Rereading the introduction to Oren Jay Sofer’s Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication, I was astonished by a quote from Thich Nhat Hanh. “Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of suffering….”
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Turning Our Lives Towards Kindness Can Be Done
Turning our lives in the direction of kindness can be done… It can only bring benefit and happiness. I can do it. You can do it. ~ Sharon Salzberg Longtime Buddhist teacher, Sharon Salzberg, says the above shortly after quoting the following passage from the Buddha’s teachings. This is a sutra I’ve never heard of […]