Source of Mahamudra 2018 (Year 1) – Study Set

The Buddha taught that all sentient beings without exception possess enlightened nature. Nowhere is this crucial teaching more clearly and beautifully laid out than in the Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra.

For many centuries, the Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra has given us so much confidence about why any sentient being can attain enlightenment. Confidence in our nature is what ultimately makes all the difference in our spiritual progress. This text gives us a clear map for our path of meditation. It is important to study traditional texts, which give authenticity to the teachings and enable masters to give their students a step-by-step way to progress toward realization.

In 2018, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche gave in-depth, accessible teachings on the early chapters of this text, which is considered a bridge between the Mahayana and the Vajrayana, available through Shambhala Publications as the book Buddha Nature.

Outline:

• The importance of mind training
• Developing renunciation
• Developing bodhicitta
• Sonam/merit
• A brief description of the Three Turnings of the Wheels of Dharma
• Uttaratantra Shastra – explanation of title, translator’s homage, first 3 (of 7) Vajra Points: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha