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Bodhayanti Parasparam – Vol 10
throw light on the path and direct us in the right course. The need for a road map of spiritual journey is of paramount importance. The continuity of the system is assured and seekers have guides if only there is keen search for one. Guides are there and guidance is there but it is the individual who should move in the path. When the yielding is there on the part of trainer and trained, through Spiritual Direction, we enter into this quality of dialogue with the intent of letting the spirit within us "reveal" the story we are living that is our life. We experience our lives physically. We think about and rationalize the dynamics of our lives mentally. We process everything emotionally and psychologically. But it is the spirit within us that holds the key to the significant questions of life. Spiritual Direction is the art of assisting a person in articulating a truth that is already bubbling up within longing to be realized. Thanks to the nature of love the spirit within us always moves us toward reconciliation, healing, wisdom, courage, and love. Spiritual direction is almost never through vocal words and manual signals though such an utilisation cannot be ruled out totally.
3. We may wonder what exactly is spirit? How do we know what our spirit really is? The reality is that we know more than we realize. Our spirit is that part of us that is ever- consistent, ever-present to us, even in the voice of inner conflict and stress. This is because our spirit is a truth vessel: its very nature is Truth that is always shining in the
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