Lama Palden Drolma 
Love on Every Breath [EPUB ebook] 
Tonglen Meditation for Transforming Pain into Joy

Today, when our human family is facing so many challenges, it is more important than ever that we find peace and sustenance in our hearts. Love on Every Breath, or Tonglen, is an eight-step meditation for anyone who wants to nourish and open their heart. An ancient and profound meditation that has been practiced in isolated mountain retreats in the Himalayas for centuries, it is now available to us in the modern world. Lama Palden Drolma, a Western teacher trained by Tibetan Buddhist masters and also schooled in contemporary psychotherapy, introduces readers to the meditation in this powerful, user-friendly book. She walks readers step-by-step through the meditation, from beginning issues of sitting with awareness and focusing on the breath to taking in and extending love. Real-life challenges of sadness, anger, and overwhelm are addressed with “On-the-Spot” versions of the meditation. Love on Every Breath is a meditation that changes our experience in the moment — and changes our lives.

Зміст

Section I — Preparation

Chapter One: Introduction: Love and Compassion

Chapter Two: Why Love on Every Breath Is So User Friendly

Chapter Three: Breath and the Energy Body



Section II — The Meditation Step by Step

Chapter Four: Resting in Open Awareness

Chapter Five: Refuge

Chapter Six: Cultivating and Uncovering Awakened Mind

Chapter Seven: Stepping into Love

Chapter Eight: Taking and Sending

Chapter Nine: Extending Love

Chapter Ten: Dissolution and Dedication



Section III — Love on Every Breath for Everyone

Chapter Eleven: Challenging Situations

Chapter Twelve: Love on Every Breath for Christians, Other Faiths and Secular Humanists

Chapter Thirteen: Conclusion



Appendix I: Outline of Complete Meditation Love on Every Breath

Appendix II: Outline of “On the Spot” Meditation

Про автора

Lama Palden Drolma is a licensed psychotherapist, spiritual teacher, and coach. She has studied Buddhism in the Himalayas with some of the preeminent Tibetan masters of the twentieth century, including Kalu Rinpoche, who authorized her to become one of the first Western lamas. She is the founder of the Sukhasiddhi Foundation, a Tibetan Buddhist center in Fairfax, California.