When we say we live in a state of absence, it doesn’t mean that we have lost something, but that we are absent from being present in what is here. James Low Download the Transcript in English Download the Transcript in Portuguese Badow, Poland, April 2009 Transcribed by Joanna Janiszewska-Rain Edited by James Low Extracts …I would imagine that for […]
» Read moreJames 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 moreThese are teachings given in Freiburg and Todtmoos during 12-14 June 2009 and 11-12 June 2010. James explains and comments on Patrul Rinpoche Brief and an Extended Commentaries on Garab Dorje’s “Three Essential Points”, translated later as “Three Statements that Hit the Key Points” and often by others as “Hitting the essence in three words”. This text was prepared by […]
» Read moreJames taught on Patrul Rinpoche’s commentary on Garab Dorje’s ‘Essential point in three statements’. He continued teaching on this commentary in Todtmoos in October 2010. Patrul Rinpoche’s commentary is Chapter 11 in Simply being: texts in the dzogchen tradition German translation by Robert Jaroslawski Download here. Videos of part of the retreat are available here.
» Read moreJames taught on Patrul Rinpoche’s commentaries on Garab Dorje’s Three Statements, hitting the main point. This talk is from the preparatory introductory day in Freiburg. It was followed by teaching retreats in Todtmoos Au in 2009 and 2010. Transcribed by Sarah Allen and edited by James Low. Read the teachings from the following days here. Excerpts The great chain of […]
» Read moreBadow, Poland, April 2009 Transcribed by Joanna Janiszewska-Rain Translated to Portuguese by João Vale PDF of Transcript “Quando nós dizemos que vivemos em um estado de ausência, isso não significa que perdemos algo, mas que estamos ausentes de estar na presença do que está aqui. “ “Eu imagino que, para todos nós, no curso das nossas vidas, muitas […]
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