{"id":574,"date":"2015-05-20T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.searchofpeace.com\/blog\/?p=574"},"modified":"2015-05-21T20:22:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T00:22:01","slug":"tonglen-and-the-energy-of-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.searchofpeace.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/20\/tonglen-and-the-energy-of-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonglen and the energy of compassion&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.searchofpeace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tree1.jpg?resize=474%2C296\" alt=\"Tree\" width=\"474\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.searchofpeace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tree1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.searchofpeace.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tree1.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have used breathing as an exhaust system in which I get rid of my stress, I love to sigh, or maybe it is more accurate to say that I rely on sighing as a way of getting out my funk. Tonglen is a breathing and attention practice preserved in Tibetan Buddhism in which we inhale darkness and exhale light. Bottling up negative energy is the big no no of self-help. Why on earth would I want to do that? Yet I feel better&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The practice can be simple but it can also be a form of hardcore meditation. To make it an easy part of my day I tried a number of visualizations&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Breathe in and recognize what negative energy you may have developed in your day, don&#8217;t focus on the cause but visualize your sadness, frustration, stress, filling your body as you breath in&#8230;<\/ul>\n<ul>\nAs you breathe out look out, reach out. imagine out, with the desire to enjoy, love, support, care for, invest in, something in your immediate surroundings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If we prefer a more scientific lens we can recognize that the oxygen we breathe is the &#8220;waste of nature&#8221; and the CO2 that we exhale is the fuel of photosynthesis. We have the opportunity to connect to nature, others, and ourselves through the air we share.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You can imagine your own struggle, the struggle of someone close to you, of the community, of some far away place as a basis for establishing a basis for expressing your desire and hopefully action to bring a little light to the rest of the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have always envisioned breathing in the good energy that surrounds me, the heat if I am cold, the cool air if I am hot. I was really surprised to find a meditation practice that promoted the exact opposite; breathe in the &#8220;negative&#8221; that surrounds you or that is within you and breathe out compassion. I tried it passively throughout a day and found a dramatic shift in my mood. I was in a pretty good mood but I found myself feeling that I was expressing that I was in a good mood vs. keeping it to myself. My good mood echoed off the positive that was present around me.  <\/p>\n<p>Even when I feel positive there is some level of present negativity, defensiveness, fear somewhere in my expression.  This practice also felt like I was giving myself a chance to stand up and say &#8220;my name is Jeff, and I am an (insert my darkness).&#8221; All of a sudden I was much more in touch with owning my darkness while using it to fuel positive expression; expressing and inviting compassion.  The echo also seemed to say &#8220;Hello Jeff!, you are welcome here.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have used breathing as an exhaust system in which I get rid of my stress, I love to sigh, or maybe it is more accurate to say that I rely on sighing as a way of getting out my funk. 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