To relate is to react. To react is to understand oneself. To understand oneself is to be enlightened. Relationships are schools for enlightenment.
Anthony de MelloThe poor think they will be happy when they become rich. The rich think they will be happy when they are rid of their ulcers.
Anthony de MelloA newly married couple said, "What shall we do to make our love endure?" Said the Master, "Love other things together".
Anthony de MelloYou know, all mystics - Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion - are unanimous on one thing: that all is well, all is well. Though everything is a mess, all is well. Strange paradox, to be sure. But, tragically, most people never get to see that all is well because they are asleep. They are having a nightmare.
Anthony de Mello