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Tag Archives: Walking on Water
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“SPIRITUALITY IS BEING AWAKE. Getting rid of illusions. Spirituality is never being at the mercy of any event, thing or person. Spirituality means having found the diamond inside yourself. Religion is intended to lead you there. “What good does it … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 10, 2023 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“One day God got tired of people. They were always pestering him, asking him for things. So he said, “I’m going away to hide for a while.” So he gathered all of his advisers and said, “Where should I hide? … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 30th, 2023 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“Ambition is a brainwashing that has been done on us! We’ve been told that unless we have ambition, we won’t do anything. The energy and delight in work have been forgotten. When an archer shoots for no particular reason, he … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“Being ambitious can be a wonderful thing. But being enslaved by ambition is horrible. People ruled by ambition don’t even live. There’s no need to explain this. We all know people like that. What are you to do if you … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 6th, 2022 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“All psychological problems are the result of our inability to express our feelings. We’re frightened. We don’t know how to express feelings, either negative or positive. We can speak about our problems, but not about feelings. The inhibited person suffers … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, July 20th, 2018 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“What causes suffering? Mental activity, constructing our thoughts. Sometimes the mind is in repose, and all is well. But sometimes it begins to act, elaborating what Buddha calls the construction of thoughts. It begins to make judgments, evaluations, different and … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 by Fr. Anthony DeMello S.J. in WALKING ON WATER
“If you have problems with people get ready for a shock: there’s something wrong with you. There are no problems in dealing with human beings. If you change, everything will change. If you can bring yourself to let go, people … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 5th, 2018 by Fr. Anthony DeMello S.J. in WALKING ON WATER
“How do human beings become robots? Listen to this: “Oh, you’re so pretty.” And the robot swells with pride. I push the appreciation button and it’s riding high. Then, I push the other button, the criticism one, and it hits … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“One day Buddha was sitting with all his disciples around him when an old man appeared and said, “How long do you want to live? Ask for a million years and they will be granted to you.” Buddha answered without … Continue reading
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Best of PONDER on THIS for Friday, October 18th, 2013 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“SPIRITUALITY IS BEING AWAKE. Getting rid of illusions. Spirituality is never being at the mercy of any event, thing or person. Spirituality means having found the diamond inside yourself. Religion is intended to lead you there. “What good does it … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“One day God got tired of people. They were always pestering him, asking him for things. So he said, “I’m going away to hide for a while.” So he gathered all of his advisers and said, “Where should I hide? … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 17th, 2012 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“Ambition is a brainwashing that has been done on us! We’ve been told that unless we have ambition, we won’t do anything. The energy and delight in work have been forgotten. When an archer shoots for no particular reason, he … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, November 19th, 2012 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“Being ambitious can be a wonderful thing. But being enslaved by ambition is horrible. People ruled by ambition don’t even live. There’s no need to explain this. We all know people like that. What are you to do if you … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, June 25th, 2012 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“All psychological problems are the result of our inability to express our feelings. We’re frightened. We don’t know how to express feelings, either negative or positive. We can speak about our problems, but not about feelings. The inhibited person suffers … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 by Fr. Anthony DeMello in WALKING ON WATER
“What causes suffering? Mental activity, constructing our thoughts. Sometimes the mind is in repose, and all is well. But sometimes it begins to act, elaborating what Buddha calls the construction of thoughts. It begins to make judgments, evaluations, different and … Continue reading
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