Are You Listening or only Hearing?

Listening and Hearing are not the same.
You can think and hear at the same moment perfectly, however
You can not think and listen at the same moment perfectly.
The conscious mind must be silent in order to be listening.
After the conscious mind is silent and accepting self, true listening is fully accepting what we are experiencing now, which includes the feelings of the living spirit, self. Then, you can never be deceived.