Questions & Answers 12. Zoom 05.2021

26 May 2021. James Low had invited questions from people watching his Zooms, which he began to answer. Note: the constant cuts in this video result from the removal of James Low's periods of silence, while waiting for the consecutive translation from the German translator. Index "(00:00) With the practice of dzogchen, are art and music an obstacle or they can be useful?" "(09:41) Since rigpa or awareness is uncompounded, does it have self essence or other qualities?"" "(17:42) What to do with tantric practice commitments, when now a person wants to do guru yoga and dzogchen? Is it necessary to finish the ngöndro?" "(23:11) Is being trans an obstacle to practicing vajrayana and how to deal with prejudice?" "(29:50) How to know if you are on the path? Am I attuning with the teachings in the right way?" Video at https://youtu.be/N-TBTvgtvVk?si=IUdrtvPwZIa19gsR