<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Awareness is like a deep form of listening;... > Awareness is like a deep form of listening; something far beyond the cliched business and psychology jargon of, "active listening." {{Real listening is about full spectrum awareness.}} {{Listening is a meaningful form of intelligence.}} {{Listening is a receptive form of giving.}} {{Listening is an act of both giving and receiving.}} {{Listening is a mutual pleasure.}} {{Sure, you see yourself as generous and giving, but how receiving are you of others, through listening? You pride yourself on loving people unconditionally, but will you listen to them unconditionally?}} **Source:** [[books/Various Writings|Various Writings]] <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->