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
love hate achievement
The three most difficult things for a human being are not physical feats or intellectual achievements. They are, first, returning love for hate; second, including the excluded; third, admitting that you are wrong.
serenity secret cooperation
"What is the secret of your serenity?" Said the master: "Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable."
firsts world asks
Don't ask the world to change....you change first.
obedience break knows
Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.
relationship attachment conflict
All conflict comes from attachment.
opinion theory masters
As the Japanese Zen masters say, “Don't seek the truth; just drop your opinions”. Drop your theories; don't seek the truth.
love-is produce obstruction
Happiness is not something you acquire; love is not something you produce; love is not something you have; love is something that has you.
passion may overwhelming
If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else.” “I know. An overwhelming passion for it.” “No. An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong.
spring awareness
Love springs from awareness.
lying believe mean
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. If you are fortunate enough to be Awakened thus, you will know why 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.
grateful sanctify
You sanctify whatever you are grateful for.
reality mirrors envelopes
A thought is a screen, not a mirror; that is why you live in a thought envelope, untouched by Reality.
beauty-everywhere failing
Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside.
past proud ashamed
You're so ashamed of your past; drop it! You're so proud of your past; drop it!