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Are you your clothes? Are you your name? Are you your profession? Stop identifying with them. They come and go

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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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Clothes
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Names
Money
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Identifying

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Wisdom comes to those who learn nothing, unlearn everything.
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You are never in love with anyone. You're only in love with your prejudiced and hopeful idea of that person.
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Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.
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You can read books without ever stepping into a library and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple.
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Sin is a refusal to grow, a refusal to love, a refusal to get committed, to be concerned, and to take risks.
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Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth.
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Both what you run from- and what you yearn for - are within you.
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I leave you free to be yourself: to think your thoughts, indulge your tastes, follow your inclinations, behave in ways that you decide are to your liking.
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Has it ever occurred to you that you can only love when you are alone?
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Life is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings.
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A disciple said to him, I am ready, in the quest for God , to give up anything: wealth, friends, family, country, life itself. What else can a person give up? The Master calmly replied, One's beliefs about God.
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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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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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When I speak, you must not listen to the words, my dear. Listen to the Silence.
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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 person on earth has the power to make you unhappy. There is no event on earth that has the power to disturb you or hurt you. No event, condition, situation, or person. Nobody told you this they told you the opposite. That's why you're in the mess you're in right now. That is why you're asleep. They never told you this. But it's self-evident.
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You see persons and things not as they are but as you are.
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