New text. Finding freedom in the midst of complexity. Public Talk. Vienna 2011 [2020]
New Translation: Encontrar la libertad en medio de la complejidad. Translated by María José Quiroga. Uploaded 02 02 2023
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A short text extracted from a longer Text that is usually a Transcript of a teaching James Low gave or it may be an Extract from a book he wrote.
Feeling tired. Extract. Hamburg 2011
James Low An extract from the weekend retreat entitled Awake in Illusion Download PDF Hamburg, Germany 18-20 February 2011 Transcribed by Anne Conn Edited by Barbara Terris “…But this kind of experience in meditation like tiredness—in Tibetan they call it jing-wa—means sinking and is described as like being a tired swimmer. You still have to get across the river, you can’t […]
» Read moreYogins of Ladakh. Extract on Chöd from Ch 15: Turning the body into food
Download the Chod Text from Yogins of Ladakh Turning the Body into Food – The Secret Treasure of the Dakini. Extract from Chapter 15 by James Low of The Yogins Of Ladakh: A Pilgrimage Among The Hermits Of The Buddhist Himalayas. By John Crook and James Low (Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1997) IBSN 81-208-1462-2. Republished 2007. “One of the Chod texts […]
» Read moreBrief notes on refuge and bodhicitta. Extract. Szczecin, 2009
James Low “Brief notes on refuge and bodhicitta” are taken from teachings given at the Drzewo Życia Centre, Szczecin, Poland, 7-8 May 2009 Translated and transcribed by Bartek Czajkowski Edited by Sarah Allen and James Low Read the transcript in English in German by Petra Niehaus in German by Vera Neuruth in Polish Extract In buddhism our practice begins with […]
» Read moreThe Buddhist Toolbox: how to use these tools in our meditation. Extract. Eifel, Spring 2008
Extracted from teachings on the first evening and the first day. Eifel Spring Retreat on the Six Bardos, 24-27 April 2008 James Low Transcribed by Jo Féat and edited by Barbara Terris Download the PDF Excerpts: …Just observe and try to see the point where you get caught. The quicker you can see that you are caught, the quicker you […]
» Read moreTrinity of Revelation: Dang-wa, Rol-pa and Tsal. Extract. Eifel October 2001
New translation in Spanish and in German of the revision done by James in the extract about Dang Rolpa and Tsal. Spanish by Isabel Defez. German by Robert Jaroslawski. Uploaded 01/11/23
» Read moreBack to basics: the four basic reflections and refuge. Extract. Eifel 2001
James Low Extracted from the start of the Eifel Retreat, October 2001 Download the PDF Transcribed by Sarah Allen Edited by Barbara Terris “Most of us who have been involved with buddhism for some time will have reflected a lot on impermanence, but it is never something to treat lightly. It is the royal road to an understanding of stillness […]
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