tonglen

There is a Tibetan Buddhist practice called tonglen, in which the practitioner breathes in the pain of others, processes it internally, and breathes it out as pure compassion.

Peter Clothier: Man vs. Woman: The VP Debate 2008

Next time you do loving kindness or tonglen meditation, imagine for just a short moment before you begin that your cushion is a yoga mat or a treadmill, and see if that changes your outlook on compassion practice at all.

Ethan Nichtern: Compassion Is Something You Train In Ethan Nichtern 2011

There is power in prayer, he said, and tonglen is a way of focusing that power.

Michael McMannus 2010

There is a Buddhist practice called "exchanging oneself for others" that is intended to cultivate compassion and empathy -- in Tibetan it's called "tonglen."

David Nichtern: The Pursuit of Happiness: Developing Empathy for Others David Nichtern 2010

Tenzin Chophak called tonglen a simple exercise that could be practiced any time, even while driving down the road.

Michael McMannus 2010

Next time you do loving kindness or tonglen meditation, imagine for just a short moment before you begin that your cushion is a yoga mat or a treadmill, and see if that changes your outlook on compassion practice at all.

Ethan Nichtern: Compassion Is Something You Train In Ethan Nichtern 2011

I wanted to share a fairly simple observation from teaching this week, related to the meditation practices that focus on the development of compassion, such as metta and tonglen.

Ethan Nichtern: Compassion Is Something You Train In Ethan Nichtern 2011

Tenzin Chophak, a monk in the Tibeten tradition of Buddhism, offered instruction in tonglen, the ancient practice of exchanging self for others.

Michael McMannus 2010

I wanted to share a fairly simple observation from teaching this week, related to the meditation practices that focus on the development of compassion, such as metta and tonglen.

Ethan Nichtern: Compassion Is Something You Train In Ethan Nichtern 2011

Driving past a hospital, he said, he often finds himself practicing tonglen for the patients inside.

Michael McMannus 2010