Giving And Receiving - Tonglen

Welcome to this meditation of Giving and Receiving - traditionally known as Tonglen. We start by grounding and opening to space - we invite spaciousness and remain practicing from that spacious place. We connect to ourselves through the breath; each breath bringing in more awareness. Then, with an inbreath, we acknowledge and breathe in our own suffering and with the outbreath, we breathe out ease, relief, and freedom. We then bring to out heart-mind a person we know who is suffering, other beings that suffer, and people and beings we don't know. We end by dedicating our practice to the benefit of all beings.

This practice has extended periods of silence and, as such, it is most suited for regular meditators.