By Derek Cameron
Stream-entry is the normal time period for an preliminary non secular awakening. during this travelogue, Derek Cameron takes us on a trip from the Pacific to the Rockies, culminating in a cognizance of no-self.
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A small prie-dieu faced the tabernacle; benches with comfortable padding lined the walls; and at the back was a reading lamp and a chair with armrests. When I closed my eyes, I felt as if I were in a cave. It was, though, a carpeted and air-conditioned cave. And there I saw for myself the reason for all our ceaseless activity: We want to turn ordinary caves into comfortable caves. It seemed to me that the silence and solitude of this tiny chapel offered a cure for all the ills of the world. Nothing needed to be added.
Looking at the landscape from the ferry, I could see his point of view. The “Gulf” had to be renamed to “Strait” when Vancouver discovered the insularity of Vancouver Island. In naming it, he honored the reigning monarch, King George III — the same George sometimes known as “mad” King George. Since this happened on the King’s birthday, Captain Vancouver allowed his men double their usual ration of grog, had them fire off a royal salute, and went ashore to claim the land for His Majesty. He named the surrounding land “New Georgia,” though history would over-rule him on this choice.
The disciples ask Jesus if he would give them instructions on how to pray, in the same way as John the Baptist had taught his disciples to pray (Luke 11:1). When Jesus finds the disciples asleep during the Agony in the Garden, he tells them, “Rise and pray” (Luke 22:46). Continuing into Acts, we are told that after the Ascension, the disciples “continued with one accord to prayer” (Acts 1:14). Most importantly for the development of the Christian contemplative tradition, Paul urges the Thessalonians to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).