Episode notes
In this episode Ari talks about having AUD and his journey to get sober.
Excerpt from What Would Buddha Say? by Barbara Ann Kipfer.
"If you feel compassion while listening, anger and irritation cannot arise. Learn to listen with only one purpose; to allow the other person to express herself and find relief from her suffering.
Little said is soon amended.
It is only when you block the spontaneity of listening by focusing on the outcome rather than process that listening becomes stilted.
Succeed in not raising your voice during a fight.
Speak and act with a pure mind. When you do, happiness follows.
Giving attention is one of the purest expressions of love. When you give another the gift of listening with your whole heart, separation dissolves and hurt is healed.
If you make a mist ...