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Anthony De Mello Quotes

Isn't there such a thing as social liberation? Of course there is, said the master. How would you describe it? Liberation from the need to belong to the herd Picture Quote #1

One always treads with a joyful step when one has dropped the burden called the ego Picture Quote #1

If you make me your authority, you harm yourself because you will not see things for yourself, and you harm me too because you refuse to see me as I am Picture Quote #1

The words of the scholar are to be understood. The words of the master are not to be understood. They are to be listened to as one listens to the wind in the trees and the sound of the river and the song of the bird. They will awaken something within the heart that is beyond all knowledge Picture Quote #1

Because everyone is the same distance from the sun. Does it really lessen the distance if you live on top of a skyscraper? Picture Quote #1

You can read books without ever stepping into a library; and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple Picture Quote #1

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Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel Picture Quote #1

You only change what you understand. What you do not understand and are not aware of, you repress. You don’t change. But when you understand it, it changes Picture Quote #1

You’re so ashamed of your past; drop it! You’re so proud of your past; drop it! Picture Quote #1

To fight evil with activity is like fighting darkness with one’s hands. So what you need is light, not fit Picture Quote #1

Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it Picture Quote #1

Can one be fully human without experiencing tragedy? The only tragedy there is in the world is ignorance; all evil comes from that Picture Quote #1

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People kill for money or for power. But the most ruthless murderers are those who kill for their ideas Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one’s awareness of one’s ignorance Picture Quote #1

When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today Picture Quote #1

People who want a cure, provided they can have it without pain, are like those who favour progress, provided they can have it without change Picture Quote #1

Thought can organize the world so well that you are no longer able to see it Picture Quote #1

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All I did was sit on the riverbank handing out river water. After I’m gone, I trust you will notice the river Picture Quote #1

You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story Picture Quote #1

When you get rid of your fear of failure, your tensions about succeeding... you can be yourself. Relaxed. You’ll no longer be driving with your brakes on Picture Quote #1

This truth I firmly hold, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding; my life has been a gift, a blessing to the world Picture Quote #1

There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them Picture Quote #1

The greatest learning of the ages lies in accepting life exactly as it comes to us Picture Quote #1

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You’re not living until it doesn’t matter a tinker’s damn to you whether you live or die. At that point you live. When you’re ready to lose your life, you live it Picture Quote #1

What you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you Picture Quote #1

You keep insisting, I feel good because the world is right! Wrong! The world is right because I feel good. That’s what all the mystics are saying Picture Quote #1

We live in a flash of light; evening comes and it is night forever. It’s only a flash and we waste it. We waste it with our anxiety, our worries, our concerns, our burdens Picture Quote #1

The way to really live is to die. The passport to living is to imagine yourself in your grave. Imagine you’re lying in your coffin... Now look at your problems from that viewpoint. Changes everything, doesn’t it? Picture Quote #1

When you cling, life is destroyed; when you hold on to anything, you cease to live Picture Quote #1

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Isn't there such a thing as social liberation? Of course there is, said the master. How would you describe it? Liberation from the need to belong to the herd (Anthony De Mello Quotes) One always treads with a joyful step when one has dropped the burden called the ego (Anthony De Mello Quotes) If you make me your authority, you harm yourself because you will not see things for yourself, and you harm me too because you refuse to see me as I am (Anthony De Mello Quotes) The words of the scholar are to be understood. The words of the master are not to be understood. They are to be listened to as one listens to the wind in the trees and the sound of the river and the song of the bird. They will awaken something within the heart that is beyond all knowledge (Anthony De Mello Quotes) Because everyone is the same distance from the sun. Does it really lessen the distance if you live on top of a skyscraper? (Anthony De Mello Quotes) You can read books without ever stepping into a library; and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple (Anthony De Mello Quotes) Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel (Anthony De Mello Quotes) You only change what you understand. What you do not understand and are not aware of, you repress. You don’t change. But when you understand it, it changes (Anthony De Mello Quotes) You’re so ashamed of your past; drop it! You’re so proud of your past; drop it! (Anthony De Mello Quotes) To fight evil with activity is like fighting darkness with one’s hands. So what you need is light, not fit (Anthony De Mello Quotes) Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it (Anthony De Mello Quotes) Can one be fully human without experiencing tragedy? The only tragedy there is in the world is ignorance; all evil comes from that (Anthony De Mello Quotes) People kill for money or for power. But the most ruthless murderers are those who kill for their ideas (Anthony De Mello Quotes) 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 (Anthony De Mello Quotes) Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one’s awareness of one’s ignorance (Anthony De Mello Quotes) When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today (Anthony De Mello Quotes) People who want a cure, provided they can have it without pain, are like those who favour progress, provided they can have it without change (Anthony De Mello Quotes) Thought can organize the world so well that you are no longer able to see it (Anthony De Mello Quotes) All I did was sit on the riverbank handing out river water. After I’m gone, I trust you will notice the river (Anthony De Mello Quotes) You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story (Anthony De Mello Quotes) When you get rid of your fear of failure, your tensions about succeeding... you can be yourself. Relaxed. You’ll no longer be driving with your brakes on (Anthony De Mello Quotes) This truth I firmly hold, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding; my life has been a gift, a blessing to the world (Anthony De Mello Quotes) There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them (Anthony De Mello Quotes) The greatest learning of the ages lies in accepting life exactly as it comes to us (Anthony De Mello Quotes) You’re not living until it doesn’t matter a tinker’s damn to you whether you live or die. At that point you live. When you’re ready to lose your life, you live it (Anthony De Mello Quotes) What you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you (Anthony De Mello Quotes) You keep insisting, I feel good because the world is right! Wrong! The world is right because I feel good. That’s what all the mystics are saying (Anthony De Mello Quotes) We live in a flash of light; evening comes and it is night forever. It’s only a flash and we waste it. We waste it with our anxiety, our worries, our concerns, our burdens (Anthony De Mello Quotes) The way to really live is to die. The passport to living is to imagine yourself in your grave. Imagine you’re lying in your coffin... Now look at your problems from that viewpoint. Changes everything, doesn’t it? (Anthony De Mello Quotes) When you cling, life is destroyed; when you hold on to anything, you cease to live (Anthony De Mello Quotes)

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