To find out something, one has to be open and fluid. If you have observed a river, how it flows, you will notice sometimes on the backwaters of the river, there are small ponds. Water stagnates in a pond, there are no fish. But the river water is fresh, vibrant and flowing. If you become like a pond, you become stagnant to what you know, to your positionality , to your opinion, to your dogmas and so will end up missing the quality of freshness of the flowing river. Our listening, when it is caught in our opinion, in our dogmas, in our likes and dislikes, we miss the freshness and open ness of listening. When you are listening, learn to be open and flowing. Give space to the speaker, give space to your doubts, giving inner space, in being open. And from that openness when one listens, there is a different quality of understanding. Next time your boss is talking to you, dont be caught in your disagreement, give space to your preferences and give space to what he is saying, then you can intuit what he is saying. Next time your spouse scolds you, just be open, dont get lost in what you want, give space for your spouse to say and from that openness listen to your spouses scolding. You will understand better and not be bitter. Once you are bitter, you get isolated and in that isolation, you cant connect to your spouse. Isolation creates conflict and when\ in conflict, you get filled with\ frustration and your inner cup is filled with restlessness. Learn to empty your inner cup.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 04:39:29 +0000
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