‘In this world hatred is never pacified by hatred. In the Dhammapada, hatred is addressed by the wise words of the good Buddha, doctor to our troubles, thus: Old habits die hard, but freedom is worth the effort…for ourselves and others. This different tune, of freshness, can be also be heard…Īnd then maybe we listen 50% to dharma and 50% to samsara – this is progress…and we can check… Which feels like it does us more good ? Which seems to help us be with life as it presents? Making a shift to listening, even with just one ear to the dharma and the other to samsara, cracks open a window so that… The decompression of spaciousness, openness awareness, emptiness, is sorely needed.Īlthough different distractions are available and many activities can bring a sense of healthy connectivity and ease provided we can relax enough to become available to open and participate… So often, despite inhabiting relatively fortunate external circumstances, lives which have so much potential can vanish miserably – tuned into samsara hour after hour. The tension in this distressed isolation can build to levels where it is manifestly harmful, whether turned inwards or outwardly and radiates dis-ease. The sun has gone in, the senses ignored in favour of thoughts…there seems no way out… In this way life’s energy follows and flows with attention, binding into a blinding and exhausting vortex of limited and limiting thoughts and feelings…Īnd with that level of preoccupation the capacity to receive and respond to those with whom we interact in attuned way is blocked……we are already ‘filled to bursting’… our sense of connectivity with our actual lived situation is minimal. In the attraction to, and absorption into, a particular dramatic presentation both eyes are mesmerised, both ears are filled with the commentary and opinions of others… and, in the time away from that, ‘thinking about’ all this stuff takes over… as if such activity were helpful or would lead to some veridical conclusion. The dharma teachings are not known so in shouting at the telly, not sleeping well, and filling up with judgment, hatred and fear…their on-going upset also impacts those with whom they live and interact. May that great benefit be realised by many in this New Year!įascination with what’s depicted in the news and on social media is absorbing the life energy and vitality of many people I know. James writes in the Introduction ‘At this time of great change and increasing anxiety the calming clarity of Dharma could be of great benefit to many…’ PRESS THE DOWN ARROW UNDER THE GREEN BOX TO THE RIGHT AND YOU CAN SELECT THE CURRENCY YOU WANT TO GIVE AND TYPE THE AMOUNT YOU WANT TO GIVE.You’ll find it, with other recordings, under the Audio and Video tab at the top of the page… or go directly to the recordings page : ) If there is no merit, may its emptiness protect all beings from disturbance." "If there is some merit in this work, may it help all beings awaken. Thank you for your donation which will be used in various ways to make dharma teachings available and to support people who practise them. It is hoped that the costs of setting up and maintaining the website and James' work will be met by contributions (dana) in the spirit that the greatest of gifts is the gift of the dharma. The teachings by James Low are according to the transmissions he received from his root teacher Chimed Rigdzin Lama and from other Nyingmapa lamas. All the material on is offered freely and is the product of voluntary collaboration. There are also audio and video recordings. These presentations are mainly in the form of transcripts of teachings given at retreats, at public talks and more recently on Zoom. The purpose of this website is to offer the key points of dzogchen illustrated with many examples from everyday life. They have been passed on in unbroken lineages which have survived in Tibet and have now spread out into the world following the Chinese invasion. ![]() The teachings of dzogchen have been present in our world for many thousands of years. May the dharma be our refuge in these difficult times.
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