James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

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: 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-ARYItalian: youtu.be/8Kgiqx3c2HECover 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 11:13:07 Morning session 22:18:44 Afternoon session 13:30:00 Afternoon session 2Spanish translation: María LleóEnglish: 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-ARYItalian: youtu.be/8Kgiqx3c2HECover 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 11:25:01 Morning session 22:38:15 Afternoon session 13:58:36 Afternoon session 2German translaton: Robert JaroslawskiEnglish: 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-ARYItalian: youtu.be/8Kgiqx3c2HECover 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

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 142:07 Morning session 21:20:45 Afternoon session 12:03:35 Afternoon session 2English: 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-ARYItalian: youtu.be/8Kgiqx3c2HEFull 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

Extracted from "1/2 The natural condition and the state of delusion. Eifel 04.2018": https://youtu.be/LKoRR45eanoVideo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0oF1P36wnk

March 19th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.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) Would you give a systematic and comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhism, starting from the Ngöndro onto the more elaborate practices?""(2:33) How to be spontaneous rather than impulsive? To trust the ground rather than our ego and its habits? Is it an either/or choice?""(5:08) How can I be confident that my spontaneity is ethical and fitting?""(7:20) Is there a dream component to the practice? That is to say, can sleep time be optimized?""(14:44) How do Dzogchen teachings address the relationship between memory and awareness, particularly in the context of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease? As the cognitive mind deteriorates, does the connection to rigpa, our primordial awareness, remain accessible? How can practitioners or caregivers support this connection for those experiencing such decline?""(26:32) I’m curious about the intersection or balance between pure openness and the aiming, striving, and recalibrating of being all that one can be, as a human, for the benefit of all.""(31:56) Will the sense of doership and identity dissolve over time if one doesn’t pay heed to them?""(39:30) Sometimes when I meditate, I feel free and that there is no lack and that the mind has everything it needs, and this brings a surge of joy and love. During these moments, I find that pride and feelings of envy or divisiveness become very thin. Is this a good practice to continue?""(45:10) With my background in the Mahayana tradition, my question is: Is it possible to practice with both approaches? Is it possible, for example, to meditate on compassion while in the same moment recognizing that this is an expression of our innate Buddha nature?""(49:26) Explain more about the White A practice and how it can be nonconceptual."English: youtu.be/coOZbmb6ssk (you are here)English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/VOTYT0j_564German: youtu.be/Xe-t0WDFsLARussian: youtu.be/0AviClOU50cPolish: youtu.be/DgYhM5MrtdUSpanish: youtu.be/Lrddps6XrLoPortuguese: youtu.be/slPShIBlqj0Romanian: youtu.be/rttzqIOFf34Turkish: youtu.be/OALQ7zu137sPlaylist “Questions & Answers. Zoom 07.2020 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hRc2WtJW4KWXp8GefCiVa-R📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachinhgs: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/eventsVideo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coOZbmb6ssk

March 19th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.1) Would you give a systematic and comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhism, starting from the Ngöndro onto the more elaborate practices?2) How to be spontaneous rather than impulsive? To trust the ground rather than our ego and its habits? Is it an either/or choice?3) How can I be confident that my spontaneity is ethical and fitting?4) Is there a dream component to the practice? That is to say, can sleep time be optimized?5) How do Dzogchen teachings address the relationship between memory and awareness, particularly in the context of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease? As the cognitive mind deteriorates, does the connection to rigpa, our primordial awareness, remain accessible? How can practitioners or caregivers support this connection for those experiencing such decline?6) I’m curious about the intersection or balance between pure openness and the aiming, striving, and recalibrating of being all that one can be, as a human, for the benefit of all.7) Will the sense of doership and identity dissolve over time if one doesn’t pay heed to them?8) Sometimes when I meditate, I feel free and that there is no lack and that the mind has everything it needs, and this brings a surge of joy and love. During these moments, I find that pride and feelings of envy or divisiveness become very thin. Is this a good practice to continue?9) With my background in the Mahayana tradition, my question is: Is it possible to practice with both approaches? Is it possible, for example, to meditate on compassion while in the same moment recognizing that this is an expression of our innate Buddha nature?10) Explain more about the White A practice and how it can be nonconceptual.English: youtu.be/coOZbmb6sskEnglish (without silence cuts): youtu.be/VOTYT0j_564German: youtu.be/Xe-t0WDFsLARussian: youtu.be/0AviClOU50cPolish: youtu.be/DgYhM5MrtdUSpanish: youtu.be/Lrddps6XrLoPortuguese: youtu.be/slPShIBlqj0Romanian: youtu.be/rttzqIOFf34Turkish: youtu.be/OALQ7zu137s (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=OALQ7zu137s

March 19th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.1) Would you give a systematic and comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhism, starting from the Ngöndro onto the more elaborate practices?2) How to be spontaneous rather than impulsive? To trust the ground rather than our ego and its habits? Is it an either/or choice?3) How can I be confident that my spontaneity is ethical and fitting?4) Is there a dream component to the practice? That is to say, can sleep time be optimized?5) How do Dzogchen teachings address the relationship between memory and awareness, particularly in the context of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease? As the cognitive mind deteriorates, does the connection to rigpa, our primordial awareness, remain accessible? How can practitioners or caregivers support this connection for those experiencing such decline?6) I’m curious about the intersection or balance between pure openness and the aiming, striving, and recalibrating of being all that one can be, as a human, for the benefit of all.7) Will the sense of doership and identity dissolve over time if one doesn’t pay heed to them?8) Sometimes when I meditate, I feel free and that there is no lack and that the mind has everything it needs, and this brings a surge of joy and love. During these moments, I find that pride and feelings of envy or divisiveness become very thin. Is this a good practice to continue?9) With my background in the Mahayana tradition, my question is: Is it possible to practice with both approaches? Is it possible, for example, to meditate on compassion while in the same moment recognizing that this is an expression of our innate Buddha nature?10) Explain more about the White A practice and how it can be nonconceptual.English: youtu.be/coOZbmb6sskEnglish (without silence cuts): youtu.be/VOTYT0j_564German: youtu.be/Xe-t0WDFsLARussian: youtu.be/0AviClOU50c (you are here)Polish: youtu.be/DgYhM5MrtdUSpanish: youtu.be/Lrddps6XrLoPortuguese: youtu.be/slPShIBlqj0Romanian: youtu.be/rttzqIOFf34Turkish: youtu.be/OALQ7zu137sRussian translation: Marina SamarinaPlaylist “Вопросы и Ответы. [RU] Zoom 04.2023 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hR-O5pCcz4jrfHv5eRKsMqU📱 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=0AviClOU50c

March 19th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.1) Would you give a systematic and comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhism, starting from the Ngöndro onto the more elaborate practices?2) How to be spontaneous rather than impulsive? To trust the ground rather than our ego and its habits? Is it an either/or choice?3) How can I be confident that my spontaneity is ethical and fitting?4) Is there a dream component to the practice? That is to say, can sleep time be optimized?5) How do Dzogchen teachings address the relationship between memory and awareness, particularly in the context of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease? As the cognitive mind deteriorates, does the connection to rigpa, our primordial awareness, remain accessible? How can practitioners or caregivers support this connection for those experiencing such decline?6) I’m curious about the intersection or balance between pure openness and the aiming, striving, and recalibrating of being all that one can be, as a human, for the benefit of all.7) Will the sense of doership and identity dissolve over time if one doesn’t pay heed to them?8) Sometimes when I meditate, I feel free and that there is no lack and that the mind has everything it needs, and this brings a surge of joy and love. During these moments, I find that pride and feelings of envy or divisiveness become very thin. Is this a good practice to continue?9) With my background in the Mahayana tradition, my question is: Is it possible to practice with both approaches? Is it possible, for example, to meditate on compassion while in the same moment recognizing that this is an expression of our innate Buddha nature?10) Explain more about the White A practice and how it can be nonconceptual.English: youtu.be/coOZbmb6sskEnglish (without silence cuts): youtu.be/VOTYT0j_564German: youtu.be/Xe-t0WDFsLARussian: youtu.be/0AviClOU50cPolish: youtu.be/DgYhM5MrtdUSpanish: youtu.be/Lrddps6XrLoPortuguese: youtu.be/slPShIBlqj0Romanian: youtu.be/rttzqIOFf34 (you are here)Turkish: youtu.be/OALQ7zu137sRomanian translation: Viorica ConstantinescuPlaylist “Questions & Answers. [EN-RO] Zoom 01.2025 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hSUA6_TORD9dM-sgIQsS-tx📱 Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow🎧 Poscasts of some teachinhgs: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/eventsVideo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rttzqIOFf34

March 19th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.1) Would you give a systematic and comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhism, starting from the Ngöndro onto the more elaborate practices?2) How to be spontaneous rather than impulsive? To trust the ground rather than our ego and its habits? Is it an either/or choice?3) How can I be confident that my spontaneity is ethical and fitting?4) Is there a dream component to the practice? That is to say, can sleep time be optimized?5) How do Dzogchen teachings address the relationship between memory and awareness, particularly in the context of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease? As the cognitive mind deteriorates, does the connection to rigpa, our primordial awareness, remain accessible? How can practitioners or caregivers support this connection for those experiencing such decline?6) I’m curious about the intersection or balance between pure openness and the aiming, striving, and recalibrating of being all that one can be, as a human, for the benefit of all.7) Will the sense of doership and identity dissolve over time if one doesn’t pay heed to them?8) Sometimes when I meditate, I feel free and that there is no lack and that the mind has everything it needs, and this brings a surge of joy and love. During these moments, I find that pride and feelings of envy or divisiveness become very thin. Is this a good practice to continue?9) With my background in the Mahayana tradition, my question is: Is it possible to practice with both approaches? Is it possible, for example, to meditate on compassion while in the same moment recognizing that this is an expression of our innate Buddha nature?10) Explain more about the White A practice and how it can be nonconceptual.English: youtu.be/coOZbmb6sskEnglish (without silence cuts): youtu.be/VOTYT0j_564German: youtu.be/Xe-t0WDFsLARussian: youtu.be/0AviClOU50cPolish: youtu.be/DgYhM5MrtdUSpanish: youtu.be/Lrddps6XrLoPortuguese: youtu.be/slPShIBlqj0 (you are here)Romanian: youtu.be/rttzqIOFf34Turkish: youtu.be/OALQ7zu137sPortuguese 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=slPShIBlqj0