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TIBET.UFO
TIBET, SHAMBHALA AND UFO's

by
Sally Sheridan

PART ONE

THE KALACHAKRA

Wheel of Time

I have been a UFO investigator for ten years, working for
APRO, MUFON and CUFOS.  I have had a lifelong interest in
Tibetan Buddhism and last summer (1988) I made a commitment
to become a student.  This July (1989) I will be receiving
ten days of instruction followed for three days by the
Kalachakra Initiation given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

In preparation for receiving the initiation I have been
listening to many tapes and reading books selected by the
lamas.  I have been fascinated by the teachings concerning
Shambhala.

I should say here that I have not yet received any secret
teachings.  I would not reveal those teachings.  What I am
about to share is part the preparation and is given to
anyone.

The following is a compilation of material from three
sources:  a tape of a lecture given in English by Dr. Alex
Berzin at Thubten Dhargye Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist Center in
Los Angeles on May 3, 1988;  tapes of a series of lectures
given in Tibetan with English translation at the same center
by the Venerable Geshe Gyeltsen, beginning March 2, 1989;
and a book I received from the center when I registered.
Words in quotation marks are the exact words of Dr. Berzin
or the Ven. Geshe Gyeltsen:

Shambhala is the name of both an actual ancient kingdom
of Tibet and a metaphorical kingdom. The King of Shambhala
traveled to India to meet the Bhudda and receive the
Kalachakra teachings.  He then took the teachings back to
Shambhala where they were preserved for centuries.

Part of the Kalachakra teachings concern a predicted
invasion in our times, "the psychology of invasions",
"advice on how to deal with and cope with invasions" and
"invasion mentalities."  Based on very sophisticated
astrological/astronomical calculations it says that we are
now entering a dark age when the powers of negativity will
consist of men allied with demons.  It will become nearly
impossible for a person to maintain his or her Buddhist
spiritual practice.  Detailed instructions are given in the
Kalachakra for "building various machines" to ward off the
invaders.

The Kalachakra predicts that one of our worst problems
will be that the powers of negativity will be "tampering
with the tables."  They are refering to astrological tables
and Dr. Brezin specifically says on the tape that in our
times that would mean messing with the programming of our
computers! (see Clear Intent p. 27-28.)  He says it's very
hard to defend yourself if the enemy has tampered with your
astrological charts or your computers.

This dark age will last until the year 2424 A.D. when
a "great war" will begin in India.  The human race will be
rescued from total destruction by the armies of Shambhala
riding "flying horses" and "boats that fly in the air."  A
Golden Age will begin in A.D. 2424.

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That is what I know so far.  I may be misunderstanding the
teachings or perhaps I am like a person who reads part of
the Bible for the first time and, being impressed by the
story of Noah, tells her friends it's about boatbuilding.  I
do not wish to misinform and so I remind the reader that I
am a novice.  I will update this in August or September if
it is necessary.
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PART TWO
Sally Sheridan

Above I have summarized some of the Kalachakra teachings as
they relate to the current state of affairs in UFO research.
I would like to share a brief but tantalizing conversation I
had with someone in July of 1988.

THE MEDITATION INSTRUCTOR

I am not an authority on Tibet or Buddhism.  As I stated, I
am just beginning my formal study but my interest in Tibetan
Buddhism and Tibet in general began thirty-one years ago
when I was thirteen.

Last July while vacationing with my family in Colorado I
made a decision to become a Buddhist.

I flew to Denver and drove a rented car to Boulder, the
location of the Karma Dzong Center (I had called ahead).
I was assigned to a meditation instructor I will call Paul.
I was fortunate to be assigned to Paul on a number of
counts.  He was knowledgeable about the Buddhism of many
Asian countries and on that count was the one who could
answer the kinds of questions I wanted to ask.

I spent two days at the center meditating with others and
receiving some introductory orientation. Incidently, there
were no Tibetans around.  Then, on Sunday, I went to
breakfast with Paul.  It was the first time we had met face
to face.

The restaurant was very busy and we had to wait outside
about 45 minutes. Paul was young looking but I guess him to
be in his thirties.  He owns a computer consulting business.
He is from Australia and has a pleasant accent.  Back in the
Seventies he had left Australia with a girl, to backpack
around Nepal and India.  It was there, in northern India,
where he encountered the clusters of Tibetans displaced from
their own country by the Chinese.  He was so impressed by
the Tibetan lamas he met there that he said good-bye to the
girlfriend and stayed with the lamas.  Later he and some
other young Australians built a center in Australia and
relocated some of the lamas there.  He began studying the
Tibetan language.  For many years he has worked on the
Translation Committee which is translating precious ancient
Tibetan writings into English.

All of which is the setting for the following conversation
which we had while waiting to be called for breakfast:

Sally:  So you left Australia and came here to Boulder to
work with the Tibetans. Are you planning to stay here
indefintely?

Paul:  No. My wife and I are planning to move to Nova Scotia
next year. *

Sally:  Why?  Is it because of the center up there?

Paul:  No. It has to do with the things that are coming out
of our translations of the old Tibetan books.

Sally (wearily):  I know. I know.  There's going to be
global upheaval and there are only a few safe places and
that's one of them.  Right?

Paul(somberly):  Well, something like that.

I knew from his manner that he had said all he was going to
on that subject.

I don't know what this means but in the Kalachakra teachings
it says that there are five sacred places on Earth.  I
wonder if one of them is Nova Scotia.

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*Note:  I had noted during my two days at the center that
many of the staff either had moved to Nova Scotia already or
were planning to do so.
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