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Words Are Working Wonders—Talking with Heart and Mind: A Buddhist Perspective on Communication

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By Sylvia Wetzel, Jonathan Akasaraja Bruton (translator) — 2015

Words will work wonders if we are speaking with both heart and mind. By heart I mean a deep feeling of connection with everything and everyone and by mind a clear view of our strengths and weaknesses, the differences between us, and an ability to recognize our own limits. See more...

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