The more we use words that in any way imply criticism, the more difficult it is for people to stay connected to the beauty within themselves.
Marshall B. RosenbergMy ultimate goal is to spend as many of my moments in life as I can in that world that the poet Rumi talks about, 'a place beyond rightness and wrongness.
Marshall B. RosenbergWe want to take action out of the desire to contribute to life rather than out of fear, guilt, shame, or obligation.
Marshall B. RosenbergTo do this, you can bring in nothing from the past. So the more psychology you've studied, the harder it will be to empathize. The more you know the person, the harder it will be to empathize. Diagnoses and past experiences can instantly knock you off the board. This doesn't mean denying the past. Past experiences can stimulate what's alive in this moment. But are you present to what was alive then or what the person is feeling and needing in this moment?
Marshall B. Rosenberg