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I Will Hear Though My Silence 

 

"The quieter you become

the more you hear."

Baba Ram Dass, contemporary spiritual teacher

  

As I see it. . . . . . . .

I will hear though my silence.  

In silence you hear things that you would never hear when you're speaking. 

Our silence encourages the other person to speak; as they speak we learn more about the person. 

Letting a person to speak is a sign of respect and the relationship will be strengthen though this practice.  

From our silence and allowing the other person to speak we gain rapport with the person.  

 The secret is allowing the person to speak and listening.  

Listening is a powerful skill and the quieter we become the more we hear and learn.  

®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Executive Coaching, Speaker, Trainer and Author

  

 

 
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14 Comments on I Will Hear Though My Silence

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24
2009
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Lou,

Is it amazing what we hear we are not talking but listening to others speak? There is so much to learn and hear through silence.

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I hold to the Be Still and Know That I am

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Hi Dorie

Your correct it is truly amazing what we can hear when we listen.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Lou Ludwig

8:55pm • #3

Baba Ram Dass...

Does that bring back memories!  For me, Baba Ram Dass opened the door to Baba Muktananda and a much deeper understanding of myself and what I do.  I also look to the teachings of the famous Yacqui warrior, Don Juan.  I say famous Yaqui warrior to distinguish him from all the other, not so famous, Yaqui warriors I know. :)

Referencing Don Juan in Dying to Live, Lynne Forrest writes: A Yaqui warrior learns to enter fully into life by staying ever alert to the possibility of his own demise. ... From the understanding that life offers no guarantees; that this could well be one's final moment, every act becomes infused with consciousness. If we were to allow ourselves the awareness, as Don Juan said, that death stands, ever present and ready to claim us, there would be little, if any, thoughtless words, or actions. What an awesome way to live! Can you imagine how much less regret there might be if we all gave this kind of attention to our lives?

Having spent a lifetime in sales, I see that the profession bares a stricking connection to the warrior construct of Don Juan.  It is, after all, a symbolic death when a sale is lost and it is important to face that loss as would the Yaqui warrior inside us.  With that overarching philosophy it is easy to embrace the value of hard work because it is what a warrior does and it something we must do.

Now, to bring this around to the value of silence, I agree, as Dorie noted, with the idea that through silence we learn but silence is also a weapon. A non warrior whithers in the presence of silence seeing it as a space that has to be filled. More often that not, it's filled with information that will help us win our symbolic battles.  To invoke silence at the right time, then, is one of the warrior's most important tools. 

Thanks for the opportunity to recall past events worth recalling.

Brian McCabe

 

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Hi Eric

That's a great to live your life.

Thanks for sharing your comments.

Lou Ludwig

8:57pm • #5
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Hi Brian

It's a flash back.

Thanks for taking time to stop by and comment.

Lou Ludwig

8:58pm • #6
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Lou..A very wise man..How true..Thank you

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9:07pm • #7
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Hi Hannah

The more we hear the more we learn.

Thanks for your comments.

Lou Ludwig

9:15pm • #8
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Lou,

Silence is indeed a key to learning as we listen and receive information from around us. :)

Steve

9:25pm • #9
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25
2009
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Lou,

All good points here.

I think the other thing to be learned from this quote is that sometimes it is best to simply have a quiet conversation with yourself.  I know each time I have actually sat down and "thought" about what needs to be done - good ideas are produced.

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Hi Steve

When we listen we become an information magnet.

Thanks for your comments.

Lou Ludwig

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Hi Mark

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Lou Ludwig

3:23pm • #12
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Hi Liz

Thanks for hearing the message.

Have an outstanding day.

Lou Ludwig

9:16pm • #14

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