Deep Listening
Thich Nhat Hanh

notes from Teachings on Love

• Deep listening is listening with compassionate intention

· Compassion is antidote to conflict

· Compassion protects you

– Practice mindful breathing to center

• Requires getting past inner barriers

· Fears, Anger, Past Suffering

· Transform these by self-compassion

• See other as they really are

· Both positive and negative

· Being open, not clinging

• Conflict & Violence have an energy,

· will to punish

· That energy takes over attacker & victim

·

• Compassion is the alternative

· The antidote to violence and hatred is compassion.

· There is no other medicine.

· Must work to generate it

• Deep listening is listening with compassionate intention

· Compassion is antidote, protects you

· Practice mindful breathing to center

• Requires getting past inner barriers

· Fears, Anger, Past Suffering

· Transform these by self-compassion

• See other as they really are

· Both positive and negative

· Being open, not clinging

• Deep listening is listening with intention of offering compassion

· Practice mindful breathing to center while listening