Rachel Naomi Remen Quotes about Silence

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The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen.

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Powerful, Listening To Others, Silence

Rachel Naomi Remen (2006). “Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.112, Penguin

In this culture the soul and the heart too often go homeless. Listening creates a holy silence. When you listen generously to people, they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time. And in the silence of listening, you can know yourself in everyone. Eventually you may be able to hear, in everyone and beyond everyone, the unseen singing softly to itself and to you.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Heart, People, Silence

Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention

Rachel Naomi Remen

Listening To Others, Giving, Silence

Rachel Naomi Remen (2006). “Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.112, Penguin

In the silence of listening, you can know yourself in everyone, the unseen singing softly to itself and to you.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Silence, Listening, Singing

Rachel Naomi Remen (2006). “Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.159, Penguin

A loving silence often has more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Silence, Listening, Kitchen Table

Rachel Naomi Remen (2006). “Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.112, Penguin

Silence is a place of great power and healing.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Healing, Silence, Silence Is

Rachel Naomi Remen (2001). “My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging”, p.211, Penguin

This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. it certainly went against everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too timid to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well intentioned words.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Simple, People, Silence

Rachel Naomi Remen Quotes about Silence

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