{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Listening as Spiritual Practice Why Unguarded Attention Is the Greatest Gift","description":"This talk explores listening as a radical act of compassion at moments of loss, when words often rush in to ease our own discomfort rather than meet another\u2019s pain. We examine how common responses to grief\u2014reassurance, advice, spiritual framing, or positivity\u2014can unintentionally distance us, and how the impulse to fix subtly reinforces separation. Drawing on mindfulness and embodied awareness, the talk invites a shift from doing something helpful to being with what is most tender and real. &amp;nbsp; You\u2019ll learn how to recognize the fixing reflex as it arises, listen from the body rather than the mind, and rest in not-knowing without withdrawing or collapsing. Through practical guidance and reflection, you\u2019ll discover how simple, grounded presence communicates safety, dignity, and care\u2014offering a form of support that does not try to resolve grief, but allows it to unfold and be held with wisdom and compassion. ","author_name":"Jonathan Foust","author_url":"http:\/\/jonathanfoust.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40007475\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40007475"}