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Vast as the sky, deep as the ocean: dzogchen and mahamudra in every moment! James Low, 8-14 June 2026 Emerson College, East Sussex, England Organised by Huw Wyn. Recorded by Paul Graff and Gareth Williams. Edited by Gareth. Uploaded by Krystian Dziopa. ↓ Download recordings: James Low – UK – Emerson – 2026 June
» Read moreLife comes as it comes. We do not know what events will arise and impact us. Struggling to stay in charge of what is occurring is exhausting, whilst letting events determine our situation is unwise. The Buddhist Middle Way indicates that we can rest in open awareness while avoiding the extremes of over-involvement and under-involvement. The Dzogchen teachings of relaxing […]
» Read moreHere is a poem James wrote during the Emerson summer retreat in 2019. You can listen to James reading it on file number 11, starting exactly 02.28 and up to 03.34. https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/clarity-and-equanimity/ Mother, ground, basis, source, I remain unborn within you, playing with all the plays within you. You offer endless toys, rising like dream gifts for me, whom […]
» Read moreWisdom and compassion Teachings by James Low 7-8 March, 2025 Location: Towley Hall, Macclesfield, England Wisdom and compassion are often said to be like the two wings of a bird…with their collaboration we can fly free of the snares of samsara and its false dualism. We will integrate the wisdom of emptiness which reveals how all our experience is like […]
» Read moreJames Low 6-9 June 2024 Organised by Huw Wyn and recorded by Gareth Williams. “The focus of this short retreat is on directly opening to our mind as it is. Our intrinsic presence is not created by others, by our own effort, or by circumstances. It is not a construct and it is not like anything we know. By dis-identifying […]
» Read moreNew Turkish Translation: Sezen Yasar has translated Wisdom and Compassion into Turkish as Bilgelik ve Şefkat. Uploaded 11 Aug 2025
» Read more7-28 Jan 2023 UK Macclesfield, Townley Hall James Low Finding refuge and spreading light: Finding enduring refuge in the intrinsic purity of our own mind. Macclesfield Talks 22 On Youtube. Organised by Ann Buxton and Sue Scott. Filmed by Chris Coppock. Video and audio prepared by Pedro Gomes. Download the audio files here
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