Finding ourselves in the river of life. Public talk. Berlin, March 2010 [2020]
New Transcript. This transcript is new on the website, having been was prepared and revised by James Low in November 2020.
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What it is to be human and to practise the dharma. Worms, 1993
James Low Worms, 30-31 October, 1993 Download the PDF Excerpt The purpose of eating is to satisfy the taste sensation in the mouth and the hunger in the stomach and to make sure you take in enough nourishment to sustain body and mind. The purpose of meditation is similar. First of all, it has to please our mouth: we have […]
» Read moreDzogchen and its relation to mahayana and tantra. Lahr, Germany, 2009
James Low Lahr, Germany, 5th-6th December, 2009 Download PDF Transcribed by Sarah Allen Edited and revised by James Low Excerpts: … Sitting quietly in meditation you can examine the birth of samsara, when the openness of the mind gets lost sight of, as the subject is mesmerised by the object and so forgets its own ground… …Thoughts are very fragile; […]
» Read moreAwake in illusion. Hamburg, 2011
James Low Hamburg Retreat, February 2011 Download PDF Hamburg, Germany 18-20 February 2011 Transcribed by Anne Conn Edited by Barbara Terris Extracts …In the springtime when you go out in the country you see the small lambs jumping about. This is the mind of a meditator, because the field is open. There is nothing to do except jump about and […]
» Read moreFeeling tired. Hamburg 2011
James Low An extract from the weekend retreat entitled Awake in Illusion Download PDF Hamburg, Germany 18-20 February 2011 Transcribed by Anne Conn Edited by Barbara Terris Extract: But this kind of experience in meditation like tiredness—in Tibetan they call it jing-wa—means sinking and is described as like being a tired swimmer. You still have to get across the river, you […]
» Read moreDirect indication of buddhahood beyond classification. Berlin, 2012
Berlin 16-18 Nov 2012 Nuden Dorje and the Terma Tradition What is a terma text? What is the nature of the mind? James explores these questions, looking at the text ‘The Direct indication of buddhahood beyond classification’ by Nuden Dorje, included in Simply Being and now published in German. English and German Location: Berlin Date: 16-18 Nov 2012 Translation by Katya […]
» Read moreCompassion. Berlin Dzogchen Retreat, 1994
My own teacher said to me again and again, “Nothing is special. It’s all just the same.” And if one gets the point of this, one actually realizes it as a living practice. And then compassion towards all sentient beings is maintained by exactly not acting in a way that pays attention to what they identify as the specific causes […]
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