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People kill for money or for power. But the most ruthless murderers are those who kill for their ideas.
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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Take away human beings from this planet and life would go on, nature would go on in all its loveliness and violence. Where would the problem be? No problem. You created the problem. You are the problem. You identified with me and that is the problem. The feeling is in you, not in reality.
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The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of Lao-Tzu's dictum: Those who know, do not say Those who say, do not know. When the master entered, they asked him what the words meant. Said the master, Which of you knows the fragrance of a rose? All of them indicated that they knew. Then he said, Put it into words. All of them were silent
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Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.
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People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.
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Understand your darkness and it will vanish then you will know what light is. Understand your nightmare for what it is and it will stop then you will wake up to reality. Understand your false beliefs and they will drop then you will know the taste of happiness.
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Religion is the finger pointing to God. People are too busy licking the finger to notice where it's pointing.
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The seeker says, I do not know. That takes honesty. The master says, I do not know. That takes a mystic's mind that knows things through non-knowing. The disciple says, I know. That takes ignorance, in the form of borrowed knowledge.
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The only way someone can be of help to you is in challenging your ideas.
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Why is everyone here so happy except me? Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere, said the Master. Why don't I see goodness and beauty everywhere? Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside.
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Wisdom can be learned. But it cannot be taught.
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When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today.
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The present moment is never intolerable. What's intolerable is what's going to happen in the next four hours. To have your body here at 8 pm and your mind at 10:30 pm, that's what causes us suffering.
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It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear!
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People who want to rise above a well-cooked meal and a well-tailored garment, are out of their spiritual minds.
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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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If you don't look at things through your concepts, you'll never be bored. Every single thing is unique.
Anthony de Mello
Said the master: Where does your question come from?
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Both what you run from- and what you yearn for - are within you.
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One year of life is worth more than twenty years of hibernation.
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Name one practical, down-to-earth effect of spirituality, said the skeptic who was ready for an argument. Here's one, said the Master. When someone offends you, you can raise your spirits to heights where offenses cannot reach.
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