Resources

Below, you will find number of resources for the media and those who wish to prepare themselves to attend the Kalachakra; for those who wish to help spread the word about the Kalachakra; for those who wish to learn more about Tibet; and for those who wish to learn more about Tibet and/or Tibetan Buddhism.  The lists are not extensive; items will be rotated, and are just mentioned for your consideration.

Listings are meant to suggest the wide range of materials available, rather than to constitute specific endorsements.

Learn About the Kalachakra

Publishers:	Sites
Snow Lion Publishing (a Sponsor of the Kalachakra for World Peace 2011) Wisdom Publications	Berzin Archives Kalachakranet.org

Specific Reading:

1. Kalachakra Tantra: Rite of Initiation by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins
2. The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala, New Revised Edition: Visual Scripture of Tibetan Buddhism by Barry Bryant
3. Transcending Time: An Explanation of the Kalachakra Six-Session Guruyoga by Gen Lamrimpa, B. Alan Wallace, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama
4. As Long As Space Endures: Essays on the Kalacakra Tantra in Honor of the Dalai Lama by Edward A. Arnold, Robert A.F. Thurman, Namgyal Monastery Ithaca, and Thupten Jinpa
   
5. Introduction to the Kalachakra Initiation by Alexander Berzin

 

Spread the Word About the Kalachakra 2011

Please feel welcome to download and print the following to help spread the word of the Kalachakra in your area.  We especially appreciate the help of those with mailing lists, who can forward our materials to members of your mailing lists.

Download the Kalachakra 2011 Flyer (pdf)

Download the Kalachakra 2011 Flyer in Chinese (pdf)

Invitation Letter to Use for Visa Applications

Download the Kalachakra 2011 Invitation (pdf)
We cannot authenticate this letter as valid if it has been altered in any way. We are unable to offer personalized letters of invitation due to legal considerations.

Child Care

Many of you are bringing children to the Kalachakra, so they receive its immense and unique blessing. We would like to provide some useful information for you.

If you bring a baby stroller with you, please check it in at the area designated for that on the Main Concourse (entry level).

The VW theater on Concourse 4 of Verizon Center is available for you. It offers a place to take your children when they become restless or noisy, or just want a bit of a break. We are happy to offer this service at no charge, but are unable to care for unaccompanied children (you must stay with your children while they are there). To find the VW theater, go to the 400 Level, by section 429, and you will find the VW theater via the double-doors on the outside wall. There is a lobby area for play and an indoor theater-style area for sitting quietly (the back rows are suitable for nursing mothers, using shawls for further privacy).

Drop-off childcare for children between 4 and 12 years of age is available at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, which is only 2 blocks from Verizon (http://www.sixthandi.org/) . A wonderful, thoughtful, and entertaining program will be provided by a local firm called "Kids Adventures."

We wanted to ensure the best "drop-off" childcare program possible. Because of licensing requirements, etc, and the unusual nature of this event (lasting 11 days, with a schedule changing each day), it has taken a while to finalize a plan, but we are confident your children will really enjoy the one we chose.

Please pre-register your child and or children by emailing http://www.kidsadventures.net/ any time after 5 pm Thursday, June 30.

We are happy to announce that the Capital Area Tibetan Association will subsidize the payments due to Kids Adventures by 50%, so the charge to parents will be only $2.50 per hour, per child. You can pay that to the through check or cash (no credit cards). You can register your child for one day, or any number of days.

You can find more information on this childcare option at the Information Desk in the Main Concourse.

 

General Assistance Fund

Note: General Assistance Fund is now closed.

Due to the generosity of our sponsors and supporters, we were able to offer assistance
to those who want to attend the Kalachakra but are "financially challenged."

Note: We offered assistance only with admission tickets, not with travel, food, or lodging.

 

Special Needs

Email us at Specialneeds@kalachakra2011.com to register.

If you have physical challenges and need assistance, let us know: Headsets for translation (specify language) Headsets for hearing assistance

 

Learn About Tibet and Ways To Support It

Current Situation in Tibet	Art, Culture, and History
http://www.phayul.com/news http://www.savetibet.org http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org http://www.tibet.net http://www.tibet.org http://www.tibetfund.org	http://www.asianart.org http://www.norbulingka.org http://www.rmanyc.org http://www.tibet.org http://www.tibethouse.us http://www.tibetanarts.org http://tibetanculture.org

 

Get Better Acquainted with Tibetan Buddhism

1. The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living by Dalai Lama (Oct 1, 2009)
   
2. Consciousness at the Crossroads: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Brainscience and Buddhism by B. Alan Wallace
   
3. The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice by Thupten Jinpa
4. The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism - The Three Principal Aspects to the Path and Introduction to Tantra by Thubten Yeshe
5. Carefree Dignity: Discourses on Training in the Nature of Mind by Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Erik Pema Kunsang, and Marcia Binder Schmidt
6. Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them?: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama by Prof. Daniel Goleman Ph.D., The Dalai Lama, and Ed Levin (Feb 22, 2003)
7. Essential Practice by Tranghu Rinpoche
8. This Precious Life: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Path to Enlightenment by Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche
9. Buddhism for Beginners by Thubten Chodron
10. Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path (with 15 hour mp3 meditation CD) by Thubten Chodron and H.H. the Dalai Lama
11. It's Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path by Dzigar Kongtrul and Helen Berliner
12. Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective by Dalai Lama
13. Essential Tibetan Buddhism by Robert A. E. Thurman
14. Mind Beyond Death - by Dzogchen Ponlop
15. Trainings in Compassion: Manuals on the Meditation of Avalokiteshvara - by Tyler Dewar and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Links of General Interest:

www.dalailama.com
www.tibet.emory.edu/
www.mindandlife.org/
www.ctac.org