“At a certain point, you say to the woods, to the sea, to the mountains, the world, Now I am ready. Now I will stop and be wholly attentive. You empty yourself and wait, listening.” WorldCertainWaitingSeaReadyListeningMountainEmptyWoods Book:Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters Source: Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
“Listening stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty and waits on all things.” MindSpiritWaitingListeningAll ThingsEmptyEarsRecognition Book:The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu Source: The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
“Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart. Even if he says things that are full of wrong perceptions, full of bitterness, you are still capable of continuing to listen with compassion. Because you know that listening like that, you give that person a chance to suffer less.” IfsKnowsGivingHeartKindPersonsStillsHelpingPurposeSufferingChanceCompassionListeningPerceptionCapableEmptyBitternessCompassionateContinuingDeep Listening Author:Nhat Hanh
“If I do three interviews in a day, I can be exhausted, because the process of hearing everyone requires that I empty out myself. While I'm listening, my own judgments and prejudices certainly come up. But I know I won't get anything unless I get those things out of the way.” IfsKnowsWayI CanThreeProcessMy OwnListeningJudgmentEmptyPrejudiceCome UpHearingInterviewsExhausted Author:Anna Deavere Smith