Cost
This event is freely offered to the community, but registration is requested.Contact
John WheelerTergar Meditation Community of Minneapolis/St. Paul
612-460-8837
mspevents@tergar.org
Tonglen: Cultivating a Fearless Heart
Evening talk by Senior Tergar Instructor Myoshin Kelley.
In today’s world it is so easy to feel powerless in the face of suffering. Tonglen or "taking and sending” is a practice that helps us to discover an open-heartedness that can stand with the pain of the world. It supports us in our capacity to turn towards and not away from the suffering in our lives. Through this, we develop a fearlessness that is brave, kind and compassionate. During this evening we will explore the practice of tonglen as a means of nurturing the qualities of love, compassion and connectivity to the world around us.
These evenings include a period of meditation, a time to share informally with the community, a short talk by the instructor and a period of open discussion on how we are working with these aspects of our lives. The evening is open to all, beginners and experienced meditators alike, and is a great opportunity for us to delve deeper as a community into the richness of bringing meditation into our everyday lives.
This public talk is freely offered by the Tergar community. We are deeply grateful to our community members, who generously offer their time, energy, and financial contributions to make this possible. If you would like to join the team and help us to offer the gift of meditation to the world, please email andi.tmsp@gmail.com to ask about volunteering, or click here to make a tax-deductible donation.
About the Instructor
Myoshin Kelley attended her first meditation retreat in 1975 at the age of 20. Through the ensuing years she has received dharma instructions from several renowned Buddhist meditation teachers in the Theravada, Zen and Vajrayana traditions. She spent 15 years as a meditation teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA USA. Myoshin is a long-time student of Mingyur Rinpoche and an instructor for the Tergar Meditation Community. (Read more...)