2/2 Self-liberating understanding. Eifel 10.2015

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James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

James Low

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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/

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2/2 Self-liberating understanding. Eifel 10.2015

James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

7 hours 13 minutes 52 seconds

2 weeks ago

2/2 Self-liberating understanding. Eifel 10.2015

15-18 October, 2015. Meditation retreat in Kamalashila Institute, in the Eifel region of German, based on Chapter 10 of James Low's book Simply Being, which is a translation of Patrul Rinpoche's text "Self-liberating Understanding".

"Integrating the view, meditation and activity in dzogchen. We will focus on the self liberation of experience, which is the heart of the meditation, and how to apply that within the complexities of daily life. This involves finding the middle way of appearance and emptiness, free of control and avoidance on the one hand, and merging and identification on the other."

~ James Low

• Saturday 17/10/2015:

- On Refuge recitation

- Back to points where confusion or loss of direction can enter

- Question - experience with the object - familiar positioning

- The mind that is recollecting - cat and mouse

- Distraction - intention - neutrality

- Deconstructing judgements

- Wrapping phenoma in catchability

- Mind vacant unfocussed - mind itself empty

- Discrimination - categories

- Tightening and relaxing attention

- My own falsity

- Question - thoughts coming going quickly

- Rewards compensations equanimity

- Question - the one who is having the experience

- An explanation of minds activity

- Question - how psychological wounds and karma held

- Guru yoga practice

- Dream yoga

- Instruction on self-liberating confusion

- Being present with in the everyday

- Free of distraction assumption craving

- Integrating practice in everyday life

- An explanation of the self-liberation of the afflictions

• Sunday • 18/10/2015: session

- An explanation of how mind reveals itself

- How to practice the four aspects of behaviour

- The good armour that is the friend of meditation

- Essential advice for great meditators

- A path of learning

Transcript of the retreat: https://bit.ly/4iJbaX5

Audio recording of the retreat: https://www.simplybeing.co.uk/2015/11/28/autumn-2015/