Compiler’s Note! Today I took the time today to look at the message for June 29th after “allowing” the content that Feedblitz, the email delivery company, to be displayed on my PC. I was shocked to see the ad they included at the top of the Ponder message! And, in looking back over some messages from last week, I saw this wasn’t an isolated experience. Unfortunately, because I don’t pay Feedblitz for the service since Pondercentral is a free service, they can put whatever ads they want in advance of the content. Please excuse me for them including such cheesy ads that have nothing to do whatsoever with the content on this site. It’s ridiculous, and I will be writing them about this. Now, on to today’s message:
“We were told that happiness is a smooth complexion, a holiday resort. It isn’t these things, but we have subtle ways of making our happiness depend on other things, both within and outside us. We say, “I refuse to be happy until my neurosis goes.” I have good news for you: You can be happy right now, with the neurosis, You want even better news?
There’s only one reason why you’re not experiencing what in India we call anand – bliss, bliss. There’s only one reason why you’re not experiencing bliss at this present moment, and it’s because you’re thinking of focusing on what you don’t have. Otherwise you would be experiencing bliss. You’re focusing on what you don’t have. But, right now you have everything you need to be in bliss.”
Fr. Anthony DeMello, in “Awareness”
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Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 2007 as a Web-based forum for “PONDER on THIS,” a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.
