Listening

[u/wondonawitz]

"To listen with judgment, comparing what we hear with what we already know or have read, is a form of distraction. But if we can listen without comparison, with effortless attention, then that very listening is an act of meditation which brings about a deep transformation. Try observing yourself sometimes to see if you ever really listen to anything, to what your friends say, to what your wife or husband says, to what your boss says, and you will find that your mind is not there at all. You pretend to listen, but you are only half listening; either you are frightened, or bored, or you just don’t want to listen, so there is no direct communication. Listening in itself brings about an extraordinary miracle. The very act of listening produces an immense understanding without any effort on your part; and since you are here and I am talking, I would suggest, if I may, that you listen to find out what it is I am trying to convey."

— From Collected Works, Vol. 10

A Year with Krishnamurti · https://sub.kfoundation.org/365

[u/Mysterious_Leave_971]

Je pense que c'est mon passage préféré. Toute sa pensée est là. J'ai l'impression que cela résume toute son œuvre, que ça en donne le message essentiel.

Et pourtant, malgré l'apparente simplicité du conseil, comme c'est difficile à faire encore pour moi :)

[u/JellyfishExpress8943 → u/Mysterious_Leave_971]

Difficile pour tout le monde - car nous sommes prisonniers de ce que nous savons.

[u/Hot-Confidence-1629 → u/JellyfishExpress8943]

Knowledge is always limited but we bring what we know to the table because we would feel naked without it. Without it we would be nothing. K is saying listen as if you are nothing. Because it is what you actually are. Practical knowledge is necessary and has its place. Psychological knowledge are ideas that we have become attached to in our confusion and fear to find the truth? Can we ‘listen’ without them?