Tag Archives: Fr. Anthony DeMello

BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 25th, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE

Posted on July 24, 2025 by jmaz479

“The final disappearance of insecurity feelings will only come when you have attained that blessed ability of the birds of the air and the flowers of the field to live fully in the present, one moment at a time. The … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on June 30, 2025 by jmaz479

“The person who is asleep always thinks he’ll feel better if somebody else changes. You’re suffering because you are asleep, but you’re thinking, “How wonderful life would be if somebody else would change; how wonderful life would be if my … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 8th, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on May 7, 2025 by jmaz479

“What kind of feeling comes upon you when you’re in touch with nature, or when you’re absorbed in work that you love? Or when you’re really conversing with someone whose company you enjoy in openness and intimacy without clinging? What … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 4th, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on April 3, 2025 by jmaz479

“A guru was once attempting to explain to a crowd how human beings react to words, feed on words, live on words, rather than on reality. One of the men stood up and protested; he said, “I don’t agree that … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on February 10, 2025 by jmaz479

“Don’t ask the world to change – you change first. Then you’ll get a good enough look at the world so that you’ll be able to change whatever you think ought to be changed. Take the obstruction out of your … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 30th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on December 29, 2024 by jmaz479

“There is yet another illusion, that it is important to be respectable, to be loved and appreciated, to be important. Many say we have a natural urge to be loved and appreciated, to belong. That’s false. Drop this illusion and … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 5th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on December 4, 2024 by jmaz479

“Who’s living in you? It’s pretty horrifying when you come to know that. You think you are free, but there probably isn’t a gesture, a thought, an emotion, an attitude, a belief in you that isn’t coming from someone else. … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE

Posted on November 26, 2024 by jmaz479

“How easily we are taken in by the judgment of other people and then form an image of ourselves based on this judgment. In order to be truly liberated you need to listen to the so-called good and bad things … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 28th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on October 27, 2024 by jmaz479

“We are so mechanical, so controlled. We write books about being controlled and how wonderful it is to be controlled and how necessary it is that people tell you you’re O.K. Then you’ll have a good feeling about yourself. How … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 26th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on September 25, 2024 by jmaz479

“There’s a lovely saying of Tranxu, a great Chinese sage: “When the archer shoots for no particular prize, he has all his skills; when he shoots to win a brass buckle, he is already nervous; when he shoots for a … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 11th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE

Posted on September 10, 2024 by jmaz479

“Observe the wisdom that operates in doves and in flowers and trees and the whole of Nature. It is the same wisdom that does for us what our brain could never do: It circulates our blood, digests our food, pumps … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 22nd, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on August 21, 2024 by jmaz479

“Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in THE WAY TO LOVE

Posted on July 30, 2024 by jmaz479

“What is clear thinking and how does one arrive at it? The first thing you must know is that it does not call for any great learning. It is so simple as to be within the reach of a ten-year-old … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on June 4, 2024 by jmaz479

“Another illusion: You ARE all those labels that people have put on you, or that you have put on yourself. You’re not, you’re NOT! So you don’t have to cling to them. The day that somebody tells me I’m a … Continue reading →

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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 16th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in AWARENESS

Posted on May 15, 2024 by jmaz479

“Think of a time when you were heartbroken and thought you would never be happy again (your husband died, your wife died, your best friend deserted you, you lost your money). What happened? Time went on, and if you managed … Continue reading →

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