
James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings
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/
Latest episodes

Jun 1, 2025 • 1h 26min
41 Questions & Answers. [EN-PT] Zoom 05.2025
May 7th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.1) How to cope with grief, shock, and trauma, both arising from human behaviour and from events in nature?2) Is there any such thing as enlightenment? And if there is, what is it? And is it to be gained by seeking?3) A close family member is an alcoholic. No amount of cajoling or encouraging has made any difference. From this auction, you, what might helping look like in a context like this?4) There is a prophecy by Padmasambhava about dangers lying ahead for this year. What to do?5) Trekchö instructions.6) How to achieve lucid dreaming? Should we view these as being like transient images in a mirror?7) Explain dang, ropa, and tsel.English: youtu.be/Mvk5cmCuPQ8English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/867VHIi0ZIwGerman: youtu.be/KKf0-wqwcaoRussian: youtu.be/sRZ6hLv5_8QPolish: youtu.be/3Jgg5FpbWlUSpanish: youtu.be/hwGVw_slGfIPortuguese: youtu.be/VhqEsebkroE (you are here)Romanian: youtu.be/6fN_hk426Z0Turkish: youtu.be/STixJZDhGMcPortuguese translation: Milton PetruczokPlaylist “Perguntas & Respostas. [PT] Zoom 07.2020 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hR2vHQ9K1blx96gzj1wprrS📱 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=VhqEsebkroE

Jun 1, 2025 • 1h 29min
41 Questions & Answers. [EN-PL] Zoom 05.2025
May 7th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.1) How to cope with grief, shock, and trauma, both arising from human behaviour and from events in nature?2) Is there any such thing as enlightenment? And if there is, what is it? And is it to be gained by seeking?3) A close family member is an alcoholic. No amount of cajoling or encouraging has made any difference. From this auction, you, what might helping look like in a context like this?4) There is a prophecy by Padmasambhava about dangers lying ahead for this year. What to do?5) Trekchö instructions.6) How to achieve lucid dreaming? Should we view these as being like transient images in a mirror?7) Explain dang, ropa, and tsel.English: youtu.be/Mvk5cmCuPQ8English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/867VHIi0ZIwGerman: youtu.be/KKf0-wqwcaoRussian: youtu.be/sRZ6hLv5_8QPolish: youtu.be/3Jgg5FpbWlU (you are here)Spanish: youtu.be/hwGVw_slGfIPortuguese: youtu.be/VhqEsebkroERomanian: youtu.be/6fN_hk426Z0Turkish: youtu.be/STixJZDhGMcPolish translation: Bartłomiej CzajkowskiPlaylist “Pytania & Odpowiedzi. [EN-PL] Zoom 07.2020 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hQe263kW-j5ZmxrgMShNo4b📱 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=3Jgg5FpbWlU

Jun 1, 2025 • 1h 30min
41 Questions & Answers. [EN-ES] Zoom 05.2025
May 7th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.1) How to cope with grief, shock, and trauma, both arising from human behaviour and from events in nature?2) Is there any such thing as enlightenment? And if there is, what is it? And is it to be gained by seeking?3) A close family member is an alcoholic. No amount of cajoling or encouraging has made any difference. From this auction, you, what might helping look like in a context like this?4) There is a prophecy by Padmasambhava about dangers lying ahead for this year. What to do?5) Trekchö instructions.6) How to achieve lucid dreaming? Should we view these as being like transient images in a mirror?7) Explain dang, ropa, and tsel.English: youtu.be/Mvk5cmCuPQ8English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/867VHIi0ZIwGerman: youtu.be/KKf0-wqwcaoRussian: youtu.be/sRZ6hLv5_8QPolish: youtu.be/3Jgg5FpbWlUSpanish: youtu.be/hwGVw_slGfI (you are here)Portuguese: youtu.be/VhqEsebkroERomanian: youtu.be/6fN_hk426Z0Turkish: youtu.be/STixJZDhGMcSpanish translation: Juan García Lázaro ( @juanb.garcialazaro )Playlist “Preguntas & Respuestas. [EN-ES] Zoom 07.2020 –”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hS7c0fyRpIUppfblqzUKho2📱 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=hwGVw_slGfI

Jun 1, 2025 • 1h 31min
41 Questions & Answers. [EN-TR] Zoom 05.2025
May 7th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.1) How to cope with grief, shock, and trauma, both arising from human behaviour and from events in nature?2) Is there any such thing as enlightenment? And if there is, what is it? And is it to be gained by seeking?3) A close family member is an alcoholic. No amount of cajoling or encouraging has made any difference. From this auction, you, what might helping look like in a context like this?4) There is a prophecy by Padmasambhava about dangers lying ahead for this year. What to do?5) Trekchö instructions.6) How to achieve lucid dreaming? Should we view these as being like transient images in a mirror?7) Explain dang, ropa, and tsel.English: youtu.be/Mvk5cmCuPQ8English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/867VHIi0ZIwGerman: youtu.be/KKf0-wqwcaoRussian: youtu.be/sRZ6hLv5_8QPolish: youtu.be/3Jgg5FpbWlUSpanish: youtu.be/hwGVw_slGfIPortuguese: youtu.be/VhqEsebkroERomanian: youtu.be/6fN_hk426Z0Turkish: youtu.be/STixJZDhGMc (you are here)Turkish translation: Mustafa mert ÇelebiPlaylist “Sorular & Cevaplar. [EN-TR] 11.2024 –": youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hQ2b2N93yX5d796St7gMDkC📱 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=STixJZDhGMc

May 30, 2025 • 2min
We are unreliable
Full teaching on YouTube: “Illusion, delusion, confusion. London, 03.2016“.Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf27QD8cqGg

May 28, 2025 • 1h 5min
Wisdom and Compassion, Macclesfield March 2025. Part 6.
Wisdom and compassionTeachings by James Low7-8 March, 2025Location: Towley Hall, Macclesfield, EnglandWisdom and compassion are often said to be like the two wings of a bird…with their collaboration we can fly free of the snares of samsara and its false dualism. We will integrate the wisdom of emptiness which reveals how all our experience is like an illusion with the kind compassion which brings usinto authentic contact with sentient beings. Available at https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/retreats/otherengland/macclesfield/wisdom-and-compassion-macclesfield-march-2025/

May 28, 2025 • 1h 16min
Wisdom and Compassion, Macclesfield March 2025. Part 5.
Wisdom and compassionTeachings by James Low7-8 March, 2025Location: Towley Hall, Macclesfield, EnglandWisdom and compassion are often said to be like the two wings of a bird…with their collaboration we can fly free of the snares of samsara and its false dualism. We will integrate the wisdom of emptiness which reveals how all our experience is like an illusion with the kind compassion which brings usinto authentic contact with sentient beings. Available at https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/retreats/otherengland/macclesfield/wisdom-and-compassion-macclesfield-march-2025/

May 28, 2025 • 1h 24min
Wisdom and Compassion, Macclesfield March 2025. Part 4.
Wisdom and compassionTeachings by James Low7-8 March, 2025Location: Towley Hall, Macclesfield, EnglandWisdom and compassion are often said to be like the two wings of a bird…with their collaboration we can fly free of the snares of samsara and its false dualism. We will integrate the wisdom of emptiness which reveals how all our experience is like an illusion with the kind compassion which brings usinto authentic contact with sentient beings. Available at https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/retreats/otherengland/macclesfield/wisdom-and-compassion-macclesfield-march-2025/

May 28, 2025 • 1h 15min
Wisdom and Compassion, Macclesfield March 2025. Part 3.
Wisdom and compassionTeachings by James Low7-8 March, 2025Location: Towley Hall, Macclesfield, EnglandWisdom and compassion are often said to be like the two wings of a bird…with their collaboration we can fly free of the snares of samsara and its false dualism. We will integrate the wisdom of emptiness which reveals how all our experience is like an illusion with the kind compassion which brings usinto authentic contact with sentient beings. Available at https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/retreats/otherengland/macclesfield/wisdom-and-compassion-macclesfield-march-2025/

May 28, 2025 • 1h 13min
Wisdom and Compassion, Macclesfield March 2025. Part 2.
Wisdom and compassionTeachings by James Low7-8 March, 2025Location: Towley Hall, Macclesfield, EnglandWisdom and compassion are often said to be like the two wings of a bird…with their collaboration we can fly free of the snares of samsara and its false dualism. We will integrate the wisdom of emptiness which reveals how all our experience is like an illusion with the kind compassion which brings usinto authentic contact with sentient beings. Available at https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-records/retreats/otherengland/macclesfield/wisdom-and-compassion-macclesfield-march-2025/