This is a Buddhist story that a friend shared with me this past week.
There was a man who came to a temple in search of enlightenment. He wanted to work with a teacher who could help him along this sacred path. He was told that the teacher would become available to him, but first he needed to meditate. After a few weeks, he asked if he could now see the teacher. He was told that he needed to continue with his meditation practice and the teacher would become available. Two more weeks passed and with mounting exasperation, he again requested to meet with a teacher. They then walked him to the gates of the temple and said, "here are your teachers".
Before the entrance stood his wife and children.
Relationships provide us with the opportunity to heal. They are the very catalyst for transformation. The work of integrating this truth is indeed a spiritual practice.
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