The middle way is a tightrope strung between rainbows. Nov 2023
New text written by James about Buddhist views of war and conflict. Translated into German by Robert Jaroslawski and Portuguese by Madalena Pedroza. Uploaded 15 11 2023
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This includes translations from transcripts, from (short) writings, from poems and from things James has translated into English from Tibetan. i.e. from any texts.
The Delusion of Duality is the Basis for War. Article, October 2023.
New Text: …When we look at the news concerning the many conflicts and wars that rage in every corner of our world it is unlikely that we will encounter a Dharma perspective on these tragedies. We hear about innocent good people on one side and cruel terrorists on the other. Who decides which terms to apply to which group? Also Translated in German and Portuguese. Uploaded 15 Nov 2023
» Read moreA Letter from James
New Text. Many of you would like to know how James is and you send him your best wishes for good health. Please read the letter he has written today (6 Oct 2023) to each of you. Translated also into French, German, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish Uploaded 6/10/23
» Read moreThe Trinity of Revelation: Dang, Rolpa and Tsal. Eifel, 2001, Revised 2023
New text by James Low. German translation by Robert Jaroslawski. Spanish translation by Isabel Defez. French translation by Yann Leguen and Martine Widmer. Uploaded November 2023
» Read moreThe Aspiration for Pure Discernment. A prayer by Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigtral Yeshe Dorje
This short text is by Dudjom Rinpoche who was held by the Nyingmapa in general to be their greatest scholar and the greatest meditator. He wrote and taught on many different approaches to practice. When we approach the text I think it’s probably useful to start at the very end, at the colophon, because it gives us the background story. I was fortunate to translate this text with his guidance, and he also told me this story which is given at the end of the text.
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» Read moreThe Aspiration for Pure Discernment. Prayer by Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje
The Aspiration for Pure Discernment: The Prayer by which One Recognises One’s Own Faults and Remembers One’s Refuge, together with A Repentant Confession and Rectification and A Very Pure Aspiration to Be Absolutely Clear About What Is to Be Adopted and What Is to Be Abandoned This prayer by Jigdral Yeshe Dorje is in the book Lotus Source, pp 83-106. […]
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