Tonglen, The Practice of Sending and Taking – with Tashi Colman
We are very pleased to share this announcement of Phoenix & Dragon
Tonglen, The Practice of Sending and Taking
With Tashi Colman
Saturday, Nov 14, 2026
9.30 am Halifax time / 2.30 pm Central Europe Time
Zoom meeting ID: 656 3739 0979 / Passcode: 108108
Teaching online in English, with simultaneous interpretation in Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish
Everyone is warmly welcome
Sending and taking is a very important practice of the bodhisattva path. It is called tonglen in Tibetan: tong means “sending out” or “letting go,” and len means “receiving,” or “accepting.”
Tonglen practice is not a very subtle thing. It is not philosophical, it is not even psychological. It is a very, very simple-minded approach.
From Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, by Chögyam Trungpa
The session will place Tonglen within the broader context of Lojong and shamatha-vipashyana practice. It will include an introductory teaching, a guided Tonglen meditation, and an open Q&A with further explanation.
Tashi Colman is a student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche whose secretary he was from 2013 to 2023. Tashi is also author of What Really Counts: The Case for a Sustainable and Equitable Economy (Columbia University Press, 2021).
