Quotes By Anthony De Mello

“ 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. ”

“ The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth. ”

“ We see a person and things not as they are, but as we are. ”

“ What is love?'; 'The total absence of fear,' said the master; 'What is it we fear?'; 'Love,' said the master. ”

“ There's only one reason for the absence of happiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, that it never occurs to you to question them. ”

“ Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to ones awareness of ones ignorance. ”

“ So you must 'receive' your demons because when you fight them, you empower them. ”

“ The thing that is blind is not love but attachment. An attachment is the state of clinging that comes from the false belief that something or someone is necessary for your happiness. ”

“ 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. ”

“ The one who would be constant in happiness must frequently change. ”

“ It isn't falling in that causes you to drown, it's staying in. ”

“ Spirituality means waking up. ”