When you cling, life is destroyed; when you hold on to anything, you cease to live. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
Life is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings. — 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
You've got to drop something. You've got to drop illusions. You don't have to add anything in order to be happy; you've… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
As soon as you look at the world through an ideology you are finished. No reality fits an ideology. Life is beyond… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
There is no explanation you can give that will explain away all the sufferings and evil and torture and destruction and hunger… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
My life is like shattered glass." said the visitor. "My soul is tainted with evil. Is there any hope for me? "Yes,"… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
As soon as you look at the world through an ideology you are finished. No reality fits an ideology. Life is beyond… — 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
