<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid0MowAvJuxwdSM73nCpmMvek6RtrqUjKB4iKS3LHoKgdyXdbf57CKvNZxtDf8m7wvCl%26id%3D100033165156246&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="264" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe> English --- You learn by listening without trying to understand too much. Why? Because there is far more here than your mind can grasp at once. When people try to analyze every single point during a lecture, they get stuck processing that one section and completely tune out the rest of the talk. Physically, your brain is so busy rationalizing that your ears metaphorically plug up. While it is natural to want to intellectualize everything—that is how we function in daily life—listening to a Dharma talk is a training ground for a different skill set: listening without reacting. If you can refrain from thinking and processing while you listen, you will actually absorb the information much faster and more deeply over time. Letting the words flow in without trying to hold onto or analyze them—that is Chan. You are practicing Chan right there in your seat. Down the road, this ability to listen without processing will unlock a much profound understanding.