“You can practice deep listening in order to relieve the suffering in us, and in the other person. That kind of listening is described as compassionate listening. You listen only for the purpose of relieving suffering in the other person.” KindPersonsPurposeSufferingOrderPracticeCommunicationListeningCompassionateNonviolent CommunicationDeep Listening Author:Nhat Hanh
“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
“You have to explain to little children 'why' and you also have to listen to them and believe me, they will reason with you, they're unbelievable! So you can learn from everyone at any age. Life is about listening, leaning and never giving up. As long as you're here on earth, you're here for a purpose and it's not about you it's about what you can do to better the world you live in. And that's why I'm here, to help someone else up.” WorldGivingBelieveChildrenLongReasonHelpingAgeEarthPurposeListeningGiving UpBelieve In MeUnbelievableNever Giving Up Author:Leah Chase
“For me, promotional thing about some new album coming out destroys a lot of the excitement of making records. Records, movies, books - they're not supposed to be like math books. The purpose of them is to kind of take us out of ourselves and give us some sort of alternate experience or respite. To try to maximize the relationship of listening to a record through promotion is like experiencing driving a car by reading about stimulus programs. It kind of defeats the purpose.” GivingTryingKindBookPurposeReadingCarListeningProgramDefeatMathDrivingExcitementPromotion Author:Will Oldham
“If you're really listening, if you're awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold evermore wonders.” IfsWorldInspirationalHeartMadeFactsPurposeCompassionWonderBeautyBreakListeningMiracleAwakeBroken HeartOpennessScholarAgain And AgainHeart BreakBurstingPoignantEvermoreBeauty Of The World Author:Andrew Harvey