September 22, 2023
6:30 PM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
9:00 AM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
10:00 AM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
2:00 PM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
9:00 AM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
10:00 AM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
3:00 PM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
5:00 PM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
AEST - Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
10:30 AM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
1:00 AM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
2:00 AM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
6:00 AM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
MONDAY September 25, 2023
1:00 AM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
2:00 AM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
7:00 AM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
9:00 AM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
HKT - Mongolia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
8:30 AM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
11:00 PM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
12:00 AM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
4:00 AM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
11:00 PM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
MONDAY September 25, 2023
12:00 AM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
5:00 AM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
7:00 AM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
GMT+7 - Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
7:30 AM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY SATURDAY September 23, 2023 10:00 PM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
11:00 PM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
3:00 AM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
10:00 PM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
11:00 PM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
MONDAY September 25, 2023
4:00 AM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
6:00 AM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
EEST - Romania
Romania PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
3:30 AM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
6:00 PM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
7:00 PM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
11:00 PM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
6:00 PM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
7:00 PM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
MONDAY September 25, 2023
12:00 AM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
2:00 AM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
CEST - Central Europe
Central Europe and South Africa PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
2:30 AM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
5:00 PM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
6:00 PM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
10:00 PM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
5:00 PM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
6:00 PM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
11:00 PM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
MONDAY September 25, 2023
1:00 AM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
BRT - São Paulo, Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
FRIDAY September 22, 2023
9:30 PM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
12:00 PM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
1:00 PM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
5:00 PM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
12:00 PM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
1:00 PM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
6:00 PM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
8:00 PM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
EDT USA, Toronto
East Coast USA, Toronto PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
FRIDAY September 22, 2023
8:30 PM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
11:00 AM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
12:00 PM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
4:00 PM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
11:00 AM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
12:00 PM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
5:00 PM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
7:00 PM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
PDT - West Coast, USA
West Coast, USA PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
FRIDAY September 22, 2023
5:30 PM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
8:00 AM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
9:00 AM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
1:00 PM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
8:00 AM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
9:00 AM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
2:00 PM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
4:00 PM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
ABOUT KALACHAKRA
Kalachakra brings peace to oneself and the world as we learn to harmonize our environment with our body & mind. Kalachakra, which means the wheel of time, transcends religious time, space, and perceived reality. It is the essence that makes up our very nature. It harmonizes the cosmic, with our internal system and the enlightened mind. Unlike other Buddhist teachings, Kalachakra is very detailed giving insight and direction to help anyone of any religious tradition realize their true nature. This teaching helps us move past habitual limitations to unleash our limitless potential of love & compassion.
COMPLETE SYSTEM TO ENLIGHTENMENT
The Tibetan Buddhist Jonang Lineage specializes in the complete path that guides students in a clear step-by-step system to enlightenment. It is known specifically for upholding the 6 vajra yogas through which many enlightened masters have transitioned. 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 made it his life’s mission to bring these teachings to the west in English. He hopes to create the conditions for both female and male practitioners living in their daily lives to realize the heart essence of these profound teachings.
Kalachakra for World Peace Buddha Shakyamuni taught the Kalachakra Tantra to the Kings of Shambhala at the same time the heart sutra was taught. In it, there is a clear prophecy for world peace to arise on this earth. Come create the conditions to usher in the Golden Age of Global peace and harmony. Khentrul Rinpoché is very genuine focusing on catalyzing the transformation of the authentic aspirations of his students. He makes this rich & complex ancient wisdom accessible so that anyone can engage with it more easily, at their own capacity, in all areas of their life.
HOW THE ONLINE EMPOWERMENT WILL WORK
1) Register each attendee that will be receiving the empowerment. Choose your preferred language. You will receive a confirmation email. After that, you will be added to our online learning center at learn.dzokden.org.
2) Before the empowerment, you will receive information on some simple supplies you should get to help make the experience as authentic as possible. If you are not able to get them all don’t worry. They are symbolic and you can still receive empowerment. More important you must understand what is happening. 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. Rinpoche typically gives the eBook out the night before but if this is a technical problem for you (you can’t read an eBook and be on zoom at the same time) please indicate on the registration form so we can work to accommodate you.
3) You will receive access to zoom for each of the sessions. While Khentrul Rinpoche wants the attendees there for every session, we have indicated the absolute required sessions so as not to have to a lot of emails about special circumstances. That said, he would prefer you are there for all of them
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.
PRACTICAL TEACHING INCLUDES
– Understand the Bardos from the Kalachakra Perspective
– Learn preliminary Kalachakra practices for life
– Vajra Vega Jenang (wrathful Kalachakra empowerment)
– Dream and sleep Yoga Instructions
– What to do when you or a loved one dies
– How to spot opportunities for liberation in the Bardo of dying
– Kalachakra Phowa teaching and transmission
Dying is an essential part of life; something that we all will face. Whether you or a loved one is facing death today or decades from now, it’s important to understand what it means to live and die well.
In this 3 day retreat, Khentrul Rinpoche will take us on a journey through what is known as the ‘bardos’, or transition periods, between one life and the next, and the tremendous opportunity they can offer if we view them as an opportunity for spiritual transformation. This is a good course for those new to Kalachakra or those who want to learn how to practice in all moments.
Bardo means in-between. We are always in moments of transition. This course helps us identify the important moments of transition and what we do in them. Khentrul Rinpoche will help us understand the profound steps we can take to make our life meaningful so we are prepared for death and what we can do at the time of death. In this practical teaching, Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow the Kalachakra phowa transmission and help us identify opportunities for liberation in the Bardo.
Vajra Vega, the wrathful form of Shri Kalachakra and the King of the Wrathful Deities, is the protector aspect in Kalachakra. There are many benefits to establishing a connection with Vajra Vega. The essence of Vajravega is that he represents the non-conceptual primordial wisdom which arises when the winds enter the central channel. This is the method by which the root ignorance of conceptuality is cut. It is also the basis or the container in which the precious six vajra yogas arise. When we establish a wheel of protection with Vajra Vega, we are symbolically stopping the arising of dualistic appearances, and abiding within the non-conceptual wisdom.
It is very important and special for us to connect with this aspect of Kalachakra in our lifetime so that we may be benefited from the connection in the Bardo state after death. While we must do our best to create karmic propensities to realize our own sacred truth during this life, if we do not then in the Bardo state after death, we may be able to recognise Vajra Vega in the sea of wrathful Deities and be liberated.
WHO CAN COME
Anyone can join. There is no prerequisite.
SUNDAY September 17, 2023 5:00 AM – 7:00 AM: Session 9 – Vajra Vega Empowerment 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Lunch 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Session 10 – 6 Bardos Teachings (Final Practice, Q&A / Completion Dedication)
PDT - West Coast, USA
West Coast USA FRIDAY September 15, 2023 1:30 AM: Arrival (Teas Coffees Scrumptious Snacks Provided) 2:00 AM – 4:00 AM: Session 1 – 6 Bardos Teachings 5:30 AM – 7:00 AM: Session 2 – 6 Bardos Teachings 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Session 3 – 6 Bardos Teachings 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Session 4 – 6 Bardos Teachings
SATURDAY September 16, 2023 2:00 AM – 4:00 AM: Session 5 – 6 Bardos Teachings 5:30 AM – 7:00 AM: Session 6 – 6 Bardos Teachings 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Session 7 – 6 Bardos Teachings 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Session 8 – 6 Bardos Teachings
SUNDAY September 17, 2023 2:00 AM – 4:00 AM: Session 9 – Vajra Vega Empowerment 4:00 AM – 5:30 AM: Lunch 5:30 AM – 7:00 AM: Session 10 – 6 Bardos Teachings (Final Practice, Q&A / Completion Dedication)
HOW THE ONLINE EMPOWERMENT WILL WORK
1) Register for each attendee that will be receiving the empowerment. You will be added to the course on learn.dzokden.org
2) You must receive the empowerment and oral transmission online in real-time. We do not record empowerment. We do not offer empowerment books for this event.
3) You will receive access to the zoom for each of the session of the teaching.
Access to Video Materials Afterwards
The retreat access and all the prayers will be provided for you in Dzokden’s new online learning center (Khentrul Rinpoche’s International Organization). We encourage everyone to connect to the live-streamed retreat in real time but if that is not possible, you can still log in to the learning center after the retreat and access all of the retreat content.
VARIABLE PROGRAM COSTS
The Dharma is not for sale but we do have cost to put on global events. We have created 3 offering levels to help make this affordable to a range of attendees as we must raise funds to cover the cost. The cost has been adjusted for the cost of living in various countries. Thank you for understanding so that we can make this accessible to our global family. If your ability to pay makes it difficult to attend this program, we will make every effort to make attendance possible. Email [email protected] to request assistance.
This event is Free and will be available In-Person only.
We will celebrate the release of Khentrul Rinpoche’s new book the Path of Desire, with a teaching on how to use all aspects of life including sexuality on the path. This teaching will focus on how to use all of our emotions not just sex to practice. This teaching is available with registration only. Rinpoche will explain in person why he chose to write and release a book of this nature at this time. Some people may find it scandalous while others may find it a welcome addition to tantric teachings.
“Most followers of the Tibetan tantric Buddhist teachings are merely wearing an outer costume of tantra.”
“Serious consideration of the situation of tantra is urgent before its essence is lost altogether. The time has come for going beyond mere scholarly explanations and superficial chanting of liturgies to actually restoring the practice tradition that has been corrupted and rejected in recent centuries. To do that, the full scope of tantra’s real meaning must be re-introduced.” (Shar Khentrul Rinpoché)
Being imprisoned in a dark pit is not comparable
To young lovers kept apart by their righteous parents;
Being locked in stocks is not comparable,
To strict religious laws that make sweet love a crime.
However perfect the power of a renunciate attitude,
As water still flows in a river that is blocked by a dam,
When an unwanted religious tax is levied on sex,
It is like constantly pushing a boulder up a hill.
(Gendun Chöpel, “Treatise on Desire”)
Though in sex the blissful union of the masculine and feminine principles is obvious, it actually pervades all existence; it represents the profound truth of non-dual reality and points us in its direction. For those who aspire to be genuine tantrikas, this book and teaching presents a way of liberation through joyfully embracing ordinary life. For those of us who seek only to experience ordinary life at its best, that goal can also be attained.
Book –The Path of Desire The book “The Path of Desire” will be launched in time for this event. Pre-order for the Paperback and Epub version is now available, you may purchase it here.
