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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
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Anthony de Mello
Age: 55 †
Born: 1931
Born: September 4
Died: 1987
Died: June 2
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Think of a flabby person covered with layers of fat. That is what your mind can become - flabby, covered with layers of fat till it becomes too dull and lazy to think, to observe, to explore, to discover ... not wanting to be disturbed or questioned into wakefulness.
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What is love? The total absence of fear, said the Master What is it we fear? Love, said the Master.
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The only way to change is by changing your understanding.
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That of the person who sees other human beings as sinners, said the Master.
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