James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

22-24 February 2019. Equanimity - Finding balance in a turbulent world. James Low conducted these teaching weekend for the Kun-Pan Ling Buddhist group in Macclesfield, UK.

Attempts to withdraw from turbulence or to control the mind are actions which increase our sense of separation. The mahayana view looks at how our mind is, rather than focusing on its impermanent contents. In the meditation we seek to open to that which is stable, an invitation, an explanation and a practice.
~ James Low

Recorded by Charles Lomas and Gareth Williams.

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

Audio recording of the retreat: https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-recordings/retreats/macclesfield-talk-no-20-equanimity/

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Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqyJZ-bwCYA

27th September - 5th October 2025. Take it easy. James Low's Dzogchen retreat at Casa la Salle, Veciana (Barcelona), Spain.
https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/take-it-easy-teaching-retreat-veciana-sep-2025/

This retreat focused on relaxing our reliance on habitual patterns of dualistic involvement so that the self-liberation of all experience becomes clear. We went through Patrul Rinpoche’s short text Self-Liberating Understanding, which is Chapter 10 in the book "Simply Being"

"Simply Being" book:
- English: www.amazon.com/Simply-Being-Texts-Dzogchen-Tradition/dp/1907571019
- Spanish: www.amazon.com/Simplemente-ser-James-Low/dp/8496478440

The texts are available in:
- English: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Simply-Being-Text-Ch.-10-31-05-2023.pdf
- Spanish: https://simplybeing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Chapter-10-Spanish_2024-1.pdf

Spanish translation: Mariana Orozco and María Lleó

Organisers: Maica Gardia (Mayka) and Antonio Gomez Ceto

Cover art: Peggy Anke (Pexels.com)

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

26th November 2008. James Low's lecture on "Mindfulness: theory and practice" held at the 1st Conference on "Practical Application of Buddhism in Western Psychology", in Warsaw, Poland. www.buddhisminpsychology.com

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Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a308y3lfWrI

January 10th, 2026. A conversation with James Low and Viorica Constantinescu about Dzogchen as a living experience, embodied in the simplicity of everyday life.

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 Romanian translator.

Starting from the Romanian release of the text “Love Your Mother”, we explore openness, possibility, and how we can relate to our own experience in a more direct, gentle, and authentic way.

English: youtu.be/r8r9CH7-XJc (you are here)
Romanian: youtu.be/dIOcV9CrTGs

Transcript of this video: [soon]

Audio recording of this video: [soon]

📱 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=r8r9CH7-XJc

January 10th, 2026. A conversation with James Low and Viorica Constantinescu about Dzogchen as a living experience, embodied in the simplicity of everyday life. Starting from the Romanian release of the text “Love Your Mother”, we explore openness, possibility, and how we can relate to our own experience in a more direct, gentle, and authentic way.

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIOcV9CrTGs