Being a good listener is not always easy, even in the best of times. Listening deeply to someone with whom we are in conflict is even more difficult. Yet, it is the key to understanding, reconciliation, and peace.
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict has seemed intractable for decades. But by learning to cultivate compassion for each other and to acknowledge the suffering they have caused each other, Israelis and Palestinians actually create peaceful interrelationships -- the bonds on which future coexistence and reconciliation can be built.
Although the principles of Compassionate Listening were distilled in the Middle East, we can practice them each day in our own lives.
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict has seemed intractable for decades. But by learning to cultivate compassion for each other and to acknowledge the suffering they have caused each other, Israelis and Palestinians actually create peaceful interrelationships -- the bonds on which future coexistence and reconciliation can be built.
Although the principles of Compassionate Listening were distilled in the Middle East, we can practice them each day in our own lives.