sravanam hearing

[AncientMariner]

I just asked a devotee of Krishna in a buddhist chatroom if you can relieve past sinful reactions by reading the story of Prahlada Maharaja and he said yes that is called sravanam hearing.

[theist]

Is there a difference between listening and hearing?

[Pankaja_Dasa]

 

 

Hearing is when your parents listen. And listening is when they talk with you.

[Guest guest]

Theist Ji,

 

I searched in the Cambridge dictionary to find that listening means hearing attentively.

 

Here's the definition:

 

1)

 

hear (RECEIVE SOUND) [show phonetics]

 

verb [i or T] heard, heard

 

to receive or become aware of a sound using your ears:

 

2)

listen [show phonetics]

 

verb

to give attention to someone or something in order to hear them:

 

Hare Krishna!

 

Regards,

Som.