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Compassion -- The Course. For 10 years, I've been teaching a college course called Compassion. We study the lives of the great exemplars of compassion ... The learning is experiential ... Senior student Matt Ambriz, working as an EMT, discovered the power of tonglen practice one critical day when he got a 911 call ... Matt silently did tonglen while tending to her medical needs, breathing in her pain and breathing out hope and healing ... Dr ... Example....
Huffington Post 2015-01-05Writing the screenplay to Hector and the Search for Happiness changed us. My co-writer and I took this comic fable very seriously. We asked ourselves some pretty pertinent questions about happiness. And we came away from the process feeling grateful, lucky and, well, happier ... And with each disaster we seemed to fall upwards ... Happiness ... It's called 'The Meditation of the Warrior' or 'Tonglen.' It actually makes you fearless ... ....
Huffington Post 2014-09-15Imagine standing at the edge of a cliff called uncertainty. You see a drop-off. You don't know where it'll lead if you fall. At first, the position may induce fear but taking a second to consider taking a step forward may lead to deep questioning or the freedom to fly ... We don't stand alone ... The physical manifestation of this specific tool is called tonglen ... Tonglen can be practiced for about 20 minutes or incorporated with every breath. ... ....
Huffington Post 2014-07-02One very powerful and effective way to work with this tendency to push away pain and hold onto pleasure is the practice of tonglen. Tonglen is a Tibetan word that literally means "sending and taking." ... In tonglen practice, when we see or feel suffering, we breathe in with the notion of completely feeling it, accepting it, and owning it....
The Examiner 2014-04-15How did a single spark in Lai’s mind grow into such an epic work? Excerpts from an interview with Lai in Singapore. You say Bodh Gaya is a special place full of spiritual energy. Tell us more about the experience that helped you write the play ... That afternoon in late 1999, I was writing the outline for A Dream Like a Dream sitting between a man prostrating and a woman praying ... ‘Tonglen’ is an ancient Buddhist practice....
The Hindu 2014-03-08Forgiveness is something that we all struggle with from time to time. It can be quite a difficult subject for people because there is a misconception of what forgiveness is and how to forgive. Let's take a look at what forgiveness is NOT. Forgiveness is NOT forgetting ... Forgiveness is NOT quick ... Tonglen Meditation is a beautiful form of meditation to use in your forgiveness practice ... ....
The Examiner 2013-10-06Friends of the Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park in Sedona, AZ are celebrating the U.N.'s International Day of Peace, today, September 21, 2013, with a Walk for Peace. The events will begin at 9 AM and close after the 7 PM Candlelight Vigil. Are you wondering how you can contribute to a more peaceful world? Then come to the Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park on Saturday, September 21st ... Saturday Schedule. 9 AM. Welcome. 9.30 AM ... 10 AM ... 11 AM ... Tonglen....
The Examiner 2013-09-21"Meditation practice is simply moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life of not hurting myself and others." -- Charlotte Joko Beck. When I was young I had a job driving a truck for the Salvation Army ... He goes crazy." ... The human brain is wired for survival ... Finally, I decided to turn to the Tibetan practice of tonglen. Tonglen is pretty easy ... Allowing myself to practice tonglen allowed me to know that I couldn't wish it away ... ....
Huffington Post 2013-08-21Interview Highlights ... "It's a cliche, it's a New Age cliche, but, 'Be the change you want to see.' It's like, 'How do I create the things I want to see, and how can you make something that is compassionate and potentially can be healing to someone?' Or, you know, they talk about in Buddhism, there's Tonglen practice, which is someone breathing in the suffering of either yourself or others, and breathing out a kind of hopefulness ... ... ....
National Public Radio 2013-08-09A Conversation with Lee DeWyze. Mike Ragogna. Lee, tell us a little something about yourself. Lee DeWyze. Well, I love music and my golden retriever and my wife. MR. In that order?. LD. No. Not in that order. MR. [laughs]. LD. And my fans. I love my fans. MR ... LD ... MR ... That was a mantra that comes from the Tonglen meditation practice, which is not my own, and I'm not really familiar with it; Seven McDonald was the one who was talking to me about that ... ....
Huffington Post 2013-07-26In case you haven't noticed, health care providers rarely treat themselves as compassionately as their patients. The rare provider who practices self-compassion is a living, breathing inspiration ... Until last week, the only psychologist left on my short list was Tara Brach ... She also teaches meditation workshops at Kripalu, Omega Institute and other holistic retreat centers ... Q. Let's start with the basics ... A ... Tonglen is simple and beautiful ... ....
Huffington Post 2013-02-14Living Beautifully With Uncertainty and Change by Pema Chodron provides good advice on how to cope in a world with constant change and flux. The author derives important lessons from Eastern traditions, such as the Tibetan experience. Chodron explains breathing techniques, such as tonglen, which instructs practitioners to breathe in the unpleasant and exhale relief and happiness ... Chodron has good advice for containing rage....
Seattle Post 2012-11-02Tonglen (Tibetan: གཏོང་ལེན་, 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.
In the practice, one visualizes taking onto oneself the suffering of others on the in-breath, and on the out-breath giving happiness and success to all sentient beings. As such it is a training in altruism.
The function of the practice is to:
The practice of Tonglen involves all of the Six Perfections; giving, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration and wisdom. These are the practices of a Bodhisattva.
H.H. The Dalai Lama, who is said to practise Tonglen every day, has said of the technique:
His Holiness offers a translation of the Eight Verses in his book The Path To Tranquility: Daily Meditations.
This practice is summarized in seven points, which are attributed to the great Indian Buddhist teacher Atisha Dipankara Shrijnana, born in 982 CE. They were first written down by Kadampa master Langri Tangpa (1054–1123). The practice became more widely known when Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (1101–1175) summarized the points in his Seven Points of Training the Mind. This list of mind training (lojong) proverbs or 'slogans' compiled by Chekawa is often referred to as the Atisha Slogans.
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Sino-Mongolian word далай (dalai) meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ bla-ma (with a silent "b") meaning "chief, high priest".
In religious terms, the Dalai Lama is believed by his devotees to be the rebirth of a long line of tulkus who are considered to be manifestations of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara. Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is thought of as the latest reincarnation of a series of spiritual leaders who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others. The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the leader of the Gelug School, but this position belongs officially to the Ganden Tripa, which is a temporary position appointed by the Dalai Lama who, in practice, exerts much influence. The line of Dalai Lamas began as a lineage of spiritual teachers; the 5th Dalai Lama assumed political authority over Tibet.
For certain periods between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lamas sometimes directed the Tibetan government, which administered portions of Tibet from Lhasa. The 14th Dalai Lama remained the head of state for the Central Tibetan Administration ("Tibetan government in exile") until his retirement on March 14, 2011. He has indicated that the institution of the Dalai Lama may be abolished in the future, and also that the next Dalai Lama may be found outside Tibet and may be female. The Chinese government was very quick to reject this and claimed that only it has the authority to select the next Dalai Lama.
[Intro]
Hey, yo, some niggas try to act like
Act like they crazy but they really fake
Fake shit they janky they shady say
He a lady rockin' a broad y'all
He could probably breed a baby
[A-Plus]
Ay, I done seen him lately
I don't know if you spot him
The type of cat that run his mouth and get you shot up
";Y'all,"; he ain't got no partners
He bust no slugs
Not even a BB gun if it's beef he run
[Opio]
You got caught now you breathin' from a machine
Cuz you sleepin' on how evil come back
It's like a scene from The Mack
The way you got pimp-slapped
Then ramshackled for your bundle
Late night on a track
And felt the crackle or the thunder
Your life snatched from right up under
Fool you trifle of a slumber
So eternally sleep
You wasn't learnt in the streets
[Phesto Dee]
You just squirm when they turn up the heat
Turnin' your sheets
Youse a geek
All obsessed with your d-boy image
Around real hitters a small joke
Tryin' to be down you get, broke
Stickin' your spokes
Trappin' your coke and still got, choked up
They play strip poker with ya spoke of tough luck
All for what? A fast buck
[Chorus]
Hey, yo, some niggas try to act like
Act like they crazy but they really fake
Fake see they janky they shady
Me I can't relate to this imagery
Arrangin' and changin' (and changin') (and changin')
Rangin' from slangin' kilos
To gangbangin'
But we know your name and your people
You ain't tanglin'
You ain't from the set that you claimin'
You danglin'
[Opio]
Premeditatin' murder rate
Wet up off the sherminate
Shots hit your vertebrae
You wishin' you could turn the page
And start from the beginnin' back at chapter one
You was a virgin eighth grade
No collapsin' lung
Livin' free as the president now it's maximum
Security for you permanent the battle was won
[Tajai]
Is so maddenin' to see you slip in
The same pattern and some escape
Many make the same dumb mistakes
Tryin' the hardest to be
Perceived as hard
Posted on the corners with the cheap cigars
Pants so baggy man you can barely keep 'em on
Speakin' on things you got no business speakin' on
But now keep keep it on
And be the first nigga we creep up on
Before you peep it you gone
[Phesto Dee]
Yeah, some niggas try to act like they crazy
They shady Barnum & Bailey
Clown Fugazis
You was a dweeb in the eighties
Thinkin' bulletproof now
But them real niggas are bangin'
[A-Plus]
Hey, this is what we tryin' to tell
Busters, suckers and tail tuckers
All frail hustlers and nail buffers
Leave it to the people that be it
Till you had seen it, but I seen it
Cats ain't breathin' when they leave you bleedin' on the cement
These phoney niggas make believe it
I hope a nine to your mind
ain't what it take to free, hate to see
[Chorus] - 2X