Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Art of Listening

[jwk333]

I can relate with Fraterculae.

[AnandaShishhya]

From Clip: You never listen. You need intelligence to listen. You need enlightenment to listen. Once you are able to listen you will be able to reply. Only when you verbalize, you yourself will be clear exactly what is your problem. When we don't verbalize, when we don't express, we ourself don't know exactly what is our problem.

[Populo1]

Pranams Swamiji,

This is excellent.  In the modern society there is always a rift in communication between introverts & extroverts. The rift can be very well fixed with this technique. Introverts though do not express outwardly still talk silently while others talking. But being a true listener our body language and few words of response to a talker can make big difference as it is a response from one's own consciousness which will have good impact on the speaker. Thank you swamiji

[Fraterculae]

i know hundreds of women and many men who can no longer think for themselves at all .. they can only listen .. and it can be very bad for them in today's world.

[prakz71]

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[gahana108]

beautiful. thank you swamiji

[bnwosu]

The key is that you must be so blissfull and trusting of the universe which is self, you are not able to compromise your spiritual connection because you are trying to control your pure response. Going with the real flow.

You can hear the words without really getting the message. No understanding of what was heard.

Stillness. Listening with your pure being on all levels in the moment.

[sherrymajhtodigpia]

swami ji said beautifully...luckey are those who found real master... and theY trust on his words.. so we are all lucky.. that we all are decipels of swami ji... come under the blessing of our loving master.. NITHYANANDAM.

[Fraterculae]

if you listen too much.. people never will let you speak. They think you are subordinate .

[Utka9]

I couldn't help smiling at your comment!

What he says is right though, we tend to not listen well, then I can see your point too

I find that ppl who talk too much hide their insecurity somehow...

[assimssim]

Making some noise can distract us from our inferiority complex, but it will never cure it. Talking is generaly a diversion manoeuver to distract us and others from ourselfs. So the real us can't be seen. But the Real Us - your real I - is something else that has not much to say and it is inteligent enough to listen, to be aware, to learn and to cure.

[Fraterculae]

you are right .. and i have always felt this.. but i must admit that in my own life i found that people started to devalue my attention the more deeply i gave it .. eventually i realised they were seeing me as subordinate. This is not a culture which values awareness very highly.

[rdc1622]

The point he was making is that we are mentally preparing our response so we can begin talking when the other person stops, but when we do so we fail to "listen" what the person has actually said.

[Fraterculae]

that is a great observation and very true but i found that when you listen well you are often overwhelmed by the other persons words and completely forget your own ideas. In a modern society being without your own thoughts can be really bad for you!!

[rdc1622]

I guess that's why listening is an art. You need to find that balance of listening to what is being said and being ready to speak. And you're right, in professional settings when it's expected you already know the jargon, it makes deciphering ideas even tougher.

[odesign1]

Thank you Swamiji, you are a fountain of inspiration. Namaste.

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[Brema23]

What is the best we can do

to overcome this weakness

Swamiji?.  How can we control

the mind which is preparing the

answer or comment?.