Tonglen is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation which focuses on taking on the pain of others and transforming it and returning it to them as love and compassion. It's commonly used as a practice for the sick and dying but can be used for anyone who is struggling.

This episode is dedicated in memory of my dad, David Winkler. Without you, I'd probably be a much less compassionate person. July 19, 1951 - September 19, 2017.

Music: Yellow Brick Cinema

Be as nice to yourself as you are to everyone else, if you're nice. If you're not nice, here's how to work on that shit.

Music: Yellow Brick Cinema.

Ted Talk from Kristin Neff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUMF5R7DoOA

Do better. Be better.

Actually, just be yourself.

Music credit: Red Brick Cinema

Learn to meditate like a monk in a monastery, only you're not a monk, you're an asshole.

Music: Insight Timer

A meditation practice that actually works to make you less of a dick. 

Music: Yellow Brick Cinema