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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
Philosopher
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Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.
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Because everyone is the same distance from the sun. Does it really lessen the distance if you live on top of a skyscraper?
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The sun and its light, the ocean and the wave, the singer and his song — not one. Not two.
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The day you are happy for no reason whatsoever, the day you find yourself taking delight in everything and in nothing, you will know that you have found the land of unending joy called the kingdom.
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