Said 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 MelloIf I haven't received any grace today, then I was not at home. This is because God is sending deliveries constantly.
Anthony de MelloLife is easy, life is delightful. It's only hard on your illusions, your ambitions, your greed, your cravings.
Anthony de MelloWhat you are aware of you are in control of; what you are not aware of is in control of you.
Anthony de MelloTo relate is to react. To react is to understand oneself. To understand oneself is to be enlightened. Relationships are schools for enlightenment.
Anthony de MelloDo you want a sign that you're asleep? Here it is: you're suffering. Suffering is a sign that you're out of touch with the truth. Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth, that you might understand that there's falsehood somewhere, just as physical pain is given to you so you will understand that there is disease or illness somewhere. Suffering occurs when you clash with reality. When your illusions clash with reality, when your falsehoods clash with truth, then you have suffering. Otherwise there is no suffering.
Anthony de Mello