Just be here. Be in this place.
—Roy Eugene Davis
Reverence to the divine within you!
This summer a group from CSE traveled to Center for Spiritual Awareness in
Lakemont, Georgia for a meditation retreat with Roy Eugene Davis. The retreat
center there is a beautiful abode, positively teeming with prana—verdant green
grasses and piney woods, infinite blue skies with castles of cumulous clouds,
bright red cardinals lighting on the low foliage, fireflies gleaming at dusk, the
meditative om vibration of the cosmos permeating the temple, and a felt sense
of the blessings of the sages pervading the entire place. At one of the retreat
sessions, a newcomer asked Mr. Davis, What is the best thing I can do to experi-
ence the maximum benefit of being here? He replied, Just be here. Be in this place.
Just be here. The ultimate spiritual practice and awakened-life opportunity. Truly
be here. For us at CSE, it is a clear reminder of the power of sacred place and
time that we cultivate in our ministry service. No matter what we do—whether
it is producing this magazine or our online radio program, offering a worship
service, teaching children to meditate, or weeding the meditation garden—it is
with the awareness that individual and planetary enlightenment is facilitated by
creating, nurturing, and maintaining a supportive atmosphere, a place where
awakening naturally unfolds.
This anniversary issue of Enlightenment Journal highlights and celebrates our
thirty-five years of ministry service. As a founding teacher and spiritual director,
people often ask me if I planned all this—a beautiful meditation center that
occupies a block in the heart of the Rose Garden area of the city, satellite centers,
publications and media outreach, retreats, classes, leadership training, and more.
My answer is no. No, I did not plan it. But I can truthfully say that I have dreamed
it. I have dreamed of such a place, a place of real peace where the divine potential
of every person is invited to be realized. I have dreamed of it. Haven’t you?
You are warmly invited to our 35
th
Anniversary Celebration on Friday, October
21.
st
I hope to see you there, or to hear from you if you live at a distance.
With infinite love,
Yogacharya O'Brian
Ellen Grace O’Brian, Founding Editor
EnlightenmentJournal@CSEcenter.org
FROM THE EDITOR'S CUSHION
Everyday, enlightenment.