Come hear a reading of a preliminary and unofficial English translation of the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation (SAUMOL) at Hua Zang Si, 3134 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA. 94110 (415-920-9816), starting at 9:00 am on Saturday September 21 and continuing Sunday September 22, 2019. Translators will be available to translate the reading into Spanish and to enable Spanish-speakers to participate in a discussion of this extremely rare and holy text. Because these are not approved translations, they no doubt will contain errors and as such can only be considered for reference and not as true Buddha-dharma.
H.H. Dorje Chang
Buddha III has transmitted numerous Buddha-dharmas in Tibet, China, and the
west. However, the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation
(SAUMOL) is the holiest Buddha-dharma that H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III has
transmitted in His current lifetime. It is the highest, most supreme
Buddha-dharma within all of Buddhism. Some cultivators have already achieved
accomplishment through practicing part of the SAUMOL, but the majority
of living beings still have not had the karmic affinity to come in contact with
this precious text. A portion of the cultivation part of the SAUMOL has
been available in Chinese for almost a decade, but it is not yet available in
English. Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche, a close and senior disciple of His Holiness,
has recently been granted permission to read from an unapproved translation in
order to introduce this teaching to non-Chinese speakers.
The rinpoche
will explain how this type of dharma practice can be practiced at different
levels and is available to anyone seeking spiritual enlightenment and
liberation. You do not need to follow any master or receive any initiation to
benefit from this dharma. You do not even need to be or consider yourself a
Buddhist! As long as you are a person who carries out kindness, does good
deeds, and benefits others, then you can learn, practice, and cultivate
yourself according to the SAUMOL, making it your mission to benefit
others. Then you can quickly attain liberation and accomplishment
(enlightenment).
These two
classes will include an introduction to the SAUMOL as well as two of the three
Mind-Essences contained in the SAUMOL: “The Xiaman Most Excellent Oceanic
Mind-Essence” and the “Most Excellent Enlightenment Emptiness-Practice Oceanic
Mind-Essence.” It will not include specific mantras or mudras that are used in
the practice. Most of the text will be offered as a guided meditation and as
specific verses from the Buddha Master on His vows, practice and instructions.
Although the text itself is not yet available for publication and release, the rinpoche
will provide guidelines on how you can proceed in this dharma practice until
such time as it is.
Because
translation into Spanish will take longer and questions are encouraged, the
classes may continue after lunch. Lunch is available at the temple, but please
let the nuns know if you will be staying, so they can prepare enough food (a $3
donation is suggested). You may come for all or part of these classes. Since
these are such extremely holy texts, please be considerate of others if you do
need to leave early or arrive late. Abbot Qupei Rinpoche has said that those
wishing to meditate at the temple during these special classes may do so in the
other assembly hall.
It would be especially helpful to read the discourse on “What Is Cultivation?” that was given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III at the request of the rinpoche that can be found at https://holyvajrasana.org/buddha-dharma/what-is-cultivation.