Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/a-manner-of-speaking/5024596/
If we talk more, will we say more?
If we do more, will we get more accomplished?
If we move more quickly, will we get there sooner?
Judging by our actions, we seem to believe that multi-tasking, often mindlessly, is necessary to living our lives. While we are doing one set of things, we are thinking about what to do next. But what happens if we change that? What happens if we stop and listen?
I was taught that we have five senses: see, hear, taste, touch, smell. Now scientists, researchers and neurologists suggest that we have 14-20 senses, depending on what we choose to count. Each of these senses is a way of listening—our body listening inwardly and outwardly, to itself and the world.
Hearing is our body on autopilot, but listening requires a decision—the decision to pay attention. Being silent enables our bodies to use our senses more effectively by giving full attention to the moment and to those around us. Attention, focus, depth of experience, connection.
“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” Dalai Lama
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