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Compassionate listening means shifting the point of focus away from self and onto the other with the goal is understanding the other’s words not from one’s own perspective and worldview but from the perspective and worldview of that other.

Compassionate listening has the power to put the suffering of a person to an end, end wars and change the whole world for the better. It helps individuals and communities to transform conflict and strengthen cultures of peace.

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“Do your best to practice compassionate listening. Do not listen for the sole purpose of judging, criticizing or analyzing. Listen only to help the other person express himself and find some relief from suffering.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

Thank you Dr. Segun Michael Abegunde for explaining what compassionate listening means. I personally haven't tried it, but it seems quite an interesting and relaxing activity to me.

Thank you Dr. Segun Michael Abegunde for explaining what compassionate listening means. I personally haven't tried it, but it seems quite an interesting and relaxing activity to me.

Thanks Abdullah Noori , Mushtaq Ahmad , & Saif Hosam for the replies.

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Here are three peer-reviewed journal articles on "compassionate listening" that may be useful on different aspects of this important issue in clinical care:

1. The journey of discovering compassionate listening.

Kimble P et al. J Holist Nurs. (2013)

2. Listening to the patient's self-reported testimony: the authentic hermeneutical witness to the compassionate nurse?

Bradshaw A et al. J Adv Nurs. (2014)

3. Students' perceptions of digital narratives of compassionate care. Waugh A et al. Nurse Educ Pract. (2016)