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You see persons and things not as they are but as you are.

Anthony de Mello

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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
Philosopher
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Psychologist
Theologian
Writer
Bombay
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Think of a flabby person covered with layers of fat. That is what your mind can become - flabby, covered with layers of fat till it becomes too dull and lazy to think, to observe, to explore, to discover ... not wanting to be disturbed or questioned into wakefulness.
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Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.
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When the eye is unobstructed, the result is sight. When the ear is unobstructed, the result is hearing. When the mind is unobstructed the result is truth. When the heart is unobstructed, the result is joy and love.
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A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. People say you are a genius . Are you? he asked. You might say so. said the Master, none too modestly. And what makes one a genius? The ability to recognize. Recognize what? The butterfly in a caterpillar: the eagle in an egg the saint in a selfish human bein
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Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.
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Doesn't everyone see Reality as it is?
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Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside.
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Charity is never so lovely as when one has lost consciousness that one is practicing charity. 'You mean I helped you? I was enjoying myself. I was just doing my dance. It helped you, that's wonderful. Congratulations to you. No credit to me.
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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.
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You have within yourself the answer to every question you propose - if you only knew how to look for it. In the Land of the spirit, you cannot walk by the light of someone else's lamp. You want to borrow mine. I'd rather teach you how to make your own.
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Look for competence not claims.
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One always treads with a joyful step when one has dropped the burden called the ego.
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The important thing is not to know who I is or what I is. You'll never succeed. There are no words for it. The important thing is to drop the labels.
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Nobody is afraid of the unknown, what you really fear is the loss of the known.
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May the peace of God disturb you always.
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The only way to change is by changing your understanding.
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Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.
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The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of Lao-Tzu's dictum: Those who know, do not say Those who say, do not know. When the master entered, they asked him what the words meant. Said the master, Which of you knows the fragrance of a rose? All of them indicated that they knew. Then he said, Put it into words. All of them were silent
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When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today.
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Religion is the finger pointing to God. People are too busy licking the finger to notice where it's pointing.
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