James Low Written in 1984 and submitted as a dissertation for The School of Independent Studies, North East London Polytechnic, 1985. Download the essay Extract The task of understanding a different culture involves a delicate balance between giving empathetic attention to all the details and significances of the cultural forms and attitudes as they function in that society and at […]
» Read moreJames Low Guttenstein Summer Retreat 8-10 Sept 2006 Edited Barbara Terris Download Pdf Excerpts …As long as the seed is just a seed, weeds don’t matter – weeds only become important once the sprouting has occurred. So when we start to engage in meditation and spiritual activity, we often encounter more problems in our life, not less. We […]
» Read moreJames Low Darnkow, Poland July 2006 Download the Pdf Extracts …Rinpoche often used the image of a ring and a hook. He frequently said that it was important to develop a strong ring of faith so that the hook of the guru’s blessing and compassion could catch that ring. The transmission – for the life, the living life of the […]
» Read moreJames Low Evening public talk, 10th March 2006. Berlin Download Pdf Transcribed by Sarah Allen Edited by Barbara Terris Extracts … The essential point is very simple. Don’t take life too seriously! If you look back, you will see you have already had many troubles in the past, and now they have gone. Now you are struggling with the […]
» Read moreMeditation practice itself will not change the content of our mind but it will change the relationship we have with the content of our mind. This is one reason why meditation can be very boring, because you spend a lot of time just being with yourself—and actually, we are all a bit boring! James Low Berlin, 11-12 March, 2006 Download the Pdf […]
» Read moreNew Translation: Portuguese translation prepared by João Vale and Aline Costa. Uploaded 3rd January 2021
» Read moreWritten by James Low in Kamalasila on the occasion of his birthday 30 April 2005 Download Pdf of poem Happy Birthday First birth Welcomed at birth by my karma I forgot who I was Welcomed at birth by concepts I never forgot my conditioning Welcomed at birth by my parents I never forgot my alienation Second Birth Welcomed at birth […]
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