Pema Chodron "Tong lin Meditation"

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A leading exponent of teachings on meditation and how they apply to everyday life, Pema Chödrön is widely known for her insightful, down-to-earth interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism for Western audiences.

Chödrön is the resident teacher at Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery for Westerners. An American Buddhist nun, she began studying Buddhism in the early 1970s, working closely with the renowned Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition until his death in 1987. She is currently a student of Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche. From years of study and monastic training, she addresses complex issues with a clarity that bespeaks the fruits of her practice.

Chödrön is interested in helping establish Tibetan Buddhist monastacism in the West, as well as continuing her work with Western Buddhists of all traditions, sharing ideas and teachings. She is the author of numerous books and audiobooks, including When Things Fall Apart; The Places That Scare You; The Wisdom of No Escape; Getting Unstuck; Start Where You Are; The Pema Chödrön Audio Collection; Comfortable With Uncertainty; No Time to Lose; Always Maintain a Joyful Mind (lojong teachings); and Practicing Peace in Times of War.

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[ananddilvar]

I agree. We do need to go beyond visualizing, wishful thinking, metaphysics and esoterism. Lets meditate for a while and then do something.

[blackcrow6667]

@grannykempock You sound like a kind person and we certainly need more of you but, to my point, there is no secret in life to get you all you want as many would have you believe (ie. cobrajitsu in the conversation above).

Lasting change starts with small growth and it does happen but significant change may take generations. That aside, nature will always be about as orderly as it is chaotic, as peaceful as it is disruptive, no matter how much we try to change this.

[aMUSEher]

This practice really works.

[sooneaty]

@jsokayama

Yes I experienced this too. I felt very tearful but also peaceful....

[jsokayama]

I just did this meditation while eyes closed and doing what she said. Right after she rang the closing gong I experienced a sudden physical and emotional "rush" for lack of a better word. I was overcome with something and all I could do was let out a sort of moan or sob. Can anyone explain?

[Meemaah100]

very grateful for her incisive wisdom- and for the compassion she expresses so well

[ptheodor]

@LakeShaman

FYI Tonglen (Tibetan; Wylie: gtong len, or tonglin is Tibetan for 'giving and taking' (or sending and receiving), and refers to a meditation practice found in Tibetan Buddhism.

It is a translation from a tibetan term. Perhaps best not to become to hung up on the spelling. Thank you. Could be spelled Ptawngllynn if you would like :)

[ptheodor]

@LakeShaman

FYI Tonglen (Tibetan: གཏོང་ལེན་; Wylie: gtong len, or tonglin[1]) is Tibetan for 'giving and taking' (or sending and receiving), and refers to a meditation practice found in Tibetan Buddhism.[2]

It is a translation. Perhaps best not to become to hung up on the spelling. Thank you.

[MICKEGSM]

@SurrenderEverything

Like it. Ressembles a thuohgt that struck me some time ago. The only way to change possitively is to realize that you are perfect. Perfect with all your stupidity, pain and missconceptions. Then will you be able to see your self onestly and surrender to reality. Then change comes from it self without the twisted concepts of whats good and whats bad, whats right and whats wrong... Or am I wrong once again?

[SurrenderEverything]

Lesson 268: Let all things be exactly as they are.

Let me not be Your critic, Lord, today, and judge against You. Let me not attempt to interfere with Your creation, and distort it into sickly forms. Let me be willing to withdraw my wishes from its unity, and thus to let it be as You created it. For thus will I be able, too, to recognize my Self as You created me. In Love was I created, and in Love will I remain forever. What can frighten me, when I let all things be exactly as they are?

[jigme911]

yup very true

nice comment, may all beings achieve happiness and free from suffering.