Hello and welcome to another episode of One Heart, One Mind.

My name is Thomas Mconki and I will be your host.

Oh friends, I am coming to the end of my graduate school journey here on the

East Coast of the United States. I am sleep deprived. I'm feeling fatigued, feeling empty,

I'm feeling full. Thank you for your love and your support.

I've gotten a lot of messages from you.

People reaching out this week, cheering me on.

I really appreciate it.

And I'm grateful to just have a small space with you

to explore the infinite world of stillness, of silence, of contemplation.

So here we go.

This lesson, this episode today, is about the intention to consent.

This is language I learned from Father Thomas Keating, who I've mentioned in previous shows.

I will continue to mention he's a hero of mine, a spiritual mentor of mine,

and we have a lot to learn from him the way he lived his life and his imprint on the Christian tradition of contemplation.

I want to tell a story about Father Thomas Keating to give you some context

for why I appreciate him so much, at least in part.

And then I want to transition into a practice of centering prayer based on his very unique and powerful language

inviting us into the practice.

That's what we're up to.

So the story.

I don't remember the recording I heard

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