Continuous pure attention to sound is always available

Evidence

My own core practice—seed practice—began about 45 years ago, and probably longer than that but the consciousness of it began about 45 years ago of listening—to everything all the time. Reminding myself when I was not listening, and I keep practicing this all the time. And I keep catching myself and bringing myself to consciousness. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 481

Categorization

• XREF: A portable practice for teachers/mediators: ‘catch yourself not listening’ as a lifelong discipline — directly serves the reader’s stated purpose. — connects to: Deep Listening expands to the whole soundscape while focusing on single sounds — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 77; Deep listening moves between vast sonic totality and targeted focus; Inclusive listening expands consciousness without limits — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 211 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 481

Broader Connections

• Deep Listening expands to the whole soundscape while focusing on single sounds #qualifies (0.70) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 77
• Deep listening moves between vast sonic totality and targeted focus #qualifies (0.70)
• Focal and global attention constitute two distinct modes of listening #qualifies (0.70) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 189
• Inclusive listening expands consciousness without limits #corroborates (0.60) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 211