On anxiety. Eifel Autumn Retreat, 2005
New transcript and translation: James revised the 2005 transcript in Sept 2020 and Jayachitta translated it into German Jan 2021 with help from Frank Sandschulte. Uploaded 26 Jan 2021.
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Illusion, delusion and confusion. In London.
Thanks to a lot of people working together you can finally watch and listen to very nice recordings of the last events James did before Lockdown. Videos Friday Evening talk Weekend Teaching Audio Friday Evening Talk Weekend Teaching
» Read moreIllusion, delusion and confusion. Retreat London, Mar. 2020
Illusion, delusion and confusion A teaching and practice weekend. London, Shang Shung Recorded by Maciek Sikora and edited by Diana Collins This was the last place James taught before COVID-19 lockdown. Download the records here.
» Read moreKeep it simple: dzogchen in daily life. Brighton, May 2007
Because our life is nothing but moments, events, arising and passing, arising and passing. All that we’ve ever done is gone. Our childhood is gone. We can remember it, we can tell stories about it, but it’s gone. Even our breakfast is gone. Everything is gone. If we really see that, then when we tell people about ourselves, about our past, we’re just inviting them to fall asleep with us. We’re saying, ‘I had a lovely dream, let me share it with you. You can fall asleep in my dream for a while and then, because I believe in reciprocity, I’ll fall asleep in yours.’
» Read moreDiscover the presence: the mother of all buddhas. Portugal, 2020
James Low. 16-19 Jan 2020. Alentejo, Portugal. Teaching and meditation retreat focussing on a Tibetan text by Gonpo Wangyal, called “Discover the presence: the mother of all buddhas”. Gonpo Wangyal text in various languages. English and Brazilian Portuguese Translator: Milton Petruczok Organiser: João Vale Neto Recordings: Pedro Gomes Download the audio files here Alentejo Videos on Vimeo
» Read moreIllusion, delusion, confusion. Vienna, Jan 2020
James Low Weekend retreat,10-12 Jan 2020. Qigong Kleinowitz Center, Vienna. Illusion, delusion, confusion We have so many experiences in life. This is possible because our mind is intrinsically open and hospitable to each new moment. Yet this openness is hidden for us by our own involved busyness. Engaged in the never-ending task of self-delusion we impede the unimpeded and obscure […]
» Read moreLove and impermanence. Warsaw, 2019
James Low Love and impermanence: from grasping and attachment to simply seeing and appreciating Teaching weekend, Warsaw, 14-15 December 2019 Transcribed by Anna Aly Labana and Paula Aranibar. Read and download the transcript You can listen to the audio here. Extract The drama of romantic love: it’s not that we shouldn’t fall in love, some of us can’t help […]
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