Category Archives: Listening

June 10 – Listening for Joy

Posted on June 12, 2016 by admin

The story in our Sunday service today was derived from a Tibetan tale* of an old monk whose heart had become hardened by all the suffering in the world. He lived in a cold, dark, desolate cave at the top of … Continue reading →

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June 9–Listening: Advice from the Society of Friends

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Bob Patrick

One of the oldest practices in listening as spiritual practice resides in the Quaker or Society of Friends tradition.  With regards to how they conduct their daily relationships, Quakers advocate: Listening for the truth in the words of others. As … Continue reading →

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Listening: and Silence

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Christiana McQuain

One of the reasons I appreciate silence is my acute awareness of how very uncommon it is.  I grew up in New York City.  There, the opportunity to commune with silence is not just rare, it’s nonexistent.  There is a … Continue reading →

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June 5: Listening – The Art of Listening

Posted on June 5, 2016 by admin

“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” — David Augsburger, Fuller Theological School In 1993 I participated in a weekend healing workshop in which each person in the workshop had the … Continue reading →

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June 3–Listening: Perception and Reception

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Bob Patrick

We are multi-sensory beings.  We take in information in at least 5 ways: through smell, taste, sight, touch and sound.  Apparently, as human beings, we have evolved a complex of ways of being in relation to these sense perceptions as … Continue reading →

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June 2–The Listening Place

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Bob Patrick

Take a moment a look at the picture here on the header of this page.  This monument set on the coast against beautiful mountains is located in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.  It is called The Listening Place.  The Listening … Continue reading →

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June 1–Listening: To Whom?

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Bob Patrick

Why Not Be Polite? Everyone Is God speaking. Why not be polite and Listen to Him? Hafiz   After a month of focusing on the ways that we belong, can belong, and need to belong, this provocative word from Hafiz … Continue reading →

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