Closed eyes Quote by Anthony de Mello

“You are only a disciple because your eyes are closed. The day you open them you will see there is nothing you can learn from me or anyone.” quote by Anthony de Mello — Download Open image

“You are only a disciple because your eyes are closed. The day you open them you will see there is nothing you can learn from me or anyone.”

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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." 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?"…

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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 more fears and guilt laid on them. They're not interested in more sermons and exhortations. But they are interested in learning about love. How can I be happy? How can I live? How can I taste…

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This tragic brow, these closed eyes, eyebrows raised and knotted.

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