Day 18: Tonglen Meditation | 21-Day Meditation Challenge

Tonglen meditation technique is an ancient practice that is all about cultivating compassion. It is a Buddhist practice that involves contemplation, meditation, and compassion. Tong means “giving or sending” and Len means “receiving or taking”. You visualize taking in the suffering and breathing out positive outcomes that will relieve this suffering. this method trains the mind to become less self-centred and more caring.

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Maybe I didn't understand why it is important to breath in the dark cloud, pain and suffering into me
Of course compassion out
From my understanding I would breath in compassion and darkness out
I accept what is coming and breathe out giving my best in your profile you have a very good description of what is the reason to feel with all sentinent human beings, and why we practice this form of compassion
Do you really think it is necessary to feel the "dark cloud" again and again? Metta is also practice
To feel and forgive to bless 🙌 and to feel 🙏
We are only human and I always give the best I can
Every day is a bew chance