I have
just returned from a few days in Switzerland,
staying in the Bernise Oberland area
with Beatrice, our White Eagle leader. We
have a truly beautiful White Eagle Centre there—full of light and joy. Something
I loved when staying and working there (as I do at our Munich Centre) is the
regular chiming of the church clocks. These days perhaps we are not so aware of
that in our towns and cities here in the UK. The chimes remind me of the
Islamic call to prayer—the evocative chanting of the muezzin which rings out
across the streets and countryside in Islamic countries.
with Beatrice, our White Eagle leader. We
have a truly beautiful White Eagle Centre there—full of light and joy. Something
I loved when staying and working there (as I do at our Munich Centre) is the
regular chiming of the church clocks. These days perhaps we are not so aware of
that in our towns and cities here in the UK. The chimes remind me of the
Islamic call to prayer—the evocative chanting of the muezzin which rings out
across the streets and countryside in Islamic countries.
During
my visit I was talking about White Eagle’s link with the major religions of the
world—not just Christianity—and how our 3,6,9,12 call to ‘send out the light of
the Star’ is so similar to the Muslims’ daily commitment of prayer at sunrise,
mid-day, mid-afternoon, sunset and evening. I really believe White Eagle wants
us to pray particularly for greater peace and understanding between different
faiths and an end to wars between religious factions.
I recounted to our Swiss
members the vision I had some years ago whilst meditating in the Temple at Luxor in Egypt. It was
sunset time and I had just listened to the ‘call to prayer’, when I became aware
of Jesus and Mohammed talking together (at the inner level)! They were ‘shaking
their heads’ over the fact that their followers were always fighting and they
were asking all—at their time of prayer—to work for greater harmony. So as I
write this near the time of what White Eagle calls ‘the Christ full moon’ (when
the sun is in Gemini) this is my prayer.
White
Eagle says: ‘These are the qualities of a
great soul: gentleness and tolerance. You all think you know best. You all
think the other person is doing the wrong thing. Tolerance, tolerance, dear
ones. Live and let live. Let everybody have the freedom they need in order to
grow and develop. Your work is to hold in your heart the shining Star, which is
all love, and stillness and strength.’
(from White Eagle’s book ‘The Source of all our Strength’)
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