Kindness, fellow feeling and the common weal [21]. Macclesfield, 2020

  Kindness, fellow feeling and the common weal. 31 Jan 2020 – 2nd Feb 2020 James Low Loving kindness, karuna, is the foundational attitude of Buddhism. Kindness sees all life as kind, as kin, as always-already-connected. With this view the barrier between self and other shrinks and we become inclusive in everything we do. This is deepened and supported by […]

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Discover the presence: the mother of all buddhas. Portugal, 2020

  James Low. 16-19 Jan 2020. Alentejo, Portugal. Teaching and meditation retreat focussing on a Tibetan text by Gonpo Wangyal, called “Discover the presence: the mother of all buddhas”. Gonpo Wangyal text in various languages. English and Brazilian Portuguese Translator: Milton Petruczok Organiser: João Vale Neto Recordings: Pedro Gomes Download the audio files here Alentejo Videos on Vimeo

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Calm and clear: finding space for life. Lisbon, 2020

  James Low Teaching day, 15 Jan 2020. Instituto Macrobiótico de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. Calm and clear: finding space for life. As the our world becomes faster and more challenging – and as new crises and demands emerge – it is helpful to find a relaxed, open spaciousness within ourselves, and so start to welcome and respond to these movements. […]

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Meditation and psychotherapy. Public Talk. Lisbon, 2020

James Low. Public Talk, 14 Jan 2020. Instituto Macrobiótico de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. Meditation and psychotherapy. In order to be open and available in the clinical setting, we need to be able to drop our pre-occupations and pattern formations. Being present with and for the other, without an imposed agenda, is perhaps our greatest gift. English and Brazilian Portuguese Translator: […]

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Illusion, delusion, confusion. Vienna, Jan 2020

James Low Weekend retreat,10-12 Jan 2020. Qigong Kleinowitz Center, Vienna. Illusion, delusion, confusion We have so many experiences in life. This is possible because our mind is intrinsically open and hospitable to each new moment. Yet this openness is hidden for us by our own involved busyness. Engaged in the never-ending task of self-delusion we impede the unimpeded and obscure […]

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Love and impermanence. Warsaw, 2019

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

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Clarity and equanimity. Emerson College, 2019

James 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 […]

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