Ep249: Kalachakra Tantra - Lama Glenn Mullin

Guru Viking Podcast

In this interview I am once again joined by Lama Glenn Mullin, spiritual teacher, Tibetologist, and author of over 30 books on Buddhism. Glenn discusses the mysterious Kālacakra ‘Wheel of Time’ Tantra, exploring its history, and uncovers its unique esoteric characteristics, Glenn recounts his own connection to the Kālacakra tantra, including his memories of the Dalai Lama’s first ever public Kālacakra empowerment given to hundreds of thousands of people in Bodhgaya, and discusses the surprising pros and cons of mass public initiations. Glenn reveals the subtle body yogas of the Kālacakra, compares its methods to other highest yoga tantras such as Cakrasaṃvara and Guhyasamāja, and considers the Kālacakra prophecies of Śambhala and a coming age of darkness over the world. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep249-kalachakra-tantra-lama-glenn-mullin Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Kālacakra 03:01 - Glenn’s history with the Kālacakra 04:25 - Dalai Lama’s first public Kālacakra empowerment 08:18 - Coney Island of the mind 08:49 - Blavatsky and Theosophical Society’s interest in Kālacakra and Śambhala 10:25 - Dreams and other signs during tantric empowerment 14:24 - Why give public tantric empowerments? 15:35 - Outer, Inner, and Secret levels 18:14 - Exclusively secret traditions 18:38 - History of public Kālacakra empowerments 20:06 - Tantric vows 21:07 - Śambhala prophecies and the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra 23:48 - Today’s signs of fulfilment of prophecy 26:30 - Origin of Kālacakra in the Buddha’s teaching career 32:42 - Time capsule wisdom teachings 35:09 - Highest Yoga Tantra’s characteristics 36:29 - Cross-fertilisation with Himalayan shamanism 37:30 - Later ways of categorising tantric systems 40:20 - Unique and common aspects of the Kālacakra yogas 42:30 - 7 initiations of entering like a child 46:48 - Kālacakra completion stage 48:18 - Subtle body yogas and rainbow body 53:35 - Misunderstandings about Śambhala 55:15 - A century of Russian interest in Kālacakra 01:00:27 - Limits of Helena Blavatsky’s understanding 01:01:38 - Blavatsky’s world legacy 01:06:50 - Why is Kālacakra so little practiced? 01:15:10 - How to receive teachings from Glenn … Previous episodes with Lama Glenn Mullin: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=glenn%20mullin To find out more about Lama Glenn Mullin, visit: - http://www.glennmullin.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Maitripa.Glenn … For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James