Easy does it. Todtmoos, 2009 and 2010

These are teachings given in Freiburg and Todtmoos during  12-14 June 2009 and 11-12 June 2010. James explains and comments on Patrul Rinpoche Brief and an Extended Commentaries on Garab Dorje’s “Three Essential Points”, translated later as “Three Statements that Hit the Key Points” and often by others as “Hitting the essence in three words”. This text was prepared by […]

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Essential point in three statements • Todtmoos Au, June 2009

James taught on Patrul Rinpoche’s commentary on Garab Dorje’s ‘Essential point in three statements’. He continued teaching on this commentary in Todtmoos in October 2010. Patrul Rinpoche’s commentary is Chapter 11 in Simply being: texts in the dzogchen tradition German translation by Robert Jaroslawski Download here. Videos of part of the retreat are available here.

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Getting acquainted • Todtmoos, 2009

James taught on Patrul Rinpoche’s commentaries on Garab Dorje’s Three Statements, hitting the main point. This talk is from the preparatory introductory day in Freiburg. It was followed by teaching retreats in Todtmoos Au in 2009 and 2010. Transcribed by Sarah Allen and edited by James Low. Read the teachings from the following days here. Excerpts The great chain of […]

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Patrul Rinpoche texts

Gathered together here are what James Low has taught on Patrul Rinpoche, specifically on his text on ‘The Two Truths’. Here is the text in Tibetan (provided by CR Lama with an additional line from the current Patrul Rinpoche),  together with an English translation. These chapters below are from Simply being: texts in the dzogchen tradition (James Low, Antony Rowe […]

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