Simply Being: Texts in the Dzogchen Tradition
Simply Being presents twelve texts collected and translated by James Low, who copied them from the travelling libraries of yogis practising in the Himalayas
» Read moreSimply Being presents twelve texts collected and translated by James Low, who copied them from the travelling libraries of yogis practising in the Himalayas
» Read moreRadiant aspiration: the butterlamp prayer lamp of aspiration was written by C.R. Lama while in retreat in Tso Pema in India and arose as a gesture of love and longing for his teacher, Tulku Tsorlo whom he never saw again after he had to leave Tibet. C.R. Lama offered 100,000 butterlamps each year with his disciples and this practice continues.
» Read moreThe texts gathered in Collected Works of C.R. Lama present a wide range of short works that C. R. Lama engaged with over his years as Reader in Indo-Tibetan Studies at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, when Western student lived in and around his family home, and he taught and translations were produced. Some are original writings, some are translations and […]
» Read moreSparks is a wide ranging collection of short writings by James Low and extracts from previous teachings. The focus is on the dzogchen approach of resting in intrinsic open awareness which is the radiance of our being.
» Read moreThis book offers three approaches to awakening. The first section, Fighting the Good Fight, is concerned with how we can commit ourselves to the mindful activity of renouncing our familiar and often comforting limiting habits. Here the orientation is towards leaving our familiar ego-home and going on a journey to seek something which seems only to be available elsewhere. The […]
» Read more“Fragmenty wstępów – przedstawia kilka wyjaśnień do opub- likowanych w Indiach tekstów rytualnych. Zostały one podyktowane przez C. R. Lamę, dają pewne wyobrażenie o jego stylu i intencjach.” James Low Fragmenty wstępów (PDF) Rozdział 9 z Antologia wykladów Czime Rigdzina Rinpocze. Tłumaczone przez Grażynę Litwińczuk [Simply Being, 2015] ISBN 978-0-9569-239-1-2. Available here Fragmenty wstępów (HTML)
» Read moreBeing Guru Rinpoche: Vidyadhara Guru Sadhana Terma text of Nuden Dorje Commentary by James Low “This book contains the tantric ritual practice called The Vidyadhara Guru Sadhana and my brief commentary on it. The commentary is the edited transcript of two talks and in no way claims to be a complete account of the text. Rather, it is offered as […]
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