All times refer to UK time, unless otherwise stated.
James Low, April 2026 writes: The traditional structure of Buddhist teachings is that each level or vehicle has its own View, Meditation, Activity and Result. Over the years I have focused on making the various views and meditations as clear as possible and you can access these through my many audio and video recordings, books and transcripts.
I feel that our retreats now need to have increasing emphasis on your activity and proactive learning.
We all have a lot of life experience and so how can we mobilise this experience to become an ally on our path instead of an obstacle? Rather than relying on our habitual assumptions and conclusions, our practice is to investigate how our subjectivity arises in different situations. We aim to locate the ground (or basis) for our subjective thoughts, feelings and actions in our simple presence within the ever-open here and now.
I will be teaching in the mornings. In the afternoons there will be small group activities led by experienced members of our sangha. They will offer a range of activities and I am encouraging you all to try them out so that you can experience what you can make use of (or not) at each moment in time. The key point is for you to observe what arises for you as you engage with each activity in your ever-changing environment.
The aim in dzogchen is to see the self-vanishing of each moment. We do this by ripening our presence without engaging in dualistic reificatory judgement.
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Zoom Talk. Ignorance, prejudice and cruelty
James Low will give a Zoom talk on “Ignorance, prejudice and cruelty”.
In a world where vulnerability often evokes cruelty rather than kindness it is helpful to remember the Buddha’s teachings on how ignorance arises, and from it, the mental dullness which leads to selfishness, complacency and indifference. If we are to avoid a wish to blame others and seek revenge then it is vital that we see the absence of inherent existence in both persecutor and victim. Loving kindness is powerful when linked to the awareness of how our mind actually is.
Milton Petruczok will be our translator into Portuguese and Juan B. García Lázaro will be our translator into Spanish.
Times are London time.
18:30 – 19:30
short break
19:40 – 20:40
João and Milton are the organisers and coordinators for this and future Zoom events. They are the Zoom administrative points of contact. Click this link to register. Please register before the 10th to make it easier for them. Please mention if you want to join the Spanish or Portuguese ‘rooms’.
Because Milton and João are aware that many of us are not familiar with Zoom they will be available online before James teaches to explain how Zoom works and for people to ask questions. They will help you get set up and make sure you can see and hear James teaching, and also alternate to seeing the group. They can help you choose whether to be visible or invisible to other participants.
The teaching is free and if people wish to give dana they may do so.