Shree: listening and perceiving

 

Shree: listening and perceiving

listening means to connect and empathize - it does not mean to react or say anything or even think defensively. thinking will still happen - we are not saying to "blank out" minds. it will not happen since conversation happens through the mind that perceives. but the mind means vibrations and momentum and a lot of tendencies. this is how "something" gets exchanged and happens and acted on. in this exchange, we have a choice that is born from our state of mind - should we react or should we stay calm and blissful? the choice suggests that situation cannot determine how we choose to make reality and create feelings. i would say feelings, decisions, analysis should be independent of situations that are perceived. so can i let go off defenses and assumptions and evaluations? this is a state of mind that should be created.

a more subtle question is how do i choose to perceive existence even if no one talks or says anything and i seem to be the only one seeing or hearing or saying or touching etc.

this is not a simple thing to do or become blissful. wholesome efforts are required to become blissful and unconditional. and if this is the most important thing to become, then it should be tried, applied, tested and transformed from within.

all the best!

Hari Om.