The power of positive dialogue
Last week has been a week of courageous, open-hearted conversations for me. Funny enough it was also the theme of our Buddhist discussion meeting last Thursday.
One of the attendees shared the following quote by the Buddhist scholar and philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, which I feel is capturing beautifully a spirit that can nurture peace.
“Dialogue is not some simplistic assertion of one's own position, nor is it necessarily about persuading others to one's point of view. Dialogue is about demostrating respect for another's life, and being determined to learn when confronted with differences in personality and perspective.”
Real dialogue requires openness. I remember Steven Drost from CodeBase saying “Strong beliefs loosely held”. It’s super relevant in any process of change that is based on collaboration and mutual understanding.
Personally I noticed that real, open-hearted dialogue that is based on mutual listening requires a strong sense of self and a deep level of comfort with all one’s perceived imperfections. It’s a real adventure as I don’t know what the outcome will be. This uncertainty can make it scary at times for my egoic part which feels that I need to know the answers, be right and control the conversation.
There’s wonderful freedom in genuine dialogue when I’m open to being changed through the conversation. The reward for these small acts of courage are deeper, more trusting connections with the people around me and to myself.
How can you show up in dialogue more courageously?
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