Guided Meditation - Tonglen for the Aged, the Ill and the Dying
Lama Alan · 24 minutes
Lama Alan directs tonglen through three groups in turn: those worn by old age, those living with physical or mental illness, and those close to death. For each you imagine being in their shoes, then step back and breathe in the darkness of their suffering, dissolving it in the light at your heart, the unborn and undying dimension of awareness. The wish for the dying is a transition met with serenity and without fear. It ends resting briefly in stillness.
Anxiety and fear Death and dying Illness and pain Impermanence Compassion (karuna) Tonglen