Study Buddhism

78 Articles

Definition

Tonglen: With love, giving one's happiness to others, and with compassion, taking on their suffering. Often practiced with visualizations and in coordination with the breath, a practice done in conjunction with exchanging one's attitudes about self with others.

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Tonglen Done with the Three Poisons

tonglen. When we practice tonglen, it’s not that, when we take on the disturbing

Part in Overview of “Wheel of Sharp Weapons” – Dr. Berzin

Relative Bodhichitta and Tonglen

tonglen, mounting it on the breath. As I’ve said before, tonglen is incredibly advanced

Part in Extensive Explanation of “Seven Point Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin

Practice after Formal Tonglen Meditation

tonglen. Even without the connection to tonglen, when we walk into a building we can think

Part in Extensive Explanation of “Seven Point Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin

The Practice of Giving and Taking: “Tonglen”

Tonglen Now, that leads us into our discussion of tonglen and the understanding of how important

Part in Practices for Equalizing and Exchanging Our Attitudes

The Need for Understanding Emptiness for Tonglen

tonglen, giving and taking. Now, we are ready to discuss the development of relative, conventional

Part in The Two Bodhichittas in “Seven Point Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin

Four Preparatory Thoughts for Tonglen: Giving & Taking

tonglen (gtong-len), “taking and giving.” He was one of the teachers of His Holiness

Part in The Two Bodhichittas in “Seven Point Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin

Great Compassion and Tonglen, Giving and Taking

tonglen in Tibetan. When should we practice this? Well, we should always practice it, but it is especially

Part in Commentary on “37 Bodhisattva Practices” – Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II

Exchanging Our Happiness for Others’ Suffering

tonglen practice. The sutra sources of tonglen practice are the Gandavyuha Sutra and the Vajradhvaja

Part in Commentary on “Eight Verses of Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin

Training in Deepest Bodhichitta

tonglen. If we sincerely want to practice tonglen, not just some trivialized over-simplified version

Part in The Two Bodhichittas in “Seven Point Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin

The Preliminaries and Bodhichitta Training

tonglen,” “giving and taking.” In this practice, we imagine compassionately removing everyone’s suffering and problems

Part in Commentary on “Seven Point Mind Training” – Dr. Berzin

Top