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Transcending Time
An explanation of the Kalachakra six-session Guru Yoga
by Gen Lamrimpa, transl. B. Alan Wallace
 

Wisdom, 1999, 318 pp, ISBN 0-86171-152-1
Available from Snowlion

Available in German via Amazon.de

Publisher Wisdom: Inspired by years of scholarly training and decades of solitary retreat, Tibetan monk Gen Lamrimpa offers a concise overview of all phases of the Kalachakra practice: the preliminaries, the initiation, and finally, the stages of generation and completion.
With remarkable clarity, he makes the Six-Session Guruyoga practice accessible to all practitioners, and deepens our understanding and appreciation of this sublime teaching of the Buddha. Gen Lamrimpa begins this eminently practical explanation by emphasizing the importance of a compassionate motivation for spiritual practice. He then explores the nature of suffering and the cycle of existence that traps all living beings, and concludes with a detailed account of the Six-Phase Yoga, which is meant to be recited and contemplated three times during the day and three times at night. Alan Wallace's introduction illuminates both Kalachakra's rich history and Gen Lamrimpa's unique contribution to our understanding.

"To the best of my knowledge, no such detailed account of these secret practices has previously appeared in English, and it was only with the permission of H.H. the Dalai Lama that we ventured to present them here." from the Introduction by B. Alan Wallace

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Review by : Rudy Harderwijk
Overall Rating:
If you seriously intend to practice Kalachakra in the Gelugpa tradition, the Kalachakra six-session guru yoga is an obvious daily practice to chose. This book represents the first publication of a detailed commentary on any Kalachakra practice; if you intend to do the Kalachakra six-session guru yoga, this is a fabulous guide by a well-qualified master. Also for non-gelugpas this book represents a wealth of information on the practice of Kalachakra in general. Allan Wallace is well-known as a very good translator, thus making this book a 'must-have' for Kalachakra practitioners.


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