We live in a time of great tumult and suffering. The wise among us know that wedesperately need healing, not more blame, violence and greed. The Radiant Heart ofthe Cosmos: Compassion Teachings for Our Time invites us to begin the work ofhealing the suffering in our own lives and then in our communities and our world.Through Penny Gill''s conversations with Teachers Manjushri and Kwan Yin, we learnskillful ways to uncover our deeply defended hearts and then to recognize our ownHeart Center, our portal to the Source of the great compassion streaming throughoutthe universe. The Teachers explain the intimate relationship between compassion andsuffering, along with the importance of reclaiming our emotional lives and ouraccess to the Divine Feminine. Restoring the balance between masculine and feminineenergies will enable us to heal our Earth and recognize our interdependence with allof life This urgent task begins in the heart of each one of us. In this complex,polyphonic text, Penny Gill and her Teachers encourage you to walk your own SpiralPath of healing-for yourself, for the world, and for the future we create in eachmoment. Penny Gill was raised in Wisconsin, earned her PhD in political science fromYale University, and taught political science at Mount Holyoke College inMassachusetts for more than forty years. The Mary Lyon Professor of Humanities, shealso served as Dean of the College. She now lives in a small island community inLake Superior, Wisconsin.