[VIDEO] Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind

Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind

Jeffrey Hopkins

Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind

Main reading:

Jeffrey Hopkins: The Extraordinary View of the Great Completeness; Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind chapters 1-2, with oral commentary by Khetsun Sangpo

Other recommended reading:

The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #1 (2017-06-06) (43:05 minutes)

Class #1 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-06-06). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 13-16.

The lecture starts by introducing the topic of the series through explaining the various translations of the title in order to bring deeper understanding. It continues with the analysis of Mi-pam's expression of worship and the promise of composition.

Main reading:
Jeffrey Hopkins: The Extraordinary View of the Great Completeness; Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind chapters 1-2, with oral commentary by Khetsun Sangpo
extraordinary.pdf

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #2 (2017-06-20) (38:06 minutes)

Class #2 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-06-20). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 17-18.

The lecture discusses what the main point of all the various doctrines is, namely the fundamental innate mind of clear light, from within which all appearances of cyclic existence and nirvana dawn.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #3 (2017-06-27) (48:41 minutes)

Class #3 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-06-27). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 18-19.

The lecture compares two translations of Dharmakaya, the truth body and the body of attributes, along with giving an explanation of its divisions. Then it turns to the commentary by Khetsun Sangpo on how through "release" one becomes able to encounter the body of attributes of a Buddha that exists within oneself.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #4 (2017-07-04) (50:05 minutes)

Class #4 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-07-04). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 19-21.

The lecture first presents the three attributes of the ultimate mode of abiding: purity from the start, self-luminous spontaneity and all-pervasive compassion. The lecture then explains how from different viewpoints the ultimate mode of abiding is the foundational element, self-arisen pristine wisdom and the mind of enlightenment. It proceeds by providing further synonyms of the fundamental mind and concludes by addressing the question about the initial complexity of Nyingma's rich terminology.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #5 (2017-07-11) (58:32 minutes)

Class #5 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-07-11). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 21-22.

The lecture begins with the topic of the fundamental innate mind of clear light, how to trigger it and why we fear it. It then describes the eight levels of minds with which one needs to familiarize with in order to overcome the fear and eventually recognize our innermost awareness. The lecture continues by first showing how not realizing the noumenon makes beings wander in cyclic existence, and then compares that with realizing the noumenon through which everything dawns as primordially released and as not passed beyond the nature of buddha.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #6 (2017-07-18) (52:02 minutes)

Class #6 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-07-18). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 23-24.

The lecture enumerates the eight consciousnesses: the consciousnesses of the five doors, mental consciousness, afflicted mentality, and the basis-of-all, which is the storehouse accumulating the various seeds. Those are the phenomena of cyclic existence. The text and the class continues by differentiating mistaken sentient beings who do not know the inconceivable noumenon, from the yogis who realize that all those mistaken minds are the appearances, or dynamism, or sport of this inconceivable noumenon.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #7 (2017-07-25) (52:38 minutes)

Class #7 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-07-25). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 25-29.

The lecture explains the two classes of the Nyingma doctrines: the Word - the tantras brought to Tibet from India; and the Hidden Treasure Texts revealed by the treasure revealers. The lecture then goes on to the point that although when talking about the mode of appearance, it can be said that the basis itself has not already ripened into the fruit state, nevertheless this description just accords with how it seems in terms of appearance. The original basis is always endowed with the ten powers and so forth, and these qualities become fully manifest when realizing the basis as it is.

For THL link mentioned, search for "Tibetan and Himalayan Library".

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #8 (2017-08-01) (44:52 minutes)

Class #8 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-08-01). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 22-23

Answering the question about the four reasonings, the lecture explains the reasoning of reliance, reasoning of performance of function, reasoning of tenable proof, and reasoning of nature. Special emphasis is given to the last reasoning which in the context of realizing and viewing all appearances as just naturally buddhafied is called a noumenal reasoning.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #9 (2017-08-08) (47:56 minutes)

Class #9 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-08-08). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 30-31

The lecture first explains the process of coarsening of appearances through the 8 stages. The lecture continues with the discussion about time and whether there is a beginning or not. Then it turns to the questions of how do the appearances of the basis dawn from the basis, and how do the existence of the marks, beauties and so forth manifestly exist (or not) in the basis.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #10 (2017-08-15) (51:00 minutes)

Class #10 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-08-15). Chapter 1: Self-Subsistent Pristine Wisdom, pp. 30-32

The lecture reviews and expands on the different explanations of Buddhist cosmology, following with the reflection in what way the karmic seeds act as the causes for the world we live in. Then it compares the differences and similarities between the Nyingma and Gelug description of direct realization of emptiness and of Buddhahood.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #11 (2017-08-22) (40:43 minutes)

Class #11 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-08-22). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 41, 33-34

The lecture opens up a new chapter with the section on the the Original Protector, or Samantabhadra. Then it returns to the beginning of the chapter, which starts with a question about the vast attributes of a Buddha’s bodies within the basis. Are these attributes only factors which are suitable to dawn, or does the basis already abide primordially endowed with them?

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #12 (2017-08-29) (46:31 minutes)

Class #12 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-08-29). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 33-36

The lecture gives the basic structure of the second chapter, which has three basic movements: the delineation of philosophical view, presentation of Initial Buddha, and explanation of how other Buddhas become enlightend. Then it turns to the first movement, which begins with the qualm whether the basis is asserted as only a buddha of natural purity but is not buddhafied as an entity of the final fruit.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #13 (2017-09-05) (45:51 minutes)

Class #13 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-09-05). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 36-38

The lecture begins by stating that in the primeval basis there is no differentiation into the two, Buddhas and sentient beings. However, even at the time of the fluctuation of appearances of the basis, sentient beings are established as pure. They can be established as pure through various means - by seeing them as impermanent, or as one's friend, but especially by regarding them as primordially devoid of obstruction in the manner of the emptiness that is natural purity.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #14 (2017-09-26) (51:37 minutes)

Class #14 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-09-26). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 38-40

The lecture compares the difference between the Gelukpas' and Nyingmapas' dominant perspectives. While Geluk usually puts more emphasis on the ordinary perspective, Nyingma focuses more on the noumenon that is already fully endowed with uncontaminated attributes of a Buddha. This distinction also carries over on how we practice the deity yoga - are we really the deities or are we just thinking that we are?

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #15 (2017-10-03) (49:33 minutes)

Class #15 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-10-03). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 40

The lecture presents the Nyingmapas' criticism of the Gelukpas' assertion that the most subtle consciousness is impermanent and compounded. In the discussion about this most subtle consciousness, the fundamental mind of clear light, the lecture outlines the eight levels of minds: experience of mirage, experience of smoke, experience of fireflies within smoke, experience of first fluttering and then steady flame, mind of vivid white appearance, mind of vivid red or orange increase of appearance, vivid black, extremely subtle mind of clear light.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

Lati Rinpoche and Jeffrey Hopkins: Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #16 (2017-10-10) (41:55 minutes)

Class #16 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-10-10). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 40-41

The lecture compares the different approach to valid estabalishment by Gelug and Nyingma. Whereas for Nyingma everything is pure, and it is just from the mode of appearance that phenomena seem impure, for Gelug phenomena are validly established as impure. The lecture expands on the reasons for Gelug's approach, and then goes on to the last part of the chapter's first movement.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

Jeffrey Hopkins: Maps of the Profound: Jam-Yang-Shay-Ba's Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #17 (2017-10-17) (32:29 minutes)

Class #17 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-10-17). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 40-42

The lecture reviews what does it mean that cultivating the path is more familiarization than meditation. The lecture then continues with the discussion about Samantabhadra, and the unique way how he was released into the stronghold of the noumenon.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #18 (2017-10-31) (39:21 minutes)

Class #18 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-10-31). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 43-47

The lecture begins with a discussion about the nature of beings who are different from Initial Buddha. The text points out that even though such beings have generated mistake, their situation should not be taken as predominant. Since there is no mistake in the basis, they are also primordially buddhafied. Then, a question arises - if intrinsic awareness is primordially buddha, then how does mistake arise and who mistakes?

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #19 (2017-11-21) (51:56 minutes)

Class #19 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-11-21). Chapter 2: Primordial Buddhafication, pp. 47-52

Lecture addresses the question whether Mipham will return to our world or merely send his emantions and what might be the difference. Lecture connects the issue with an assertion by Asanga about the three final vehicles. Returning to the text, the lecture then continues with the enumeration of several mistaken apprehensions of this system.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #20 (2017-11-28) (49:27 minutes)

Class #20 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-11-28). Chapter 3: Distinguishing between Subtle Mind and Pristine Wisdom, pp. 51-53

The lecture addresses a few Nyingma critiques of other positions, such as holding that common sentient beings are not primordially endowed with Buddha attributes; holding that beings only have a potential for Buddha attributes; thinking during generation-stage that we are not actual Buddhas etc.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #21 (2017-12-05) (50:43 minutes)

Class #21 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-12-05). Chapter 3: Distinguishing between Subtle Mind and Pristine Wisdom, pp. 53-54

The lecture continues the enumeration of Nyingma critiques of other positions. The lecture also talks about the 5 types of dualism: subject and object, appearance of inherent existence, meaning generalities, conventionalities, and difference.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #22 (2017-12-12) (44:09 minutes)

Class #22 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-12-12). Chapter 3; Maps of the Profound, pp. 981-987

The series turns to the part of Jam-yang-shay-ba’s Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality wherein the fruitional Buddha ground is explained.

Jam-yang-shay-ba’s Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #23 (2017-12-19) (57:56 minutes)

Class #23 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-12-19). Chapter 3; Maps of the Profound, pp. 988-993

The series continues with Jam-yang-shay-ba’s Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality wherein the fruitional Buddha ground is explained. The class talks about the two modes of perception of a Buddha, and the stoppage of conceptual minds and mental factors.

Jam-yang-shay-ba’s Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #24 (2017-12-26) (57:28 minutes)

Class #24 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2017-12-26). Chapter 3; Maps of the Profound, pp. 993-1002

The series continues with Jam-yang-shay-ba’s Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality wherein the fruitional Buddha ground is explained. The class covers the nature body, the wisdom truth body, enjoyment body, and emanation body.

Jam-yang-shay-ba’s Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #25 (2018-01-09) (44:55 minutes)

Class #25 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-01-09), pp. 55. Chapter 3; Maps of the Profound, pp. 1003-1008.

Main reading:
Jeffrey Hopkins: The Extraordinary View of the Great Completeness; Mi-pam-gya-tsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, with oral commentary by Khetsun Sangpo
Chapter 1, 2: extraordinary.pdf
Chapter 3: subtle.pdf

Jam-yang-shay-ba’s Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #26 (2018-01-16) (49:01 minutes)

Class #26 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-01-16), Chapter 3, pp. 30-33.

Continuing Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind the class makes an overview of the remaining movements of the third chapter. Then it proceeds to the description of the characteristics of the path of release, and the means of realizing the noumenon, which starts by mental consciousness being introduced to and then identifying the noumenon. The text states that this mentality doesn't involve different apprehended-object and apprehending-subject upon which a comparison with Gelug's presentation of this issue is drawn.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #27 (2018-02-22) (29:17 minutes)

Class #27 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-02-22), Chapter 3, page 32.

The class provides a short overview of the topics covered in the last class, and goes into the explanation of the three keys. First of the three keys is pointing out and identifying, which means that one is introduced to intrinsic awareness, the fundamental mind, by one's lama. The second key is sustaining its continuum, sustaining the experience of it. The third key are three techniques or ways of how conceptuality dawns and self-disappears.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #28 (2018-03-06) (42:51 minutes)

Class #28 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-03-06), Chapter 3, pp. 32-34.

The class starts with a short story from life of Patrul Rinpoche, when he undertook a job of simple sweeper before his disciples found him. Then the class provides a review of the three keys. Through meditation, a practitioner gains familiarization with the noumenal foundational clear light. The class continues with the Nyingma's presentation of the dissolution of increasingly subtle consciousnesses.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #29 (2018-03-20) (58:39 minutes)

Class #29 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-03-20), Chapter 3, pp. 34-36.

The class continues with the description of the path of release, explaining the three pollutants which obscure one's own face, clear light, the inconceivable noumenon. The text then turns to the path of method where practitioners engage in various tantric techniques such as practicing the generation stage, and completion stage. Through successfully following these techniques, a visionary experience like a cloudless sky is generated. While this is not an actual foundational clear light, it is partially similar to it, and through familiarizing with it again and again it eventually becomes the realizational actual clear light.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #30(2018-03-27) (39:03 minutes)

Class #30 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-03-27), Chapter 3, pp. 36-38

The class continues with explanation how through increasing familiarization with one-pointed attention to the fundamental immutable noumenal clear light, yogis make progress to the point where the the actual clear light of true realization is reached. The text then explains how to utilize the sleep process in order to induce the visionary experiences of the three appearances and something partially similar to clear light like pure space. The class finishes with the mention of the three types of space: the external space which is the sky in a vast view, internal space which is our usual empty mind, and secret space which is empty intrinsic awareness itself.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #31(2018-04-03) (44:31 minutes)

Class #31 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-04-03), Chapter 3, pp. 38-40

The class starts with a short explanation of what self-empty and other-empty means in Gelug. Then it continues with the subject of the three types of space and how to utilize the mixing of external, internal, and secret space in order to make a swift progress on the path which would otherwise take much longer to attain. Through such practices one first obtains visionary experiences (nyams). When these visionary experiences progress to higher and higher levels, the actual realizational clear light can dawn.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #32(2018-04-17) (47:42 minutes)

Class #32 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-04-17), Chapter 3, pp. 40-42

The class starts by Jeffrey Hopkins sharing some entertaining stories about his teachers. Then the class turns to the explanation of the meditation on emptiness with regular, or common, mentality. Although through such method is in the manner of apprehended-object and apprehending-subject and the object is like a moon in a painting, such approach is not to be rejected but should be considered as an important step on the path.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #33(2018-04-17) (53:39 minutes)

Class #33 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-04-17), Chapter 3, pp. 42-45

The class discusses the topic of the Mantra path of seeing which occurs upon direct realization of the Great Seal or Great Completeness. A question arises that if one has manifestly perceived the Great Completeness and if this is called the path of seeing of Mantra, why does one not have any of these twelve sets of one hundred wonderful attributes?

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #34 (2018-04-24) (51:19 minutes)

Class #34 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-04-24), Chapter 3, pp. 45

The class discusses different levels of realization of emptiness, and how already the so-called lower levels of inferential realization of emptiness occurring on the path of accumulation can have an amazing impact - the power of realization can even allow the yogi to walk through walls. Further, the class describes the manner in which the sharp Bodhisattvas proceed on the path to Enlightenment. Then the class turns to the text, contrasting the fundamental mind and subtle mind.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #35 (2018-05-01) (57:50 minutes)

Class #35 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-05-01).
Simultaneous (Sudden) and Gradual Enlightenment in Nyingma, by Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche, part 1

To study the topic of simultaneous and gradual enlightenment in more detail, the class turns to the short text called "Simultaneous (Sudden) and Gradual Enlightenment in Nyingma", which is a collection of the oral teachings given by Khetsun Sangpo. Although the topics of this text were secret in the past, Khetsun Sangpo explains why Nyingma lamas decided to start to talk more openly about the topics such as Great Completeness, breakthrough, leapover etc.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #36 (2018-05-22) (40:01 minutes)

Class #36 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-05-22).
Simultaneous (Sudden) and Gradual Enlightenment in Nyingma By Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche, part 2

The text compares the two types of practitioners of Great Completeness. One who is released immediately after the lama’s quintessential instruction is a simultaneous person. If this does not occur, one enters the gradual way and is called a gradualist. The text also relates a story about Atisha, and how a seemingly strange woman was identifying the base to him.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #37 (2018-05-29) (46:43 minutes)

Class #37 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-05-29).
Simultaneous (Sudden) and Gradual Enlightenment in Nyingma By Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche, part 3

The text gives another example of a pointing out, where a practitioner tries to examine from where the mind arises, where it dwells, and into what it ceases. Upon such examination, a practitioner can arrive at the empty expanse that is the mode of being of the mind, complete with all the auspicious Buddha attributes.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #38 (2018-06-05) (1:07 hour)

Class #38 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-06-05).
Simultaneous (Sudden) and Gradual Enlightenment in Nyingma By Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche, part 4

The text compares the two lineages with regard to the style of identification, one in terms of breakthrough and one in terms of spontaneous leapover. Whereas breakthrough begins with identification of empty reality, leapover begins with identification of a divine body and wisdom.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness

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Jeffrey Hopkins: Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind, Class #39 (2018-06-12) (45:39 minutes)

Class #39 of Jeffrey Hopkins' commentary on Mipam Gyatsho’s Analysis of Fundamental Mind (2018-06-12).
Simultaneous (Sudden) and Gradual Enlightenment in Nyingma By Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche, part 5

The class finishes Khetsun Sangpo's text "Simultaneous (Sudden) and Gradual Enlightenment in Nyingma" with the description of the practice of leapover, the appearances and experiences which accompany it and the dangers of mixing with sinful persons.

Other recommended reading:
The Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins: The Heart of Meditation: Discovering Innermost Awareness