Key meditation practices in Jonang spring from its signature Shentong view and the rich Kalachakra tradition, weaving analytical inquiry with deep yogic immersion.

• Shentong Emptiness Meditation
- Analytical Phase: Close examination of mind’s nature, discerning “empty of other” (Shentong) from the sheer luminosity that’s ever-present. Pondering texts by Dolpopa teaches how defilement is empty, while buddha-nature itself remains radiant.
- Resting-in-Nature Phase: After analysis, abide naturally without effort. It’s like letting a clear lake settle until every pebble of thought sinks; pure cognizance simply shines.

• Kalachakra Tantra Practices
- Generation Stage: Vivid deity-visualization of Kalachakra and his consort, constructing intricate mandalas in the mind’s eye. This fuels compassion and transforms ordinary perception into the sacred landscape of enlightenment.
- Completion Stage: Subtle-body techniques—inner heat (tummo), dream yoga, illusory body and clear-light meditations—are tools to harness prana (lung) energy. Precision breathing generates inner warmth, melting karmic knots and unveiling the mind’s crystal clarity.

• Preliminary Practices (Ngöndro)
- Refuge & Bodhicitta, Vajrasattva Purification, Mandala Offering, Guru Yoga: These foundational rites purify obscurations, cultivate devotion, and build merit, creating fertile ground for profound meditation.

• Integrating Mindfulness Today
In a world awash with “mindfulness” apps, the Jonang approach goes beyond stress relief. It points directly to our innate awake-ness. Contemporary teachers occasionally stream live Shentong retreats—proof that this 12th-century lineage still lights the way.

Regularly blending analytical insight with non-conceptual resting, Jonang practitioners find that meditation isn’t about escaping daily life but discovering the timeless clarity already here—revealing Buddha-nature as the ever-present ground under every footstep.