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
looks claims competence
Look for competence not claims.
names earth height
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.
eye reality expression
The Master persistently warned against the attempt to encompass Reality in a concept or a name. A scholar in mysticism once asked, "When you speak of BEING, sir, is it eternal, transcendent being you speak of, or transient, contingent being?" The Master closed his eyes in thought. Then he opened them, put on his most disarming expression, and said, "Yes!
ego steps joyful
One always treads with a joyful step when one has dropped the burden called the ego.
years twenties hibernation
One year of life is worth more than twenty years of hibernation.
ocean people frogs
The Master was exceedingly gracious to university dons who visited him, but he would never reply to their questions or be drawn into their theological speculations. To his disciples, who marveled at this, he said, "Can one talk about the ocean to a frog in a well or about the divine to people who are restricted by their concepts?
acts-of-service
You can will an act of service but you cannot will love.
glasses evil broken
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.
laughing people visitors
What is the work of a Master?" said a solemn-faced visitor. "To teach people to laugh ," said the Master gravely.
self interest self-interest
Ordinarily, everything we do is in our self-interest. Everything.
attitude my-attitude changed
Nothing has changed but my attitude, therefore, everything has changed.
wells mess
All is well, all is well. Though everything is a mess, all is well.
perfect devil logic
The devil has a Ph.D. in perfect logic.
risk sin refusal
Sin is a refusal to grow, a refusal to love, a refusal to get committed, to be concerned, and to take risks.