So near and yet so far away. Berlin, 2011

Evening public talk in Berlin, Germany. 6 May 2011 James Low Download as PDF Transcribed by Jo Féat Edited by Barbara Terris and James Low Excerpts When we began this evening talk, I noticed a lady out in the garden watering the flowers with a hose. But of course she wasn’t just watering the flowers, she was watering the weeds as […]

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So near and yet so far away. Berlin 2011

James Low Public Talk, Berlin, 6th May 2011 The theme is how illusive happiness is and how practice can help relax the yearning for something which is essentially ungraspable. German and English You can read the transcription here Download here

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Awake in illusion. Hamburg, 2011

Hamburg Retreat. 18-20 Feb 2011 “Illusion is a very important concept in Tibetan Buddhism.  We see many things and the things that we see appear to be existing in themselves. That quality of existence creates the basis for us entering into a relation with an object.  Some of the objects we like, some of the objects we don’t like.  But […]

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Four foundations of mindfulness. [11]. Macclesfield, 2010

James LowMacclesfield, UK. 16-17 January 2010Transcribed by Sarah Allen We will be looking at how the Four Foundations of Mindfulness can be applied with conscious application and effort, and also from the dzogchen point of view, which indicates that too much effort can be problematic. You can listen to the audio here. https://vimeo.com/655069683  

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Ripples in the flow. Poem, 2011

James Low   Ripples in the Flow streams flowing in the flow streams of movement, quick and slow movement never ceasing events a space are leasing the fixed is flowing the stable is going you’re not in a boat so please stop rowing   Ripples in the flow. Download the English PDF Kräuseln im Fluss. Download the German PDF Strumienie Fali. […]

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