The Happy Twins Dzogchen and Mahamudra are harmoniously complementary. Their evocative styles offer us beautiful metaphors which can sweetly and poetically ease us out of our rigid concepts. The retreat was focussed on two texts, the Mirror of Luminous Revelation, a dzogchen treasure text from Nuden Dorje Drophen Lingpa Drolo Tsal, and the Mahamudra Upadesha by Tilopa. The Nuden Dorje […]
» Read moreAll that we know as subject and object arises in dependence on other manifestations which are also dependent, and so on in all directions forever. This is the play of the inseparability of emptiness and the creative effulgence of awareness. We will look at the deconstructive freshness of the Heart Sutra and relate it to the view of Dzogchen. It […]
» Read moreIntrinsic purity and purity through purification This nine-day retreat took place between 6th October and 14th October 2018. During the retreat James considered various texts with regard to the aspect of purification: The Heart Sutra (Saturday – Sunday) The Meditation and mantra recitation of Prajnaparamita, Mother of All the Buddhas, from Gonpo Wangyal (Sunday, Friday) The Evocation of Samantabhadra (Monday-Tuesday) […]
» Read moreIn this retreat the focus was on using the dzogchen view to awaken to the inseperability of awareness and the openness of the ground. James was teaching from a text published in chapter 9 of the book Simply Being, where Padmasambhava sets out the truth of our existence. You can watch all the videos at https://vimeo.com/showcase/5154013 Thursday Friday Saturday […]
» Read moreJames Low Retreat. The One ground and its qualities. The focus will be on using the dzogchen view to awaken to the inseperability of awareness and the openness of the ground. To support our meditation we will use chapter 9 in the book, ‘Simply Being’ where Padmasambhava sets out the truth of our existence. There will be a public talk […]
» Read moreJames Low Retreat. The One ground and its qualities. The focus will be on using the dzogchen view to awaken to the inseperability of awareness and the openness of the ground. To support our meditation we will use chapter 9 in the book, ‘Simply Being’ where Padmasambhava sets out the truth of our existence. There will be a public talk […]
» Read moreIn this seven day retreat James was teaching on the text “The Evocation of Samantabhadra”, part of the Gongpa Zangthal which belongs to the Jangter or Northern Treasures revealed by Rigdzin Gödem. The prayer is commonly referred to in Tibetan as “Kunzang Monlam”. The text is available in Tibetan with English translation here, and in English only here. In the […]
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