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title: "41 Masters Quotes By Anthony de Mello"
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> [What is the secret of your serenity?" Said the master: "Wholehearted cooperation with the inevitable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/what-is-the-secret-of-your-serenity-said-the-master-wholehearted/)

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> [Said the master: "Where does your question come from?"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/said-the-master-where-does-your-question-come-from/)

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> ["That of the person who sees other human beings as sinners," said the Master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/that-of-the-person-who-sees-other-human-beings-as-sinners-said-the/)

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> [The Master would insist that the final barrier to our attaining God was the word and concept God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-master-would-insist-that-the-final-barrier-to-our-attaining-god/)

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> [A disciple asked, "Who is a Master?" The Master replied, "Anyone to whom it is given to let go of the ego.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-disciple-asked-who-is-a-master-the-master-replied-anyone-to-whom-it/)

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> [When God means you to be a healer he sends you patients; when he makes you a teacher he sends you pupils;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/when-god-means-you-to-be-a-healer-he-sends-you-patients-when-he-makes/)

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> [You are so proud of your intelligence," said the master. "You are like a like a condemned man, proud of the vastness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/you-are-so-proud-of-your-intelligence-said-the-master-you-are-like-a/)

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> [A newly married couple said, "What shall we do to make our love endure?" Said the Master, "Love other things together"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-newly-married-couple-said-what-shall-we-do-to-make-our-love-endure/)

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> [Said the monk: "All these mountains and rivers and the earth and stars - where do they come from?" Said the master:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/said-the-monk-all-these-mountains-and-rivers-and-the-earth-and-stars/)

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> [To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Master said, "You may live with me, but don't become my follower."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/to-a-visitor-who-asked-to-become-his-disciple-the-master-said-you-may/)

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> ["What is love?"; "The total absence of fear," said the Master; "What is it we fear?"; "Love," said the Master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/what-is-love-the-total-absence-of-fear-said-the-master-what-is-it-we/)

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> [A disciple said to him, "I am ready, in the quest for God , to give up anything: wealth, friends, family, country,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-disciple-said-to-him-i-am-ready-in-the-quest-for-god-to-give-up/)

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> [The words of the scholar are to be understood. The words of the master are not to be understood. They are to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-words-of-the-scholar-are-to-be-understood-the-words-of-the-master/)

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> [The law is an expression of God 's holy will and as such must be honored and loved," said the preacher piously.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-law-is-an-expression-of-god-s-holy-will-and-as-such-must-be/)

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> [Everybody was talking about the religious man who committed suicide. While no one in the monastery approved of the man's action, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/everybody-was-talking-about-the-religious-man-who-committed-suicide/)

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> [What, concretely, is Enlightenment ?" "Seeing Reality as it is," said the Master. "Doesn't everyone see Reality as it is?" "Oh, no!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/what-concretely-is-enlightenment-seeing-reality-as-it-is-said-the/)

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> [The seeker says, "I do not know." That takes honesty. The master says, "I do not know." That takes a mystic's mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-seeker-says-i-do-not-know-that-takes-honesty-the-master-says-i-do/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/name-one-practical-down-to-earth-effect-of-spirituality-said-the/)

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> ["I seek the meaning of existence," said the stranger. "You are of course assuming," said the Master, "that existence has a meaning."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/i-seek-the-meaning-of-existence-said-the-stranger-you-are-of-course/)

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> [A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master what he thought about this. The Master…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-zealous-disciple-expressed-a-desire-to-teach-others-the-truth-and/)

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> [What is the work of a Master?" said a solemn-faced visitor. "To teach people to laugh ," said the Master gravely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/what-is-the-work-of-a-master-said-a-solemn-faced-visitor-to-teach/)

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> [The master never seemed to have his fill of gazing at his firstborn child. "What do you want him to be when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-master-never-seemed-to-have-his-fill-of-gazing-at-his-firstborn/)

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> [There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. 'Obedience keeps the rules,' he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/there-were-rules-in-the-monastery-but-the-master-always-warned/)

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> [Isn't there such a thing as social liberation?" "Of course there is," said the Master. "How would you describe it?" "Liberation from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/isn-t-there-such-a-thing-as-social-liberation-of-course-there-is-said/)

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> [As the Japanese Zen masters say, “Don't seek the truth; just drop your opinions”. Drop your theories; don't seek the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/as-the-japanese-zen-masters-say-don-t-seek-the-truth-just-drop-your/)

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> [My former master taught me to accept birth and death." "Then what have you come to me for?" asked the master. "To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/my-former-master-taught-me-to-accept-birth-and-death-then-what-have/)

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> [What is my identity ?" "Nothing," said the Master. "You mean that I am an emptiness and a void?" said the incredulous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/what-is-my-identity-nothing-said-the-master-you-mean-that-i-am-an/)

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> [To a woman who complained about her destiny the Master said, "It is you who make your destiny." "But surely I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/to-a-woman-who-complained-about-her-destiny-the-master-said-it-is-you/)

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> [Tell me," said the atheist , "Is there a God really?" Said the master, "If you want me to be perfectly honest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/tell-me-said-the-atheist-is-there-a-god-really-said-the-master-if-you/)

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> [One day, a philosopher asked, "What is the purpose of creation?" "Lovemaking," said the Master. Later, to his disciples, he said, "Before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/one-day-a-philosopher-asked-what-is-the-purpose-of-creation/)

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> [The Master made it his task to destroy systematically every doctrine, every belief, every concept of the divine, for these things, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-master-made-it-his-task-to-destroy-systematically-every-doctrine/)

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> [A disciple, in his reverence for the Master, looked upon him as God incarnate. "Tell me, O Master," he said, "why you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-disciple-in-his-reverence-for-the-master-looked-upon-him-as-god/)

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> [A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-master-was-once-unmoved-by-the-complaints-of-his-disciples-that/)

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> [The Master persistently warned against the attempt to encompass Reality in a concept or a name. A scholar in mysticism once asked,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-master-persistently-warned-against-the-attempt-to-encompass/)

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> [Why is everyone here so happy except me?" "Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere," said the Master. "Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/why-is-everyone-here-so-happy-except-me-because-they-have-learned-to/)

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> [What can I do to see Reality as it is?" The master smiled and said, "I have good news and bad news…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/what-can-i-do-to-see-reality-as-it-is-the-master-smiled-and-said-i/)

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> [My life is like shattered glass." said the visitor. "My soul is tainted with evil. Is there any hope for me? "Yes,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/my-life-is-like-shattered-glass-said-the-visitor-my-soul-is-tainted/)

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> [A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. "People say you are a genius . Are you?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-writer-arrived-at-the-monastery-to-write-a-book-about-the-master/)

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> [A disciple was one day recalling how Buddha , Jesus , Mohammed were branded as rebels and heretics by their contemporaries. Said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-disciple-was-one-day-recalling-how-buddha-jesus-mohammed-were/)

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> [The Master was exceedingly gracious to university dons who visited him, but he would never reply to their questions or be drawn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-master-was-exceedingly-gracious-to-university-dons-who-visited/)

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> [The poor think they will be happy when they become rich. The rich think they will be happy when they are rid of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-poor-think-they-will-be-happy-when-they-become-rich-the-rich/)

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> [You only change what you understand. What you do not understand and are not aware of, you repress. You dont change. But when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/you-only-change-what-you-understand-what-you-do-not-understand-and/)

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> [A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master what he thought about this. The Master said, "Wait."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-zealous-disciple-expressed-a-desire-to-teach-others-the-truth-and/)

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> [As the Arabs say, "The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/as-the-arabs-say-the-nature-of-rain-is-the-same-but-it-makes-thorns/)

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> [Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/sinners-often-speak-the-truth-and-saints-have-led-people-astray/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/isn-t-there-such-a-thing-as-social-liberation-of-course-there-is-said/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/the-important-thing-is-not-to-know-who-i-is-or-what-i-is-you-ll-never/)

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> [And increasingly - you know this and so do I we're losing the youth everywhere. They hate us; they are not interested in having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/and-increasingly-you-know-this-and-so-do-i-we-re-losing-the-youth/)

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> [Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/spirituality-practiced-in-the-state-of-activity-is-incomparably/)

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> [You know, all mystics - Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion - are unanimous on one thing:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/you-know-all-mystics-catholic-christian-non-christian-no-matter-what/)

[Anthony de Mello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-de-mello/)

> [There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. 'Obedience keeps the rules,' he would say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/there-were-rules-in-the-monastery-but-the-master-always-warned/)

[Anthony de Mello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-de-mello/)

> [A disciple, in his reverence for the Master, looked upon him as God incarnate. "Tell me, O Master," he said, "why you have come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/a-disciple-in-his-reverence-for-the-master-looked-upon-him-as-god/)

[Anthony de Mello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-de-mello/)

> [“And how about you? Do you want to understand and play the game of life or fool around with miracles?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/and-how-about-you-do-you-want-to-understand-and-play-the-game-of-life/)

[Anthony de Mello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-de-mello/)

> [You don't have to add anything in order to be happy; you've got to drop something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/you-don-t-have-to-add-anything-in-order-to-be-happy-you-ve-got-to/)

[Anthony de Mello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-de-mello/)

> [Rare indeed, is the relationship in which the other is not cultivated for what one can get for oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-de-mello/rare-indeed-is-the-relationship-in-which-the-other-is-not-cultivated/)

[Anthony de Mello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-de-mello/)

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                        "text": "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 someone offends you, you can raise your spirits to heights where offenses cannot reach.",
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                        "text": "A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master what he thought about this. The Master said, \"Wait.\" Each year the disciple would return with the same request and each time the Master would give him the same reply: \"Wait.\" One day he said to the Master, \"When will I be ready to teach?\" Said the Master, \"When your excessive eagerness to teach has left you.",
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                        "text": "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 to belong to the herd.",
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                        "text": "My former master taught me to accept birth and death.\" \"Then what have you come to me for?\" asked the master. \"To learn to accept what lies in between.",
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                        "text": "What is my identity ?\" \"Nothing,\" said the Master. \"You mean that I am an emptiness and a void?\" said the incredulous disciple. \"Nothing that can be labeled.\" said the Master.",
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                        "text": "To a woman who complained about her destiny the Master said, \"It is you who make your destiny.\" \"But surely I am not responsible for being born a woman?\" \"Being born a woman isn't destiny. That is fate. Destiny is how you accept your womanhood and what you make of it.\"",
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                        "text": "Tell me,\" said the atheist , \"Is there a God really?\" Said the master, \"If you want me to be perfectly honest with you, I will not answer.\" Later the disciples demanded to know why he had not answered. \"Because the question is unanswerable,\" said the Master. \"So you are an atheist?\" \"Certainly not. The atheist makes the mistake of denying that of which nothing may be said... and the theist makes the mistake of affirming it.",
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                        "text": "Why is everyone here so happy except me?\" \"Because they have learned to see goodness and beauty everywhere,\" said the Master. \"Why don't I see goodness and beauty everywhere?\" \"Because you cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside.",
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                        "text": "My life is like shattered glass.\" said the visitor. \"My soul is tainted with evil. Is there any hope for me? \"Yes,\" said the Master. \"There is something whereby each broken thing is bound again and every stain made clean.\" \"What?\" \"Forgiveness\" \"Whom do I forgive?\" \"Everyone: Life, God, your neighbor especially yourself.\" \"How is that done?\" \"By understanding that no one is to blame,\" said the Master. \"NO ONE.",
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