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"A nicely balanced reader which is not too scholarly. The different voices of its authors make for lively discussion." -- Mandala: A Tibetan Buddhist Journal
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The Kalachakra interweaves yoga, astrology, physiology, and mythology into a meditational system embracing the entire universe. Information on Kalachakra has been sparse--The Wheel of Time discusses the Buddhist background, history, initiation rites, generation stage sadhana and completion stage practices.
"A comprehensive placing of the Kalachakra in the context of Buddhism as a whole, with some of the history and procedures through to completion stage described. A nicely balanced reader which is not too scholarly. The different voices of its authors make for lively discussion."--Mandala: A Tibetan Buddhist Journal
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The title of this book is well chosen. I bought it to get a better sense of the kalachakra teachings' history and how they fit into buddhism. Just as important, I was interested in how the high level kalachakra tantra relates to the Shambhala lineage.The book has sections by different authors, and some writers are a better read than others. Parts of the book I read closely, and other parts I skimmed over. For my use, the book goes too deeply into the stages of the kalachakra initiation, as if it were a do-it-yourself project. Generally the book did what I wanted, it put the teachings in the larger context of buddhism and Shambhala, and helped me establish a time frame for them.
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- Luminous Lives: The Story of the Early Masters of the Lam'bras in Tibet (Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism) by Cyrus Stearns in Back Matter
- Fifty Years In Science and Religion: Ian G. Barbour and His Legacy (Ashgate Science and Religion Series) by Robert John Russell in Back Matter
- Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan by Paul Kekai Manansala in Back Matter
- Media Worlds: Anthropology on New Terrain by Faye D. Ginsburg on page 111
- Transcending Time: An Explanation of the Kalachakra Six-Session Guruyoga by Gen Lamrimpa in Front Matter
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