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When I speak, you must not listen to the words, my dear. Listen to the Silence.
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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The Master made it his task to destroy systematically every doctrine, every belief, every concept of the divine, for these things, which were originally intended as pointers, were now being taken as descriptions. He loved to quote the Eastern saying When the sage points to the moon, all that the idiot sees is the finger.
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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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You can read books without ever stepping into a library and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple.
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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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God in heaven holds each person by a string. When you sin, you cut the string. Then God ties it up again. Making a knot, bringing you a little closer to Him. Again and again your sins cut the string and with each knot God keeps drawing you closer and closer.
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Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.
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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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This is what is ultimate in our human knowledge of God, to know that we do not know.
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To fight evil with activity is like fighting darkness with one's hands. So what you need is light, not fit.
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You're so ashamed of your past drop it! You're so proud of your past drop it!
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If the heart is unobstructed, the result is love.
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There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. 'Obedience keeps the rules,' he would say. 'Love knows when to break them.'
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Say goodbye to golden yesterdays: or your heart will never learn to love the present.
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Step by step, let whatever happens happen. Real change will come when it is brought about, not by your ego, but by reality. Awareness releases reality to change you.
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Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.
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Any time you are with anyone or think of anyone you must say to yourself: I am dying and this person too is dying, attempting the while to experience the truth of the words you are saying. If every one of you agrees to practice this, bitterness will die out, harmony will arise.
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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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You have within yourself the answer to every question you propose - if you only knew how to look for it. In the Land of the spirit, you cannot walk by the light of someone else's lamp. You want to borrow mine. I'd rather teach you how to make your own.
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A newly married couple said, What shall we do to make our love endure? Said the Master, Love other things together.
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