

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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May 14, 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: 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-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=sFO_SuRSxg0

May 14, 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 11:14:41 Morning session 22:21:21 Afternoon session 13:35:11 Afternoon session 2Turkish translation: Mustafa Mert ÇelebiEnglish: 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)Italian: 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=M4RHyVz-ARY

May 14, 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 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

May 14, 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 11:12:58 Morning session 22:19:05 Afternoon session 13:31:55 Afternoon session 2Portuguese translation: Milton PetruczokEnglish: 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-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=xVJ8ou6L_6g

May 14, 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

May 14, 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: 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

May 14, 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 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

May 14, 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 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

May 14, 2025 • 7min
We all suffer from psycho bulimia
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

May 11, 2025 • 52min
40 Questions & Answers. Zoom 03.2025
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


