There is an old African proverb that states that Antelope walk together in pairs in order to blow the dust from one another's eyes. I was listening to a CD from the SDI seminar in which a speaker mentioned that this was a perfect metaphor for what Spiritual Directors do. We don't direct anyone. Instead, we journey beside a person helping them remove the dust, in order to see more clearly what was already there. And we are all Spiritual Directors for one another.
thank you roberta......
ReplyDeletea very Buddhist perspective ... we need purification to blow the dust away from the reality of who we are. this is a very useful 'definition' of enlightenment! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great analogy Roberta!
ReplyDeleteAwesome – I will try to remember that!
ReplyDeleteThanks.