James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings Mindful therapy: beliefs and assumptions, a buddhist perspective. Hereford 11.2011
Nov 30, 2025
Discover how traditional Tibetan mindfulness can enhance therapy practices. James Low delves into the intersection of karma and personal responsibility, linking attachment and meditation's grounding effects. He highlights the disconnect in mental health due to habitual distractions and emphasizes the role of impermanence in our identities. Low teaches that self and objects are mere constructs while exploring concepts like non-duality and the importance of flexible engagement with change. His insights into therapist presence and open awareness redefine therapeutic approaches.
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View-Meditation-Activity-Result Framework
- James Low frames practice as View, Meditation, Activity, Result to link belief and technique in therapy.
- Misalignment between a therapy's practice and its underlying view will produce relational and clinical friction.
Distraction Fuels Neurosis; Mindfulness Restores Contact
- Low argues distraction severs us from the world and over-privileges internal maps, fuelling neurosis.
- Mindfulness restores sensorial contact so lived experience can correct distorted internal narratives.
Ownership Is A Projected Quality
- Low uses the watch example to show ownership is a mental projection, not inherent in objects.
- Emptiness means both the object lacks intrinsic self and our projections give it apparent solidity.
