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ANTHONY DE MELLO

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(Expert # 49)

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Areas: Spirituality; Christianity; Awareness

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1931-1987

A ny de Mello Biography

Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest from India, known for his writings and

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spiritual conferences. He was the director of the Sadhana Institute of Pastoral
Counseling in Poona, India, as well as a member of the Jesuit province of Bombay.
De Mello challenged people to encounter the God behind all words, concepts, and
religious formulas.

De Mello taught meditation techniques that are a blend of Eastern religious
thought, modern psychology, and the spiritual exercises of Ignatius of Loyola,
founder of the Jesuit religious order. De Mello claimed th

e of themselves. He insisted that the greatest human gift is to be aware

ouch with your body and mind.

ello was the author five best-selling books, including Awareness, wh

ological insight. In it, he insists that to become aware, we must reali

and potential of others. Today, his retreats, workshops, seminars on pr

erapy courses are still widely known in many English-speaking and Sp

ng countries.

David Riklan’s favorite Anthony de Mello Quotes and Thoughts

• As soon as you look at the world through an ideology you are finished. N
  reality fits an ideology. Life is beyond that. That is why people are always
  searching for a meaning to life...Meaning is only found when you go beyon
  meaning. Life only ma

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makes no sense to the conceptualizing mind.