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Sitting & Tonglen Practice Texts

The following are practice notes of Pema Chödrön’s instructions on basic sitting meditation and Tonglen practice, from her book Welcoming the Unwelcome. Basic Sitting Meditation THE TECHNIQUE OF SITTING MEDITATION CALLED shamatha- vipashyana (“tranquility-insight”) is like a golden key that helps us to know ourselves. In shamatha-vipashyana meditation, we sit upright with legs crossed and […]