My listening to everyone and the world around me dictates how deeply connected I am with myself and others.
When I am not deeply listening, I am judging. I might be judging the person in front of me, but most likely, I am judging myself.
What shall I say next?
Will I say the right thing?
Do they think I’m worthy of this conversation?
Are they getting anything out of it?
Are they interested, enjoying this, or bored?
I am making judgments about what I think is yet to occur, instead of being with what is showing up here right now.
Without pure listening to the essence of what is being said, I get lost in a sea of judgment.
Relationships are created in each moment over and over again in the depths of pure listening. They are not created in judgments.
I recognise conversations with loved ones that I have had, where I have been in judgment, and not listening to them.
Instead of listening to THEIR expression of THEIR world, I have been listening to the voice in my own head which is making judgments of the words I am hearing.
Experiencing listening in this way is like another opening for me to see more deeply what it means to truly listen. To disconnect from the reactive voice in my head and be with what shows up beyond that.
It’s showing me another powerful opening that is pointing me in the direction of listening for my True Self and for my True Wisdom.
From this place, I am able to hear and receive the Wisdom and Truth of others.
What does listening mean to you?
Love Rajni š
