Body scan 20 mins

Tonglen (giving and taking) is a method for connecting with suffering — ours and that which is all around us — everywhere we go. It is a method for overcoming fear of suffering and for dissolving the tightness of our heart. Primarily it is a method for awakening the compassion that is inherent in all of us. We begin to feel love both for ourselves and others and also we begin to take care of ourselves and others. It awakens our compassion and it also introduces us to a far larger view of reality.

Healing Through Tonglen

Here are the meditations and introductions for day 1 of the 2015 Triratna International Urban Retreat on the theme of 'Living In The Greater Mandala'.

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This set comprises:

01 Kamalashila introducing and leading through the Mindfulness of Breathing meditation practice. Suitable for those new to meditation.

02 Rijumitra introducing the Brahma Vicars series of Buddhist meditation practices. These are: the Metta Bhavana (Cultivation of Loving Kindness), the Karuna Bhavana (Cultivation of Compassion in response to suffering), the Mudita Bhavana (Cultivation of Sympathetic Joy with others), Upekkha Bhavana (Cultivation of Equanimity).

03 Rijumitra introducing the first of the Brahma Viharas series of Buddhist meditations - the Metta Bhavana (Cultivation of Loving Kindness).

04 Tejananda introducing and leads through a Just Sitting meditation practice.

Recorded for the Triratna International Urban Retreat 2015 at Vajraloka Retreat Centre, Wales.

Tejananda - Guided Just Sitting Meditation Practice

This is a short extract from one of our new Wu Wei Wisdom online teaching webinars with ordained Taoist Master, therapist and coach, David James Lees.

The teaching topic is: ‘tension is who you think you should be, relaxation is who you are’.

If you’d like more information or want to sign up for a free Wu Wei Wisdom teaching webinar or one of our new online meditation classes, please email us: info@WuWeiwisdom.com

Bitesize Wu Wei Wisdom - 001: Tension is who you think you should be - relaxation is who you are

A guided mindfulness meditation practice from Dr. Mark Bertin, mindfulness teacher and developmental behavioral pediatrician.

10-Minute Mindfulness Practice to Foster Forgiveness

Sharon Salzberg offered this Guided Metta (Lovingkindness) Meditation — Sending metta to people we feel neutral towards as well as those we have difficult feelings towards — to a room full of people at an Insight Meditation Society retreat.

Guided Lovingkindness Meditation from Sharon Salzberg

Become available for healing, forgiveness and a deeper connection with others.

This 15 minute guided meditation asks you to smile! This may seem an unusual practice however it is a rather beautiful way to open a connection to your heart which is the centre for healing and forgiveness. The intention of this meditation is to open your heart which allows you to connect more deeply to your own truth and to open lines of communication with others.

Open Heart Meditation

Introduction into Buddhist Tantric practice by presenting the three principles of the path to Awakening.

Tara - Part 1a - Introduction

Your spacious mind is the natural awareness that knows and accommodates everything. My meditation teacher in the forests of Thailand, Ajahn Chah, called it “the One Who Knows.” He said this is the original nature of mind, the silent witness, spacious consciousness. His instructions were simple: become witness to it all, the person with perspective, the One Who Knows. - Jack Kornfield

The One who knows - Part 1

Commentary on the 8 point attitude training.

Lojong - Transforming Problems - Part 2

Rely on Silence - Part 6

Stephan Wormland, MA in clinical psychology and trained in Gestalt therapy. He has studied and practiced meditation in multiple Buddhist traditions for over 30 years and spent altogether 5 years in meditation retreats. Stephan was a monk in the Tibetan tradition for 11 years and teaches meditation in Buddhist centers in Europe.

Lojong - Transforming Problems - Part 2

Natural Meditation podcast