Befriending the orphaned self. Cologne, 2017
New Translation: Janine Huizing has just translated this into Dutch. Vriendschap sluiten met het verweesde zelf. Uploaded 13 July 2021
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Depth and light. Berlin 2016
James Low Teaching retreat: 29th Sept – 3rd Oct 2016 Depth and light: awaken to the infinite radiance of the empty mind. James teaches with reference to Chapter 5 of Simply Being, ‘The Expansive Oral Instructions of the Precious Dharma Master, Chetsangpa Ratna Sri Buddhi’. Download the transcript. Watch the video with German translation
» Read moreThe Wonder of being. Berlin, 2016
Public Talk, Berlin 29 Jan 2016 Being, Space and Time, the dzogchen view of the wonder of being. This view and simple practice frees us from the delusion of being a finite, vulnerable thing. Transcribed by John Imes Edited by Barbara Terris Read or Download the Transcript Excerpt …I remember climbing trees. I remember running up hills in Scotland. These […]
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Read James speaking about studying with Rinpoche 4th June 2016 in Todtmoos. German translated by Vera Neuruth
» Read moreCutting free. Berlin 2011
Excerpt from the retreat “Cutting free without losing anything” held in Berlin, 7-8 May 2011 Transcribed by Jo Féat and Revised by James Low. Read the excerpt: in English in German “The third demon we need to cut is that of exaltation and excitement. It refers to the excited exhilarating relationship that we encourage towards our own experience.” “Why would we want to […]
» Read moreThe Mirror of luminous revelation. Aracena, 2016
This text comes from Nuden Dorje, the first incarnation of my own teacher, C R Lama. We believe that Nuden Dorje was himself an incarnation of one of the close disciples of Padmasambhava, and that Padmasambhava came directly from the pure heart of Amitabha.
Buddhist texts often include a history of how the text arose, from whom, where and when. To say that a text came directly from Padmasambhava or from the mind of another great teacher, what does this mean? Why should we trust it? Who should we trust? You come here and I am telling you a lot of things. Why should you trust me? If you trust there is a chance you will be cheated, but if you don’t trust it’s difficult to proceed.
The Illusory nature of experience [13]. Macclesfield, 2012 (Transcript)
Transcribed by Sue Scott and Barbara Littler Edited by Wendy Chozom Click to read or download the PDF This teaching retreat can also be listened to on Audio. “…The body is a dynamic site of participation in the environment which is, itself, a dynamic unfolding.” “Time is not a possession that we own but we ourselves are always in the very […]
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