The Most Precious Gift You Can Give
Posted by Bruce on December 26, 2001 at 15:27:57:

"When listening to another person, don't just listen with your mind,
listen with your whole body. Feel the energy field of your inner body
as you listen. That takes attention away from thinking and creates a
still space that enable you to TRULY LISTEN without the mind
INTERFERING. You are giving the other person Space---SPACE TO BE. It is
the most precious gift you can give.

...Most people don't know how to listen because the major part of their
attention is taken up by thinking. They pay more attention to THAT than
to what the other person is saying, and NONE at all to what really
matters: the BEING of the person underneath the words and the mind...

...Most human relationships consist mainly of minds (personality/ego)
interacting with each other, not of human beings (essence)
communicating, being in communion (authentic, non judgmental self-
expression). When the mind (personality) is running your life,
conflict, strife, and problems (score) are inevitable."

Eckhart Tolle
The Art of Listening

Devoting Much of my Brick Time to becoming a better listener,

Bruce

Happy New Listenings, Everyone!

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