Tibet · གཏོང་ལེན
How to practise Tonglen
The Tibetan practice of breathing in suffering, and breathing out relief, and the wider mind-training that grew around it.. Eight ways to bring it into your life, one for every context where you actually live.
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Five-minute practice
Tonglen when you only have a coffee break to spare.
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Daily practice
Tonglen a repeatable shape for tomorrow, and the day after that.
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Beginner practice
Tonglen if you have never tried this tradition before.
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When anxious
Tonglen when the chest tightens and the thoughts will not slow.
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Morning practice
Tonglen before the day takes a single thing from you.
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Evening practice
Tonglen to release the day before sleep takes it.
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Workplace practice
Tonglen between meetings, without anyone seeing.
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Practice with others
Tonglen as a small ritual you share with someone you love.