‘Woman Hold My Hand’

If you’re walking down the street and far in the distance—so far that you can’t possibly do anything about it—you see a man beating his dog, then you can do tonglen for the dog and the man. At the same time, you’re doing it for your own heartbreak, for all the animals and people who are abusing and abused, and for all the people like you who are wa

deepening Create an event especially for women on a spiritual path. Maybe it is a silent meditation in solidarity with Syrian refugees or for the restoration of the Amazon rain forest. It could be a writing group using the writing practice methods of Natalie Goldberg (see “Writing Practice Guidelines” for a taste). Perhaps you will be singing sacre

welcomes silence, breath, and movement; and sees justice as key to our survival.

As we transform suffering into compassion, we realize our interconnectedness with all of life. This profound realization gives rise to a second and key aspect of the bodhisattva’s aspiration: “May my life be of benefit to all beings.”