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What nuns, monks and poets know about heartfelt listening and how we learn compassion

What is heartfelt listening? Scientifically, the heart is the organ that pumps the blood. Philosophically or spiritually, however, the idea of “heart” is more difficult to put into words. Heartbreak is emotional anguish. Heartland is the center of a country. The heartless are unfeeling; to know something by heart requires intimate familiarity; and a heartwarming… Continue reading What nuns, monks and poets know about heartfelt listening and how we learn compassion
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Published on December 06, 2018 10:20
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message 1: by Marian (new)
Dec 07, 2018 10:16AM

Marian Beaman Thank you for the compassionate nudge to retreat to the monastery of the heart to hear God's voice.

I also liked the poetic thought of sound as possibly the color ~ brown!


message 2: by Tracy (last edited Dec 07, 2018 06:18PM) (new)
Dec 07, 2018 10:48AM

Tracy It’s so nice to see you here, Marian. Thank you for reminding me that my blog posts here—I had forgotten! I’m not very social media savvy— I have so much to learn!

Lisel Mueller is one of my favorite poets—so accessible and simultaneously deep and rich.


message 3: by Marian (new)
Dec 07, 2018 01:01PM

Marian Beaman I got a notification via email; otherwise, I would be clueless about visiting Goodreads for your blog. ;-)


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