The Preliminary Practice of Tonglen

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The Preliminary Practice of Tonglen
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Lama Thubten Zopa
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Venerable Sarah Thresher
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Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
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This advice on the practice of tonglen was dictated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to Kendall Magnussen in 2006. Additional advice given by Rinpoche to Ven. Holly and then to Ven. Sarah Thresher. Edited into this format by Ven. Sarah in April 2012. Chapter Two is a short tonglen practice compiled by Ven. Sarah on the basis of instructions from Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche.

See also Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s extensive tonglen practice in The Wish-Fulfilling Golden Sun of the Mahayana Thought Training. For more advice about tonglen, see Rinpoche's Online Advice Book.

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Zopa, Thupten. "The Preliminary Practice of Tonglen." Advice on the practice of tonglen dictated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to Kendall Magnussen in 2006. Edited by Ven. Sarah Thresher. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2012. https://www.lamayeshe.com/article/preliminary-practice-tonglen
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Gtong len - A contemplative practice, particularly in the Tibetan tradition, where one visualizes taking on the suffering and negative actions of others and giving them one's own happiness, well-being, and merit. It is performed to enhance compassion (karuṇā) and develop the ultimate aspiration of bodhicitta. Tib གཏོང་ལེན་  

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