These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without work, learning without silence, religion without fearlessness, and worship without awareness.
Anthony de MelloStichwörter: politics learning compassion work spirituality awareness relegion
As soon as you look at the world through an ideology you are finished. No reality fits an ideology. Life is beyond that. … That is why people are always searching for a meaning to life… Meaning is only found when you go beyond meaning. Life only makes sense when you perceive it as mystery and it makes no sense to the conceptualizing mind.
Anthony de MelloStichwörter: meaning-of-life spirituality ideology awakening
Any time you are with anyone or think of anyone you must say to yourself: I am dying and this person too is dying, attempting the while to experience the truth of the words you are saying. If every one of you agrees to practice this, bitterness will die out, harmony will arise.
Anthony de MelloStichwörter: truth spirituality harmony dying bitterness awakening
People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.
Anthony de MelloStichwörter: thinking reasoning
The Master made it his task to destroy systematically every
doctrine, every belief, every concept of the divine, for these
things, which were originally intended as pointers, were now
being taken as descriptions.
He loved to quote the Eastern saying "When the sage points
to the moon, all that the idiot sees is the finger.
Stichwörter: belief doctrine unknowing
The genius of a composer is found in the notes of his music; but analyzing the notes will not reveal his genius. The poet's greatness is contained in his words; yet the study of his words will not disclose his inspiration. God reveals himself in creation; but scrutinize creation as minutely as you wish, you will not find God, any more than you will find the soul through careful examination of your body.
Anthony de MelloStichwörter: knowledge god soul analysis
When you are guilty, it is not your sins you hate but yourself.
Anthony de MelloWisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance.
Anthony de MelloStichwörter: wisdom ignorance self-awareness
When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today.
Anthony de MelloEvery word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.
Anthony de MelloStichwörter: knowledge god mysticism unknowing
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