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My former master taught me to accept birth and death. Then what have you come to me for? asked the master. To learn to accept what lies in between.

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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