Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suff…

Nhat Hanh
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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. ✨ Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. March, 2010.
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Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness becomes sacred. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2006). The Sun My Heart, p.17, Parallax Press
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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. ✨ Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. March, 2010.

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