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"The author, James Low is very very lucid and precise in his writing style. So we get a good appreciation of the Vajrayana style of Tibetan Buddhist practice ... the practice is nothing to strive at and instead it is a state of relaxed being at ease with indistinguishability of awareness and experience. You can follow James Low to his website and hear even more detailed explanation... Anyone who has heard about Dzogchen somewhere can readily penetrate the essence laid out in this book. James Low has done great service to the Buddhist community via this book. (Simply Being) I read this book three times so far and continuing to read again and again, my friend who bought after me doing same thing and this time we bought it for our another friend in our small dharma group in Turkey. May the wisdom in this book meet with many many people generations after generations in varied geographies from Europe to Middle East and support the liberation of all beings. (Being Right Here) This is a beautifully done book, really a life's work that James Low offers to us now as a flowing synthesis of all he has learned (as an Englishman immersed from his teen years in Tibetan Buddhist praxis). (This is it, 2021) My favorite Dzogchen text for its simplicity and it's inspiration. (Simply Being, 2014) James Low's commentary of Nuden Dorje's Dzogchen classic is peerless. James's Pointing Out Instructions (the proverbial ""finger pointing at the moon"") are so clear and lucid they almost get you to the moon itself. (Mirror of Clear Meaning, 2022)"

The author, James Low is very very lucid and precise in his writing style. So we get a good appreciation of the Vajrayana style of Tibetan Buddhist practice ... the practice is nothing to strive at and instead it is a state of relaxed being at ease with indistinguishability of awareness and experience. You can follow James Low to his website and hear even more detailed explanation... Anyone who has heard about Dzogchen somewhere can readily penetrate the essence laid out in this book. James Low has done great service to the Buddhist community via this book. (Simply Being) I read this book three times so far and continuing to read again and again, my friend who bought after me doing same thing and this time we bought it for our another friend in our small dharma group in Turkey. May the wisdom in this book meet with many many people generations after generations in varied geographies from Europe to Middle East and support the liberation of all beings. (Being Right Here) This is a beautifully done book, really a life's work that James Low offers to us now as a flowing synthesis of all he has learned (as an Englishman immersed from his teen years in Tibetan Buddhist praxis). (This is it, 2021) My favorite Dzogchen text for its simplicity and it's inspiration. (Simply Being, 2014) James Low's commentary of Nuden Dorje's Dzogchen classic is peerless. James's Pointing Out Instructions (the proverbial finger pointing at the moon ) are so clear and lucid they almost get you to the moon itself. (Mirror of Clear Meaning, 2022)

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James Low is a disciple and teacher in the Byangter and Khordong lineages of the late C R Lama, Chimed Rigdzin Lama, the Khordong Terchen Tulku.He began studying and practising Tibetan Buddhism in India in the 1960's and received teachings from Kalu Rinpoche, Chatral Rinpoche, Kanjur Rinpoche and Dudjom Rinpoche. Having met his main teacher, Chimed Rigdzin Lama (also known as C R Lama), he lived in his home in West Bengal, India for many years, serving him as required and being taught many aspects of the tradition. During this period in India James did several retreats and pilgrimages. In the 1970's and 1980's, on his return to Europe, he also had teachings and guidance from Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche.James translated many tantric texts and sadhanas with CR Lama who wanted texts from his lineages, Byangter and Khordong, to be available in English. These are used as practice texts by CR Lama's disciples and have been translated into various European languages.CR Lama asked James to teach in 1976 and later gave him the transmissions necessary to do this, together with full lineage authority. In particular, James was encouraged to give the traditional instructions using methods that enable people in the west to get the point. James has been teaching in this way for over thirty years.James regularly teaches the principles of dzogchen in Europe and publishes translations and commentaries from time to time.Many of his seminars have been recorded, transcribed and made freely available on his website www.simplybeing.co.uk.James studied at Edinburgh University, at Visva Bharati University (West Bengal) and others. He has retired from his work in London as a Consultant Psychotherapist in the National Health Service. He maintains a small private psychotherapy and supervision practice. He has been a staff member for many psychotherapy trainings in Britain.

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