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You are only a disciple because your eyes are closed. The day you open them you will see there is nothing you can learn from me or anyone.
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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A disciple, in his reverence for the Master, looked upon him as God incarnate. Tell me, O Master, he said, why you have come into this world. To teach fools like you to stop wasting their time worshiping Masters.
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As soon as you look at the world through an ideology, you are finished. No reality fits ideology.
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You do not have to change for God to love you.
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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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