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In these past weeks, we have been looking at a framework of criteria for speaking and communicating guided by Buddhist principles. We framed these teachings as questions that we can ask ourselves before speaking or we can reflect upon after we have spoken. Those five questions are is it true? Is it timely, is it beneficial to what I am about to say, is it a kind delivery and will it bring us together? This week I want to extend these questions into another realm of communication and that is listening. Mindfulness practice could also be considered synonymous with listening practice.