Zoom Saturdays in the Spring. This spring James will be teaching on three Saturdays. The topic is the doha by the Indian yogi, Virupa. This text can be found on pp 21-29 in the book Sweet Simplicity, which is also available in Spanish and German. The times are from 9:30 am to 5.30 pm UK time. 9:30-11, break, 11.30-1, lunch [...]
James Low 6pm to 7:30 pm (London Time) https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter With German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish translation. Please send your questions now to Milton at simplybeingsangha gmail com and he will forward them to James. If you send your questions in advance this gives him a chance to think about them and see if any common themes emerge. Registrations are available here. Those [...]
Awakening to the Nature of the Mind This teaching retreat will focus on awakening to awareness and we will use the text The Direct Indication of Buddhahood beyond Classification which is a treasure text revealed by CR Lama's first incarnation, Nuden Dorje. It is Chapter 8 in the book Simply Being. The revised version of the text (in Polish and [...]
Limitation is a Dream within the Ever-Open. This 5 day retreat will focus on The Aspiration of Samantabhadra, a famous Tibetan text which clarifies the nature of the primordial ground and the two paths which arise from it. These are the paths of confusion and limitation and the path of liberation. There will be a clear introduction to the nature [...]
James Low 6pm to 7:30 pm (London Time) https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter With German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish translation. Please send your questions now to Milton at simplybeingsangha gmail com and he will forward them to James. If you send your questions in advance this gives him a chance to think about them and see if any common themes emerge. Registrations are available here. Those [...]
The intrinsic is always already present! James Low will be leading this four day retreat. The focus is on directly opening to our mind as it is. Our intrinsic presence is not created by others, by our own effort, or by circumstances. It is not a construct and it is not like anything we know. By dis-identifying with our constructive [...]
James Low 6pm to 7:30 pm (London Time) https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter With German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish translation. Please send your questions now to Milton at simplybeingsangha gmail com and he will forward them to James. If you send your questions in advance this gives him a chance to think about them and see if any common themes emerge. Registrations are available here. Those [...]
The Practice of Meditation. This 9 day Retreat will focus on two texts: The Mahamudra Instructions of Tipun Pema Chogyal and Notes on Mahamudra by Padma Karpo. These texts show us how to identify and respond to the many kinds of obstacles that can occur in practice. The aim of the retreat is to enable us to maintain calm, clear [...]
May you live in interesting times: Crisis, Creativity and Awareness Webinar: Wednesday 2nd Oct 2024 Speaker: James Low Moderator: Safak Ersozlu Turkish Translation: Pinar McGivern This is organised by Safak Ersozlu who, together with his wife Bahar, has a studio space in Izmir, Turkey. www.acikstudyo.com. Registrations are available here. The password, if solicited, is rigpa. Flyer in English. Those who [...]
Zoom Saturdays in the Autumn. This autumn James will be hosting 3 all-day sessions The times are from 9:30 am to 5.30 pm UK time. The October Q&A will be translated into German (Robert), Polish (Bartek), Portuguese (João), Russian (Marie) and Spanish (María) James Low 6pm to 7:30 pm (London Time) https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter With German, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish translation. Please [...]
Awareness – The Hidden Jewel that is not Hidden James will be in Berlin teaching on the Dzogchen View from 10-13 October 2024. Please contact the organisers, Anne Gäbler at Yontan@gmx.net and Olaf Brockmann at info.khordong@gmail.com for details. Thursday 10/10/2024 |19:00 - 20:30 Friday 11/10/2024 |10:00 - 13:00 Friday 11/10/2024 |15:00 - 18:00 Saturday 12/10/2024 |10:00 - 13:00 Saturday 12/10/2024 |15:00 - 18:00 Sunday 13/10/2024 |10:00 [...]
Dependent arising The myth that the autonomous ego is master of one's own destiny is a delusion that leads to lack of cooperation, conflict and lonely isolation. The Buddha gave us many opportunities to see the falsity of our popular belief in inherent existence. By examining how we continue to believe in ourselves as a separate entity despite all evidence [...]
