When things are calm it is easy to disturb them. When things are clear it is easy to dirty them, to make them lose their clarity. On an ordinary level calmness and clarity are very vulnerable states. This is because of the very nature of our existence. From a traditional buddhist point of view the functioning basis of our existence, of how we operate as human beings, is to be caught up in an experience of duality: looking inside we experience ‘ourselves’, and looking outside we experience ‘things’ which are other. But of course, it is not quite as simple as that.
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James Low Public Talk. Freiburg, 22 June 2017 English and German Translating by Robert Jarolawski Audio recording by Robert Jarolawski Also on Vimeo at http://vimeo.com/225221239 Download here
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Peaceful Engagement Being ethically active in this turbulent world, without burning out, is an admirable goal. Buddhism offers clarity as to how it can be achieved. For further information see the flyer
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Peaceful Engagement Being ethically active in this turbulent world, without burning out, is an admirable goal. Buddhism offers clarity as to how it can be achieved. For further information see the flyer
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James Low Public Talk, Freiburg, 4th June 2015 The nature of the self in Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhism is often taken as expressing the view that there is no self, yet here we are! So how can we understand the experience of being a self-less self? In European culture, we take it for granted that some kind of self exists. […]
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James Low Public talk given in Freiburg on 13 June 2013 English and German Translated by Robert Jarolawski Love is often linked with attachment and with the narrowing and intensity which that brings but in the dzogchen tradition love is the energy of openness, the dynamic availability that lets us connect with every situation. Read the transcript here. 19 Tracks Total […]
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James Low Public Talk, Freiburg, 13th June 2013 Love, emptiness and awareness. Love is often linked with attachment and with the narrowing and intensity which that brings but in the dzogchen tradition love is the energy of openness, the dynamic availability that lets us connect with every situation. Transcribed by Anne Conn Edited by Barbara Terris Excerpt…Love is not an […]
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