Anthony de Mello Quotes

1931–1987 India

Anthony de Mello (4 September 1931 – 2 June 1987) was a Jesuit priest, psychotherapist and writer who became widely known for his books on spirituality.

India
Non-fiction authors
Theologians

Also known as: Anthony DeMello, Anthony de Mello (priest), De Mello, Anthony, One Minute Nonsense

Random Anthony de Mello quote

122 quotes

"There's nothing you can do to see — it is a gift."

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

Don't ask the world to change — you change first.

Awareness (1992)

Can one be fully human without experiencing tragedy? The only tragedy there is in the world is ignorance; all evil comes from that.

Awareness (1992)

All I did was sit on the riverbank handing out river water. After I'm gone, I trust you will notice the river.

Anthony De Mello : Writings (1999)

The Master persistently warned against the attempt to encompass Reality in a concept or a name.

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

"When the sage points at the moon, all that the idiot sees is the finger."

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

You no longer feel the need or the compulsion to explain things anymore.

Awareness (1992)

Most people see it as they believe it is.

Awakening : Conversations with the Masters (2003)

The Master is not concerned with what we believe — only with what we see.

One Minute Wisdom (1989)

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

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

One year of life is worth more than twenty years of hibernation.

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

You can will an act of service but you cannot will love.

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

My commitment is not to consistency but to the Truth.

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

The best things in life cannot be willed into being.

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

People with golden hearts would make capitalism or communism or socialism work beautifully.

Awareness (1992)

I have good news and bad news for you, my friend.

One Minute Nonsense (1992)

Life is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings.

Awareness (1992)

Death is resurrection. We're talking not about some resurrection that will happen but about one that is happening right now.

Awareness (1992)

There is no salvation till they have seen their basic prejudice.

Awareness (1992)

Happiness is our natural state. Happiness is the natural state of little children, to whom the kingdom belongs until they have been polluted and contaminated by the stupidity of society and culture.

Awareness (1992)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anthony de Mello (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.