Extract from "Wisdom and Compassion", on March 7-8th 2025, weekend teachings with James Low at Townley Hall in Macclesfield, UK: https://youtu.be/jtjlM1CYuN4

Wisdom and Compassion are often said to be like the two wings of a bird. With their collaboration, we can fly free of the snares of samsara and its false dualism. We will integrate the wisdom of emptiness, which reveals how all our experience is like an illusion, with the kind compassion, which brings us into authentic contact.

James has been teaching in Macclesfield once or twice a year since 2003 and you can listen to recordings of his teachings here: https://simplybeing.co.uk/category/audio-records/retreats/otherengland/macclesfield/

📱 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=1QF0ucwkB_8

June 4th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.

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.

"(0:00) Is consciousness and mind the same in Buddhism? Is my mind which is deluded and has its own habits and tendencies the same as the mind which is primordial, unborn and clear? If so why is the mind which I call mine deluded?"

"(9:26) Are the explanations about karma and rebirth offered by traditional Buddhism part of a theory or belief or is it part of experience? Is it under the domain of consciousness or the domain of awareness? Does it make sense to practice Dzogchen without fully accepting these theories?"

"(22:00) What does it mean if a rinpoche bangs you on the head or gives you a shock?"

"(25:20) The luminous mind that we all have: is it also a compounded phenomena? If yes, how do we know when it is present and when not?"

"(31:35) Can a mind involved in conceptual elaboration ever generate compassion or loving kindness? Right mindfulness is one aspect of the eight-fold path. What are instances of wrong mindfulness? How do I guard against wrong mindfulness?"

"(37:13) In the White A practice, can we eventually include a Padmasambhava visualization with the three colors, the ball that radiates white light and drops into our heart, etc., or the practice of visualizing the tube that goes from the crown of our head to the perineum and then expands?"

"(39:26) We have some experience within the Theravada and Zen traditions; now we start to explore Dzogchen. What would you recommend: pointing out instructions, initiation, long-term retreat?"

"(46:41) Is there a practice that can be used to improve someone's situation? How would this work?"

English: youtu.be/xnsfHHP9vRs (you are here)

English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/Z5vLJzeK4fo

German: youtu.be/Z6MKqkIVY48

Russian: youtu.be/b-i8VP36Ozs

Polish: youtu.be/r4g3DkxASwQ

Spanish: youtu.be/tyWlgXr2RHU

Portuguese: youtu.be/UOc2Bi_XuYQ

Romanian: youtu.be/GrmoLpoUMvY

Full transcript of these teachings: https://bit.ly/3ZlBcHg

Audio file of this video: https://bit.ly/4jQRakg

List of all questions and YouTube links to each one: https://bit.ly/JamesLow-QnA-questions

Playlist “Questions & Answers. Zoom 07.2020 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hRc2WtJW4KWXp8GefCiVa-R

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

🎧 Poscasts of some teachinhgs: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/

📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnsfHHP9vRs

June 4th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.

1) Is consciousness and mind the same in Buddhism? Is my mind which is deluded and has its own habits and tendencies the same as the mind which is primordial, unborn and clear? If so why is the mind which I call mine deluded?

2) Are the explanations about karma and rebirth offered by traditional Buddhism part of a theory or belief or is it part of experience? Is it under the domain of consciousness or the domain of awareness? Does it make sense to practice Dzogchen without fully accepting these theories?

3) What does it mean if a rinpoche bangs you on the head or gives you a shock?

4) The luminous mind that we all have: is it also a compounded phenomena? If yes, how do we know when it is present and when not?

5) Can a mind involved in conceptual elaboration ever generate compassion or loving kindness? Right mindfulness is one aspect of the eight-fold path. What are instances of wrong mindfulness? How do I guard against wrong mindfulness?

6) In the White A practice, can we eventually include a Padmasambhava visualization with the three colors, the ball that radiates white light and drops into our heart, etc., or the practice of visualizing the tube that goes from the crown of our head to the perineum and then expands?

7) We have some experience within the Theravada and Zen traditions; now we start to explore Dzogchen. What would you recommend: pointing out instructions, initiation, long-term retreat?

8) Is there a practice that can be used to improve someone's situation? How would this work?

English: youtu.be/xnsfHHP9vRs

English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/Z5vLJzeK4fo

German: youtu.be/Z6MKqkIVY48

Russian: youtu.be/b-i8VP36Ozs (you are here)

Polish: youtu.be/r4g3DkxASwQ

Spanish: youtu.be/tyWlgXr2RHU

Portuguese: youtu.be/UOc2Bi_XuYQ

Romanian: youtu.be/GrmoLpoUMvY

Russian translation: Marina Samarina

Playlist “Вопросы и Ответы. [RU] Zoom 04.2023 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hR-O5pCcz4jrfHv5eRKsMqU

📱 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=b-i8VP36Ozs

June 4th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.

1) Is consciousness and mind the same in Buddhism? Is my mind which is deluded and has its own habits and tendencies the same as the mind which is primordial, unborn and clear? If so why is the mind which I call mine deluded?

2) Are the explanations about karma and rebirth offered by traditional Buddhism part of a theory or belief or is it part of experience? Is it under the domain of consciousness or the domain of awareness? Does it make sense to practice Dzogchen without fully accepting these theories?

3) What does it mean if a rinpoche bangs you on the head or gives you a shock?

4) The luminous mind that we all have: is it also a compounded phenomena? If yes, how do we know when it is present and when not?

5) Can a mind involved in conceptual elaboration ever generate compassion or loving kindness? Right mindfulness is one aspect of the eight-fold path. What are instances of wrong mindfulness? How do I guard against wrong mindfulness?

6) In the White A practice, can we eventually include a Padmasambhava visualization with the three colors, the ball that radiates white light and drops into our heart, etc., or the practice of visualizing the tube that goes from the crown of our head to the perineum and then expands?

7) We have some experience within the Theravada and Zen traditions; now we start to explore Dzogchen. What would you recommend: pointing out instructions, initiation, long-term retreat?

8) Is there a practice that can be used to improve someone's situation? How would this work?

English: youtu.be/xnsfHHP9vRs

English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/Z5vLJzeK4fo

German: youtu.be/Z6MKqkIVY48

Russian: youtu.be/b-i8VP36Ozs

Polish: youtu.be/r4g3DkxASwQ

Spanish: youtu.be/tyWlgXr2RHU

Portuguese: youtu.be/UOc2Bi_XuYQ (you are here)

Romanian: youtu.be/GrmoLpoUMvY

Portuguese translation: Milton Petruczok

Playlist “Perguntas & Respostas. [PT] Zoom 07.2020 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hR2vHQ9K1blx96gzj1wprrS

📱 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=UOc2Bi_XuYQ

June 4th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.

1) Is consciousness and mind the same in Buddhism? Is my mind which is deluded and has its own habits and tendencies the same as the mind which is primordial, unborn and clear? If so why is the mind which I call mine deluded?

2) Are the explanations about karma and rebirth offered by traditional Buddhism part of a theory or belief or is it part of experience? Is it under the domain of consciousness or the domain of awareness? Does it make sense to practice Dzogchen without fully accepting these theories?

3) What does it mean if a rinpoche bangs you on the head or gives you a shock?

4) The luminous mind that we all have: is it also a compounded phenomena? If yes, how do we know when it is present and when not?

5) Can a mind involved in conceptual elaboration ever generate compassion or loving kindness? Right mindfulness is one aspect of the eight-fold path. What are instances of wrong mindfulness? How do I guard against wrong mindfulness?

6) In the White A practice, can we eventually include a Padmasambhava visualization with the three colors, the ball that radiates white light and drops into our heart, etc., or the practice of visualizing the tube that goes from the crown of our head to the perineum and then expands?

7) We have some experience within the Theravada and Zen traditions; now we start to explore Dzogchen. What would you recommend: pointing out instructions, initiation, long-term retreat?

8) Is there a practice that can be used to improve someone's situation? How would this work?

English: youtu.be/xnsfHHP9vRs

English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/Z5vLJzeK4fo

German: youtu.be/Z6MKqkIVY48 (you are here)

Russian: youtu.be/b-i8VP36Ozs

Polish: youtu.be/r4g3DkxASwQ

Spanish: youtu.be/tyWlgXr2RHU

Portuguese: youtu.be/UOc2Bi_XuYQ

Romanian: youtu.be/GrmoLpoUMvY

German translation: Robert Jaroslawski

Playlist “Questions & Answers. [EN-DE] Zoom 07.2020 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hQorJJB5YwaksSq90Z8mTeQ

📱 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=Z6MKqkIVY48

June 4th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.

1) Is consciousness and mind the same in Buddhism? Is my mind which is deluded and has its own habits and tendencies the same as the mind which is primordial, unborn and clear? If so why is the mind which I call mine deluded?

2) Are the explanations about karma and rebirth offered by traditional Buddhism part of a theory or belief or is it part of experience? Is it under the domain of consciousness or the domain of awareness? Does it make sense to practice Dzogchen without fully accepting these theories?

3) What does it mean if a rinpoche bangs you on the head or gives you a shock?

4) The luminous mind that we all have: is it also a compounded phenomena? If yes, how do we know when it is present and when not?

5) Can a mind involved in conceptual elaboration ever generate compassion or loving kindness? Right mindfulness is one aspect of the eight-fold path. What are instances of wrong mindfulness? How do I guard against wrong mindfulness?

6) In the White A practice, can we eventually include a Padmasambhava visualization with the three colors, the ball that radiates white light and drops into our heart, etc., or the practice of visualizing the tube that goes from the crown of our head to the perineum and then expands?

7) We have some experience within the Theravada and Zen traditions; now we start to explore Dzogchen. What would you recommend: pointing out instructions, initiation, long-term retreat?

8) Is there a practice that can be used to improve someone's situation? How would this work?

English: youtu.be/xnsfHHP9vRs

English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/Z5vLJzeK4fo

German: youtu.be/Z6MKqkIVY48

Russian: youtu.be/b-i8VP36Ozs

Polish: youtu.be/r4g3DkxASwQ

Spanish: youtu.be/tyWlgXr2RHU (you are here)

Portuguese: youtu.be/UOc2Bi_XuYQ

Romanian: youtu.be/GrmoLpoUMvY

Spanish translation: Juan García Lázaro ( @juanb.garcialazaro )

Playlist “Preguntas & Respuestas. [EN-ES] Zoom 07.2020 –”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hS7c0fyRpIUppfblqzUKho2

📱 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=tyWlgXr2RHU

June 4th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.

1) Is consciousness and mind the same in Buddhism? Is my mind which is deluded and has its own habits and tendencies the same as the mind which is primordial, unborn and clear? If so why is the mind which I call mine deluded?

2) Are the explanations about karma and rebirth offered by traditional Buddhism part of a theory or belief or is it part of experience? Is it under the domain of consciousness or the domain of awareness? Does it make sense to practice Dzogchen without fully accepting these theories?

3) What does it mean if a rinpoche bangs you on the head or gives you a shock?

4) The luminous mind that we all have: is it also a compounded phenomena? If yes, how do we know when it is present and when not?

5) Can a mind involved in conceptual elaboration ever generate compassion or loving kindness? Right mindfulness is one aspect of the eight-fold path. What are instances of wrong mindfulness? How do I guard against wrong mindfulness?

6) In the White A practice, can we eventually include a Padmasambhava visualization with the three colors, the ball that radiates white light and drops into our heart, etc., or the practice of visualizing the tube that goes from the crown of our head to the perineum and then expands?

7) We have some experience within the Theravada and Zen traditions; now we start to explore Dzogchen. What would you recommend: pointing out instructions, initiation, long-term retreat?

8) Is there a practice that can be used to improve someone's situation? How would this work?

English: youtu.be/xnsfHHP9vRs

English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/Z5vLJzeK4fo

German: youtu.be/Z6MKqkIVY48

Russian: youtu.be/b-i8VP36Ozs

Polish: youtu.be/r4g3DkxASwQ (you are here)

Spanish: youtu.be/tyWlgXr2RHU

Portuguese: youtu.be/UOc2Bi_XuYQ

Romanian: youtu.be/GrmoLpoUMvY

Polish translation: Bartłomiej Czajkowski

Playlist “Pytania & Odpowiedzi. [EN-PL] Zoom 07.2020 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hQe263kW-j5ZmxrgMShNo4b

📱 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=r4g3DkxASwQ

June 4th 2025. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer.

1) Is consciousness and mind the same in Buddhism? Is my mind which is deluded and has its own habits and tendencies the same as the mind which is primordial, unborn and clear? If so why is the mind which I call mine deluded?

2) Are the explanations about karma and rebirth offered by traditional Buddhism part of a theory or belief or is it part of experience? Is it under the domain of consciousness or the domain of awareness? Does it make sense to practice Dzogchen without fully accepting these theories?

3) What does it mean if a rinpoche bangs you on the head or gives you a shock?

4) The luminous mind that we all have: is it also a compounded phenomena? If yes, how do we know when it is present and when not?

5) Can a mind involved in conceptual elaboration ever generate compassion or loving kindness? Right mindfulness is one aspect of the eight-fold path. What are instances of wrong mindfulness? How do I guard against wrong mindfulness?

6) In the White A practice, can we eventually include a Padmasambhava visualization with the three colors, the ball that radiates white light and drops into our heart, etc., or the practice of visualizing the tube that goes from the crown of our head to the perineum and then expands?

7) We have some experience within the Theravada and Zen traditions; now we start to explore Dzogchen. What would you recommend: pointing out instructions, initiation, long-term retreat?

8) Is there a practice that can be used to improve someone's situation? How would this work?

English: youtu.be/xnsfHHP9vRs

English (without silence cuts): youtu.be/Z5vLJzeK4fo

German: youtu.be/Z6MKqkIVY48

Russian: youtu.be/b-i8VP36Ozs

Polish: youtu.be/r4g3DkxASwQ

Spanish: youtu.be/tyWlgXr2RHU

Portuguese: youtu.be/UOc2Bi_XuYQ

Romanian: youtu.be/GrmoLpoUMvY (you are here)

Romanian translation: Viorica Constantinescu

Playlist “Questions & Answers. [EN-RO] Zoom 01.2025 –”: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv-KZQo9b6hSUA6_TORD9dM-sgIQsS-tx

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

🎧 Poscasts of some teachinhgs: https://simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/

📆 Learn more about future events: https://simplybeing.co.uk/events

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