Fr. Anthony de Mello, S.J. (1931-1987) - 'seedlings' for meditation

[Guest guest]

de Mello calls them "seedlings" - which are not to be forced open

with our minds, but sown in our hearts where they may germinate and

grow. Again, it is tempting to quote from the exercises, but it is

pointless to choose self-contained extracts which will only inform

and, by informing, distract. The seedlings may not bring instant

enlightenment, but they are unlikely to encourage backsliding. Here

are a few:

 

-- The Messiah is still around. When did you see him last?

 

-- Listen to the Good News: God is unjust - he makes his sun to shine

on the good and bad alike.

 

-- Certainty is the sin of bigots, terrorists and Pharisees.

 

-- Compassion makes us think we may be wrong.

 

-- The God who deals in terror is a bully, and to bend the knee

before him is to be a coward, not a devotee.

 

-- Repentance reaches fullness when you are brought to gratitude for

your sins.

 

-- I am no great improvement on those who killed the Saviour.

 

-- If your God comes to your rescue and gets you out of trouble, it

is time you started looking for the true God.

 

-- Doubt is Faith's friend. The enemy of Faith is fear.

 

-- The market is as good a place for silence as the monastery, for

silence is the absence of the ego.

[Guest guest]

sunderji ,

 

this is great.

 

i really liked the last one .

 

-- The market is as good a place for silence as the monastery, for

silence is the absence of the ego.

 

TRUE, VERY TRUE.

 

here is one more to the list

 

"The Creator has provided a means for hiding one's ignorance. It is

to keep silent, particularly in the company of the learned"

 

Niti Shatakam -Bhatruhari