Tonglen is a Buddhist practice that involves breathing in the suffering of others and breathing out peace and healing. Its purpose is to cultivate compassion. Tong means "giving or sending", and len means "receiving or taking". [1] Tonglen is also known as "exchanging self with other." [2] [3]

Tonglen is an ancient form of meditation that focuses on compassion: connecting with it, developing it, and learning how to apply it in everyday life. The practice centers on imagining that as we exhale, we are sharing the light of well-being and its causes with everyone who needs it.

2025年1月1日 · How to Practice Tonglen Meditation. Pema Chödrön teaches us Tonglen, “sending and taking,” an ancient Buddhist practice to awaken compassion.

2023年8月21日 · A key compassion practice in Tibetan Buddhism, dating back just under a thousand years, is tonglen, “sending and taking.” ( Tong in Tibetan means “sending” or “giving,” and len means “taking” or “receiving.”)

2021年5月24日 · Tonglen meditation is a transformative practice rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, focused on cultivating compassion. As part of the Lojong (Mind Training) tradition, it helps practitioners develop deep empathy and transform suffering into compassion.

Pema Chödrön | Tonglen MeditationIn this meditation, Pema Chödrön guides you through the 4 stages of Tonglen meditation. Pema Chödrön is an American Tibetan ...

Tonglen meditation, in Sanskrit, means ‘giving and taking’ meditation. It involves sending out love, compassion, and happiness and receiving back suffering, anger, and sadness to transform it.

2022年9月20日 · Tonglen, or “sending and taking,” is a meditation practice to kindle sympathy. Breathing in, we take in the pain of others and send them relief while breathing out.

Tonglen is the Tibetan practice of “sending and receiving.” Tong means “sending out” or “letting go”; len means “receiving” or “accepting.” Tonglen is ordinarily practiced in sitting meditation, using the breath.

Tonglen means ‘giving and taking.’ This beautiful meditation practice is a mind training exercise for cultivating and expanding compassion.