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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.
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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Bombay
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To relate is to react. To react is to understand oneself. To understand oneself is to be enlightened. Relationships are schools for enlightenment.
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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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Nothing has changed but my attitude, therefore, everything has changed.
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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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I seek the meaning of existence, said the stranger. You are of course assuming, said the Master, that existence has a meaning. Doesn't it? When you experience existence as it is - not as you think it is you will discover that your question has no meaning, said the Master.
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Behold God beholding you...and smiling.
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Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth.
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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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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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If you don't look at things through your concepts, you'll never be bored. Every single thing is unique.
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All suffering comes from a person's inability to sit still and be alone.
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Can one talk about the ocean to a frog in a well or about the divine to people who are restricted by their concepts?
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