In this lesson, Lama Alan teaches on:
- The practice of tonglen, including how to practice tonglen for difficult people
- Buddhaghosa’s teachings on tonglen
- Practicing loving-kindness for loved ones who have died, and how this relates to life after death and where memories are stored
- Walking through various ways that we relate to other people with our tonglen practice: loved ones, neutral people, and difficult people
- How the practices of the four immeasurables can stray into their near enemies
- How we can use the second two immeasurables to help us avoid the near enemies of the first two
- and more.