Monks at the 2003 Kalachakra in India
This week in Washington DC, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be presenting the Kalachakra, an 11-day event that brings together thousands of monks, nuns and lay practitioners to meditate and pray for world peace.
The tradition revolves around the concept of time; the Sanskrit term meaning time (kāla) and cycles (chakra): .. from the cycles of the planets, to the cycles of human breathing, it teaches the practice of working with the most subtle energies within one's body on the path to enlightenment.
Gabriel Riera from The washington Post is covering the Kalachakra in his blog here
“I will be blogging about what I see and hear. My perspective is that of an interested and reasonably informed participant, though not an expert on the topic of Buddhism. I have a meditation practice that I work at, struggle with, abandon, and cling to in seemingly endless cycles throughout my life.”
“On the one hand, the Kalachakra can be seen as a peace rally, a significant gathering in our nation’s capital where decisions are made that affect the entire world. Hundreds of deeply dedicated nuns, monks and lay people will spend days together under the guidance of a powerful spiritual leader; their minds and hearts oriented like needles on a cosmic compass, in the direction of peace. Such concentrated attention and goodwill can only be of benefit to all beings.”
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