Anthony de Mello
Anthony de Mello
Anthony "Tony" de Mellowas an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist. A spiritual teacher, writer and public speaker, De Mello wrote several books on spirituality and hosted numerous spiritual retreats and conferences. He continues to be known for his unconventional approach to the priesthood and his storytelling which drew from the various mystical traditions of both East and West...
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth4 September 1931
Anthony de Mello quotes about
knowledge learning ideas
The only way that someone can be of help to you is by challenging your ideas.
inspiring forgiving needs
If you never condemned you would never need to forgive.
school enlightenment awareness
To relate is to react. To react is to understand oneself. To understand oneself is to be enlightened. Relationships are schools for enlightenment.
cutting expression law
The law is an expression of God 's holy will and as such must be honored and loved," said the preacher piously. "Rubbish," said the Master. "The law is a necessary evil and as such must be cut down to the barest minimum. Show me a lover of the law and I will show you a muttonheaded tyrant .
giving-up giving fear-of-the-unknown
We do not have a fear of the unknown. What we fear is giving up the known.
spirituality states activity
Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel.
things-in-life best-things-in-life best-things
The best things in life cannot be willed into being.
loss known
Nobody is afraid of the unknown, what you really fear is the loss of the known.
reality ideas people
Drop your false ideas. See through people. If you see through yourself, you will see through everyone. Then you will love them. Otherwise you spend the whole time grappling with your wrong notions of them, with your illusions that are constantly crashing against reality.
distance sun doe
Because everyone is the same distance from the sun. Does it really lessen the distance if you live on top of a skyscraper?
spiritual doe said
Said the master: "Where does your question come from?"
book practice library
You can read books without ever stepping into a library; and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple.
acts-of-service
You can will an act of service but you cannot will love.
letting-go ego life-is
A disciple asked, "Who is a Master?" The Master replied, "Anyone to whom it is given to let go of the ego. Such a person's life is then a masterpiece.