Teachings and retreat on Meditation Practice 06-14 July 2024. This 9 day Retreat focussed on two texts: The Mahamudra Instructions of Tipun Pema Chogyal and Notes on Mahamudra by Padma Karpo. These texts show us how to identify and respond to the many kinds of obstacles that can occur in practice. The aim of the retreat was to help us […]
» 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 moreTantra and dzogchen James Low. 14-18 May 2025. Ciamma Ling Centre, Wilga, Poland. The delusion that we exist as definable entities is the basis of all limited and limiting experience. Through dissolving our contrived identity into that of Padmasambhava we become free to act in whatever ways will help sentient beings. The view of dzogchen deeps our understanding of how […]
» Read moreThe retreat was at the end of April when the buds start to open on the tree and bushes. Winter has allowed a die-back in nature so that the sap can return to the roots. Being released from the task of growing has brought a replenishing of the core energy of each plant so that a whole new wave of […]
» 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 moreThis 9 day retreat was transcribed by Jo Feat. Barbara Terris pulled out and prepared various extracts which have been checked by Judith Way. You can read each extract by clicking on the links below. Clear Light Climate Change Compassion Dana, Generosity, Participating Drenpa, Recollection Five Questions about the Mind Introducing the Padmasambhava Practice Meditation Advice Only Surface Q&As Shine […]
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