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 fixing others. Look at yourself.”
interiorityAwareness
“Real change comes through awareness, not through effort.”
changeAwareness
“To love a person is to recognize the divine in them.”
loveThe Way to Love
“What we don't see in ourselves, we project onto others.”
projectionAwareness
“Most fears are imagined.”
fearAwareness
“Love does not interfere. It allows.”
loveThe Way to Love
“You will be free when you don't need anything from anyone.”
freedomThe Way to Love
“Knowledge is not awareness.”
awarenessAwareness
“To be free is to need no one's approval.”
freedomAwareness
“Stop performing. Start living.”
authenticityAwareness
“To love is to drop your conditions.”
loveThe Way to Love
“Real wisdom is the absence of foolish opinions.”
wisdomOne Minute Wisdom
“You don't have to fix anyone. You only have to love them.”
loveThe Way to Love
“Truth has many disguises.”
truthOne Minute Wisdom
“To live in fear is not to live.”
fearThe Way to Love
“To live awake is to live free.”
freedomAwareness
“You will not understand love until you understand yourself.”
loveThe Way to Love
“You don't have to take yourself seriously.”
lightnessAwareness
“Drop the labels. See what is.”
seeingAwareness
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