Tonglen is a practice developed in Tibetan Buddhism for cultivating compassion. As the 7-minute supplemental audio explains it is also the basis for the Receiving and Giving Compassion practice offering our Mindful Self-Compassion classes. In some ways Tonglen is more direct and powerful.
Tonglen - 27 minutes
Introductory remarks about tonglen - 7 minutes
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