James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings

Teachings by James Low in Granada, Spain, on "Emptiness and Dzogchen," based on Vairocana's text "The Song of the Cuckoo" (31 October - 02 November 2014).

Original audio in English with consecutive Spanish translation by Juan B. García Lázaro.

"Dzogchen is concerned with knowing your own nature. There are many different paths in Buddhism and gradually they became organised into different styles or families. Some are gradual, others less so, but generally it is a matter of knowing what suits you best." ~ James Low

Full audio recordings available at: https://simplybeing.co.uk/audio-recordings/year/audio2014/emptiness-and-dzogchen-granada-2014/

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Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMiuPdVZUsA

Chapters

00:00 Session 1 • October 31, 2014

1:25:00 Session 2 • October 31, 2014

2:23:40 Session 3 • November 1st, 2014

3:45:11 Session 4 • November 1st, 2014

5:14:35 Session 5 • November 1st, 2014

6:39:05 Session 6 • November 1nd, 2014

7:48:49 Session 7 • November 2nd, 2014

8:30:12 Session 8 • November 2nd, 2014

9:05:35 Session 9 • November 2nd, 2014

In this teaching from May 9th, 2026, James Low explores patience and non-duality as a means to avoid reactivity to provocations. This session was delivered via Zoom with Romanian translation by Viorica Constantinescu.

Note: The cuts in this video result from the removal of periods of silence during consecutive translation from German.

Versions in other languages:

English: youtu.be/DlLVFctvy4Y

English without silence cuts: youtu.be/mwy3vxTHU58

German: youtu.be/L0MxibNpB3o

Russian: youtu.be/99o7s9XPxUc

Spanish: youtu.be/-eAMBC9c_Ok

Portuguese: youtu.be/w9-JGF6xmuE

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James Low teaches on patience and non-duality as a means to avoid reactivity to provocations. Recorded on Zoom, May 9th 2026.

This recording has been edited to remove periods of silence during consecutive translation from German. Portuguese translation by Madalena Pedroza.

Other language versions:

English: youtu.be/DlLVFctvy4Y

English (unedited): youtu.be/mwy3vxTHU58

German: youtu.be/L0MxibNpB3o

Russian: youtu.be/99o7s9XPxUc

Spanish: youtu.be/-eAMBC9c_Ok

Romanian: youtu.be/8Z7L6-L-ZGI

Resources:

Instagram excerpts: @SBSangha_JamesLow

Podcasts: simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts

Events: simplybeing.co.uk/events

Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=w9-JGF6xmuE

Chapters

00:00 Manifesting peaceful presence in a turbulent world

04:12 How ego creates enemies and friends

08:08 Living in our own world of projections

12:08 The fundamental prejudice of a separate self

17:56 The structure of duality: subject and object

22:59 The eight worldly concerns

27:51 Form is emptiness: applying the Heart Sutra

32:05 Relative truth and the power of beliefs

36:32 Belief as a poor substitute for seeing

39:11 Emptiness as corrective to delusion

43:17 We are not things but streams of experience

54:15 James as a mode of participation

1:05:01 All sound is sound emptiness

1:10:56 Co-emergence: born together with the situation

1:17:43 Working with circumstances through non-dual awareness

May 9th 2026. James Low's teachings on Zoom about "Patience and non-duality as a means to avoid reactivity to provocations".

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.

Spanish translation: Juan B. García Lázaro

Other language versions:

English: https://youtu.be/DlLVFctvy4Y

English without silence cuts: https://youtu.be/mwy3vxTHU58

German: https://youtu.be/L0MxibNpB3o

Russian: https://youtu.be/99o7s9XPxUc

Portuguese: https://youtu.be/w9-JGF6xmuE

Romanian: https://youtu.be/8Z7L6-L-ZGI

Resources:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow

Podcasts: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/

Events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/

Watch the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eAMBC9c_Ok

May 9th 2026. James Low's teachings on Zoom about "Patience and non-duality as a means to avoid reactivity to provocations".

Russian translation: Marina Samarina

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.

Other language versions:

English: https://youtu.be/DlLVFctvy4Y

English without silence cuts: https://youtu.be/mwy3vxTHU58

German: https://youtu.be/L0MxibNpB3o

Spanish: https://youtu.be/-eAMBC9c_Ok

Portuguese: https://youtu.be/w9-JGF6xmuE

Romanian: https://youtu.be/8Z7L6-L-ZGI

Amazonian World Sanctuary - Compassionate Call:

Help save a sacred territory of native Amazon rainforest and animals from imminent destruction.

Learn more and donate: https://hky.com.br/campanhasamauma

Eskawata Kayawai - The Spirit of Transformation: https://youtu.be/muIExL2Qly0

Support Indigenous shaman and spiritual leader Mapu Huni Kuin: https://www.instagram.com/mapuhunikuin/

Instagram of excerpts: https://instagram.com/SBSangha_JamesLow

Podcasts: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/

Future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events/

Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99o7s9XPxUc