The Listening Book
Listening is suspending disbelief.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Similarly, take time to listen to the sounds around you. Do not “think” about them—just listen to them.
Amy L. Lansky PhD • Active Consciousness: Awakening the Power Within
Listening is an act of community, which takes space, time, and silence.
Ursula K. Le Guin • Words Are My Matter: Writings on Life and Books
Many of us experience life as if we’re taking it in through a pair of headphones. We strip away the full register. We hear information, but don’t detect the subtler vibrations of feeling in the body. When you practice listening with the whole self, you expand the scope of your consciousness to include vast amounts of information otherwise missed, a
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