On December 14 we continued our discussion of the introduction and the “Xiaman Most Excellent Oceanic Mind-essence” parts of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) with Reba Jinbo Rinpoche. Reba led the group by asking questions 18-31 on the this second mind-essence. Our discussion covered the nature of dreams and “xiaman.” We also discussed how to deal with demons including how do you administer compassion in the most compassionate way. A couple of examples were given including the Skillful Means (Upayakausalya) Sutra where Shakyamuni Buddha kills a deranged person before He killed a boatload of Arahats. We also probed the meaning and difficulty in abiding by the Three Comprehensive Purifying Precepts and the importance of the “Four Immeasurable States of Mind.”
We will continue our discussion next Saturday, December 21, at 9:00 am with questions 32-43 on the commentary on the Second Mind-essence and start the Final Project for the course. We need to submit our homework and provide a list of the 10 passages from the SAUMOL that are most meaningful ASAP.
There will be an additional seminar session at 1:00 pm on December 22 to enable us to discuss the study questions 1-17 for the Preface and Introduction of the SAUMOL. We did not have time at an earlier session to do this and decided to hold another session.
It is not too late to join us and complete the homework for next week, but you must do so before 7:30 am on Saturday. You must both be enrolled in the class and register for the Zoom session. CLICK for more info on how to join. When you enroll in S01-Seminar on SAUMOL you will have access to the videos of past ZOOM discussions and the lessons and assignments.
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