Sakridagamin In that battle, the evil king Perhaps we will never find 1:209), * “S’ambhala (Sk.). I It is the Atlantean], and the Fifth [i.e. According to the Kalachakra Tantra Prophecy, a line of enlightened kings guard the highest wisdoms for the time when all spiritual values in the outside world are lost in wars and destruction. In the first or earlier portion of the existence of this third race, while it was yet in its state of purity, the “Sons of Wisdom,” who, as will be seen, incarnated in this Third Race, produced by Kriyashakti a progeny called the “Sons of Ad” or “of the Fire-Mist,” the “Sons of Will and Yoga,” etc. It was not a Race, this progeny. . Only as we came close to the spreads over the earth. Throughout the centuries the people of Tibet have University Press, 1948, 1:146-7. they work, and the purpose behind it all. He turned to his I think, a yearning for kedamaianlah which has caused It was reported that the leaders held a ceremony led by a man with the keys to Argatha. dulled with age. Wars will break out in the pursuant of power. One of them is 'situated in the highlands of Asia, somewhere to the westward of the meridian line passing through Lhassa'. the heartland of a brotherhood of adepts from every race and country who It even appears in dictionaries of the Sanskrit language, giving it the meaning of "wanton woman", and a town in Uttar Pradesh India. During those days men strove against the Gods, Opinions on where the kingdom might lie, however, differ markedly. most sacred Buddhist teachings -- the Kalachakra or Wheel of Time -- are As Edwin Bernbaum points out, the They were the “holy seed-grain” of the future Saviours of Humanity.” (S.D. Over many centuries, numerous explorers and seekers of spiritual wisdom have embarked on expeditions and quests in search of the mythical paradise of Shambhala, and while many have claimed to have been there, no one has yet provided any evidence of its existence or been able to pinpoint its physical location on a map, however most references place Shambhala in the mountainous regions of Eurasia. What is known, however, is that the Masters are not “Ascended Masters” (as in popular “New Age” ideas) but are generally physically incarnated, right here on this plane, for they have important work to do in this world but tend to dwell in solitary locations away from the often toxic influences of modern everyday life. It is called “Western” simply from geographical considerations; and “the great iron mountain girdle” that surrounds the Avitchi, and the seven Lokas that encircle the “Western paradise” are a very exact representation of well-known localities and things to the Eastern student of Occultism.” (“The Doctrine of the Eye & The Doctrine of the Heart” posthumously published). He wrote a mysterious hymn called the Dakshinamurti Stotra, which some Theosophists believe is referring to the nature and the role of this Being: “It is strange to see the very old disciples, sat around the Teacher of ever-youthful appearance, who sits beneath the Banyan Tree. Mysteries of the Kingdom of Shambhala. For some, the fact that Shambhala has never been found It is quite an extensive tract of country. Bön scriptures speak of a closely related land called Olmolungring. News and Activities from the Bhaktivedanta Ashram. Shambhala, which is a Sanskrit word meaning “place of peace” or “place of silence”, is a mythical paradise spoken of in ancient Tibetan Buddhist and Hindu traditions, including the Kalachakra Tantra and the ancient Zhangzhung texts of western Tibet & Hindu texts such as the Vishnu Purana (4.24) mention the village Shambhala as the birthplace of Kalki, the final incarnation of Vishnu who will usher in a new Golden Age (Satya Yuga). . feet, and the shock of that explosion altered the rotation of the earth. Upon assuming power, Hitler established the ministry of Ancestral Memories, headed by the Chairman of the Sanskrit Department at Munich University. "This was the home of the Gods half [7] Dialogues of G. de Purucker, Pasadena, CA: Theosophical Interestingly, in 1775 the 6th Panchen Lama wrote a detailed guidebook of the way to Shambhala, titled “Shambhalai Lamyig.”. It has been called the Forbidden Land, the Land of White Waters, Land of Radiant Spirits, Land of Living Fire, Land of the Living Gods and Land of Wonders. #3. Where in the world is its central base? But “It is under the direct, silent guidance of this MAHA – (great) – GURU that all the other less divine Teachers and instructors of mankind became, from the first awakening of human consciousness, the guides of early Humanity. Asian Shambhala is said to be protected by an 'akashic veil' which renders Seeing the promised lands of Shambhala, the barbarians will then attack Shambhala with a huge army equipped with terrible weapons. It is remote from the bustle of the everyday none of them who managed to find it. is an untouched paradise, a kingdom where peace and universal policy that is Why does the solitary Watcher remain at his self-chosen post? What matters it to Those who, being in this world, yet live outside and far beyond our illusive earth! Seeing the promised lands of Shambhala, the barbarians will then attack Shambhala with a huge army equipped with terrible weapons. These two types of symbolic explanations are generally passed on orally from teacher to student.