Being Guru Rinpoche

Reviews of previous books include:

1. "I read this years ago and thought at the time it was the best book ever (in English) on the Dzogchen tradition. I just re-read it and feel the same way, now." (Simply Being)
2. "The author is very lucid and precise in his writing style. So we get a good appreciation of the Vajrayana style of Tibetan Buddhist practice from the first 13 chapters of this book.... any one who has heard about Dzogchen somewhere can readily penetrate the essence laid out in this book. James Low has done great service to the Buddhist community via this book." (Simply Being, 2019)
3. "What comes through to this reader is the freshness and intimacy of this teacher's voice and the inspiration of C R Lama and this remarkable lineage. Wonderful!" (Collected Works of CR Lama)
4. "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. (Being Right Here)
5. "An expansion of the traditional concepts embodied in the text and an examination of how they can function in contemporary life."-Watkins Bookshop Review. (Being Right Here)
6. "Being Right Here is a must-read for anyone interested in awakening the enlightened nature of the mind."-Tulku Thondup Rinpoche. (Being Right Here)
7. "The book contains a beautiful practice of inspiring wisdom. The root text is composed by radiant insights, the explanations are clear and luminous, just as the title of the book." (Radiant Aspiration)
8. "According to James' website, he "was encouraged to give the traditional instructions using methods that enable people in the west to get the point. James has been teaching in this way for over twenty years." This book manages this magnificently, with humour and eloquence. I own hundreds of books on Buddhism, especially on teachings on mind-nature. This might be the very best book I've ever read on Dzogchen. Buy it. (Sparks, 2019)