On Being with Krista Tippett

[Unedited] Gordon Hempton with Krista Tippett

Dec 30, 2021
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INSIGHT

Listening As A Life Turnaround

  • Gordon Hempton discovered true listening during a thunderstorm and changed his life to become a better listener.
  • He stopped planned career paths and pursued listening as his central practice and vocation.
ADVICE

Hike In Silence To Reset

  • When you enter a quiet place, agree not to talk and stay present to let the experience transform you.
  • Quieting often turns a chatty hike into a wordless, restorative return.
INSIGHT

Silence Is Presence, Not Void

  • Hempton defines silence not as absence of sound but as absence of noise and presence of place.
  • Each habitat has a tonal quality and spatial signature that frames all other sounds.
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