Establishing a Daily Practice, the Three Food Groups
Lama Alan · 9 minutes
Lama Alan Wallace sets out a workable shape for daily practice: a morning session that opens with motivation, makes the mind serviceable through shamatha, then moves into the four immeasurables or tonglen, and an evening session that gathers the day back in. He describes the three food groups of a balanced practice, shamatha, something for the heart and something for wisdom, and encourages you to season the whole day with brief returns rather than sinking into routine.
Habits and change Motivation and intention Work and daily life Shamatha (calm abiding) The four immeasurables Tonglen