To understand what another person is saying, can only happen when there is a stillness without thoughts

“Murmur of Pearls”, by Gina Litherland

Communication is possible at depth only when both persons are concerned about the same subject, about the same ideas, or concerned about a certain thing.

Solidarity is much more important than sheer communication

Something of the most difficult is to communicate with another person.

We must linguistically communicate to each other, that is obvious, but it is for instance Martin Buber´s intention to show, that we can communicate on a much deeper plane; that is: not only linguistically, but in solidarity, where two parts meet on the same plane with the same intensity, with the same passion; only then there is real solidarity, and that is much more important than sheer communication.

What is central in philosophical counseling, is a radical revolution on the philosophical plane

Since we in philosophical counseling speak about something, which is rather complicated, something which intervenes deep into our daily existence, then it is not enough that we linguistically communicate, there must moreover be solidarity, what you could call an investigative community.

What is central in philosophical counseling, is a radical revolution on the philosophical plane, not far out in the future, but in fact today, now.

Something of the most difficult is to communicate with another person

We must linguistically communicate to each other, that is obvious, but it is for instance Martin Buber´s intention to show, that we can communicate on a much deeper plane; that is: not only linguistically, but in solidarity, where two parts meet on the same plane with the same intensity, with the same passion; only then there is real solidarity, and that is much more important than sheer communication.

In philosophical counseling truth isn´t something, which can be communicated to another

A central theme in philosophical counseling is that truth not is something, which can be communicated linguistically to another.

A human must be able to receive it, and nobody can help him by giving answers.

He must come to the truth, openly, free and unexpected.

In order to find an answer to one or the other question, the guest must therefore be guided to understand the question itself, rather than just giving an answer to the question.

If the question for instance is about anxiety, the guest must be guided to understand anxiety; that is to say: the guest must understand the one who is anxious, the human who has created the anxiety, and that is himself.

In philosophical counseling you make a very profound and serious research

It is very important in philosophical counseling - unless you will be content with communicating linguistically - that you also make make use of another kind of communication.

This is first possible when the guest has realized the relative in his images of life, and is ready to go from having some images of life, to having a philosophical life-practice.

In the counseling you make a very profound and serious research, and therefore the guest and the counselor must be connected, both in and beyond the linguistic communication.

There must be solidarity, what implies that the topic of discussion is of great importance for both the guest and the counselor, that it concerns them both, and that they study it with love; that is to say: with a passion for understanding it.