Kalyāṇamitra

I learned a new word in Sangha tonight: kalyāṇamitra. Thich Nhat Hanh uses it in the book we are reading. He glosses it as "a friend who is wise, a friend who has light—a true spiritual friend. This friend might already be very close to you but you haven't been able to recognize them." [Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet, p. 146.]

Oh, … I think I recognize her. (Her, not them!) But I'm always glad to know a new word.