Aboriginal Australian Principle of “Dadirri”: Inner Deep Listening and Quiet Stillness
<p>Iclearly remember, when I was a teenager, that among my peers there was an unwritten rule that loomed over our heads like a curse.</p>
<p><strong>You needed to have the answer ready to be worth listening to.</strong></p>
<p>As soon as the conversation started, I had to immediately express my opinion before someone else took over from me, and this opinion had to be sharp enough to gain further space, and, possibly, ridicule others’ opinions.</p>
<p>As if the possibility of remaining silent was not even considered.</p>
<p>As if the answer “I have no idea” was not in our vocabulary.</p>
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