Joy is Compassion Without Judgement

Erin Runnion, Founder of The Joyful Child Foundation, discusses lessons learned about cultivating and protecting joy since her 5-year-old daughter's abduction and murder in 2002. This month's theme of compassion was inspired by Chapter 7 in The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams. Here, Erin shares her interpretation of how the practice of giving and receiving known as Tonglen can be applied to those who have offended or done harm.