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Ansari , Perfume of the Desert
Total Dedication
O Lord, may my mind reel with revelations of You,
May my heart blaze with the mysteries of Your grace,
May my tongue move only to sing
Your praise.
Total Dedication
Ayya Khema, Be an Island
Listening means being empty of self-importance and reacting to what we hear with empathy. It is an art and a skill, just as much as speaking is. It requires really being with the other person. Just listening with total attention to what is being said, without making up our own story about it, without our mental chatter, is part of compassion. It is also loving-kindness. Unless there is loving-kindness in our speech, it's going to come out wrong.
Listening means being empty of self-importance
Muhammad , The Wisdom of Islam
Whoever devotes themselves solely to God for 40 days, fountains of wisdom shall pour from their hearts upon their tongues.
Whoever devotes themselves solely to God
Wisdom of Jesus Ben Sirach , The Divine Feminine in Biblical Wisdom Literature
Not all silence is the same.
Some are silent and thought wise,
while others are despised because they speak.
Some are silent because they don't know what to say,
while others are silent because
they know when not to speak.
The wise keep quiet until the moment
for speaking is ripe.
The fool babbles without regard
to the time and season.
The babbler will be detested.
The self-proclaimed authority will be despised.
Not all silence is the same
Tibetan Proverb , Frederic Brussat's Twitter Collection
One cannot withdraw what is spoken from one's mouth, but one can always return back from a mistaken path.
Turn from a mistaken path
Ajahn Brahm, Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?
I am surprised that speech is still free in our modern market-driven economies. It must only be a matter of time before some cash-strapped government regards words as another commodity and puts a tax on speech.
On reflection, it might not be such a bad idea. Silence would once again become golden.
Silence would once again become golden
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Spiritual Direction
Silence is the royal road to spiritual formation. Without silence, the spoken word can never bear fruit. Moreover, only through silence can the word descend from the mind into the heart. As long as our hearts and minds are filled with words of our own making, there is no space for the word to enter deeply into our heart and take root.
Silence is the royal road to spiritual formation
Beverly Lanzetta, Emerging Heart
Silence illuminates all things, bringing into relief our fears, anxieties, harsh words, and unholy thoughts.
Silence illuminates all things
Thich Nhat Hanh, Fragrant Palm Leaves
Watermelon seeds have played their part in promoting mindful speech in people of all ages. When you have nothing constructive to say, you simply use your teeth to break open the seeds, while listening intently. If you know nothing about a subject, no one will criticize you if you quietly chew your seeds.
When you have nothing constructive to say
Practice Thanksgiving
Practice thanksgiving. See how many times each day you can find to say thank you. Express thanks out loud, looking for variations of ways to express it ("Thanks"; "It was kind of you"; "I appreciate it"; "How thoughtful of you").
Expressing your gratitude out loud.