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Transforming Suffering: Tonglen (Sending & Receiving)

Name: Transforming Suffering: Tonglen (Sending & Receiving)
Uploaded: 2021-09-07T18:33:26.000Z
Duration: 10 min 28 s
Channel: Parker Bowling

by Parker Bowling

Rated

4.7

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

317

Tonglen is a practice from Tibetan Buddhist traditions that roughly translates as sending and receiving. In this practice, we visualize breathing in suffering as heavy smoke, transforming it in our heart space into bright light, and offering this light as boundless compassion on our exhale. This practice is not recommended for people experiencing acute levels of suffering or mental health struggles as it can generate intense emotional energy.

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Parker Bowling

Louisville, KY, USA

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Louisville, KY, USA

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