“Said a disciple, 'I don't trade my love for money.' Said the Master, 'isn't itas bad - or worse - that you… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Master said, "You may live with me, but don't become my follower."… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A disciple said to him, "I am ready, in the quest for God , to give up anything: wealth, friends, family, country,… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A disciple, in his reverence for the Master, looked upon him as God incarnate. "Tell me, O Master," he said, "why you… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A disciple asked, "Who is a Master?" The Master replied, "Anyone to whom it is given to let go of the ego.… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of Lao-Tzu's dictum: "Those who know, do not say; Those who say, do not know."… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The Master was exceedingly gracious to university dons who visited him, but he would never reply to their questions or be drawn… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Tell me," said the atheist , "Is there a God really?" Said the master, "If you want me to be perfectly honest… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
One day, a philosopher asked, "What is the purpose of creation?" "Lovemaking," said the Master. Later, to his disciples, he said, "Before… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master what he thought about this. The Master… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
You are only a disciple because your eyes are closed. The day you open them you will see there is nothing you… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
What is my identity ?" "Nothing," said the Master. "You mean that I am an emptiness and a void?" said the incredulous… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A disciple was one day recalling how Buddha , Jesus , Mohammed were branded as rebels and heretics by their contemporaries. Said… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The seeker says, "I do not know." That takes honesty. The master says, "I do not know." That takes a mystic's mind… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories,… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The Master made it his task to destroy systematically every doctrine, every belief, every concept of the divine, for these things, which… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The poor think they will be happy when they become rich. The rich think they will be happy when they are rid of their… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
You only change what you understand. What you do not understand and are not aware of, you repress. You dont change. But when you… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master what he thought about this. The Master said, "Wait."… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
As the Arabs say, "The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
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… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The important thing is not to know who "I" is or what "I" is. You'll never succeed. There are no words for it. The… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
And increasingly - you know this and so do I we're losing the youth everywhere. They hate us; they are not interested in having… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
You know, all mystics - Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion - are unanimous on one thing:… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. 'Obedience keeps the rules,' he would say.… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A disciple, in his reverence for the Master, looked upon him as God incarnate. "Tell me, O Master," he said, "why you have come… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
