Anthony de Mello quotes - page 6

The Master in these tales is not a single person. He is a Hindu Guru, a Zen Roshi, a Taoist Sage, a Jewish Rabbi, a Christian Monk, a Sufi Mystic. He is Lao-tzu and Socrates; Buddha and Jesus; Zarathustra and Mohammed. (Anthony de Mello)
This is not the discontent that leads to the joy of the kingdom. View quote
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To be public-spirited and belong to no party, to move without being bound to any given course, to take things as they come. View quote
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When we don't accept or follow, but question, investigate, penetrate, there is an insight out of which comes creativity, joy. View quote
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This is what Wisdom means: To be changed without the slightest effort on your part, to be transformed, believe it or not, merely by waking to the reality that is not words, that lies beyond the reach of words. View quote
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There are no words for it. The important thing is to drop the labels. View quote
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Are you prepared to be ridiculed, ignored and starving till you are forty-five? View quote
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The Master persistently warned against the attempt to encompass Reality in a concept or a name. View quote
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The false mystic, unfortunately, can delude both others and himself. View quote
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The harder you try to change yourself the worse it gets. You are called upon to be aware. View quote
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The genius of a composer is found in the notes of his music; but analyzing the notes will not reveal his genius. (Anthony de Mello)
God reveals himself in creation; but scrutinize creation as minutely as you wish, you will not find God, any more than you will find the soul through careful examination of your body. View quote
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Difficult because if you wish to possess the kingdom you may possess nothing else. View quote
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If every one of you agrees to practise this, bitterness will die out, harmony will arise. View quote
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This sort of teaching is not for the living but for the dead. View quote
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You no longer feel the need or the compulsion to explain things anymore. View quote
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The apprentice did precisely what he thought he was told. View quote
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These are images of what love is about. View quote
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Everyone: Life, God, your neighbor - especially yourself. View quote
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Suffering points out that there is falsehood somewhere. Suffering occurs when you clash with reality. When your illusions clash with reality when your falsehoods clash with the truth, then you have suffering. Otherwise there is no suffering. View quote
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The master enjoined not austerity, but moderation. (Anthony de Mello)
I am dying and this person too is dying. View quote
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A religious belief... is not a statement about Reality, but a hint, a clue about something that is a mystery, beyond the grasp of human thought. View quote
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They never understand the loveliness and the beauty of this thing that we call human existence. You know - all mystics - Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion - are unanimous on one thing: that all is well, all is well. View quote
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The one who would be constant in happiness must frequently change. View quote
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