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HOUSE OF LISTEENING

The Art of Listening
and its Bio-Psycho-Social, Ethical and Political Dimensions

A Research Platform
in support of a Listening Society

An Imaginary Roof
under which Listening is all-important

A Conversation
across Differences and Divides

A Home
for Listening and for Listeners

This website shares resources from across disciplines and sectors in support of a Listening Society.

"I think if I can learn the art of listening I have solved a great many problems." — Krishnamurti
"Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet." — Krista Tippett (2016:5)
"Being listened to is so close to being loved that most people don't know the difference." — David Augsberger
"Listening is the oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing." — Rachel Naomi Remen
"The key to multi-level existence is Deep Listening — listening in as many ways as possible to everything that can possibly be heard all of the time." — Pauline Oliveros (2022:5)
"Science polishes the gift of seeing, Indigenous traditions work with gifts of listening and language." — Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013:78)
"We have learned to speak the white man's language. We have listened to what he had to say. This learning and listening should go both ways. We would like people [...] to take time to listen to us. We are hoping people will come closer. We keep on longing for the things that we have always hoped for — respect and understanding…" — Miriam Rose Ungunmerr Baumann (1988:3)
“Deep listening has only one purpose: to help others suffer less.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
"Power must listen with honest ears to the whispers of the powerless." — Lakota Elder Crazy Horse
"Listening is an everyday art and virtue, but it’s an art we have lost and must learn anew. [...] Real listening is powered by curiosity. It involves vulnerability — a willingness to be surprised, to let go of assumptions and take in ambiguity." — Krista Tippett
"Listening is something you never regret." — Dave Isay
"We can tell how much power a person has by how many people listen to their stories." — Kay Pranis
"Our senses filter in what we need. We must choose to learn about the rest." — Ed Yong (2022)
"The problem is not one of speaking truth to power, but of getting the powerful to listen." — Andrew Dobson
"Deep Listening is about hearing the sounds that haven't been made yet." — Don McIntyre (2012:60)

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