Recalling the experience of shopping in Morocco marketplaces, the author appreciates the mutual respect inherent in the bargaining session, and offers a short exercise for transforming anxiety into kind regard.
While listening to music, the author releases a moment of jealousy and unlocks an experience of joy and kindness. Includes a contemplation exercise to try.
Thanks to the wisdom of a trusted friend, the author makes a sudden shift that dissolves her anxiety and uncertainty. Included is a simple meditation exercise for getting unstuck.
A female Buddhist teacher contemplates the question, “Why there aren’t more women dharma teachers?” and suggests a way forward.
The author shares a favorite listening technique and its surprising benefits.
Contemplating a teacher who exemplified subtle compassion and deep empathy, the author shares how that example affected his own practice of compassion, along with a contemplation exercise to try.
