Sacramental or therapeutic?

I have just finished reading a book on spiritual direction (by Kenneth Leech) called Soul Friend. I do recommend it highly. He is man of great breadth and wisdom. And though the first 30 pages or so were hard to engage with for me, in the end I found his ideas gracious and expansive. Perhaps the most helpful issue that he clarified for me was both the connection between and the

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Not only Jewish, but Hindu too...

My studies continue, and I find that the pillars of the Hindu faith (if faith is the right word) also hold no fears whatever for me. There is an encapsulation of wisdom in this most ancient religious tradition that is echoed in much of Judeao-Christian teachings, sometimes more intensely, sometimes less.

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