Albert Herdianto Widjojo
When no one else can answer the question, there is no more idea to break the deadlock, and there seems to be no more action can be taken, while ignorance still wants to get the guidance, so listening is one of the few other ways that can be done.
Listening is one of the ways to be with the Supreme Life, by praying, meditating, contemplating, or else. We learn to listen to the One we love.
However, listening is not an effort, not a technique, not a work to be done. Listening is sourced from the desire together with someone or something you are waiting to hear. Listening is an approach, starting from silence to manifesting into words or sound, thus giving form to itself (silence) itself. Although in silence when nothing can be heard, listening is still a relationship.
Learning to listen is breaking away to be present without being compelling or demanding, to hold backspace where something can be said, where the meeting can be revealed, when openness is answered.
Like music and music lovers, Lovers and Beloved are two friends, where lovers are listeners who are born to listen to their Beloved. Without lovers, how can the song of the Beloved be heard?
In the beginning, we must learn the art of listening, art to be present attentive, empty, and clear. We must learn to capture the calm, the small voice of the Beloved, not cut off the conversation, no say a word, and not ask many questions. We must learn to be quiet because listening is born from silence. However, listening with the heart is always a play of love, approaching each other, even though nothing is heard.
Listening is a wisdom that is very easily overlooked, for this is a feminine role, accepting and hidden, while our culture only respects what visible. Listening has a major role in this love, in our relationship with Beloved who has no form of worldliness.
Listen carefully with all the ears of every part of us, from every atom of our being, and we will hear the Source whisper all the time, only to us, for us. Because we are all lovers of the Beloved. Every time, in every event of your life, he whispers about what we must and want to know.
Who can explain this miracle? So simple. Just listen and we will find it in every passing moment. Hear, and our whole lives will be a conversation in mind and work between us and Him, directly, without words, now, and always.
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I read. I digest. I listen. And I would have agreed ? with you, maybe more, except at the end you call the Beloved ‘Him’. Him?! ???♀️
Somebody said that male chauvinism started when they decided to make God a male ?
Wow! What an interesting issue! I love it!
For everyone in general, what do you think is the most suitable call for the Beloved One, dear Cerewet?
Isn’t that the Beloved One can be called in many names, or even as “The One Who Can’t Be Called Its Name”?
Beyond chauvinism, Is the essence of the masculine ever separated from the feminine?
My dear brother, even excluding chauvinism, it still not “right” to assign either a masculine or feminine form to God. I also hesitate using It as much as I can avoid because God is not an It. So, if you notice, when I write I risk on redundancy instead.
How one wishes to call God is up to the personal preference of the person, I think. The same way our personal relationship with God varies from person to person. You forgot “I Am” is also one of God’s names ?
Personally, I call God God, Lord or Beloved. If I am singing a praise song with I Am, I envision (no form ?) that as God too.
And no, masculine and feminine are one. Still, when English speakers use masculine and feminine forms, they mean it literally. In my language, there is no masculine and feminine pronouns so it is not an issue.
“The One Who Can’t…” awww, I will never use that phrase again because it reminds me of Voldemort in Harry Potter haha ?
Sometimes it’s a bit difficult to use English for certain words. Indonesian also does not distinguish the word Dia or Ia to referring to someone without distinguishing masculine and feminine. I understand that “I am” is also The One, but people will misunderstand if I use the pronoun in my writing and I think it will be younger to understand if I use a more familiar word… ?
I understand if my sister Cerewet, protests about the mention in the last part even though I have also used other words to refer to God. May God and you forgive my mistake.?
But you are also right because actually, I am also less comfortable calling it as the call of the Divine…
Oh yeah, I also call God as The Divine other than God, Lord and Beloved. But only in writing. Not in praying.
Sttt… Just information for you… I have no longer prayed for a long time.
No prayer? Not even a simple thank-you-Beloved-for-this-new-day? Amazing! ?
listening to what a person is saying isn’t hard, but hearing what they mean can be…
I am sure you know very well the reason.
there are plenty of reasons on the listener’s side alone…
I agree, Albert. Listening is the most important thing. I always listen to anyone to say an opinion. Of course, we listen to someone easier
Only those who are good at listening have a lot of understanding, right?
I listen twice more than I talk! Is that well? Is that bad? Who knows?
At least that fits the number of our ears and mouth, right?
You are right! It’s a good reason why this is happening to me! I did not think about it before! What about those who speak twice more than listen? Have they two mouths and one ear??
It should be so, two mouths and one ear with positions exchanged with each other. But if that happens I think they will talk four times more and will never listen.
Listening is much more important than speaking. It is not difficult at all, but takes focus and concentration. It comes natural to me. I prefer listening. The image is powerful Albert. As you words are. Many do not listen with the intent to understand, instead they listen with the intent to reply.
I fully agree with you about listening, Carol. Imagine, even if just to listen well and effectively to human voices is so difficult, how can we hear the spiritual voice, the voice of the Most Living.
It does take concentration and focus and blocking out everything around us, as well as all of our own thoughts. But it can be done.
I am glad that you are very optimistic and confident. I am increasingly convinced that you have a broad understanding of many things.
Nice Albert,deep observation about listening .
Thanks for the compliment, Hina Hamid. This is just a fancier’s tweet.
ears made of tin cups
catch
waves
bounced from walls
to shatter
and leave pieces
around us.
Listening is the essence of humanity. It starts with a common bond. It moves towards hearing. Listening is the reaction to sound. The hunters instinct all humans have. we are, after all not apex predators without our guns and knives. We are fairly insignificant as we are. So listening is a protective connection to the world.
Hearing, now you have bridged the primal brain and moved into the parts of us that are greater.
You have described this beautifully, Doc. Thank you.
We have all the tools we need to hear but we often fail to do it effectively because our own heads are filled with noise, fear, and desire.
the tin cups magnify and obscure.
With that tin cups you have explained the reasons for many failures well.
it comes from a poem I wrote a long time ago, mostly out of frustration. I was trying to teach a young person how to read and kept failing. I finally realized that the problem wasn’t his, it was mien!
sorry that should have ended with Mine!
Only wise teachers can introspect and realize their mistakes.
That was an ego shaker. I changed my approach, and the child started reading.
In less than 3 months he was the top reader in my class.
He still emails me to this day. he is a Doctor now.
OMG… Your introspection has flowed big blessings, Doc. That is also enlightenment! Thanks to that student! Both of you deserve to thank each other!
I am so proud of you!
i loved being a teacher, The politics of teaching wasn’t for me. Thank you for the kind words!
I’m ready to listen and listen a lot, dear Albert … if I’m interested in topics then listening is not difficult … if I’m not interested in the topic, listening can be very painful …. otherwise I’m listening out of respect, however, listening can really be very painful
That is exactly what I have said, dear friend, listening to something we like, we love is very easy and fun, even if the sound is not heard we can still enjoy it, but if what we have to listen to is lies, slander, falsehood and the like, it must be can be painful or at least boring…
How we’re similar, dear Albert….at least when it comes to this topic
Yes, there is a huge difference between hearing and listening…I think listening is really important
You are right, we can capture the sound that goes into our ears at any time but without giving full attention with an open mind to what is heard we will find it difficult to understand.
To listen means to learn to communicate – with yourself, with everyone and everything else.
Indeed, the main thing about communication is listening, which even though we have the most sophisticated hardware and software as default we often fail to operate it properly and effectively.
Albert, a great picture of reflection and darkness. What a way to explain concepts like silent listening and source whisper!
So far, you are the first person to touch the context of listening that I mean here, Mohan. Thank you so much.
This is indeed not easy because it is beyond the usual understanding of listening well, which is usually also quite difficult to do…
Listening is an art that we all must learn
I am sure you have a lot of experience about it and are very skilled at doing it, dear friend.
I am a marketing professional and believe that one learns a lot by listening. I also believe that the one who listens to others carefully makes a better deal!
I think listening is the key to getting buyers’ sympathy and knowing what they want and need. Sometimes… to direct them too… lol
I have been trying to listen to someone I care about, but this person is lost in her own world, but I am being hurt the most. I will not give up on her, but I feel lost not knowing what else to do.
I really understand your situation. Many things do not go as we want and we cannot do anything for that, except asking for guidance and listening to Him.
There are few people in the world who have really listening power, but today no even bother to listen other
How can we listen to others if our minds are filled with various fears and desires? We may even have difficulty hearing ourselves.
I will respond to this seriously. I always tell the young people under my wings, that they can’t understand what someone is saying when they are speaking along with this person.
You are so serious that I get confused… lol
Who do you mean by “this person”? Do people who talk more than listen?
ohhh gosh, I am losing my grip of clear explanation. tsk tsk tsk that’s why I cant be serious.
Are we on the moon now?
just came back from the moon? so where are you? where is the party you promised me?
WOw what a treatise on listening. when there is love no words are spoken , we just listen to each other’s heart. I loved listening to what you said.
Thanks a lot, Dawn. I’m sure you know that when we listen to Love, we immediately understand many things, and we make a big leap.
I really enjoyed this. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the compliment, Yonis. Glad you like it.