Anthony de Mello
Anthony de Mello
Anthony "Tony" de Mellowas an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist. A spiritual teacher, writer and public speaker, De Mello wrote several books on spirituality and hosted numerous spiritual retreats and conferences. He continues to be known for his unconventional approach to the priesthood and his storytelling which drew from the various mystical traditions of both East and West...
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth4 September 1931
Anthony de Mello quotes about
spiritual heart thinking
People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.
father heart relative-value
A Jesuit once wrote a note to Father Arrupe, his superior general, asking him about the relative value of communism, socialism and capitalism. Father Arrupe gave him a lovely reply. He said, "A system is about as good or as bad as the people who use it." People with golden hearts would make capitalism or communism or socialism work beautifully.
being-yourself fear failure
When you get rid of your fear of failure, your tensions about succeeding... you can be yourself. Relaxed. You'll no longer be driving with your brakes on.
money names clothes
Are you your clothes? Are you your name? Are you your profession? Stop identifying with them. They come and go
goodbye heart yesterday
Say goodbye to golden yesterdays: or your heart will never learn to love the present.
thinking ulcers rich
The poor think they will be happy when they become rich. The rich think they will be happy when they are rid of their ulcers.
teacher practice theory
A good teacher offers practice , a bad one offers theories .
cutting drawing ties
God in heaven holds each person by a string. When you sin, you cut the string. Then God ties it up again. Making a knot, bringing you a little closer to Him. Again and again your sins cut the string and with each knot God keeps drawing you closer and closer.
order add
You don't have to add anything in order to be happy; you've got to drop something.
may
May the peace of God disturb you always.
land joy finding-yourself
The day you are happy for no reason whatsoever, the day you find yourself taking delight in everything and in nothing, you will know that you have found the land of unending joy called the kingdom.
eye rose doe
The Rose does not preen herself to catch my eye. She blooms because she blooms. A saint is a saint until he knows he is one.
description distortion used
Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.
suffering inability stills
All suffering comes from a person's inability to sit still and be alone.