master_consideration
unhinged cultivate_compassion
cultivate_patience


to listen without a response
to truly hear
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hsg Hold

muliple_simultaneous_viewpoints

without_conviction without making

heads_or_tails out of it.
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unhinged i took a class last weekend on the_four_noble_truths (i didn't get to go to the sunday class so i missed out on the last two) taught by rita gross.

when we talked about the second truth, the cause of suffering, she spent a good chunk of time talking about the fact that most people don't truly listen. that as someone is talking to us we are already busy formulating our response, reaction and that we miss most of what the other person is trying to communicate.

to be present with someone else's words is the epitome of consideration
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hsg why are we afraid to
consider some times

?
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unhinged because our ego tells us to be afraid to protect itself



the reality of the_interconnectedness_of_all_things threatens the ego. nothing is more powerful than a threatened ego.
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hsg unhinged, i think you would find a_course_in_miracles a very thorough explanation as to why this is.

acim
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hsg
master_consideration
cultivate_compassion
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