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Whatever is truly alive must die. Look at the flowers only plastic flowers never die.

Anthony de Mello

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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
Never
Flower
Truly
Alive
Dies
Whatever
Look
Looks
Plastic
Must
Flowers

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The only way to change is by changing your understanding.
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What is the secret of your serenity? Said the master: Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable.
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Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable.
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