According to the Supreme and Unsurpassable Mahamudra of Liberation, no one has the qualification of distributing his or her own writings or written notes on the Buddha-Dharma as teaching materials for others, unless he or she possesses master’s qualifications at the middle level of holy realization or above. Because of this, all courses bearing an “I” in the course number as representative of the adhyatmavidya (the Vidya of Inner Realization) must be based purely on the commentaries of well documented saints, patriarchs, and matriarchs of times past or someone who is certified as having the appropriate qualifications. Given the fact that the translations of the classic treatises do contain errors and the fact that those currently possessing the master’s qualification still lack perfect understanding, their commentaries must be evaluated against the 128 Evil and Erroneous Views laid out by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III. Those conducting the classes, unless they have the master’s qualification at the middle level of holy realization or above, should not be seen as teachers, per se, or offer their interpretation of the material, but as facilitators who help the student gain access to the student’s own wisdom about the material. They should be viewed as “Graduate Teaching Assistants” who are working with the student to gain insight into the material themselves and handling the mechanics of grades, making sure that appropriate homework is submitted on time and the like. They may serve as mentors to help students gain access to course materials, but they cannot and must not attempt to give discourses or teach Buddha-dharma that they are not authorized to teach.
A special caveat is offered for those who have completed all the requirements of a XFVU seminar on a group of Dharma Discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III or included in XFVU courses based on books by His Holiness or Dorje PaMu. Such a “talk” on the student’s understanding and personal experience with the dharma included in the Dharma Discourses or writings must meet all the seven-dharma system or approach requirements of the Dharma Discourses given by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III in 2000 entitled “It Will Be Fruitless If One Does Not Listen to Discourses in Accordance with the Dharma Expounded in This Discourse–Parts I, II & III and covered by XFVU Seminar I-001. Click for more information.