I was looking at what true listening entails. It seems to me that the more I pay attention, the more evident it becomes that I'm not particularly good at it - not so much in the conventional sense, but in a deeper way. Imagine someone is communicating a profound insight to you - whether it relates to consciousness work, transformation, or something else entirely. What do you do with it? Do you immediately accept it, reject it, believe it, disbelieve it? Do you hear the words, filter them through your mind, recall past references to what's being said, and then conclude that the communication is now understood? Perhaps the first sign of poor listening is this very impulse or predisposition to claim that you've already understood the communication. This seems to be common. We don't realize that we may have failed to listen, that we haven't experienced the insight being shared (or at least not as profoundly as we could have). So how can we better "listen," especially in this context? What even is that about?

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In fact, being willing to look stupid means you will be less inhibited in your learning. Sure you might crash and burn and do something stupid, but think of the what's possible with that kind of risk taking. It will open you up to feedback which can help you grow, transform, learn faster. I see many in workshops hold themselves back unnecessarily. (Of course you should balance this with if you are really off the beam with your contributions someone may tell you to stop being an ass, in which case you can use that as more feedback and adjust accordingly. But if you are genuinely curious, go for it.) We have a new category for posting available titled, "Help and questions." If you are new here or experienced let us know you challenges and questions you might have regarding workshops, your own consciousness work, confusions, etc...

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