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“Don’t expect too much from therapy. — James Low” When I first heard James say this on his podcast it stopped me in my tracks....

What is before words Sensations before expression Being before description This without time Life raw before suffering hope and fear

“Now ask yourself this: which matters most when it comes to human dignity,  value  or importance? Methinks the answer here is crystal clear: importance, of course, is more...

It’s now clear that Christmas this year will be minimal but good enough. For a million differing and tiny reasons (money being only one) our...

The most profound recognition finds its complete realisation without articulation.

“I have nothing to say and I am saying it and that is poetry as I need it. — John Cage”

What we are does not exist in language.

Zen koans paradoxically use language to demonstrate the absurdity and futility of language in recognising the nature of mind.

Initially we can see there is the territory and the map. Then we see through the map and recognise it is just more territory. And...

Dzogchen according to James Low

Dzogchen is a particular flavour of Tibetan Buddhism. Its essential insights into the nature of mind can appear somewhat arcane. But not in the hands...

View from the sofa. I can’t move. I’m practically in a coma.

I’m listening to my wife play Monument Valley 3 and I feel like I’ve had a full body massage I’m so relaxed.

The only way is through

“Modern luxury is the ability to think clearly, sleep deeply, move slowly, and live quietly in a world designed to prevent all four. — Justin...

“Just as a man still is what he always was, so he already is what he will become. The conscious mind does not embrace the...

“Everything is precisely, exactly as it is, but doesn't arrive anywhere. There's no conclusion. It's pattern after pattern after pattern. — James Low”