The Master would insist that the final barrier to our attaining God was the word and concept God. — 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
What is the secret of your serenity?" Said the master: "Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The master never seemed to have his fill of gazing at his firstborn child. "What do you want him to be when… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
What is the work of a Master?" said a solemn-faced visitor. "To teach people to laugh ," said the Master gravely. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
As the Japanese Zen masters say, “Don't seek the truth; just drop your opinions”. Drop your theories; don't seek the truth. — 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
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
Isn't there such a thing as social liberation?" "Of course there is," said the Master. "How would you describe it?" "Liberation from… — 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… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
You are so proud of your intelligence," said the master. "You are like a like a condemned man, proud of the vastness… — 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
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
The Master persistently warned against the attempt to encompass Reality in a concept or a name. A scholar in mysticism once asked,… — 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
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
A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. "People say you are a genius . Are you?"… — 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
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
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
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
"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
Said the monk: "All these mountains and rivers and the earth and stars - where do they come from?" Said the master:… — 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
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
Name one practical, down-to-earth effect of spirituality," said the skeptic who was ready for an argument. "Here's one," said the Master. "When… — 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
What, concretely, is Enlightenment ?" "Seeing Reality as it is," said the Master. "Doesn't everyone see Reality as it is?" "Oh, no!… — 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
Everybody was talking about the religious man who committed suicide. While no one in the monastery approved of the man's action, some… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share
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
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
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
“And how about you? Do you want to understand and play the game of life or fool around with miracles?” — Anthony de Mello Copy Share
You don't have to add anything in order to be happy; you've got to drop something. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share
Rare indeed, is the relationship in which the other is not cultivated for what one can get for oneself. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share
