Tonglen is a meditation practice for cultivating love and compassion. It is a gentle, step-by-step process of opening the heart. By embracing, rather than rejecting, the unwanted and painful aspects of experience, we overcome fear and develop greater empathy for others. We are more in tune with both the joy and suffering of life. This book is a practical guide to deepening our practice and understanding of tonglen. Working with questions and answers, dialogue and exchange, it provides an invaluable reference for tonglen practitioners of all levels.
Tonglen: The Path of Transformation, Pema Chodron, Paperback, Pocket, 149 pp, $20.00
Pema Chodron is an American Buddhist nun and one of the foremost students of Chogyam Trungpa, the renowned meditation master. She is director of Gampo Abbey, in Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America establied for Westerners. Ani (a Tibetan honorific for a nun) Pema has written many books, and has recorded on DVD, Video, Cd's and Cassettes many teachings, such as The Places That Scare You, Comfortable With Uncertainty, The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are, and the best seller, When Things Fall Apart.
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CONTENTS: Tonglen: The Path of Transformation
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| Acknowledgements |
viii |
| Preface |
x
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Tonglen in Daily Life |
3
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| 2
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Tonglen on the Cushion |
21 |
| 3
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Making the Practice Your Own |
42 |
| 4
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What To Do If You Get Stuck |
52 |
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Does Tonglen Really Help? |
72 |
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Questions and Answers |
76 |
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| The Continuous Practice of Bodhichitta |
115 |
| Maitri and Compassion Practices |
119 |
| Scheduling Practice |
122 |
| Daily Chants |
124 |
| Maitri Bhavana |
130 |
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| Glossary |
135 |
| Bibliography |
142 |
| Resources |
146 |
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