Often we see language in airlines with the tag "handle with care". That indicates that the language is fragile and the handlers need to keep the language with care and without jerks so that the valuable inside is not broken. We too handle a very sensitive soul inside which needs to be handled with love. Not only do we need to handle ourselves with love but all the people we deal with.
Probably three types of communication take place among people. The first one is "mind-to-mind communication". This is the normal communication that takes place among the human beings. When two human beings communicate with each other, both of them identify themselves with their mind and the content thereof. The content is our experiences and understanding of those experiences. We all identify with our name, family, community, qualifications, experiences, and organization. When two or more human beings communicate "mind to mind" they center themselves around their own experiences. Speaking is definitely restricted to such experiences and listening too is by and large filtered by such experiences. That's why such communications are generally quite narrow. When there are many involved in such communications, the width and depth of the discussion are set at the lowest of the understanding. That's what we generally see in the social functions and meetings of colleagues.
However, the "mind-to-mind" discussions may also be rich if all the people involved in the interaction are evolved and have wide experiences. That's what happens when there are discussions among the intelligentsia. However, since there is always one or more people, forming part of the discussion group, having a very shallow and narrow understanding of life that sets the tone of the discussion. Probably, the shallower the understanding of life the greater the conviction one has about his own understanding of life. There is a saying in India that "Adjal Gagri Chalkat Jaye". That means more water comes out of the pot having less water while travelling.
The second type of communication taking place between people is "soul-to-mind". It takes place when one understands the relativity and temporariness of the mind and its content while the other is still stuck with the mind and its contents. Such communications are a pain to watch. The mind makes all the efforts to convince the soul about his ideas and opinions almost declaring the other one to be stupid. The soul has no option but to stay silent because it understands and that understanding gives it wisdom to keep silent.
The third type of communication is "soul-to-soul" communication. That's fun to watch. When two or more communicate with each other, there is no my or your view. Every idea, thought and view belongs to everybody else. All souls share the same source and that is why there is an understanding that the ideas, opinions, and thoughts do not belong to one mind. All the minds are just receivers receiving ideas from the same source. Different receivers tune into different radio stations. In such communications, all the ideas and opinions are put together without identification with any of those. That makes the discussions beautiful. Dissection and analysis of each and every idea and opinion, without any association. The soul-to-soul connection makes such communications and discussions extremely beautiful.
Fortunately, I have been part of many such "soul-to-soul" discussions and when one witnesses these discussions, one realizes the futility and limitations of the other two types of discussions. I somehow don't know why many of us leave such a beautiful thing in life to run after the targets set by the limited mind and its content making the whole of our life so limited and barren. So long we identify with the mind and its contents, we will always be filled with fear, desire for pleasure, and ambitions without realizing how painful all three make our lives. Handling life with love seems to be the only way out. We need to handle not only ourselves but also others with love. Handling life with love is impossible without a soul-to-soul connection. Mind can take us maximum to sympathy which is such a poor substitute of love.
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