Kalacakra for World Peace Jul 6-16 2011
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Event : Kalacakra for World Peace by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Date July 6-16 2011
Venue : Verizon Center, 601 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004
Website : http://www.kalachakra2011.com/
Registration and Tickets : http://www.kalachakra2011.com/tickets.htmlCalender : http://www.kalachakra2011.com/calendar.html
*Calender is still being finalized Check website for updatesJuly 6 Wed Kalachakra Ritual Preparation
0700-1000 Earth Ritual Prayers
1000-1100 Teaching (optional)
1200-1300 LunchJuly 7 Thu Kalachakra Ritual Preparation
0700-1200 Prayers (optional for Public)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1430 Earth Ritual Dance
1500-1700 Prayers (Optional for Public)July 8 Fri Kalachakra Ritual Preparation
0700-1200 Prayers (Optional for Public)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1500 Prayers (Optional for Public)
1500 MandalaJuly 9 Sat Preliminary Teaching
0800-1030 Prayers (Optional for Public)
1130 -1300 Lunch
1300-1600 TeachingsJuly 10 Sun Students Preparation (Preliminary Initiation)
0700-1200 Self Generation Prayers (Optional for Public)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1630 Preparation Initiation for StudentsJuly 11 Mon Preliminary Teaching
0800-1030 Prayers (Optional for Public)
1030 -1130 Break
1130-1300 Lunch
1300-1600 TeachingsJuly 12 Tue Preliminary Teaching
0800-1030 Prayers (Optional for Public)
1030 -1130 Break
1130-1300 Lunch
1300-1600 TeachingsJuly 13 Wed Kalachakra Ritual and Offerign Dance
0700-1200 Prayers (Optional for Public)
1200-1330 Lunch
1330-1430 Ritual Offering Dance
1430-1530 PrayersJul 14 Thu Kalachakra Initiation
0700 -1200 Self Generation Prayers (Optional for Public)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1630 Kalachakra Initiation
July 15 Fri Kalachakra Initiation (15th Day of 5th Tibetan Month Full Moon Day)
0700 -1200 Self Generation Prayers (Optional for Public)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1700 Kalachakra InitiationJuly 16
0700 -0730 Self Generation Prayers (Optional for Public)
0730-1200 Long Life Offering for His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Empowerment.
1200-1400 Lunch
1400-1500 Viewing Mandala
1500 Dismantling of Mandala & Concluding Prayers -
His Holiness has commented on the Kalachakra, saying, “A large number of people will come together for a few days to concentrate. Because of this, I think some positive vibrations, perhaps at an invisible level, can happen...the participants, for some short moments, can experience some tranquility, some peace and satisfaction.”
What a fortunate confluence of circumstances that the time, one of turmoil and common confusion; the place, the capital of the free world; and the teacher, who embodies wisdom, compassion and skillful methods, are coming together to produce an event that can only benefit this country and have a positive effect which ripples throughout the entire world
During the first seven days of the Kalachakra, from July 6 through 12, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, along with the monks of Namgyal Monastery and senior lamas, will conduct rituals which prepare and consecrate the venue. These include chanting of prayers, creation of the sand mandala and other ancient rituals.
His Holiness will give teachings to present the foundations of Buddhist thought on July 9, 10 and 11. His Holiness the Dalai Lama explained the importance of these preliminaries during the Kalachakra offered in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1999:
The Kalachakra Ritual Dance on July 12, opens the next phase of the event, with the three days of the actual Empowerment extending from July 13 through July 15.
On the final day, July 16, the Kalachakra for World Peace 2011 will close with a ceremony offering prayers for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama; a long-life blessing for all those in attendance; and the dissolution of the sand mandala.
"I would like to congratulate those who are attending here only for the preliminary teachings and not the Kalachakra. Because in actual fact the topics I am covering in the preliminary teachings are the more important elements of the practice. So I would like to express my appreciation for those who are just attending the preliminary teachings.
…When I announce a Kalachakra Empowerment, because Kalachakra is so popular, it attracts people; but what I really intend is to spend time during the preliminary teachings and speak more about the general aspects of the path of the Dharma…. But if people simply come for the empowerment with no real grounding in the preliminary practices… then simply attending the Kalachakra ceremony alone? I do not know what benefit that can have."