Tonglen Practice

Treat everything you perceive as a dream

Find the consciousness you had before you were born

Let even the remedy itself drop away naturally

Stay in the primeval consciousness, the basis of everything

Between meditations, treat everything as an illusion

As you breathe in, take in and accept all the sadness, pain, and negativity of the whole world, including yourself, and absorb it into your heart

As you breathe out, pour out all your joy and bliss; bless the whole of existence

Understand your attachments, your aversions, and your indifference, and love them all

Apply these proverbs in everything you do

When practicing unconditional acceptance, start with yourself

When everything goes wrong, treat disaster as a way to wake up

Take all the blame yourself

Be grateful to everyone

Don't worry- there's nothing real about your confusion

When something unexpected happens, in that very moment, treat it as a meditation

Cultivate the white seeds, not the black ones

Turn totally away from all your ego trips

Dedicate all the merits of what you do for the benefit of others

Follow the inner witness rather than the outer ones

Always have the support of a joyful mind

Practicing even when distracted is good training

Don't be consistent

Abandon all hope of results

Always observe these three points:

1. Regularity of practice.

2. Not wasting time on the inessential.

3. Not rationalizing our mistakes.

Remember - this is not a competition

Always meditate on whatever you resent

Renew your commitment when you get up and before you go to sleep

Train wholeheartedly

Solve all problems by accepting the bad energy and sending out the good

Accept good and bad fortune with an equal mind

Keep your vows even at the risk of your life

Recognize your neurotic tendencies, overcome them, then transcend them

Find a teacher, tame the roving mind, choose a lifestyle that allows you to practice

Love your teacher, enjoy your practice, keep your vows

Exclude nothing from your acceptance practice: train with a whole heart

Don't expect any applause

Some Links:

http://www.theflow.org/tonglen/

http://www.angelfire.com/wv/geoall/gyuto.htm

http://www.saraswatiyoga.com/PeterFox/tonglenmeditation.html

http://member.melbpc.org.au/~grjallen/mandala.htm

Buddhist quotes -
http://member.melbpc.org.au/~grjallen/buddha.htm

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A few mantras & links