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

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This book offers a collection of brief, impactful insights designed to provide readers with quick, actionable wisdom for daily life. more

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Anthony de Mello

Anthony de Mello was an Indian writer, psychologist, and spiritual guide. His works, which blend Eastern philosophy with Western psychology, have been highly appreciated by readers. Born on September 4, 1931, he passed away on June 2, 1987. more

“As you identify less and less with the “me”, you will be more at ease with everybody and with everything. Do you know why? Because you are no longer afraid of being hurt or not liked. You no longer desire to impress anyone. Can you imagine the relief when you don't have to impress anybody anymore? Oh, what a relief. Happiness at last!”

Knows Lasts Spiritual Desire Hurt Imagine Ease Relief Do You Know Impress Being Hurt Afraid Of Being Hurt

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“Another illusion is that external events have the power to hurt you, that other people have the power to hurt you. They don't. It's you who give this power to them.”

People Giving Spiritual Hurt Events Illusion

Book:Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

Source: Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

“As the Japanese Zen masters say, “Don't seek the truth; just drop your opinions”. Drop your theories; don't seek the truth.”

Opinion Masters Theory Zen Master

Book:Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

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“The sun and its light, the ocean and the wave, the singer and his song — not one. Not two.”

Two Light Song Sun Ocean Wave Singers

Book:One Minute Wisdom

Source: One Minute Wisdom

“The human mind makes foolish divisions in what love sees as one.”

Mind Humans Foolish Division Human Mind

Book:Heart of the Enlightened: A Book of Story Meditations

Source: Heart of the Enlightened: A Book of Story Meditations

“There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. 'Obedience keeps the rules,' he would say. 'Love knows when to break them.'”

Knows Law Break Masters Tyranny Obedience Monasteries

Book:One Minute Wisdom

Source: One Minute Wisdom

“Understand the obstructions you are putting in the way of love, freedom, and happiness and they will drop. Turn on the light of awareness and the darkness will disappear. Happiness is not something you acquire; love is not something you produce; love is not something you have; love is something that has you.”

Way Love Light Spiritual Turns Love Is Darkness Awareness Produce Disappear Acquire Turn-on Obstruction Love Freedom Way Of Love Freedom And Happiness

Book:Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

Source: Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

“You've got to drop something. You've got to drop illusions. You don't have to add anything in order to be happy; you've got to drop something. Life is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings.”

Hard Spiritual Life Is Order Easy Ambition Illusion Add Greed Delightful Craving Easy Life Life Is Easy

Book:Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

Source: Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

“Charity is never so lovely as when one has lost consciousness that one is practicing charity. 'You mean I helped you? I was enjoying myself. I was just doing my dance. It helped you, that's wonderful. Congratulations to you. No credit to me.”

Mean Lost Enjoy Consciousness Wonderful Charity Credit Lovely Congratulations

Book:Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

Source: Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

“A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories, they were also frustrated for they longed for something deeper. To all their objections he would simply reply: 'You have yet to understand, my friends, that the shortest distance between a human being and truth is a story.'”

Humans Stories Human Beings Pleasure Masters Truth Is My Friends Distance Deeper Frustrated Disciple Complaints Objections Parables

Book:Anthony De Mello: Writings

Source: Anthony De Mello: Writings

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