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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.
Anthony de Mello
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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
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Both what you run from- and what you yearn for - are within you.
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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.
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