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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
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Bombay
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What is my identity ? Nothing, said the Master. You mean that I am an emptiness and a void? said the incredulous disciple. Nothing that can be labeled. said the Master.
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So love the thought of death, love it.
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May the peace of God disturb you always.
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The Master was exceedingly gracious to university dons who visited him, but he would never reply to their questions or be drawn into their theological speculations. To his disciples, who marveled at this, he said, Can one talk about the ocean to a frog in a well or about the divine to people who are restricted by their concepts?
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People who deliberate fully before they take a step will spend their lives on one leg
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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.
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You do not have to change for God to love you.
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Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it.
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No. An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong.
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Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.
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Wisdom comes to those who learn nothing, unlearn everything.
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This is what is ultimate in our human knowledge of God, to know that we do not know.
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A disciple, in his reverence for the Master, looked upon him as God incarnate. Tell me, O Master, he said, why you have come into this world. To teach fools like you to stop wasting their time worshiping Masters.
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I seek the meaning of existence, said the stranger. You are of course assuming, said the Master, that existence has a meaning. Doesn't it? When you experience existence as it is - not as you think it is you will discover that your question has no meaning, said the Master.
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Isn't there such a thing as social liberation? Of course there is, said the Master. How would you describe it? Liberation from the need to belong to the herd.
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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.
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Don't ask the world to change....you change first.
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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.
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Take the leap! You cannot cross a chasm in little jumps.
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How sad if we pass through life and never see it with the eyes of a child.
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