Category Archives: attentiveness

02Feb/18

5 Reasons that Listening and Compassion Foster One Another

02/02/2018attentiveness, awareness, buddhism, compassion, meditation, shurangamabuddhism, communication, compassion, enlightenment, listening, meditation, shurangamaTCN

When you reach a psychological, social, spiritual impasse or bottleneck, you’re usually short of time and likely want to push forward or give up completely. That’s precisely the moment to take a little time to listen to the sound of silence, to the internal voice or higher power. Setting aside the problems for a little while allows you to hear possible creative solutions.

06Oct/09

Master the Art of Listening

10/06/2009attentiveness, beyond words, charter for compassion, compassionate listening, heart, peace, presentattentiveness, beyond words, charter for compassion, compassionate listening, heart, peace, presentTCN

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it. — Jiddu Krishnamurti as quoted by Daily Good See video here. Tip of…

23Aug/09

Meditation & the Brain: Everlasting Happiness

08/23/2009attentiveness, awarenessbrain, Jill Bolte Taylor, listening, meditation, mind, mindfulness, neuroplasticityTCN

Aren't we really voluntarily shutting off our left brain by meditating? There's the joy we can access anywhere and any time. There is more beyond being in a state of oblivion for oneself though.