21 Semdzin Practices

Semdzin practice: getting to know your mind. A handout prepared and used by James Low at various retreats. Semdzin are a series of meditation exercises in dzogchen to hold or fixate the mind. They were gathered together by Longchen Rabjampa [1308–1364] into a series of 21 semdzin. English German Spanish    

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A Prayer for Peace

New Translation in Romanian: This prayer for peace has moved individuals to come forward with translations in Dutch, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Turkish. Uploaded March 2025.

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Clay: our ground, our mother, our potential. Article, Nov 2024

A new text written by James Low, November 2024. Reflections that may be useful for people who are working with clay and making tsa tsa. Clay as source, as unformed potential, shows forms which can help us see the non-duality of the source and the display of the potential of the source. When we make tsa-tsa we press clay into […]

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Two mahamudra texts. Padma Karpo and Tipun Pema Chogyal. Translations

James Low translated both texts from Tibetan and taught on them in Berghof, 6-14 July 2024. The Mahamudra Instructions of Tipun Pema Chogyal  Tipun Pema Chogyal (1876-1958) was a teacher in the Drukpa Kagyud tradition of Ladakh and a disciple of Shakya Shri. Text in English German translation by Robert Jaroslawski Notes on Mahamudra by Padma Karpo Kunkhyen Padma Karpo […]

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