Meditation 101
Loving Kindness and Compassionate Living
Tonglen
Tonglen is Tibetan for ‘giving and taking’ (or sending and receiving). It is also known as exchanging self with other. The practice originated in 12th Century Tibet and is one of the fundamental practices in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
“Giving and Taking” practice:
- reduces selfish attachment
- increases a sense of renunciation
- purifies karma by giving and helping
- develops and expands loving-kindness and bodhicitta
Bodhicitta is “enlightenment-mind”, or the mind that strives toward awakening, empathy, and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Tonglen is the seventh slogan, under Relative Bodhichitta, in a mind training practice called Lojong. Learn more about Tonglen here.
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Heart Chakra
The heart chakra, or Anahata means ‘unstruck sound’ in Sanskrit. It holds the center of love, empathy, and compassion. When fully open, the heart chakra becomes a channel for Universal Compassion.
- Element: Air
- Color: Green
- Stones: Aventurine, Jade, Rose Quartz, Green tourmaline, Green Calcite
- Scents: Rose, Neroli, Marjoram, Lemon, Yarrow, Eucalyptus, and Jasmine
- Mudra: Lotus
- Affirmations (I love)...
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Buddha of Compassion, Chenrezig (Loving Eyes)
Tibetan chant: Om Ma Ni Pe Me Hung
Mantra Collection- Om Ma Ni Pe Me Hung
Rainbow Light by Lama Ole Nydahl Audio Guided Meditation
Breath Meditations
Light and Breath by Lama Ole Nydhal Audio Guided Meditation
Meditation on Karma and Change by H.H. 17th Gyalwa Karmapa
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