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Anthony de Mello - From the Authority category:
-to his disciple...
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)
Anthony de Mello - From the Genius category:
The genius of a composer is found in the notes of his music; but analyzing the notes will not reveal his genius. The poet's greatness is contained in his words; yet the study of his words will not disclose his inspiration. God reveals himself in creation; but scrutinize creation as minutely as you wish, you will not find God, any more than you will find the soul through careful examination of your body. (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Language category:
The finest language is the one that is not spoken, the finest action is the one that is not done and the finest change is the one that is not willed. (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Life category:
Is there life before death? – that is the question! (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Peace category:
If it is peace you want, seek to change yourself, not other people. It is easier to protect your feet with slippers than to carpet the whole of the earth. (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Power category:
Another illusion is that external events have the power to hurt you, that other people have the power to hurt you. They don't. It's you who give this power to them. (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Rules category:
There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. 'Obedience keeps the rules,' he would say. 'Love knows when to break them.' (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Suffering category:
All suffering comes from a person's inability to sit still and be alone. (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Truth category:
It is a great mystery that, though the human heart longs for truth, in which it alone finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to truth is one of hostility and fear. (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Wisdom category:
This is what Wisdom means: To be changed without the slightest effort on your part, to be transformed, believe it or not, merely by waking to the reality that is not words, that lies beyond the reach of words. (Anthony de Mello)
Anthony de Mello - From the Words category:
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)
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