So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.

Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Topics: Attention Quotes, Caring Quotes, Feelings Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Listening Quotes

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word,...

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word,...

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released...

The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released...

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance,...

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance,...

A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense...

A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense...

By our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience, and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity,...

By our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience, and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity,...

There is no need to education. It is not that you read a book, pass...

There is no need to education. It is not that you read a book, pass...

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass...

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass...

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples.

Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples.

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

The flowering of love is meditation.

The flowering of love is meditation.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

A consistent thinker is a thoughtless person, because he conforms to a pattern; he repeats...

A consistent thinker is a thoughtless person, because he conforms to a pattern; he repeats...

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is...

You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is...

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!

We have believed - and we do believe now - that freedom is indivisible, that...

We have believed - and we do believe now - that freedom is indivisible, that...