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The “gift of listening” is based on the ability to grant deep, contemplative attention—which remains inaccessible to the hyperactive ego.
Byung-Chul Han • The Burnout Society
Ancient dissectionists spoke of the auditory nerve being divided into three or more pathways deep in the brain. They surmised that the ear was meant, therefore, to hear at three different levels. One pathway was said to hear the mundane conversations of the world. A second pathway apprehended learning and art. And the third pathway existed so the
... See moreDr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés • Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
i just heard this at a cafe:
"The brain is rarely in the present, but the heart is always in the present because it’s beating. When we listen to our heart, we turn our attention back to the present moment.”
Wow.
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
Being a good listener is one of the most important and enchanting life skills anyone can have. Yet few of us know how to do it, not because we are evil but because no one has taught us how and – a related point – few have listened sufficiently well to us. So we come to social life greedy to speak rather than listen, hungry to meet others but
... See moreAlain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education
“A good listener is one who helps us overhear ourselves.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: Opportunity Cost, Power of Listening, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves | James Clear
I am grateful for being able to hear.
Accoglienza. Que no se apague nunca el fuego, escuchar con el corazón, no es renuncia, es ofrenda. A lo mejor ese es el puente. El amor. No puede haber verdad si no hay amor.