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May 18, 2009
Who's on trial?
It's been my privilege to lead a few retreats recently; some long, some short; all good.
Is there pressure to deliver?
People sometimes imagine it's the retreat leader who's on trial; and deliver their judgement accordingly:
So some will say: 'You were utterly shit, really disappointing, and a dark place for me.'
While others will say, 'You were utterly brilliant, really wonderful, and a source of such light!'
Of course, these dear people are not talking about the retreat leader; they are talking about themselves; about the textures and states they have discovered within.
The retreat leader is neither shit nor brilliant; just a space they have stumbled into, and from which they now declare.
Posted by Mr Bojangles at May 18, 2009 11:49 AM