The Ear of the Ear, the Mind of the Mind
It is the ear of the ear, the mind of the mind, the speech of speech, the breath of breath. The wise, going beyond, let go of the senses and become deathless.
Have I ever noticed the 'hearing-place' that lets my ear hear sound at all?
📝Reflection
The ear hears sound, yet the 'ear of the ear' that makes hearing possible is itself not heard as sound. The eye sees things, but the seeing itself is unseen. Kena reminds us that we always attend only to the instrument (the senses) and miss the place that wields it — like looking at the world through glasses while forgetting the glasses themselves. When you hear something today, to notice once, beyond the sound, the 'I who is hearing now' — that subtle noticing is the door to another layer.
🌱Apply It Today
When you hear a sound today, turn your attention for three seconds not to the sound but to the 'hearing' itself.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
