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July 24, 2005

Anthony de Mello

I've been reading (yes, reading not listening...) a bit of Anthony de Mello's "Awareness" this weekend and all I can say is "wow." It's one of the more remarkable books that I've read in a while. Here are a few passages from the portion I've read that stood out for me:

You never trust anyone. You only trust your judgment about that person.

Every new idea, every great idea, when it first began was in a minority of one.

Charity is really self-interest masquerading under the form of altruism.

Nobody is afraid of the unknown. What you really fear is loss of the known.

Good stuff eh?

If you're interested in finding some audio and video de Mello titles, Seth just put up a bunch on our site. Here's the link:

Anthony de Mello Audio and Video

In addition, Wikipedia has a brief blurb on de Mello here. And if you're interested in reading Awareness, you pick it up here.

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