{"id":1039,"date":"2020-12-19T11:32:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T11:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2025-11-18T22:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:16:58","slug":"the-inner-shambhala-of-kalachakra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/the-inner-shambhala-of-kalachakra\/","title":{"rendered":"The inner Shambhala of Kalachakra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By: Stephanie
Source: omalayatravel.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shambhala has many names as well as a long history among the Tibetan and Indian peoples. Today it is revered as a Buddhist Pure Land \u2013 a place that is as much spiritual and mystic as it is geographic. In the West, Shambhala has become known as Shangri-La, a utopian paradise of peace and tranquility. For Buddhists and those seeking spiritual transformation, it is something much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sanskrit, Shambhala means \u201cplace of silence or peace.\u201d It is a land of paradise that is spoke of in many ancient texts, some of which predate Tibetan Buddhism. According to myth, Shambhala can only be entered by those who are pure of heart. There is no suffering and the land is ruled by love, wisdom, and peace. In Shambhala, there is no old age, there is no lack or want, there is only beauty and enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Bon scriptures (the religion of Tibet directly prior to Tibetan Buddhism), references to this magical land can be found many thousands of years ago. They describe a land called \u201cOlmolungring,\u201d If you look at Hindi texts, Shambhala is known at the birthplace of the final incarnation of Vishnu. Many believe this incarnation, Kalki, will bring in a new Golden Age of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History shows us that the Buddhist concept of Shambhala is an adaptation from the Hindu myth of Kalki, but it is the Kalachakra texts which first discuss this land in detail. This ancient text is a teaching on the \u201ccycles of time.\u201d There are three parts to all cycles: external, internal, and alternative. Everything that is discussed in the Kalachakra is discussed in terms of these three areas, including Shambhala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Externally, Shambhala is a physical place where only those with certain karma can ever reach. It is not a place you can find on a map or ever arrive at \u2013 it is a Buddhist Pure Land in the human realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama described it best during the 1985 Kalachakra teachings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026 it is not a physical place that we can actually find. We can only say that it is a pure land, a pure land in the human realm. And unless one has the merit and the actual karmic association, one cannot actually arrive there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inner and alternative meanings deal with an individuals mind and body. Shambhala can be thought of as achieving inner peace and silence. A \u201cplace\u201d arrived at through meditation. Equanimity within, and the beauty and happiness to be found in this state, are what Shambhala symbolizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those on a spiritual journey of transformation, Shambhala is an important symbol. Kalachakra practice, or any Buddhist practice, is about the internal work of releasing attachments, confusions, desires, etc. It\u2019s the inner work of releasing negative karma that has built up over lifetimes, of stopping the cycle of karma, and reaching an inner place of peace. Of discovering our true nature \u2013 the clear light of mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Shambala. This is the practice and the way of true inner transformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By: Stephanie Source: omalayatravel.com Shambhala has many names as well as a long history among the Tibetan and Indian peoples. Today it is revered as a Buddhist Pure Land \u2013 a place that is as much spiritual and mystic as it is geographic. In the West, Shambhala has become known as Shangri-La, a utopian paradise Read more about The inner Shambhala of Kalachakra<\/span>[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reklam","category-uniteawake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1041,"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039\/revisions\/1041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniteawake.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}