Ambitions Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti
““How do you listen? Do you listen with your projections, through your projection, through your ambitions, desires, fears, anxieties, through hearing only what you want to hear, only what will be satisfactory, what will gratify, what will give comfort, what will for the moment alleviate your suffering? If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen to your own voice; you are listening to your own desires. And is there any other form of listening? Is it not important to find out how to listen not only to what is being said but to everything – to the noise in the streets, to the chatter of birds, to the noise of the tramcar, to the restless sea, to the voice of your husband, to your wife, to your friends, to the cry of a baby? Listening has importance only when on is not projecting one’s own desires through which one listens. Can one put aside all these screens through which we listen, and really listen?””
About This Quote
Source Speech: Lecture on Listening, 1970s
True listening requires setting aside personal biases and hearing all sounds without projection.
In simple terms: Listen without personal bias.
Key Takeaway
Practice listening without projecting desires.
Themes
mindfulness
communication
self-awareness
Mood
contemplative
thoughtful
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal conversations
- nature sounds
- public speaking
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
bias
projection
presence
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you notice your own projections?
- What does listening to silence teach you?
A Different Perspective
Hard to fully detach from ingrained mental filters.
