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What is love? The total absence of fear, said the Master What is it we fear? Love, said the Master.

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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
Philosopher
Priest
Psychologist
Theologian
Writer
Bombay
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Masters
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There comes a point in your life when you become stark raving insane, commit suicide or become a mystic.
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