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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
That tradition teaches that our essence-nature, the core of our being, which is also the ground of being itself, cannot be grasped by the mind and so it goes by many names (while being ultimately nameless)—in Sanskrit it is called sāra (“essence, core”), madhya (“center”), svabhāva (“true nature”), ātman (“real self, soul”), and śivatva
... See moreChristopher D. Wallis • Near Enemies of the Truth: Avoid the Pitfalls of the Spiritual Life and Become Radically Free
My ears are God’s ears, I hear with the ears of spirit. I am nonresistant and am willing to be led. I hear glad tidings of great joy.
Florence Scovel Shinn • The Complete Works of Florence Scovel Shinn (Dover Empower Your Life)
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.
“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.