SECOND
DEGREE
OF
PRAYER,
CALLED
HERE
"THE
PRAYER
'T^HE
second
degree
has
been
variously
termed
Contemplation,
The
-Prayer
of
Silence^
and
of
repose;
while
others
again
have
called
it
the
Prayer
of
Simplicity
;
and
it
is
of
this
last
term
that
I
shall
make
use
here,
being
more
appro-priate
than
that
of
Contemplation^
which
signifies
a
degree
of
prayer
more
advanced
than
that
of
which
I
speak.
After
a
time,
as
I
have
said,
the
soul
becomes
sensible
of
a
facility
in
recognising
the
presence
of
God
;
it
collects
itself
more
easily
;
prayer
becomes
natural
and
pleasant;
it
knows
that
it
leads
to
God;
and
it
perceives
the
smell
of
His
per-fumes.
