Spiritual Direction International Meets in Louisville for Emerging Wisdom Conference: I Was There!4/27/2015 More than 500 spiritual directors from around the world met in Louisville in mid April 2015 for the conference of Spiritual Directors International (SDI) centering on the theme "Emerging Wisdom". As the above picture of Tibetan Buddhist monks making a beautiful mandala in the exhibition space indicates, participants came from a wide spectrum of spiritual traditions, including Sufi, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and None. Through workshops and stimulating plenaries, a sense of emerging spiritual wisdom that cuts across the diversity of the global community became evident. I was privileged to attend this year's meeting. Even though I sometimes meet with other local spiritual directors for fellowship and continuing education, nothing here in Indianapolis can compare with the international scope of the SDI gathering. In this blog post I want to highlight several of the high points of the conference.
I left Louisville after five days of contact and conversation with those who practice spiritual deepening grateful for the opportunity to touch a little of the life current that flows through them--through Merton, through Pir Zia Inayat Khan, through other spiritual directors I met, through devout Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and other Christians. I hope that my own spiritual direction practice will be strengthened because I was there sharing in Emerging Wisdom.
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NeliB
5/12/2015 03:04:50 am
Sounds like a great conference and that you learned a great deal.
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AuthorDan Hoffman is an Indianapolis USA based spiritual director, supervisor of spiritual directors, and workshop/retreat leader. This occasional blog discusses things he is thinking about and wants to share. Comments are always welcome. |