Happiness is not something you acquire; love is not something you produce; love is not something you have; love is something that has you.
Anthony de MelloAs the Arabs say, "The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.
Anthony de MelloSaid the monk: "All these mountains and rivers and the earth and stars - where do they come from?" Said the master: "Where does your question come from?"
Anthony de MelloThere is no explanation you can give that will explain away all the sufferings and evil and torture and destruction and hunger in the world! You'll never explain it. Because life is a mystery, which means your thinking mind cannot make sense of it. For that you've got to wake up and then you'll suddenly realize that reality is not the problem, you are the problem.
Anthony de Mello