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EPISODE · Nov 4, 2020 · 17 MIN

Tong-len with part of yourself

from Buddhist Wisdom, Modern Life · host Claire Villarreal, PhD

Tong-len (meditation on taking and giving) has deep roots in Tibetan Buddhism.  For this practice, we imagine a version of ourselves -- or you could imagine someone else who's difficult to deal with -- and imagine relieving their suffering and offering them happiness instead.  For a deeper dive on this type of meditation and its capacity to help us cultivate compassion, see Pema Chodron's wonderful book The Places That Scare You.

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