Studying and teaching dharma. 2020
James Low, July 2020 This was written for all those who are involved in study and/or practice groups, to “meet as a learning comity, a loose but hopefully collaborative Sangha”.
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Patrul Rinpoche’s elucidation on Garab Dorje’s Three statements. Zoom, July 2020
The Three Statements the Hit the Key Points were the final testament of Garab Dorje, the first human teacher of Dzogchen and in the 19th Century Patrul Rinpoche wrote his elucidation,The Special Teaching of Khepa Sri Gyalpo, the Wise and Glorious King. The Zoom teaching James Low gave on 4-5 July 2020 was using a revised translation of this text, […]
» Read moreStaying open in a shut down world. Zoom, May 2020
James Low. Zoom teaching in the time of COVID-19. 22nd May 2020 Transcribed by Lea Pabst. Download the English transcript. We have some time to look at the question of how we can use the time of this lockdown in a useful way. Generally speaking, Buddhist paths, which are many, many in number, can be organised according to whether they […]
» Read moreSolitude and how to make use of it. Zoom, 2020
There is no end to learning, there is no end to thinking, there is no end to worrying, there is no end to problem-solving but there is an end to samsara, which is to relax into open awareness which has been unchanging from the very beginning..
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Facing the mystery of the face. Face to Face Facing your face, receiving infinity, You are ceaselessly revealing As each moment of revelation unravels effortlessly Receiving this I am slipped free of the fetter of agency And find myself within unbounded revelation: You and I safely beyond our habitual assimilation into Concepts we have about each other Too vast and […]
» Read moreWorking for dharma
Written in the hope that it may interest and help all of us who are working on various dharma projects.
» Read moreEmptiness, equanimity and kindness. Zoom, April 2020
Talk by James Low, “Emptiness, Equanimity and Kindness” April 2020. When many people are suffering our hearts go out to them and we wish them well. This quality of kindness is vital to extend our connectivity beyond the people of our personal concern. However from the buddhist point of view the power of kindness is greatly increased by merging it with the wisdom of emptiness.
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