I have been practicing Buddhism for many years. In April of 2005 I met with an old friend who suggested I read a book called The Wheel of Time about the Kalachakra Initiation. Some time later I found the book at Powell's Bookstore in Portland. I began reading while eating my lunch then stopped in my tracks as I was "hit" with a huge inflow of energy. I felt as I read about the Kalachakra, that this was something I would do at some time in my life.

Flash forward to October as I wandered through the magazine section of Powell's (again) and casually opened a magazine on Buddhism. I opened to a page announcing that the Dalai Lama was offering the Kalachakra in India in January 2006.

When I got home that evening I went online and registered - not knowing how I would be able to travel to India, take weeks off from work and prepare. So my journey began.