Tonglen (Compassion) With The Hands

Tap into your compassion superpowers! You may be familiar with Tonglen practice — a form of compassion meditation where we breathe in others' sufferings, and breathe out compassion and support for them. This meditation is similar, but it uses the hands to receive the other person's suffering and offer them compassion. I've been finding it a very helpful way to practice.

There's something quite superhero-like about receiving suffering and giving compassion using the hands. If your arms get tired during this practice, it's fine to move!

Reviews

Nice and grounding, felt more warmth streaming through my hands than in earlier (similar) practices, thank you 🙏

Gently guided me into a heart space filled with compassion. A beautiful way to attune to the heart at the start of the day. It somehow feels like a gentler form of Tonglen. I appreciated it's invitation to attune to a particular person who is suffering. That heart practice of compassion is such a blessing.

I support this teacher through Wildmind org. I appreciate his creativity and understanding of connection. I see this particular meditation as embodying (literally?) the intentions I prioritize: kindness, warmth and efforts to be a part of the cycle of support and connection in the universe for myself and others. In practicing Compassion Hands, I noticed something like my neural pathways lighting (?) up as I felt the guidance match with my personal intentions. Which I would describe as feeling like my internal computer turned on and joined the network. I call that feeling connected-happy.

A wonderful way to share compassion and support with a friend who is ill. Many thanks