Listening with our whole self, without the internal dialogue, this takes awareness, practice and vigilance.
 A constant returning to the present moment, a letting go of judgements that arise, in fact letting go of everything that arises, and returning to an open awake wholehearted listening. And when it somehow happens even momentarily, you know without a doubt that this is what all your work has been aiming for, it has been leading you home to the quiet heart.