“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
“Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.” ProblemSufferingUnderstandingListeningEncountersResolve Author:Nhat Hanh
“Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.” PeopleIfsHelpingSufferingSidesRealizingListeningAngryCompassionateInterbeing Author:Nhat Hanh
“Students are suffering under incredibly high tuitions and high student loan interest rates. They graduate from school, and they're having a very difficult time finding a job. They don't feel as though there are honest leaders who are listening to them, and who will be a part of the solution.” FeelsSchoolJobsSufferingDifficultInterestLeaderHonestStudentsListeningFindingsSolutionsRateGraduatesLoanDifficult TimesInterest RateTuitionStudent Loan Author:Tulsi Gabbard
“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
“I'm not one for sitting around listening to my own music, because I tend to cringe and think that I could have done better. I also suffer from red light syndrome quite a lot. I tend to narrow my thinking when the red light goes on to record. Instead of just relaxing and playing and emoting, I think of time being wasted so I won't take a chance on something. Consequently, when I hear it back, I think, "Why the hell did I play it so safe on that piece of music when I could have really opened up?" Well, it's because of not wanting to make a mistake.” ThinkingDoneSufferingChanceMistakeHellListeningMusic IsTake A Chance Author:Ritchie Blackmore