The Bond Between Women: A Journey to Fierce Compassion

by China Galland

Book Overview

In Nepal, a doctor tirelessly rescues children who have been sold to brothels. In India, women band together to clean the waters of the Ganges. In Brazil, a woman teaches street children in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573220884
• ISBN13: 9781573220880
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

This Book Is A Blessing & A Gift

This book remains my favorite of all time. I have read, studied, & treasured countless books about the Divine Feminine, but none compare to this woman's spiritual courage and sensitivity. It made me enraged & it broke me down to tears- Never have I been more proud to be a woman on this journey. A reviewer below criticized the author for finding enlightenment in forgiveness and resolution in righteous action. We are NOT here on this earth to deliver retribution, but to evolve and come into full SPIRITUAL POWER. Anyone can pursue revenge and remain in a self-righteous, angry abyss, but it takes a very refined soul, courageous heart, and deep spiritual intelligence to accomplish what this author has. I feel pity for those who missed the revolutionary purpose of this book. Goddess bless you, China Galland for taking me into your hell and your heaven- the journey was unforgettable and will live in my own life and actions forever.

I read this book 2yrs ago and it still is special

The first time I read this book it made me cry, I never had experienced so much emotion for a author before. China Galland is open and honest, she shares her very personal experience with the reader and bridges the gap between western society and buddist cultures fabulosly. The book moved me so much I have given it to another 5 people including some men to read and only wish everybody could realise that this book is truely unique.

timely compassion

This is likely the best book i've read in the last several years. One of those books where you are outraged, depressed, crying, screaming and laughing at the same time, one of those books you wait for all day until you can sit down with it again. At least the first half of the book... the second half wasn't quite as powerful for me, but still wonderful. I understand how someone might think this view of compassion "wimpy" and "same old same old" But it really is a way beyond despair and rage, a way of protesting evil without letting it consume you. It's not about forgiveness, It's about power and action.

No book has made me so proud to be female as this, READ IT.

No woman should not read the bond between women, China Galland has given her readers a journey to enlightment on the page. No words can express my gratitute to her for the oppurtunity to know what she has taught me.

Deep world view of compassion reads like a mystery

Highly recommended; it reads like a mystery. China's descriptions of her travels are rich, colorful, poetic. Her personal journey and feelings speak to my own feelings about the horrendous crimes against humanity and each of us as individuals. How does one move from being a victim to going beyond the crime to "fierce compassion"? It's a puzzle that confronts us all and China has given us a great global view of how others have followed their heart with action and forgiveness; and the femimine dieties that have inspired us all for centuries. I was inspired and grateful for this timely piece of art.