James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

Excerpt from the teaching "Me First! and the Will to Power.", Zoom teachings with James Low on March 14th, 2025.Note: the constant cuts in this video result from the removal of James Low's periods of silence, while waiting for the consecutive translation from the German translator.English: https://youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVA (you are here)German: [soon]Russian: [soon]Polish: [soon]Spanish: [soon]Portuguese: [soon]Turkish: [soon]Romanian: [soon]Machig's Way" book, available in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLaow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeTCyeMmdkY

1st March 2025. Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/q-and-a-34-saturday-mar-2025/Italian translation: Rosanna D'UrsoEnglish: youtu.be/zakRXkX84AAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-URussian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4EPortuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6gRomanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6QTurkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARYItalian: https://youtu.be/8Kgiqx3c2HE (you are here)Cover art: Ruvim Miksanskiy📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kgiqx3c2HE

Excerpt from the video "Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity", James Low's teachings on Zoom, on March 1st, 2025.English: youtu.be/zakRXkX84AAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-URussian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4EPortuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6gRomanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6QTurkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARYIf you like, in the English version on YouTube, turn on the translated subtitles in your preferred language."That is to say, from the Dharma point of view, representation is an illusion. We see pictures of Padmasambhava: "Oh, this is Padmasambhava." No, this is a picture. And somebody says, "This is a picture of Padmasambhava—he never changes. He doesn’t even change his socks," which might make us a little bit concerned about domestic relations in Zangdok Palri. "He is always the same." This is a skillful method to give us the sense of object constancy—so we know what Padmasambhava looks like.But actually, Padmasambhava shows many different forms. All forms are Padmasambhava. I’m just looking for this—Padmasambhava said, regarding the Padmasambhava initiation, "The vows from this empowerment are as follows: all that you see, both the world and its inhabitants, is to be seen as the body of Padmasambhava." So, the cars, the trees, the messy gardens that people have in wintertime—all of this is Padmasambhava.So, if everything looks like Padmasambhava, you can’t know what he looks like. It looks like Padmasambhava because Padmasambhava has no shape. There is no true Padmasambhava. Padmasambhava is the nirmanakaya illusion which manifests in order to bring us back to our own unchanging ground. So, from this tantric point of view, when we say that all that we see is the form of Padmasambhava, all that we hear is the mantra of Padmasambhava. It means Padmasambhava is beyond thought."📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLaow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p86DsPc9k70

1st March 2025. Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/q-and-a-34-saturday-mar-2025/Note: the constant cuts in this video result from the removal of James Low's periods of silence, while waiting for the consecutive translation from the German translator."(0:00) Morning session 1""(42:07) Morning session 2""(1:20:45) Afternoon session 1""(2:03:35) Afternoon session 2"English: youtu.be/zakRXkX84AA (you are here)English (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-URussian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4EPortuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6gRomanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6QTurkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARYFull transcript: https://bit.ly/TrcptJL-ESENS-Z03-2025Cover photo: Ruvim Miksanskiy📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zakRXkX84AA

1st March 2025. Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/q-and-a-34-saturday-mar-2025/"(0:00) Morning session 1""(1:14:41) Morning session 2""(2:21:21) Afternoon session 1""(3:35:11) Afternoon session 2"Turkish translation: Mustafa Mert ÇelebiEnglish: https://youtu.be/zakRXkX84AAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-URussian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4EPortuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6gRomanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6QTurkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARY (you are here)Cover photo: Ruvim Miksanskiy📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4RHyVz-ARY

1st March 2025. Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/q-and-a-34-saturday-mar-2025/0:00 Morning session 11:11:22 Morning session 22:16:26 Afternoon session 13:27:23 Afternoon session 2Russian translation: Marina SamarinaEnglish: https://youtu.be/zakRXkX84AAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-URussian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0 (you are here)Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4EPortuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6gRomanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6QTurkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARYCover photo: Ruvim Miksanskiy📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFO_SuRSxg0

1st March 2025. Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/q-and-a-34-saturday-mar-2025/0:00 Morning session 11:13:12 Morning session 22:18:24 Afternoon session 13:29:22 Afternoon session 2Romanian translation: Viorica ConstantinescuEnglish: https://youtu.be/zakRXkX84AAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-URussian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4EPortuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6gRomanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6Q (you are here)Turkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARYCover photo: Ruvim Miksanskiy📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1qkcK4B6Q

1st March 2025. Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/q-and-a-34-saturday-mar-2025/"(0:00) Morning session 1""(1:13:07) Morning session 2""(2:18:44) Afternoon session 1""(3:30:00) Afternoon session 2"Spanish translation: María LleóEnglish: https://youtu.be/zakRXkX84AAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-URussian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4E (you are here)Portuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6gRomanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6QTurkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARYCover photo: Ruvim Miksanskiy📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SjnZ0Qwi4E

1st March 2025. Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/q-and-a-34-saturday-mar-2025/"(0:00) Morning session 1""(1:12:58) Morning session 2""(2:19:05) Afternoon session 1""(3:31:55) Afternoon session 2"Portuguese translation: Milton PetruczokEnglish: https://youtu.be/zakRXkX84AAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-URussian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4EPortuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6g (you are here)Romanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6QTurkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARYCover photo: Ruvim Miksanskiy📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVJ8ou6L_6g

1st March 2025. Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/q-and-a-34-saturday-mar-2025/"(0:00) Morning session 1""(1:25:01) Morning session 2""(2:38:15) Afternoon session 1""(3:58:36) Afternoon session 2"German translaton: Robert JaroslawskiEnglish: https://youtu.be/zakRXkX84AAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/jx8_jV6eoqkGerman: youtu.be/ZpX2GE85g-U (you are here)Russian: youtu.be/sFO_SuRSxg0Spanish: youtu.be/6SjnZ0Qwi4EPortuguese: youtu.be/xVJ8ou6L_6gRomanian: youtu.be/kI1qkcK4B6QTurkish: youtu.be/M4RHyVz-ARYCover art: Ruvim Miksanskiy📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpX2GE85g-U