Tonglen with Aldo

This meditation invites us to open our hearts to someone who is struggling and truly feel our wish for them to be free of pain. As we hold this person in mind, we imagine gathering their suffering into a single point which can be drawn out with intention and destroyed using the compassion we hold within us. This act of taking and transforming pain plants powerful seeds of love that are capable of changing our experience of the world around us. This practice leaves us with a deep sense of connection, joy, and confidence in our capacity to affect the world with goodness.