Hello.
This D'Mello podcast is part of a six-part series.
Each podcast consists of three parts.
The first part is a talk given by Anthony D'Mello that's roughly five minutes long.
The second part invites you to do a five-minute meditation at the end of his talk.
And the third part is a spiritual story of one to two minutes that relates back to the talk that D'Mello just gave.
There are vast unexplored treasures within each of us as you may discover in this exercise that is called The Center.
Imagine that you walk into a desert place.
Spend some time exploring the surroundings.
Then settle down to contemplate your life.
Observe how frequently you rush outside yourself to people,
To work,
To places,
To things in search of strength and peace and meaningfulness in life.
Because you constantly forget that the source of everything you seek is right here within your heart.
It is here that you must search.
Are you aware that you,
Like every other person in the world,
Carry within you thoughts that have the power to bring you instant peace?
Search for those thoughts.
What are the thoughts that you fall back on when you have to face life's challenges with fortitude and courage?
Bring them to mind right now.
There are thoughts that have the power to make you warm and gentle,
To take away the hatred and the anger in your life.
Are you familiar with them?
What are the thoughts that give meaning to your life?
What are the thoughts that produce contentment that give you joy?
What are the thoughts that inspire you to service?
Before you leave your desert,
You must recall the existence of another source within that does not need the aid of thoughts to give you everything you need.
You can make an indirect attempt to reach this source by imagining a cave within your heart,
A cave that is suffused with light.
You walk into that cave and the light invades your body as you enter.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
So sit within that cave in silent adoration and let that light seep in to every pore of your being.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
You can feel its rays create and energize and warm and heal.
Here's a story from Anthony D'Mello about what it means to be a Christian.
The rich industrialist from the north was horrified to find the southern fisherman lying lazily beside his boat smoking a pipe.
Why aren't you out fishing?
Said the industrialist.
Because I've caught enough fish for the day,
Said the fisherman.
Why don't you catch some more?
What would I do with it?
You can earn more money,
Was the reply.
With that,
You could have a motor fixed to your boat and go into deeper waters and catch more fish.
Then you would make enough to buy nylon nets.
These would bring you more fish and more money.
Soon you would have enough money to own two boats,
Maybe even a fleet of boats.
Then you would be a rich man like me.
What would I do then?
Then you would really enjoy life.
What do you think I'm doing right now?
