The wisdom of listening

by Mark Brady (Editor)

Other authorsCheri Huber (Contributor), A. H. Almaas (Contributor), Paul Gorman (Contributor), Rodney Smith (Contributor), Kathleen Riordan Speeth (Contributor), Karen Kissel Wegela (Contributor), Michael P. Nichols (Contributor), Joan Halifax (Contributor), Charles Simpkinson (Contributor), Anne Simpkinson (Contributor), Toni Packer (Contributor)9 more, Mark Brady (Contributor), Marshall Rosenberg (Contributor), Kathleen Dowling Singh (Contributor), Christine Longaker (Contributor), Ram Dass (Contributor), Fran Peavey (Contributor), Margaret Truxaw (Contributor), Nancy Mangano Rowe (Contributor), Michael S. Hutton (Contributor)
Paperback, 2003

Publication

Boston : Wisdom Publications, c2003.

Call number

RMT / Brady

Barcode

BK-06801

ISBN

0861713559 / 9780861713554

CSS Library Notes

listening ,

Christine Longaker , A.H. Almaas , Anne and Charles Simpkinson , Margaret Truxaw Hopkins , Fran Peavey , Kathleen Riordan Speeth , Ram Dass , Paul Gorman , Joan Halifax , Michael P. Nichols , Nancy Mangano Rowe , Fran Peavey , Kathleen Dowling Singh , Karen Kissel Wegela ,/ Marshall Rosenberg , Toni Packer , Michael S. Hutton , Rodney Smith , Cheri Huber , Mark Brady.

Physical description

308 p.; 23 cm

Description

The benefits of practicing true listening are very real. Through refining our listening skills, we not only understand just what to say; we also understand when not to say anything at all. We become more open, present, and responsive. In turn, we renew the sense of peace within ourselves. And the effects on our romantic, family, and professional relationships are undeniable. In The Wisdom of Listening, award-winning author, teacher, and trainer Dr. Mark Brady and contributors that include Ram Dass and A.H. Almaas, help us to develop the ""listening warrior"" inside us all. Inspiring and easy to follow, the lessons here can transform the ways that we interact with others, whether in a large meeting or in a face-to-face encounter. Listening is almost a lost art: some of us may have forgotten how to do it; some of us may have never quite learned. The Wisdom of Listening gives readers the skills to overcome our culture's tendency towards distraction and reaction, and to be more fully in the world.… (more)

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In this non-fiction tale, the author offers her insight to the responses she received from various individuals she Interviewed. She, also, strives to reiterate the truth that everyone has a story. There are no individuals on this planet who are not unique in some way.
I liked the fact she pointed
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this out. Many of us feel we are not anything special. There is no other who has lived your life. We can often relate to other's circumstances or experiences in some ways, but each will be somewhat unique.
I agree that this is a very important topic.
The interviews, plus her memoirs, were interesting, although at times repetitive.
I don't feel the title fits, nor the book cover, although they are both eye-catching.

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