It goes until 35:00. It is a meditation that finds and recognizes all who have given their support to you - family. teachers, friends, Others. 

"I will firmly examine my mind. and the moment an affliction arises, endangering myself or others, I will confront it and avert it." Shanti Deva

In our meditation practice we need to cultivate the habits of gentleness and tenderness, of allowing and accepting what comes into our awareness.

Recognizing, accepting and then investigating the experiences that come into our minds. This last part is the Vipassana part - this keeps us from identifying with these contents. This involves the insight into no-self,  into emptiness.

Lojong - Transforming Problems - Part 4

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.

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