The Listening Society - Hanzi Freinacht's Vision for a New Society

The Listening Society refers to a desired future society where welfare extends beyond basic material needs to encompass psychological and social well-being. It emphasizes sincere communication, deeper understanding, and the inclusion of everyone's needs and perspectives.

The key components include a focus on psychological and emotional needs, a move towards acceptance rather than mere tolerance, and a political system that fosters cooperation and co-development.

In essence, The Listening Society is a vision for a more compassionate, inclusive, and psychologically healthy future. This would be a society where individuals are not just surviving, but thriving, with a strong sense of community and purpose.

This requires listening to others at a level that goes beyond concepts and personalities to touch something more fundamental in each other. In doing so, we discover new insights and pathways toward greater social and political health.

What does it really mean to listen to one another?

Here is what the Buddhist teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, had to say about listening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZxM_YnbTrU

Here is a link about the book: https://metamoderna.org/the-listening-society-possible-and-necessary/