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A Guide for Compassionate and Mindful Dharma Discussion
Listening and Speaking from the Heart
As Listener have compassionate presence:
- Open your heart to “this moment is like this”
- Contact and feel the other’s True Nature as boundless love and compassion
- Pause when the mind gets attached to:
- Agree (yes that is right)
- Disagree (no that is wrong)
- Yeah But…
- Give advice
- Analyze
- Plan what you will say
- Thank the speaker for their words and presence.
As Speaker have compassionate presence and leanness of speech:
- Open your heart to “this moment is like this”
- Contact and feel the other’s True Nature as boundless love and compassion
- Pause when the mind gets attached to:
- Agree (yes that is right)
- Disagree (no that is wrong)
- Yeah But…
- Give advice
- Analyze
- Plan what you will say
- Thank the listener for their words and presence
This practice developed by Jan Cook is based in many wise traditions for compassionate dialogue including: Council Process, Appreciative Inquiry, Non-Violent Communication, Mindful Communication
