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
nice spring definitions
A nice definition of an awakened person: a person who no longer marches to the drums of society, a person who dances to the tune of the music that springs up from within.
description distortion used
Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.
unlearn
Wisdom comes to those who learn nothing, unlearn everything.
arms best-is-yet-to-come welcome
Extend your arms in welcome to the future. The best is yet to come!
obedience break knows
Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.
acts-of-service
You can will an act of service but you cannot will love.
knowledge-of-god humans ultimate
This is what is ultimate in our human knowledge of God, to know that we do not know.
enlightenment used used-to-be
Before enlightenment, I used to be depressed; after enlightenment, I continue to be depressed.
can-do
There's nothing you can do to see — it is a gift.
spirituality states activity
Spirituality practiced in the state of activity is incomparably superior to that practiced in a state of withdrawel.
mystic feigning sleepers
The feigning sleeper can delude others he cannot delude himself. The false mystic, unfortunately, can delude both others and himself.
things-in-life best-things-in-life best-things
The best things in life cannot be willed into being.
understanding way
The only way to change is by changing your understanding.
mistake attempting biggest-mistake
Those who make no mistakes are making the biggest mistakes of all - they are attempting nothing new.