Noble Listening: Contemplative Practices for Fostering Kindness and Compassion

Listening is like many creative acts: the more we do it, the more surprised we are by what we discover. Many of us know the exquisite feeling of being attuned to and validated by a truly skillful listener of feeling deeply heard, acknowledged, accepted, and understood; of feeling felt. Being listened to enlivens us and inspires opportunities to explore what we think, how we feel, what we want, who we are, who weve been and who were becomingas individuals, and even more importantly, as members of the human community.