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“Real prayer is silent attentiveness to what is.”
prayerSadhana
“Pray with your whole self, not just your words.”
prayerSadhana
“To meditate is to step out of the noise of thinking.”
meditationSadhana
“You don't need to find God. God is not lost.”
divineOne Minute Wisdom
“Love yourself for what you are. Then you can love others for what they are.”
self-loveThe Way to Love
“To live mindfully is to live awake.”
mindfulnessAwareness
“Watch your reactions. They reveal your conditioning.”
awarenessAwareness
“Stop blaming. Start seeing.”
responsibilityAwareness
“You are not the role you play.”
identityAwareness
“To love freely is to love without expectation.”
loveThe Way to Love
“Real change is letting yourself be moved.”
changeThe Way to Love
“To love is to be present without demand.”
loveThe Way to Love
“You are loved for what you are, not what you do.”
loveThe Way to Love
“Every limitation is a self-imposed thought.”
limitationAwareness
“Be aware. Just be aware.”
awarenessAwareness
“You are God playing at being you.”
divineOne Minute Wisdom
“Awakening is not a future event. It is what is happening now, when you stop sleeping.”
nowAwareness
“Fall in love with reality, not with your fantasies about reality.”
realityAwareness
“Real love is what remains when desire and fear are gone.”
loveThe Way to Love
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