Listening....

In true listening I find a peace. A true hearing, unobstructed by the usual thought patterns of to and fro, their associations and getting lost in the confusion of mind. To truly listen, is difficult. A task I find challenging….to hear. Each sound alone and unchanged, unattached and unquestioned, is open. Often I try to hear the sounds of the world around me as they are…. my daily tasks, the sounds of the street and the buzz of a city….. to get to a point where all sounds exist to me like this, even for the briefest moment, feels as though I understand. But it is so hard sometimes to hear….so I keep listening.