A terma treasure text of Nuden Dorje. Teaching and commentary on his translation by James Low. Todtmoos, June 2007.Transcribed by Sarah Allen and edited by Barbara Terris. This terma text with commentary is included in Chapter 8 of Simply Being. The Todtmoos transcript has also been incorporated into a book prepared by Robert Jaroslawski and called Zuhause im Spiel der […]
» Read moreMacclesfield, 1st June 2007 James Low The Macclesfield UK Talks [6] Audio edited by Wendy Chozom In considering the nature of lineage, its function and importance, James refers to a short text by Saraha, ‘The Treasury of Songs’, which is included in his book ‘Simply Being’. Download here You can also watch the video recording here
» Read moreBecause our life is nothing but moments, events, arising and passing, arising and passing. All that we’ve ever done is gone. Our childhood is gone. We can remember it, we can tell stories about it, but it’s gone. Even our breakfast is gone. Everything is gone. If we really see that, then when we tell people about ourselves, about our past, we’re just inviting them to fall asleep with us. We’re saying, ‘I had a lovely dream, let me share it with you. You can fall asleep in my dream for a while and then, because I believe in reciprocity, I’ll fall asleep in yours.’
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» Read moreEifel Herbst Retreat, 19-22 Oktober 2006 James Low Als PDF downloaden Transkribiert von Wulf Niepold (Don. Sam.) und Magda Linca (Son.). Editiert von Barbara Terris und übersetzt von Kurt Rabitsch Extracts Dharmakaya ist das Gewahrsein der unendlichen Räumlichkeit des Geistes als Ort der Gastlichkeit gegenüber allen Formen, während sie unaufhörlich erscheinen. Der Dharmakaya verändert sich nicht, weil er kein Ding ist, wogegen alles, […]
» Read moreWhen things are calm it is easy to disturb them. When things are clear it is easy to dirty them, to make them lose their clarity. On an ordinary level calmness and clarity are very vulnerable states. This is because of the very nature of our existence. From a traditional buddhist point of view the functioning basis of our existence, of how we operate as human beings, is to be caught up in an experience of duality: looking inside we experience ‘ourselves’, and looking outside we experience ‘things’ which are other. But of course, it is not quite as simple as that.
» Read moreJames Low Freiburg, 23. June 2006 Public Talk: Calm and clear German and English Translation by Robert Jaroslawski Download the audio files here
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