Encountering translations of Tibetan Buddhist texts is to enter a realm of technical terms embedded in an ethos that has few resonances with the beliefs and concepts that we are familiar with in the Greek and Judaeo-Christian traditions. Translators attempting to make traditional Tibetan Buddhist texts available are faced with a complex task. Texts written into Tibetan have arisen in […]
» Read moreAlthough Saraha had a scholar’s training his style here is to offer a simple sharing of his experience. He presents the ground: the simplicity of the base and source of experience. Then the path: the way to not stray from the ground. And finally the result: abiding at ease in the ground without reification or attachment. There is no discussion or debate for this is not a proposition but a revelation.
» Read moreThe lamp clarifying the essentials of the way of meditation This short text was written by Tulku Tsultrim Zangpo, also known as Tulku Tsulo or Tulku Tshulo. He was the main teacher of CR Lama. The English text is included in the book Finding Freedom: Texts from the Theravadin, Mahayana and Dzogchen Buddhist traditions by James Low, published in 2019 […]
» Read more“The Record of the Heart-felt Advice of the Dakini, Indestructible Glorious Lamp” translated from the Tibetan into various languages James has taught on this text by the Tibetan yogini, Ayu Khandro (also spelled Ayo Khandro), in various countries at various times (see below). Read the Tibetan textRead the text in English. The English text is included in Finding Freedom: Texts from […]
» Read moreDownload the Chod Text from Yogins of Ladakh Turning the Body into Food – The Secret Treasure of the Dakini. Extract from Chapter 15 by James Low of The Yogins Of Ladakh: A Pilgrimage Among The Hermits Of The Buddhist Himalayas. By John Crook and James Low (Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1997) IBSN 81-208-1462-2. Republished 2007. “One of the Chod texts […]
» Read moreDownload the German version of Machig Labdron’s biography There is a prayer in Tibetan at the end. Extracted from Chapter 15 by James Low of The Yogins Of Ladakh: A Pilgrimage Among The Hermits Of The Buddhist Himalayas. by John Crook and James Low (Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1997) IBSN 81-208-1462-2. Republished 2007 Der Autor des Textes ist nicht bekannt. Das Manuskript […]
» Read moreTHE SEVEN CHAPTERS OF PRAYER,as taught by PADMA SAMBHAVA of Urgyen, known in Tibetan as the Soldeb Le‘u bDun Ma Arranged according to the system of Khordong Gompa by Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche Translated by Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche and James Low Edition khordong, Berlin, 2008 Download the book here Dear Reader, this is a free PDF of this valuable prayer book […]
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