James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings
James Low
James Low is a disciple and teacher in the Byangter and Khordong lineages of the late Chhimed Rigdzin Lama.
James regularly teaches the principles of dzogchen Buddhism in Europe and he publishes translations and commentaries from time to time.
Many of his seminars have been recorded and transcribed. They are now being put on his website to provide access for those seeking to deepen their dharma understanding and explore how to apply it in the complexities of everyday life.
Learn more about future events: simplybeing.co.uk/events/
James regularly teaches the principles of dzogchen Buddhism in Europe and he publishes translations and commentaries from time to time.
Many of his seminars have been recorded and transcribed. They are now being put on his website to provide access for those seeking to deepen their dharma understanding and explore how to apply it in the complexities of everyday life.
Learn more about future events: simplybeing.co.uk/events/
Episodes
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Apr 9, 2025 • 3h 1min
Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. [EN-IT] Zoom 03.2025
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
Apr 2, 2025 • 3min
The illusion of representation and the true nature of Padmasambhava
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
Mar 31, 2025 • 2h 44min
Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. Zoom 03.2025
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
Mar 31, 2025 • 4h 33min
Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. [EN-RU] Zoom 03.2025
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
Mar 31, 2025 • 5h 13min
Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. [EN-DE] Zoom 03.2025
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
Mar 31, 2025 • 4h 40min
Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. [EN-TR] Zoom 03.2025
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
Mar 31, 2025 • 4h 34min
Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. [EN-RO] Zoom 03.2025
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
Mar 31, 2025 • 4h 38min
Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. [EN-PT] Zoom 03.2025
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
Mar 31, 2025 • 4h 36min
Effortful selectivity and effortless non selectivity. [EN-ES] Zoom 03.2025
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
Mar 31, 2025 • 43sec
Openness, movement and karma
Dive into the intriguing world of non-duality, where openness and movement redefine our existence. Discover how embracing this openness can help transcend the rigid constructs of ego and karma. Through insightful teachings, listeners are guided to rest in awareness, shedding the weight of enduring identities. It’s a thought-provoking exploration that invites reflection on the essence of being and the interconnectedness of all things.
