The Art Of Genuine Listening

Genuinely Listening Listening does not only mean to be silent physically,

But it also means to stop listening to ourselves all the time.

It means to stop projecting ideas,

Thoughts and opinions about the other person or the situation and the world in our own mind.

To prioritize listening to the other person or the situation fully.

Deep empathetic listening to context,

Possibility,

Multiple levels of meaning.

To be fully willing to be open,

To be struck by that,

To be potentially changed by that.

And instead of defending the constructs in your own mind,

Consciously responding to them and what is really said.

A lot of times we are not listening at all,

But merely prioritizing our own perception.

And filtering whatever is said through this projected layer.

So basically listening to ourselves through another person.

Allow the truth of another person or thing to penetrate deeply.

Genuinely listening is almost being so gracefully receptive to the moment.

Almost like a microphone.

Allow your entire body to be as receptive as a microphone.

And this microphone is not only picking up sound,

It is picking up energy,

Feeling,

Emotion,

Sensation.

Are you willing to be so sensitive and receptive to this moment?

Because it does require you to drop any idea that you have about yourself.

About the situation and about the other person.

Be open and receptive to what this moment requires you to be.

Instead of prioritizing an image or expectation of yourself and the moment.

The one is raw and unfiltered and the other one simply a projection of perception.

Be open and receptive to what is said through this projected layer.