Guru yoga: life and death, the play of light
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The Root Verses of the Six Bardos. A prayer.
Bardo indicates an interlude, an intermission, a moment or period occurring between other, different, moments or periods. The six bardos are: the bardos of the nature of birth; of dream; of meditation; of death; of actuality and of becoming.
» Read moreJames Low – Austria – Gutenstein – 2017 June – The six bardos – The Stages of Life and Death
The Stages of Life and Death. Each stage or Bardo has its own key focus of intention setting out the tasks to be attended to. Using Karma Lingpa’s Root Verses of the Bardo we will clarify how to use each stage as an opportunity for awakening. James Low teaching at the Maitreya Institute, Gutenstein, Austria. 30th June – 2nd July […]
» Read moreImpermanence, transitions and the illusory nature of phenomena. Badowo, 2017
Dates 5-7 May 2017 Teaching: James Low Location: Badowo, Poland Languages: English and Polish Retreat Title: Impermanence, transitions and the illusory nature of phenomena. The teachings focus on ‘the six bardos”, as described in Tibetan Buddhism. These bardos are states of transition and help us to see the absence of permanence and security in our lives. James refers to the […]
» Read moreJames Low – Germany – Eifel – 2017 April – Six Bardos
James was teaching on The Root Verses of the Six Bardos, a fundamental text of Tibetan Buddhism and a terma of the master Karma Lingpa. The six bardos describe all aspects of our human lives, including the process of death and dying. They provide us with an opportunity to discover how we can recognize all aspects of living and dying […]
» Read moreThe Illusory Nature of Phenomena: Six Bardos (Transcript) • Eifel Retreat, Spring 2008
James Low 24-27 April 2008 Retreat at the Kamalashila Institute in the Eifel. Download the transcript Topics: Buddhist ‘tools’: what are they for and how do we use them? Emptiness Dzogchen: things are as they are Choosing a practice that suits you Bardo teachings from the Shitro Terma of Karma Lingpa The Root Verses of the Bardo A Prayer for […]
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