James Low - Dzogchen and Buddhist Teachings Open to Life: Emerson College, 16-21 June 2025, part 1
Aug 16, 2025
The discussion delves into how cultural conditioning shapes our inner selves and perceptions. James highlights the importance of aligning with life’s flow rather than struggling against it. Exploring concepts like thoughts as fleeting 'sky flowers' and the interplay of form and emptiness, he encourages a gentle acceptance of transient experiences. The podcast also examines the co-emergence of self and world, emphasizing collaboration with our circumstances. Ultimately, it invites listeners to embrace open awareness and the beauty of impermanence.
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Realign And Relax, Don't Suffer Proudly
- When you feel pain or discomfort, realign and relax rather than needlessly enduring it.
- Take the easy path and avoid contrived heroism in practice and posture.
Mental Events Are Bubbles
- Thoughts and sensations are fleeting bubbles that arise and vanish without inherent substance.
- Seeing them as transitory reduces attachment to any single mental event.
Stay With 'Just This' Moment
- Don't be ahead of the game in meditation: avoid future projection and past rumination.
- Stay with 'just this' moment and observe how each arising vanishes by itself.