Introduction to Tonglen

July 24th (2016)

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    Introduction to Tonglen will be integrated with the usual Sunday morning meditation practice.  


    There is no need to register.  Open to all, however it is necessary to have worked with mindfulness meditation for a while before beginning tonglen practice.

    AN INTRODUCTION TO TONGLEN

    This is an old Tibetan practice that is about dispelling our fear of suffering. Tonglen means ‘sending and receiving’. The fundamental practice is that we breathe in what is difficult and painful; we breathe in the suffering of others. We breathe out spaciousness, ease, happiness—the things that help dispel suffering. In acting to dispel the sufferings of others, we also dispel our fear of our own suffering.

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