Listening

I begin working as a mentor with a new person tomorrow, a sacred responsibility and one that requires that I listen and follow guidance. The biggest challenge for me is to keep my own thoughts, plans and biases in the background so I can truly listen and guide them on their path - not mine. I need to remember what Walsch says, that "Know that you are your own highest authority. Whether you read the Talmud or the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita or the Qur’an, the Pali Canon or the Book of Mormon, or any holy text, do not place your source of authority outside of you. But, rather, go within to see if the truth you’ve found is in harmony with the truth you find in your heart. If it is, do not say to others "this book is true." Say, 'this book is true for me.'"