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Dialogue / Ego - Real Communication

Oli Anderson

Top 10 Best Quotes

“We have to accept that much of reality is ineffable and so to understand it we can't rely on words alone.”

“Debate is an attempt to cling to the illusion of control provided by a point of view designed to keep the ego in place; dialogue is an attempt to dance with the unknown at the risk of losing what we think we know.”

“Practicing dialogue helps you to cultivate a realness that allows you to face reality on its own terms, not just the terms you’d like it to have in order to remain in your comfort zone.”

“When people challenge your ideas, they help you (whether they know it or not).”

“To engage in dialogue is to serve others via whatever is real inside you; to engage in debate is to ultimately serve the illusions of your ego.”

“Most arguments are about programming; most resolutions are reached through a process of unlearning then relearning.”

“Dialogue isn’t a competition to be the smartest or the most correct person in the room; it is a collaboration to find the truth.”

“Dialogue can help you find out if you’ve been brainwashed or not.”

“Dialogue with the self is the source of all insight and insight is the only thing that can change your life.”

“Dialogue unplugs you from your own programming as you become more real; debate turns up the voltage and entrenches you more deeply.”

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