Anthony de Mello Quotations | Page 3

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.

People who want to rise above a well-cooked meal and a well-tailored garment, are out of their spiritual minds.

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.

To those who seek to protect their ego true Peace brings only disturbance.

My commitment is not to consistency but to the Truth .

The feigning sleeper can delude others he cannot delude himself. The false mystic, unfortunately, can delude both others and himself.

When someone offends you, you can raise your spirits to heights where offenses cannot reach.

Can one talk about the ocean to a frog in a well or about the divine to people who are restricted by their concepts?

Pleasant experiences make life delightful. Painful experiences lead to growth.

The seeker says, "I do not know." That takes honesty. The master says, "I do not know." That takes a mystic's mind that knows things through non-knowing. The disciple says, "I know." That takes ignorance, in the form of borrowed knowledge.