The Deathless and the Dying James Low Talk given at the invitation of the Shang Shung Institute, Lekdanling Tibetan Cultural Centre, London, UK on 9th November 2025. Transcribed by Jennie Lewis Edited by Barbara Terris Read the edited transcript here. Contents The Aspiration of Samantabhadra – Kunzung Monlam_ 2 The Potential of the Ground_ 3 Five Qualities of the Ground […]
» Read moreNew Translation: Portuguese translation prepared by João Vale Neto. Uploaded 1st March 2021. Dutch translation prepared by Janine Huizing. Uploaded 14 March 2021.
» Read moreBardo indicates an interlude, an intermission, a moment or period occurring between other, different, moments or periods. The six bardos are: the bardos of the nature of birth; of dream; of meditation; of death; of actuality and of becoming.
» Read moreThe Stages of Life and Death. Each stage or Bardo has its own key focus of intention setting out the tasks to be attended to. Using Karma Lingpa’s Root Verses of the Bardo we will clarify how to use each stage as an opportunity for awakening. James Low teaching at the Maitreya Institute, Gutenstein, Austria. 30th June – 2nd July […]
» Read moreDates 5-7 May 2017 Teaching: James Low Location: Badowo, Poland Languages: English and Polish Retreat Title: Impermanence, transitions and the illusory nature of phenomena. The teachings focus on ‘the six bardos”, as described in Tibetan Buddhism. These bardos are states of transition and help us to see the absence of permanence and security in our lives. James refers to the […]
» Read moreJames was teaching on The Root Verses of the Six Bardos, a fundamental text of Tibetan Buddhism and a terma of the master Karma Lingpa. The six bardos describe all aspects of our human lives, including the process of death and dying. They provide us with an opportunity to discover how we can recognize all aspects of living and dying […]
» Read moreLife and death – all the modalities of existence are embedded within the great open space of our awareness which is ungraspable and ever-present. If you try to grasp it you’ll never find anything. If you open to it and relax into it, it’s always there. This is the liberation from the duality of life and death.
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