Beacons of Business - 34

[Guest guest]

Sairam Sisters and Brothers,

We will continue to listen from Andrè L. Delbecq, Director - Institute for

Spirituality and Organisation Leadership, J. Thomas and Kathleen L. McCarthy

University Professor, Santa Clara University, Alameda, CA, USA.

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"Spiritual maturity helps us to realise our role is mostly to raise questions

and to share the wisdom of spiritual masters (in my case inclusive of the

wisdom of spiritually mature business leaders I have had contact with). The

spiritual direction tradition in the Christian tradition always places Jesus in

the role of primary teacher, and relies on the gentle nudging of the Holy Spirit

working within the life of others. So guidance is not prescriptive in our

tradition, and relies heavily on sharing the wisdom of our scriptures and

spiritual writers.

I have 20 - 30 students in my spirituality seminar each quarter. As they share

their journals and meditation reflections I am immediately aware each

individual is travelling a spiritual journey particular to their individuality,

and their career stage. They hear the same lecture, they read the same books,

they experience a common dialog; but when you read their journals you see that

each participant travels a distinct path and so hears and sees differently.

Thus the notion that I can "prescribe" for another is not possible.

Rather my role is to be an encouraging companion, helping others to listen to

the gentle inner voice of the Spirit. Understand I believe that my lectures,

and facilitation of both dialog and meditation matters. However, what I do is a

drop of dew in the spiritual ocean for it is really the Holy Spirit who is the

spiritual guide."

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