Anthony de Mello (September 4, 1931 to June 2, 1987), was a Jesuit priest and author. Here are some appealing quotes from his writing.
De Mello said to a friend: You remind me of the wolf who was going through a virtuous phase. When he saw a cat chasing a mouse, he turned to a fellow wolf and said indignantly, 'Isn't it time someone did something to stop this hooliganism?
Then, Anthony De Mello said, referencing President Carter's admonition for the Americans to go in for austerity, that he would better have told Americans to enjoy themselves more. He elaborated, "If you really enjoy ..the simple pleasures of the senses, you'd be amazed. You'd develop the extraordinary discipline of the animal....Left in its natural habitat it will never be overweight....[W]atch your cat after it's had breakfast, look how it relaxes."
De Mello, a Jesuit priest, provoked controversy within the church, and many of his writings were unpublished at his death. Our first two quotes are from books, composed from talks De Mello gave. The first quote is from Awakening: Conversations with the Masters
(2003) and the second from Awareness
(1990.)
De Mello said to a friend: You remind me of the wolf who was going through a virtuous phase. When he saw a cat chasing a mouse, he turned to a fellow wolf and said indignantly, 'Isn't it time someone did something to stop this hooliganism?
Then, Anthony De Mello said, referencing President Carter's admonition for the Americans to go in for austerity, that he would better have told Americans to enjoy themselves more. He elaborated, "If you really enjoy ..the simple pleasures of the senses, you'd be amazed. You'd develop the extraordinary discipline of the animal....Left in its natural habitat it will never be overweight....[W]atch your cat after it's had breakfast, look how it relaxes."
De Mello, a Jesuit priest, provoked controversy within the church, and many of his writings were unpublished at his death. Our first two quotes are from books, composed from talks De Mello gave. The first quote is from Awakening: Conversations with the Masters
(2003) and the second from Awareness (1990.)I also like De Mello's strictures against certain things including, "...learning without silence,
religion without fearlessness..."
religion without fearlessness..."
John Paul II said this of Anthony De Mello: "his theological compassion for humanity, passion for faith & belief in Christian values are a forward light for our collective future. "
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