Anthony de Mello quotes - page 3

Don't ask the world to change....you change first. (Anthony de Mello)
You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story. View quote
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Some people write to make a living; others to share their insights or raise questions that will haunt their readers; others yet to understand their very souls. None of these will last. That distinction belongs to those who write only because if they did not write they would burst... These writers give expression to the divine - no matter what they write about. View quote
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Said the self-righteous preacher, "What, in your judgment, is the greatest sin in the world?" "That of the person who sees other human beings as sinners," said the Master. View quote
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The day you are happy for no reason whatsoever, the day you find yourself taking delight in everything and in nothing, you will know that you have found the land of unending joy called the kingdom. View quote
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If you want to know what it means to be happy, look at a flower, a bird, a child; they are perfect images of the kingdom. For they live from moment to moment in the eternal now with no past and no future. View quote
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There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them. View quote
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You see persons and things not as they are but as you are. View quote
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Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable. View quote
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The butterfly in a caterpillar: the eagle in an egg; the saint in a selfish human being. View quote
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Problems only exist in the human mind. (Anthony de Mello)
the greatest learning of the ages lies in accepting life exactly as it comes to us. View quote
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If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else.” "I know. An overwhelming passion for it.” "No. An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong. View quote
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Happiness is not something you acquire; love is not something you produce; love is not something you have; love is something that has you. View quote
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It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear! View quote
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As the Arabs say, "The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens. View quote
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Can one be fully human without experiencing tragedy? The only tragedy there is in the world is ignorance; all evil comes from that. View quote
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The Rose does not preen herself to catch my eye. She blooms because she blooms. A saint is a saint until he knows he is one. View quote
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Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them. View quote
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You are so proud of your intelligence," said the master. "You are like a like a condemned man, proud of the vastness of his prison cell. View quote
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Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed; after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed. (Anthony de Mello)
Suffering is a sign that you're out of touch with the truth. View quote
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You are only a disciple because your eyes are closed. The day you open them you will see there is nothing you can learn from me or anyone." "What then is a Master for?" "To make you see the uselessness of having one. View quote
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Happiness is our natural state. Happiness is the natural state of little children, to whom the kingdom belongs until they have been polluted and contaminated by the stupidity of society and culture. View quote
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People with golden hearts would make capitalism or communism or socialism work beautifully. View quote
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