James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

24-28th February 2017. Resting in open awareness, the dzogchen way of awakening to the ground of one’s being. James Low’s dzogchen retreat at Escuela Gaia de Estudios Alternativos (Centro Ecológico Gaia) in Sevilla, Spain. https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/seville-2/ Teaching and commentary by James Low on the Tibetan text by Ayu Khandro called "Record of the heartfelt advice of the dakini, Indestructible Glorious Lamp", translated from the Tibetan into various languages: • Tibetan: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/BT-Ayo-Khandro_-Record-of-the-heart-felt-advice-of-dakini_vers1_19-05-12-copy.pdf • English: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ayu-Khandro-English-translation-12062019.pdf • German: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/299_Ayu_Khandro_Herzensrat_der_Dakini_Glorreiches_Licht_Ver1_1.pdf • Polish: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ayu-Khandro-Translated-by-Dariusz-Misiuna-Polish-2013.pdf • Spanish: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ayu-Khandro-Consejo-de-la-dakini-Luz-Gloriosa-MOrozco_4.pdf • Portuguese: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Ayu-Khandro-Portuguese-JVN-24-07-2022.pdf • Turkish: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Ayu-Khandro-Turkish-translation-13.07.2024.pdf • French: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ayu_Khandro_Tr_by_Martine_and_Manon_Widmer_French.pdf • Italian: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ayu-Khandro-Translated-by-Giovanna-Santoro-Italian-22-01-17.pdf The English text is included in "Finding Freedom: Texts from the Theravada, Mahayana and Dzogchen Buddhist traditions" by James Low, published in 2019: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Freedom-Theravadin-Mahayana-traditions-ebook/dp/B0DJG6KJB7 You can also listen to James' oral teaching on this text in: • The Heart of Dzogchen, Eifel, Germany, 2012: https://simplybeing.co.uk/texts-and-transcripts/the-heart-of-dzogchen-eifel-oct-2012-2/ • Easy illumination, Oxford, UK, 2019: https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/year/audio2019/retreat-easy-illumination-oxford-9-10-11-2019/ Spanish translation: Juan García Lázaro "(00:00) Day 1 - February 24th, 2017" "(01:29:58) Day 2 - February 25th, 2017" "(06:44:54) Day 3 - February 26th, 2017" "(10:53:13) Day 4 (1st half) - February 27th, 2017" 1/2 Resting in open awareness. [EN-ES] Seville 02.2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZC_izuAagU&t=0s 2/2 Resting in open awareness. [EN-ES] Seville 02.2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oanr93YTTb0&t=0s (you are here) Cover art: Nithin PA 📱 Instagram of excerpts: / simplybeingsangha 🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/ 📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/

24-28th February 2017. Resting in open awareness, the dzogchen way of awakening to the ground of one’s being. James Low’s dzogchen retreat at Escuela Gaia de Estudios Alternativos (Centro Ecológico Gaia) in Sevilla, Spain. https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/seville-2/ Teaching and commentary by James Low on the Tibetan text by Ayu Khandro called "Record of the heartfelt advice of the dakini, Indestructible Glorious Lamp", translated from the Tibetan into various languages: • Tibetan: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/BT-Ayo-Khandro_-Record-of-the-heart-felt-advice-of-dakini_vers1_19-05-12-copy.pdf • English: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ayu-Khandro-English-translation-12062019.pdf • German: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/299_Ayu_Khandro_Herzensrat_der_Dakini_Glorreiches_Licht_Ver1_1.pdf • Polish: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ayu-Khandro-Translated-by-Dariusz-Misiuna-Polish-2013.pdf • Spanish: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ayu-Khandro-Consejo-de-la-dakini-Luz-Gloriosa-MOrozco_4.pdf • Portuguese: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Ayu-Khandro-Portuguese-JVN-24-07-2022.pdf • Turkish: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Ayu-Khandro-Turkish-translation-13.07.2024.pdf • French: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ayu_Khandro_Tr_by_Martine_and_Manon_Widmer_French.pdf • Italian: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ayu-Khandro-Translated-by-Giovanna-Santoro-Italian-22-01-17.pdf The English text is included in "Finding Freedom: Texts from the Theravada, Mahayana and Dzogchen Buddhist traditions" by James Low, published in 2019: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Freedom-Theravadin-Mahayana-traditions-ebook/dp/B0DJG6KJB7 You can also listen to James' oral teaching on this text in: • The Heart of Dzogchen, Eifel, Germany, 2012: https://simplybeing.co.uk/texts-and-transcripts/the-heart-of-dzogchen-eifel-oct-2012-2/ • Easy illumination, Oxford, UK, 2019: https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/year/audio2019/retreat-easy-illumination-oxford-9-10-11-2019/ Spanish translation: Juan García Lázaro "(00:00) Day 1 - February 24th, 2017" "(01:29:58) Day 2 - February 25th, 2017" "(06:44:54) Day 3 - February 26th, 2017" "(10:53:13) Day 4 (1st half) - February 27th, 2017" 1/2 Resting in open awareness. [EN-ES] Seville 02.2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZC_izuAagU&t=0s (you are here) 2/2 Resting in open awareness. [EN-ES] Seville 02.2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oanr93YTTb0&t=0s Cover art: Nithin PA 📱 Instagram of excerpts: / simplybeingsangha 🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/ 📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/

11th December 2024. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer. Turkish translation: Mustafa mert Çelebi S1) Bilgelik ve şefkat arasındaki ilişki nedir? S2) Gün içerisinde ortaya çıkan obsesif düşünceler, hayaller, fanteziler ve anılarla nasıl çalışabilirim? S3) Acı duymama sebep olan birisine yönelik güçlü bağlanmamı nasıl bırakabilirim? S4) Hissiyatlarımı bırakamıyorum. Bu acıyla nasıl yaşayabilirim? S5) Kişi insan olarak bu yaşam süresi içerisinde sabit bir Trekcho'ya eremediyse, Sukhavati, Şambala veya Zangdokpalri gibi saf bir Buda diyarında yeniden doğabilir mi? S6) Bir saf buda diyarında yeniden doğabiliyorsak, bu bardoda nasıl gerçekleşiyor? S7) Tummo Trekchö'yü nasıl destekler? S8) Hastalık vaziyetlerinde, iyileşmek için tıbbi ya da holistik çareler aramak ile sadece olanla kalmak ve mevcut durumun kendi iyileşme devinimini bulmasına izin vermek arasında bir denge var mıdır? S9) Padmasambhava'nın şu açıklamasının manası nedir; "Benim babam Samantabhadra ve benim annem Samantabhadridir." Bu ilksel budanın birleşik formunda cinsel birleşme halinde gördüğümüz iki biçimdir. "Benim ait olduğum aile ikiliksizliğin, farkındalığın uzayının ailesidir. Benim adım şanlı Lotustan Doğandır. Benim besinim ikiliğin kavramlarıdır. Ben tüm görüngünün doğmamış uzayıyımdır."

11th December 2024. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer. Russian translation: Marina Samarina B1) Какова связь мудрости и сострадания? B2) Что делать с навязчивыми мыслями, фантазиями и воспоминаниями, возникающими в течение дня? B3) Как отпустить сильную привязанность к человеку, которая причиняет боль? B4) Я не могу отпустить свои чувства. Я просто остаюсь с ними, пока они не исчезнут. Как пережить эту боль? B5) Можно ли получить благоприятное перерождение в чистой земле Будды, такой как Сукхавати, если в этой жизни в человеческой форме не достигнута устойчивость в практике Трекчо? B6) Если можно переродиться в чистой земле, как это может произойти в бардо? B7) Как Туммо поддерживает Трекчо? B8) В болезни, как найти баланс между поиском средств лечения — в рамках ортодоксальной или холистической медицины — и просто пребыванием в том, что есть, позволяя состоянию найти своё собственное движение к исцелению? B9) Кто-то прислал цитату из Падмасамбхавы. Когда он родился, он сказал следующее: «Мой отец — Самантабхадра, а моя мать — Самантабхадри». Эти два аспекта мы видим в сексуальном союзе — объединенной форме изначального Будды. «Я принадлежу к семье недвойственности, сфере осознавания. Моё имя — Славный Рождённый из Лотоса. Я питаюсь концепциями двойственности. Я есть нерожденная сфера всех феноменов». Что это значит?

11th December 2024. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer. Portuguese translation: Milton Petruczok P1) Qual é a relação entre sabedoria e compaixão? P2) Como trabalhar com pensamentos obsessivos, fantasias e memórias que surgem durante o dia? P3) Como abandonar um forte apego a uma pessoa que causa dor? P4) Não consigo abandonar meus sentimentos. Eu apenas fico com eles até que desapareçam. Como viver com essa dor? P5) Alguém pode ganhar um renascimento afortunado em uma terra pura de Buda, como Sukavati, se não tiver alcançado trekchö estável nesta vida como ser humano? P6) Se você pode ganhar renascimento em uma terra pura, como isso poderia acontecer no bardo? P7) Como o tummo apoia o trekchö? P8) Na doença, há um equilíbrio entre buscar remédios — medicina ortodoxa ou holística — e apenas estar com o que é e permitir que qualquer condição presente encontre seu próprio movimento de cura? P9) Alguém enviou uma citação de Padmasambava. Quando ele nasceu, ele fez esta declaração: "Meu pai é Samantabadra e minha mãe é Samantabadri." Essas são as duas formas que vemos na união sexual — a forma unida do Buda primordial. "Eu pertenço à família da não-dualidade, da esfera da consciência. Meu nome é o Glorioso Nascido do Lótus. Eu consumo conceitos de dualidade como minha dieta. Eu sou a esfera não-nascida de todos os fenômenos." O que isso significa?

11th December 2024. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer. Polish translation: Bartłomiej Czajkowski P1) Jaki jest związek między mądrością i współczuciem? P2) Jak pracować z obsesyjnymi myślami, fantazjami i wspomnieniami, które powstają w ciągu dnia? P3) Jak odpuścić silne przywiązanie do osoby, która powoduje ból? 23:08 Nie mogę puścić moich uczuć, po prostu pozostaję z nimi, dopóki nie znikną. Jak przeżyć taki ból? P4) Czy można uzyskać szczęśliwe odrodzenie w czystej krainie Buddy, takiej jak Sukhawati, jeżeli nie osiągnie się stabilnego Tregczo za ludzkiego życia? P5) Czy można uzyskać odrodzenie w czystej krainie podczas bardo? P6) Jak Tummo wspiera praktykę Trekczo? P7) Czy w trakcie choroby istnieje balans między szukaniem lekarstw – czy to ortodoksyjnych, czy holistycznych – a po prostu przebywaniem z tym co jest, pozwalając na to, żeby ten stan, jakikolwiek by nie był, sam znalazł swój leczniczy ruch? P8) Ktoś przesłał cytat z Padmasambhawy. Gdy się narodził, wygłosił następujące stwierdzenie: "Moim ojcem jest Samantabhadra, a matką – Samantabhadri." (To te dwie formy, które widzimy w cielesnym połączeniu — zjednoczona forma pierwotnego Buddy). "Należę do rodziny niedwoistości sfery obecności. Moje imię to Wspaniały Zrodzony Z Lotosu. Pochłaniam koncepcje dwoistości w ramach mojej diety. Jestem nie zrodzoną sferą wszystkich zjawisk." Co to znaczy?

11th December 2024. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer. Spanish translation: Mariana Orozco P1) ¿Cuál es la relación entre sabiduría y compasión? P2) ¿Cómo trabajar con los pensamientos, fantasías y recuerdos obsesivos que surgen durante el día? P3) ¿Cómo dejar ir un fuerte apego a una persona que causa dolor? P4) No puedo soltar mis sentimientos. Me quedo con ellos hasta que se desvanecen. ¿Cómo vivir con este dolor? P5) ¿Puede uno obtener un renacimiento afortunado en una tierra pura de Buda como Sukavati si no ha logrado la estabilidad en la práctica de Trekchö en esta vida como ser humano? P6) Si se puede renacer en una tierra pura, ¿cómo podría suceder esto en el bardo? P7) ¿Cómo ayuda la práctica del Tummo al Trekchö? P8) En la enfermedad, ¿es posible un equilibrio entre buscar remedios ya sea medicina ortodoxa u holística y simplemente estar con lo que hay y permitir que cualquier enfermedad presente encuentre su propio movimiento curativo? P9) Alguien ha enviado una cita de Padmasambhava. Cuando nació, hizo esta declaración: «Mi padre es Samantabhadra y mi madre es Samantabhadri». Estas son las dos formas que vemos en unión sexual: la forma unida del Buda primordial. «Pertenezco a la familia de la no-dualidad, de la esfera de la presencia. Mi nombre es el Glorioso Nacido del Loto. Me alimento a diario de conceptos de dualidad. Soy la esfera no nacida de todos los fenómenos». ¿Qué significa esto?

11th December 2024. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer. German translation: Robert Jaroslawski F1) In welcher Beziehung stehen Weisheit und Mitgefühl zueinander? F2) Wie geht man mit zwanghaften Gedanken, Fantasien und Erinnerungen um, die im Laufe des Tages auftauchen? F3) Wie kann man eine starke Anhaftung an eine Person, die Schmerzen bereitet, loslassen? F4) Ich kann meine Gefühle nicht loslassen. Ich bleibe einfach bei ihnen, bis sie verschwinden. Wie kann man diesen Schmerz durchleben? F5) Kann man eine glückliche Wiedergeburt in einem reinen Buddha-Land wie Sukavati erlangen, wenn man in diesem Leben als Mensch kein stabiles Trekchö erreicht hat? F6) Wenn man eine Wiedergeburt in einem reinen Land erlangen kann, wie könnte dies im Bardo geschehen? F7) Wie unterstützt Tummo Trekchö? F8) Gibt es bei Krankheit ein Gleichgewicht zwischen der Suche nach Heilmitteln – schulmedizinisch oder ganzheitlich – und dem einfachen Sein mit dem, was ist, und dem Zulassen, dass der jeweilige Zustand seine eigene heilende Bewegung findet? F9) Jemand hat ein Zitat von Padmasambhava geschickt. Als er geboren wurde, gab er diese Erklärung ab: „Mein Vater ist Samantabhadra und meine Mutter ist Samantabhadri.“ Dies sind die beiden Formen, die wir in der sexuellen Vereinigung sehen – die vereinte Form des ursprünglichen Buddha. „Ich gehöre zur Familie der Nicht-Dualität, zur Sphäre der Bewusstheit. Mein Name ist der Glorreiche Lotusgeborene. Ich verzehre Konzepte der Dualität als meine Nahrung. Ich bin die ungeborene Sphäre aller Phänomene.“ Was bedeutet das?

16-17th May 2024. "Awakening to the Nature of the Mind" retreat in Wilga, Poland. James' teachings on the topic. https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/awakening-to-the-nature-of-the-mind-retreat-wilga-may-2024/ This teaching retreat focused on awakening to awareness, based on the text "The Direct Indication of Buddhahood beyond Classification", which is a terma (treasure) text revealed by C.R. Lama’s first incarnation, Nuden Dorje (Chapter 8 in James' book "Simply Being"). Text in English: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11sVrT9UPyRQZM4DornAfJwVVJkueqTvU/view Link to purchase the book: https://www.amazon.com.br/Simply-Being-James-Low/dp/1907571019 Polish translation: Bartłomiej Czajkowski "(00:00) Day 3 (18/05/2024)" "(04:28:51) Day 4 (19/05/2024)" Audio file of this video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p7eMx2G84ulaHPa6bOS3xTaD2pb5QJ5t/view Cover art: Michał Świstak Operator 📱 Instagram of excerpts: / simplybeingsangha 🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/ 📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/ Video at https://youtu.be/vEt5XzNn4v8?si=YN9G0YjQZzwVtJeZ

16-17th May 2024. "Awakening to the Nature of the Mind" retreat in Wilga, Poland. James' teachings on the topic. https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/awakening-to-the-nature-of-the-mind-retreat-wilga-may-2024/ This teaching retreat focused on awakening to awareness, based on the text "The Direct Indication of Buddhahood beyond Classification", which is a terma (treasure) text revealed by C.R. Lama’s first incarnation, Nuden Dorje (Chapter 8 in James' book "Simply Being"). Text in English: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11sVrT9UPyRQZM4DornAfJwVVJkueqTvU/view Link to purchase the book: https://www.amazon.com.br/Simply-Being-James-Low/dp/1907571019 Polish translation: Bartłomiej Czajkowski "(00:00) Day 1 (16/05/2024)" "(04:38:10) Day 2 (17/05/2024)" Audio file of this video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p7eMx2G84ulaHPa6bOS3xTaD2pb5QJ5t/view Cover art: Michał Świstak Operator 📱 Instagram of excerpts: / simplybeingsangha 🎧 Poscasts of some teachings: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/ 📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/ Video at https://youtu.be/vEt5XzNn4v8?si=YN9G0YjQZzwVtJeZ