James Low 14-15 December 2019, Warsaw Studium Teatralne, Warsaw, Poland. Teaching weekend. Love and impermanence: from grasping and attachment to simply seeing and appreciating. Organised by Konrad Switala. Translating by Bartek Czajkowski. Audio recording by Roman Fierfas. You can read the transcript here. Download the audio files here
» Read moreJames Low 13 – 16 June 2019, Emerson College, East Sussex, UK Clarity and equanimity in a time of provocation The movement of our minds often leads to disturbance in the environment around us and likewise the disturbance in our environment provokes thoughts, feelings and many hopes and fears. Given the ever-increasing rate of change it can be useful to […]
» Read moreFollowing the Middle Way between all polarities and fixed positions Public Talk: James Low, Berlin 20 Nov 2019 This was also the book launch for Finding Freedom: Texts from the Theravadin, Mahayana and Dzogchen Buddhist traditions German translation by Kati LaVoix. Audio recording by Olaf Brockmann. Download the audio files here
» Read moreJames Low Teaching weekend Oxford, 9-10 November 2019 Easy illumination We inhabit a paradox as our self-revealing mind is hidden by our way of looking. The structure of a short Dzogchen text by the extraordinary Tibetan Yogini Ayu Khandro was used to explore how not to get in the way of our mind’s intrinsic illumination. The focus was on the […]
» Read moreJames Low Evening Public Talk, Oxford 8 November 2019 True nature. James begins by saying that he will be talking about the general principles of a dzogchen understanding of life and its place in buddhism. Organised by Gio Maschio Audio prepared by Tim Stone English only. Followed by 2 days of teaching Download the audio files here
» Read moreThe Happy Twins Dzogchen and Mahamudra are harmoniously complementary. Their evocative styles offer us beautiful metaphors which can sweetly and poetically ease us out of our rigid concepts. The retreat was focussed on two texts, the Mirror of Luminous Revelation, a dzogchen treasure text from Nuden Dorje Drophen Lingpa Drolo Tsal, and the Mahamudra Upadesha by Tilopa. The Nuden Dorje […]
» Read moreJames Low Tibethaus, Frankfurt. 18/10/2019 One day of teaching Equanimity and the pull of the five poisons The power of the five poisonous afflictions (mental dullness, desire, aversion, jealousy and pride) is very strong and each affliction can easily pull us away from grounded harmony into the treacherous security of taking up a position. Equanimity is the great quality of […]
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