“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.
Then they are both in
communication with each other.
But if you resist, as perhaps
you are going to resist a great deal of what the other person is going to say,
then communication is not possible.
One has to learn the art of
listening.
When you listen to music which
you like, there is no resistance. You go with it, you shake your head, you clap
your hands, you do all kinds of things to express your appreciation, your
understanding of the quality of the music, and so on. There is no form of
defence, no form of resistance; you are going with it; you are flowing with it.
In the same way, kindly
listen, not to be instructed, not to be told what to do, but to understand what
is being said.
This can only happen in passive
listening presence, in the stillness of a mind without thoughts.
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