Anthony de Mello
1931-1987 • Indian
Christian MysticismZen
Jesuit priest and psychotherapist who blended Christian spirituality with Buddhist and Hindu insights.
Key Works
- Awareness
- The Way to Love
- Song of the Bird
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Quotes by Anthony de Mello
101 quotes“Stop being attached to your concept of yourself.”
identityAwareness
“To love everyone is to love no one in particular.”
loveThe Way to Love
“Real love is the absence of fear.”
loveThe Way to Love
“Loneliness is the cry of the heart that has not yet found its true home.”
lonelinessThe Way to Love
“You only fear losing what you cling to.”
fearThe Way to Love
“Stop trying to make yourself happy. Start trying to be free.”
freedomAwareness
“Don't expect your awakening to look like anyone else's.”
individualityAwareness
“Love sees what attachment cannot see.”
loveThe Way to Love
“To wake up, all you need is the willingness to look.”
awakeningAwareness
“Don't take the name of God in vain. Don't take your own name in vain either.”
reverenceOne Minute Wisdom
“The way to be is the way you already are.”
authenticityAwareness
“True spiritual practice is not what you do. It is how you see.”
practiceAwareness
“You don't need anything. You don't need anyone.”
sufficiencyAwareness
“To love freely is to be free.”
loveThe Way to Love
“In awareness, there is no fear.”
awarenessAwareness
“You are not your reputation.”
identityAwareness
“Real religion is to be found in the heart.”
religionAwareness
“Don't quote scripture. Quote your own experience.”
directnessAwareness
“To know yourself, watch your reactions.”
self-knowledgeAwareness
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