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Tong-len (Taking & Giving)
Glen Svensson · 88 minutes
Tonglen, giving and taking, practised twice: first for ourselves and a friend, then we choose one mental affliction to dissolve and one quality to cultivate, before opening out to others. Glen Svensson compares the traditional black rock of self-cherishing with the light at the heart he prefers, warning against holding the smoke to punish yourself. The aspiration to take the suffering and give happiness is the key, and once learnt it can be done on a single breath as you approach a difficult person.
Anger and aversion Comparison and self-cherishing Lineage and tradition Bodhicitta practice Compassion (karuna) Loving kindness (metta) Tonglen Visualisation