All times refer to London time, unless otherwise stated.

Taking Refuge and Bodhicitta vows. Zoom. Jan 2023

Zoom

For people who want to take Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows, (and this is necessary for people intending to take the Padmasambhava initiation later in January) James will be giving these vows. The text for taking the Refuge and the Bodhisattva Vows is below. Please read it beforehand. Please note there will be no live translating, simply James talking in English.  [...]

Padmasambhava Empowerment. 14-15 Jan 2023. Zoom

Zoom

Empowerment for Padmasambhava according to the Khordong Lineage.  James Low. Translators are: German (Robert Jaroslawski), Polish (Bartek Czajkowski), Russian (Ольга Малеева) Spanish (Juan Bautista) and Portuguese (João Vale/Milton Petruczok).  Times are: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00 on both days.  Please note that due to the demands of the empowerment ritual the timetable on Saturday may need to be adjusted. However we will start [...]

Finding refuge and spreading light. Macclesfield, Jan 2023

Townley Hall Townley Street, Macclesfield, United Kingdom

James Low teaching 27-28 Jan 2023. Finding refuge and spreading light. We will focus on finding enduring refuge in the intrinsic purity of our own mind. There will be a balance of teaching and meditation. Friday 4.0 - 5.30,   6.0 - 7.30 Saturday 9.30 - 11.00,  11.30 - 1.00 2.30 - 3.45,   4.15 - 5.30 Anne Buxton and Sue Scott [...]

Q&A [26]. Zoom, 1 Feb 2023

Zoom

James Low 6pm to 7:30 pm (London Time) https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter With German, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish translation. Please email your questions to simplybeingsangha gmail com and we 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. You can register for the meeting here. Those [...]

Q&A [27]. Zoom, 8 Mar 2023

Zoom

James Low 6pm to 7:30 pm (London Time) https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter With German, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish translation. Please email your questions to simplybeingsangha gmail com and we 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 made here. Those who would like [...]

Practising the Seven Line Prayer Practice together

Zoom

Dear friends, starting today (17.03.2023), Milton and I are hosting daily 7 line prayer 8-9AM dedicating it to James (Lisbon/London Time). The link is below. Here is the text of the Seven Line Prayer and the Seven Line Prayer with Long Life Prayer and Dedication Love João https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5375744785?pwd=MDZEM1cvcUc0K2MzbFdURDhuRjlBdz09 Meeting ID: 537 574 4785 Passcode: light

Radiant Aspiration [1]. Mar 2023. Zoom

Zoom

Radiant Aspiration. Teachings based on the book More information will follow. There will be Zoom translations into German (Robert Jaroslawski), Polish (Bartek Czajkowski), Spanish (Juan Bautista), Portuguese (Joao Vale / Milton Petruczok). Radiant Aspiration is published in English, German and Spanish.  Details are here.  You will find it helpful to have a copy of the book. The unpublished Portuguese translation [...]

Mahamudra and Maitripa. April 2023, Seville

Seville Casas San Pablo, C-Doctor Fleming 37, Dos Hermanas, Seville, Spain

James Low will be teaching on two texts from his book Sweet Simplicity. “Mahamudra in a few words” by Maitripa. Final item in Section 1 of Sweet Simplicity. “Sri Saraha responds to the questions of the adept Maitripa” First text in Section 2. The event will start on the evening of the 13th. Note from Charo, 17/2/23. 'There are still [...]

Q&A [28]. Zoom, 26 Apr 2023

Zoom

James Low 6:00pm to 7:30pm (London Time)     With German, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish translation. Please email your questions to simplybeingsangha gmail com and we 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 made here. Those who would like [...]

Mahamudra and Tilopa. Poland. May 2023

Wilga, Ciamma Ling Centre Ligmincha Polska, aleja Huberta 4, Wilga, Poland

James Low will be teaching for 4 days  on “The Ganges Mahamudra essential instruction of Tilopa” which is the 6th text in Section 1 of his book Sweet Simplicity. Please take your own cushions and blankets if possible. The sessions will be consecutively translated to Polish. Full information is here in this Flyer Retreat will begin on Thursday, May 11 [...]

Medicine Buddha Practice. Zoom, May 2023

Zoom

James will give a brief initiation for the short Medicine Buddha practice (Urgyen Menla) along with the  permission (lung) to do the practice and some teaching on the text. Urgyen Menla is Padmasambhava as the Medicine Buddha. The practice text is available here in various languages. There will be translation in German (Robert), Polish (Bartek), Portuguese (Milton/João) Russian and Spanish [...]

Radiant Aspiration [2]. May 2023. Zoom

Zoom

Radiant Aspiration. Teachings based on the book. There will be Zoom translations into German (Robert Jaroslawski), Polish (Bartek Czajkowski), Spanish (Mariana Orozco), Portuguese (Joao Vale / Milton Petruczok). Radiant Aspiration is published in English, German, Polish and Spanish. Details are here.  You will find it helpful to have a copy of the book. The Portuguese translation of the English text [...]