James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

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

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/DgYhM5MrtdU (you are here)Spanish: youtu.be/Lrddps6XrLoPortuguese: youtu.be/slPShIBlqj0Romanian: youtu.be/rttzqIOFf34Turkish: youtu.be/OALQ7zu137sPolish 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=DgYhM5MrtdU

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/Lrddps6XrLo (you are here)Portuguese: youtu.be/slPShIBlqj0Romanian: youtu.be/rttzqIOFf34Turkish: youtu.be/OALQ7zu137sSpanish 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=Lrddps6XrLo

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)German translation: Robert JaroslawskiPlaylist “Questions & Answers. [EN-DE] Zoom 07.2020 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hQorJJB5YwaksSq90Z8mTeQ📱 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=Xe-t0WDFsLA

Extract from "Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom 03.2025": https://youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVATranscript:Everything is within here and now. If I tell you that five years ago I was still working in the hospital, you might take that as a little plane and go off, "Oh yes, he worked in a hospital." But the hospital where I worked is not the same. The staff have changed. The administration has changed. There is nowhere to go. The thought of five years ago is here and now. So, there and then is a movie showing in the cinema of here and now. And this cinema is always open, and it shows endless movies.So, this is the nirmanakaya, or the apparitional manifestation, in which we take on many patterns and shapes, but none of them is definitive. Nobody knows me. I don't know me. We can know objects, or at least that is the delusion of the duality of subject and object. But I am not a thing, and I don't live in a world of things. All sentient beings are processes of revelation. They have the particular patterning of that kind of quality of experience, which is, if you like, their identity for a while, but that's already a reification, a solidification. Rather, we could see it as a pattern.The different birds fly in different ways. The small birds, like the sparrow and the robin, have to work very hard. Their wings are not big enough to catch the wind. But the eagle extends these huge wings and finds the wind and is carried. So, all the people we know are manifesting the unique specificity of their being in the world, which means that each encounter we have with cows and dogs and people are opportunities for us to be flexible, receptive, and responsive.This incredible diversity of forms of movement in space is not produced by the specificity of individual identity. There is no self-guaranteeing patterning machine operating in any sentient being. Our experience is participative, not separative.📱 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=Wr9CLgpZquM

Full teaching on YouTube: “Illusion, delusion, confusion. London, 03.2016“.Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enUBQYBm64Q