Listening

Listening is an independent, intelligent technique which can directly lead you to the higher space and higher reality. Hearing and listening are different. In hearing, sound enters the ears, gets processed and creates different emotions. Right listening means that when sound enters your system, it gets absorbed into your system and leads you from sound to silence. The possibility for right listening happens greater in the presence of an enlightened master.

Listening is always connected with your ability to handle reality as it is, without creating your own unconscious ideas and conclusions. When you don’t have listening, you always come to a conclusion even before the information is cognized in you. That is why the very first step in Hindu spiritual practice is integrated listening – Shravana

When was the last time you really listened to your own words? We never really listen either to ourselves or others. When you start listening to yourself, you will naturally become more aware of the words you give yourself and others. You will also have the ability to listen to others’ words with integrity.

Listening brings integrity to your words. Listening to yourself brings awareness to your words to you and others. You will also have the ability to listen to others words with integrity.

The right words start with YOU. Who is the first person to hear the words you utter? YOU

Listen authentically to yourself. In the beginning, do not believe what your mind tells you but listen authentically. First thing the mind does is, throw tantrums. It will cry, then it will make you feel bored, then tired. Listen to all the three. Only after that, you will know what are the incompletions you are carrying. Listen authentically to everything that your mind sings. Don’t pass any judgement to say if it is right or wrong. I’m not asking you to believe and same way I’m not saying don’t believe. Just listen!

Catch what are your incompletions by providing authentic listening to yourself. Go on listening .. even when you are talking, driving, sitting. However much you try to practice, only by listening, you will achieve it. Only when you listen, practising starts. You will also learn all the wonderful good things in you. You will also learn how to cause enlightenment in others when you practice authentic listening.