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
What can I do to see Reality as it is?" The master smiled and said, "I have good news and bad news… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
A newly married couple said, "What shall we do to make our love endure?" Said the Master, "Love other things together".... — 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
"That of the person who sees other human beings as sinners," said the Master. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The words of the scholar are to be understood. The words of the master are not to be understood. They are to… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The law is an expression of God 's holy will and as such must be honored and loved," said the preacher piously.… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
"Why is everyone here so happy except me?" "Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere," said the Master. "Why… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
"I seek the meaning of existence," said the stranger. "You are of course assuming," said the Master, "that existence has a meaning."… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
"My former master taught me to accept birth and death." "Then what have you come to me for?" asked the master. "To… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
To a woman who complained about her destiny the Master said, "It is you who make your destiny." "But surely I am… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The Master would insist that the final barrier to our attaining God was the word and concept God. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
"What is love?"; "The total absence of fear," said the Master; "What is it we fear?"; "Love," said the Master. — 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
When God means you to be a healer he sends you patients; when he makes you a teacher he sends you pupils;… — 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
