1.0Drishtikonehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikoneDesh Kapoorhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/author/drishtikone/Awareness, Mind and Honestyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZDLmAacbgI"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/2007/05/awareness-mind-and-honesty/">Awareness, Mind and Honesty</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/2007/05/awareness-mind-and-honesty/embed/#?secret=ZDLmAacbgI" width="600" height="338" title="“Awareness, Mind and Honesty” — Drishtikone" data-secret="ZDLmAacbgI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Lately, certain events and subsequent discussions made me angry. Discussions made me angry because I constantly felt that the other person was not listening to me and he/she felt that her/his advise was the best for me. Needless to say, I was less than charitable in my reaction. Through that entire episode, one thing struck me a lot - was there any chance that they would listen to me? In any relationship, the reason why we hurt the other is because we are so full of ourselves. In our daily and constant existence, we are constantly deaf to anything else except our own voice. Our own voice is so strong that it drowns the messages that a relationship gives out.. infact shouts out! The person need not speak. If our minds could stop voicing its egotistic and narcisstic nonsense, spoken word from another is not necessary to "listen".