I wouldn't expect someone who's been injured to hear my side until they felt that I had fully understood the depth of their pain.

Classifying and judging people promotes violence.

Not getting our needs fulfilled is painful - but it's a sweet pain, not suffering, which is what comes from life-alienated thinking and interpretation.

I wouldn't expect someone who's been injured to hear my side until they felt that I had fully understood the depth of their pain.

If I'm using Nonviolent Communication I never, never, never hear what somebody thinks about me. Never hear what somebody thinks about you, you'll live longer. You'll enjoy life more. Hear the truth. The truth is that when somebody's telling you what's wrong with you, the truth is they have a need that isn't getting met. Hear that they're in pain. Don't hear the analysis.

Before we tackle the gangs and the basic story, we have to make sure that we have liberated ourselves from how we have been educated and make sure we are coming from a spirituality of our own choosing.

My anger tells me firstly that there's a need of mine that's not getting met.