Being Right Here

“James Low has made an invaluable contribution to Dzogchen studies with his excellent translation and commentary on this precious Tibetan text. Anyone interested in the view and meditation practices of Dzogchen, the Natural Great Perfection teachings, would benefit from keeping this handbook close to their hearts and minds, as I myself do.”—Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within and founder of the Dzogchen Center

“Being Right Here is a must-read for anyone interested in awakening the enlightened nature of the mind.”—Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, author of The Practice of Dzogchen and The Healing Power of Mind

“The text is itself a condensed presentation of the entire Buddhist path from meditations on suffering, compassion, and emptiness through tantric visualizations to the effortless freedom and spontaneity of Dzogchen. This short, readable text offers an excellent introduction to the feel, thought, and practice of this ancient Tibetan philosophy of awareness in easily understandable terms and analogies.”—Altar Magazine

“Renders a clear and authentic account of the view and essential meditation of dzogchen. . . . An expansion of the traditional concepts embodied in the text and an examination of how they can function in contemporary life.”—Watkins Review