Built 300 B.C. this stupa was the grandest of its kind.

I am trying to interview one of the official spokesmen of the Kalachakra, Jador Rinpoche.

He is the ex-abbot of the Namgyal Monastery, the Dalai Lama’s own monastery, which was once contained within the walls of the Potala palace and has been refounded in northern India. I am lucky he can spare ten minutes for me in his extremely busy day.

Jador Rinpoche is very serious but mild and respectful, with a very vivid and attentive face. His gaze makes me feel X- rayed or at least instantly analyzed - a puzzling thought.

Many people I interviewed agreed that the Kalachakra teachings are very complex texts, only understandable for highly accomplished scholars. I am most curious in the different ways a scholar or a layperson might experience this event.