"With the nature of emptiness and compassion, without birth and destruction in the three realms, consciousness and objects of consciousness in one form, I prostrate to the glorious bhagavan Kalachakra."

Attention members: The password-protected area for members is again functioning. However, in the struggle to recover, all data were lost of members who signed up after august 2011. If you registered between August 2011 and early February 2013, please register again and mention you were an approved member already. Sorry for the inconvenience.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has given the Kalachakra Initiation frequently all over the world, and we consider that the Kalachakra forms a fundamental element in his mission to our planet in this time. We wish to extend the effectiveness of that mission through offering practical support for pure traditional practice of Kalacakra
To quote from our Memorandum of Intent, we want "to provide world-wide, trans-sectarian support for Kalachakra practice and study in authentic lineages, by acting as a non-hierarchical communication platform between vajra brothers and sisters, with the deepest respect for the advice of fully qualified teachers such as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

The Network began in 1997, and is quickly growing far beyond an informal email link between a few people and a small website. Some of us are scholars/translators, and making authentic practice materials available to practitioners is one of the aims of our Network, currently in 12 languages. With the help and donations of people who joined our Network, we managed to organise our first unique teachings by a very qualified teacher early 2004, and the translation of a major Kalachakra commentary has been completed in July 2005. Both are now available to Initiates for free (for more information on our plans, check our Wish List).

The IKN is interested in supporting the development of Kalachakra Practice Groups around the world, and we can give advice from our experience in London and other groups on guidelines for facilitating such groups successfully.  It is recommended that these groups be trans-sectarian, but we will support any groups rooted in an authentic lineage.

This website has a public area and an area restricted to people who have received the Kalachakra Initiation and registered with us. This restricted area is needed to protect the tantric secrecy vows, which are intended to ensure proper guidance by a qualified teacher and to avoid misunderstanding regarding these advanced practices.
Similarly, we also created two Discussion Forums, one for the general public, and one for Members only.

INITIATIONS, TEACHINGS & RETREATS
The Kalachakra Tantra and Legends of Shambhala A Lecture by Dr Vesna A Wallace 22nd May 2013 7.00 - 9.00pm Location: The Study Society, Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London W14 9DA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 8748 9338 Website http://www.studysociety.org/contactus.html
Kalacakra Six Session Guru Yoga Approximation Retreat and Fire Puja with Andy Wistreich Friday 2nd (evening)– Sunday 18th August 2013 (lunchtime) Location: Kalachakra retreat center France (near Paris). Approximation retreat is a traditional means of consolidating one’s practice, and it qualifies one to undertake certain important ritual practices like the fire puja. For initiates only More information and registration
Kalachakra Initiation by His Holiness Sakya Trizin July 27 & 28, 2013, in Minneapolis, USA Saturday, July 27, 2:00 pm: Preliminary Part of the Empowerment Sunday, July 28, 2:00 pm: Main Part of the Empowerment Participants must attend both afternoons. More information
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga practice. July 28 to August 4, 2013 at Namgyal Monastery, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA This retreat is open only to those who have received the Kalachakra initiation, or initiation in any other highest yoga tantra. It will be conducted in the manner of a traditional Tibetan meditation retreat, led by Geshe Lobsang Drakpa of Namgyal Monastery India and the monks of Namgyal Monastery Ithaca. More information and registration: P. O. Box 127, 412 North Aurora Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 273-0739 - Fax: (607) 256-5132 www.namgyal.org
Kalachakra Initiation and public teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama July 3-14, 2014 in Leh, Ladakh, India July 3-5: Consecration, rituals and creation of the sand mandala July 6-8: Preliminary teachings July 9: Ritual dance by the monks of Namgyal monastery July 10-13: Kalachakra initiation July 14: Long life empowerment More information
Kalachakra retreat guided by Khensur Jhado Tulku Rinpoche May 17 to 31, 2015 at Northern Shambhala, Italy The retreat will be based on Kalacakra Six Session Guru Yoga and there will be a Kalacakra Fire Puja at the end of retreat. More information to follow later, see also www.northernshambhala.org

TIME FOR PEACE

Did you receive a Kalachakra initiation and would you like to join us in world-wide meditation? You are invited to join us every Saturday Time: around 13:00 - 16:00 GMT Suggested practices (available for initiates via the English resources page): - Kalachakra 6-session Guru Yoga - 'The Best of Jewels' from Buton Rinchen Druppa. - 'An excellent Vase of Nectar' from Detri Rinpoche - 'Tsog offering for the glorious primary Buddha Kalachakra, fulfilling the desire for great bliss' Of course, any other Kalachakra practice would be great as well. For more information, and your local time to practice, see the Time for Peace page.

You can now download our special Kalachakra Screensaver and desktop wallpapers for free!