James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

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Apr 26, 2025 • 1h 20min

Me First! and the Will to Power. [EN-RU] Zoom 03.2025

14th March 2025. Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/me-first-and-the-will-to-power-zoom-march-2025/• ME FIRSTSearch for the book "Me first! James Low" on the Amazon website for your desired country.Getting lost is easy, especially if we are sure that we are right. Trusting our thoughts and feelings, we act decisively and strongly and find out much later that we have gone blindly astray without realising that we were so wrong.This story shows both the havoc created by the selfish entitlement that proclaims, “Me first!” and the many faces of kindness the Buddhas manifested to tidy up the mess.The original Tibetan account explaining why the Buddhas had to manifest wrathful forms is translated in the book "This Is It" by James Low, (Simply Being, 2020). See chapter 4, "Getting Lost Invites Trouble".• MACHIG'S WAYAvailable in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.Russian translation: Ivan RomanchenkoEnglish: youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/m-VIwru1RrgGerman: youtu.be/m-f3tE83XkoRussian: youtu.be/1BeNjR2ivh8 (you are here)Polish: youtu.be/pghmT_dCs-wSpanish: youtu.be/DlZbcJr8gasPortuguese: youtu.be/zYRhREYE0NERomanian: youtu.be/9xkfTdskCOoTurkish: youtu.be/qBDGwApof3ECover art: Kelly (Pexels)📱 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=1BeNjR2ivh8
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Apr 26, 2025 • 1h 25min

Me First! and the Will to Power. [EN-PT] Zoom 03.2025

14th March 2025. Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/me-first-and-the-will-to-power-zoom-march-2025/• ME FIRSTSearch for the book "Me first! James Low" on the Amazon website for your desired country.Getting lost is easy, especially if we are sure that we are right. Trusting our thoughts and feelings, we act decisively and strongly and find out much later that we have gone blindly astray without realising that we were so wrong.This story shows both the havoc created by the selfish entitlement that proclaims, “Me first!” and the many faces of kindness the Buddhas manifested to tidy up the mess.The original Tibetan account explaining why the Buddhas had to manifest wrathful forms is translated in the book "This Is It" by James Low, (Simply Being, 2020). See chapter 4, "Getting Lost Invites Trouble".• MACHIG'S WAYAvailable in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.Portuguese translation: Milton PetruczokEnglish: youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/m-VIwru1RrgGerman: youtu.be/m-f3tE83XkoRussian: youtu.be/1BeNjR2ivh8Polish: youtu.be/pghmT_dCs-wSpanish: youtu.be/DlZbcJr8gasPortuguese: youtu.be/zYRhREYE0NE (you are here)Romanian: youtu.be/9xkfTdskCOoTurkish: youtu.be/qBDGwApof3ECover art: Kelly (Pexels)📱 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=zYRhREYE0NE
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Apr 26, 2025 • 1h 25min

Me First! and the Will to Power. [EN-PL] Zoom 03.2025

14th March 2025. Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/me-first-and-the-will-to-power-zoom-march-2025/• ME FIRSTSearch for the book "Me first! James Low" on the Amazon website for your desired country.Getting lost is easy, especially if we are sure that we are right. Trusting our thoughts and feelings, we act decisively and strongly and find out much later that we have gone blindly astray without realising that we were so wrong.This story shows both the havoc created by the selfish entitlement that proclaims, “Me first!” and the many faces of kindness the Buddhas manifested to tidy up the mess.The original Tibetan account explaining why the Buddhas had to manifest wrathful forms is translated in the book "This Is It" by James Low, (Simply Being, 2020). See chapter 4, "Getting Lost Invites Trouble".• MACHIG'S WAYAvailable in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.Polish translation: Bartłomiej CzajkowskiEnglish: youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/m-VIwru1RrgGerman: youtu.be/m-f3tE83XkoRussian: youtu.be/1BeNjR2ivh8Polish: youtu.be/pghmT_dCs-w (you are here)Spanish: youtu.be/DlZbcJr8gasPortuguese: youtu.be/zYRhREYE0NERomanian: youtu.be/9xkfTdskCOoTurkish: youtu.be/qBDGwApof3ECover art: Kelly (Pexels)📱 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=pghmT_dCs-w
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Apr 26, 2025 • 1h 26min

Me First! and the Will to Power. [EN-TR] Zoom 03.2025

14th March 2025. Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/me-first-and-the-will-to-power-zoom-march-2025/• ME FIRSTSearch for the book "Me first! James Low" on the Amazon website for your desired country.Getting lost is easy, especially if we are sure that we are right. Trusting our thoughts and feelings, we act decisively and strongly and find out much later that we have gone blindly astray without realising that we were so wrong.This story shows both the havoc created by the selfish entitlement that proclaims, “Me first!” and the many faces of kindness the Buddhas manifested to tidy up the mess.The original Tibetan account explaining why the Buddhas had to manifest wrathful forms is translated in the book "This Is It" by James Low, (Simply Being, 2020). See chapter 4, "Getting Lost Invites Trouble".• MACHIG'S WAYAvailable in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.Turkish translation: Mustafa mert ÇelebiEnglish: youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/m-VIwru1RrgGerman: youtu.be/m-f3tE83XkoRussian: youtu.be/1BeNjR2ivh8Polish: youtu.be/pghmT_dCs-wSpanish: youtu.be/DlZbcJr8gasPortuguese: youtu.be/zYRhREYE0NERomanian: youtu.be/9xkfTdskCOoTurkish: youtu.be/qBDGwApof3E (you are here)Cover art: Kelly (Pexels)📱 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=qBDGwApof3E
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Apr 26, 2025 • 1h 28min

Me First! and the Will to Power. [EN-ES] Zoom 03.2025

14th March 2025. Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/me-first-and-the-will-to-power-zoom-march-2025/• ME FIRSTSearch for the book "Me first! James Low" on the Amazon website for your desired country.Getting lost is easy, especially if we are sure that we are right. Trusting our thoughts and feelings, we act decisively and strongly and find out much later that we have gone blindly astray without realising that we were so wrong.This story shows both the havoc created by the selfish entitlement that proclaims, “Me first!” and the many faces of kindness the Buddhas manifested to tidy up the mess.The original Tibetan account explaining why the Buddhas had to manifest wrathful forms is translated in the book "This Is It" by James Low, (Simply Being, 2020). See chapter 4, "Getting Lost Invites Trouble".• MACHIG'S WAYAvailable in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.Spanish translation: Juan García Lázaro ( @juanb.garcialazaro )English: youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/m-VIwru1RrgGerman: youtu.be/m-f3tE83XkoRussian: youtu.be/1BeNjR2ivh8Polish: youtu.be/pghmT_dCs-wSpanish: youtu.be/DlZbcJr8gas (you are here)Portuguese: youtu.be/zYRhREYE0NERomanian: youtu.be/9xkfTdskCOoTurkish: youtu.be/qBDGwApof3ECover art: Kelly (Pexels)📱 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=DlZbcJr8gas
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Apr 26, 2025 • 1h 36min

Me First! and the Will to Power. [EN-DE] Zoom 03.2025

14th March 2025. Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/me-first-and-the-will-to-power-zoom-march-2025/• ME FIRSTSearch for the book "Me first! James Low" on the Amazon website for your desired country.Getting lost is easy, especially if we are sure that we are right. Trusting our thoughts and feelings, we act decisively and strongly and find out much later that we have gone blindly astray without realising that we were so wrong.This story shows both the havoc created by the selfish entitlement that proclaims, “Me first!” and the many faces of kindness the Buddhas manifested to tidy up the mess.The original Tibetan account explaining why the Buddhas had to manifest wrathful forms is translated in the book "This Is It" by James Low, (Simply Being, 2020). See chapter 4, "Getting Lost Invites Trouble".• MACHIG'S WAYAvailable in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.German translation: Robert JaroslawskiEnglish: youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/m-VIwru1RrgGerman: youtu.be/m-f3tE83Xko (you are here)Russian: youtu.be/1BeNjR2ivh8Polish: youtu.be/pghmT_dCs-wSpanish: youtu.be/DlZbcJr8gasPortuguese: youtu.be/zYRhREYE0NERomanian: youtu.be/9xkfTdskCOoTurkish: youtu.be/qBDGwApof3ECover art: Kelly (Pexels)📱 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=m-f3tE83Xko
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Apr 26, 2025 • 50min

Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom 03.2025

14th March 2025. Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/me-first-and-the-will-to-power-zoom-march-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.• ME FIRSTSearch for the book "Me first! James Low" on the Amazon website for your desired country.Getting lost is easy, especially if we are sure that we are right. Trusting our thoughts and feelings, we act decisively and strongly and find out much later that we have gone blindly astray without realising that we were so wrong.This story shows both the havoc created by the selfish entitlement that proclaims, “Me first!” and the many faces of kindness the Buddhas manifested to tidy up the mess.The original Tibetan account explaining why the Buddhas had to manifest wrathful forms is translated in the book "This Is It" by James Low, (Simply Being, 2020). See chapter 4, "Getting Lost Invites Trouble".• MACHIG'S WAYAvailable in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.Full transcript of these teachings: https://bit.ly/3YLtXbgAudio file of this video: https://bit.ly/3YfsYQsEnglish: youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVA (you are here)English (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/m-VIwru1RrgGerman: youtu.be/m-f3tE83XkoRussian: youtu.be/1BeNjR2ivh8Polish: youtu.be/pghmT_dCs-wSpanish: youtu.be/DlZbcJr8gasPortuguese: youtu.be/zYRhREYE0NERomanian: youtu.be/9xkfTdskCOoTurkish: youtu.be/qBDGwApof3ECover art: Kelly (Pexels)📱 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=3xLfMetyBVA
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Apr 26, 2025 • 1h 26min

Me First! and the Will to Power. [EN-RO] Zoom 03.2025

14th March 2025. Me First! and the Will to Power. Zoom teachings with James Low.https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/me-first-and-the-will-to-power-zoom-march-2025/• ME FIRSTSearch for the book "Me first! James Low" on the Amazon website for your desired country.Getting lost is easy, especially if we are sure that we are right. Trusting our thoughts and feelings, we act decisively and strongly and find out much later that we have gone blindly astray without realising that we were so wrong.This story shows both the havoc created by the selfish entitlement that proclaims, “Me first!” and the many faces of kindness the Buddhas manifested to tidy up the mess.The original Tibetan account explaining why the Buddhas had to manifest wrathful forms is translated in the book "This Is It" by James Low, (Simply Being, 2020). See chapter 4, "Getting Lost Invites Trouble".• MACHIG'S WAYAvailable in Kindle e-book and hardback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=machig%27s+way+jamesA Tibetan girl's struggle to follow the path of a yoginiMachig Labdron was one of Tibet's great meditation masters. She started a whole lineage of practice that still exists today. It has been incorporated in one way or another by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.The paintings on each page were inspired by her biography and illustrate her life and difficulties. Being an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners, it goes beyond the merely biographical.One thousand years ago villagers and nomads in Tibet had many expectations about how a young girl should behave. Girls were trained in all the tasks of maintaining a household and ensuring that nothing was wasted from the animals. This was the basis for a good marriage.But Machig carried within her a deep spiritual vision of a different life. Every experience she had of village life convinced her that her place was in the high hills, living in caves and devoting her life to meditation practice. Her struggle to fulfil her vision is recounted in this illustrated brief biography which includes some of her most beautiful and challenging songs.This life story of Machig Labdron is directly translated from an original Tibetan text by James Low. Paintings by Diana Collins.Each page has paintings by Diana Collins commissioned by James Low to accompany the text. They illustrate Machig Labdron’s life and difficulties in a way that hopefully brings them to life and is an inspiration for Buddhist practitioners.Romanian translation: Viorica ConstantinescuEnglish: youtu.be/3xLfMetyBVAEnglish (withou silence cuts): youtu.be/m-VIwru1RrgGerman: youtu.be/m-f3tE83XkoRussian: youtu.be/1BeNjR2ivh8Polish: youtu.be/pghmT_dCs-wSpanish: youtu.be/DlZbcJr8gasPortuguese: youtu.be/zYRhREYE0NERomanian: youtu.be/9xkfTdskCOo (you are here)Turkish: youtu.be/qBDGwApof3ECover art: Kelly (Pexels)📱 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=9xkfTdskCOo
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Apr 22, 2025 • 3min

Finding yourself where you are

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWj2sLZz7Ig
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Apr 21, 2025 • 2min

You can’t take the somewhere out of something

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpy66ykQMv0

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