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1、January1ListenwitheaseHaveyoueversatverysilently,notwithyourattentionfixedonanything,notmakinganefforttoconcentrate,butwiththemindveryquiet,reallystill?Thenyouheareverything,don’tyou?Youhearthefaroffnoisesaswellasthosethatarenearerandthosethatareverycloseby,theimmedia
2、tesounds—whichmeansreallythatyouarelisteningtoeverything.Yourmindisnotconfinedtoonenarrowlittlechannel.Ifyoucanlisteninthisway,listenwithease,withoutstrain,youwillfindanextraordinarychangetakingplacewithinyou,achangewhichcomeswithoutyourvolition,withoutyourasking;andi
3、nthatchangethereisgreatbeautyanddepthofinsight.January2Puttingasidescreens?Howdoyoulisten?Doyoulistenwithyourprojections,throughyourprojection,throughyourambitions,desires,fears,anxieties,throughhearingonlywhatyouwanttohear,onlywhatwillbesatisfactory,whatwillgratify,w
4、hatwillgivecomfort,whatwillforthemomentalleviateyoursuffering?Ifyoulistenthroughthescreenofyourdesires,thenyouobviouslylistentoyourownvoice;youarelisteningtoyourowndesires.Andisthereanyotherformoflistening?Isitnotimportanttofindouthowtolistennotonlytowhatisbeingsaidbu
5、ttoeverything—tothenoiseinthestreets,tothechatterofbirds,tothenoiseofthetramcar,totherestlesssea,tothevoiceofyourhusband,toyourwife,toyourfriends,tothecryofababy?Listeninghasimportanceonlywhenoneisnotprojectingone’sowndesiresthroughwhichonelistens.Canoneputasideallthe
6、sescreensthroughwhichwelisten,andreallylisten?January3BeyondthenoiseofwordsListeningisanartnoteasilycomeby,butinitthereisbeautyandgreatunderstanding.Welistenwiththevariousdepthsofourbeing,butourlisteningisalwayswithapreconceptionorfromaparticularpointofview.Wedonotlis
7、tensimply;thereisalwaystheinterveningscreenofourownthoughts,conclusions,andprejudices...Tolisten1theremustbeaninwardquietness,afreedomfromthestrainofacquiring,arelaxedattention.Thisalertyetpassivestateisabletohearwhatisbeyondtheverbalconclusion.Wordsconfuse;theyareonl
8、ytheoutwardmeansofcommunication;buttocommunebeyondthenoiseofwords,theremustbeinlisteninganalertpassivity.Thosewholovemaylist
