A: When we touch in with pain, we are exploring what compassion looks like in our hearts, and in our world. So whether we’re watching the news, or we get an emergency call from a family member, our hearts go out to those who are in difficult situations. We realize we’re all connected and that we belong to the world. Then our work is to acknowledge what’s hard and be with that, allowing it to move us. Then we can explore our heart’s relationship to pain.

A Mindfulness Practice for Connecting with Compassion for the World

Here’s a practice for connecting with compassion:

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