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This is the first of two texts of mahamudra (Phyag-rGya Chen-Po), the great openness. It was composed by the famous Indian yogi Maitripa and transmitted directly to Marpa who gave it to his disciple Milarepa. Translated by James Low and commented by him in East Sussex, 2021, Bremen 2012, Geneva, 2019, Freiburg, 2018. Read the text in English here. This […]
» Read more“Twenty-three indestructible verses on mahamudra taught on the banks of the River Ganges by the master adept of mahamudra, Sri Tilopa, to the learned and accomplished Kashmiri pandit Naropa after he had accomplished the twelve demanding tasks. Great Naropa then transmitted it to the great king of translators Marpa Chokyi Lodro who translated it and finalised it at Naropa’s northern […]
» Read moreNew Text and new Translation: James Low was interviewed by Ludovic Fontaine about his background in the dharma. Madalena Pedroza has translated it into Portuguese. Uploaded 26 05 2024
» Read moreJames was asked to mbe one of the speakers at this conference. It may be especially interesting for people working in the field of education since “it highlights the need for play and relaxation to generate the open receptivity and responsivity which is the basis of life-affirming learning”.
» Read moreNew Translation: Benvenuti! Welcome to our lineage! “Now that evermore people are making use of the website I offer some words of welcome and a brief introduction to how we are.” New translation in Italian by Francesca Fazzio. Uploaded 01 07 2024
» Read moreNew Text: Consequences of unawareness of the source. A new text by James translated into German by Jayachitta, with Frank Sandschulte and into French by Yann Leguen, reread by Martin Widmer
» Read moreNew text written by James about Buddhist views of war and conflict. Translated into French by Yann Legues, German by Robert Jaroslawski and into Portuguese by Madalena Pedroza. Uploaded 17 03 2024
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