On the Nature of Dialogue

          * Dialogue starts from a willingness to be tentative about what you know.
          * The focus of dialogue is on what is, rather than on ideas and opinions. 
          * You can participate by verbally or silently sharing perceptions.
          * Dialogue is letting the issue unfold in affection and mutual respect.
          * When a reaction arises, neither suppress it nor defend it, but suspend it in the mind and in the group, keeping it constantly available for observation and questioning.
          * Dialogue is being together and seeing together in an unfolding relationship.

          Krishnamurti Foundation of America                               www.kfa.org

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Insight Dialogue - Guidelines for Kinder, more Mindful way of Relating

Pause

Relax

Open

Trust Emergence

Listen Deeply

Speak the Truth

     "These 6 instructions provide the scaffolding for Insight Dialogue. … essential support for awakening amid the rich challenges of interpersonal encounter. Each guideline calls forth different qualities, and all of them are complementary. In brief,  

Pause calls forth mindfulness; 

Relax, tranquility and acceptance; 

Open, relational availability and spaciousness; 

Trust Emergence, flexibility and letting go; 

Listen Deeply, receptivity and attunement; and 

Speak the Truth, integrity and care."

       Kramer G. “Insight dialogue. The interpersonal path to freedom.” Shambhala, Boston, 2007. 

Insight Dialogue retreats: http://metta.org/insight-dialogue-3/

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