Only A Humble Mind Can Listen Attentively

**Note: If the mind is not really peaceful now, it might not be a perfect moment to listen to this podcast, one has to be aware of the emotions or reactions that can block one from listenING ATTENTIVELY.

This talk is a meditation practice. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without getting stuck in words, examine the mind in silence, no agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already a meditation practice.

Transcript

For a mind which is able to listen attentively,

The mind can use the language,

The verse carefully,

With care.

To strike a real conversation between people,

Both sides can listen and speak with attention,

With care.

To inquire into the mind,

Together,

Inquire into life,

Together.

To be able to listen attentively,

The very essence of a simple living,

Beautiful living,

Is to have a humble mind.

The mind must be humble,

Which means that the mind stays unknown.

Even the mind stays unknown,

The mind is fresh,

It's free of the burden of all kinds of knowledge and thoughts.

Such a mind is eager to learn,

To listen,

Without any translation,

Any interpretation.

So a humble mind is a mind that can listen attentively,

And a humble life is a life that is eager to learn,

To observe.

And such a life is a simple,

Beautiful,

Intelligent,

Compassionate life.

To meditate in the real sense is to have this mind that can listen attentively,

Can listen to the birds of sight,

Can listen to the walk on the floor,

Can see the beauty of the virtue of a good man.

To appreciate the inner beauty of the life,

Where the self,

The ego,

Is absent.

And only such a mind can touch upon the beauty,

Can touch upon the truth of life.

And such a mind itself is the meaning of life.