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AWARENESS, by Anthony de Mello

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Great Books I've Read Recently

I’ve begun making my way through Eckhart Tolle’s recommended reading list. This book is on there, and it was available at the local library, so I started here.
Lots of great stuff. A quick read, too. I believe it’s a transcribed live seminar. De Mello talks about “waking up” (described by Eckhart Tolle as “the separation [...]

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THE WAY TO LOVE, the last meditations of Anthony de Mello

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Great Books I've Read Recently

I think everyone should read this. Man, de Mello is intense. He has a brutally honest way to describe what love really is. Love versus attachment, versus loving an idealization, etc., etc. Can’t wait to read more of his work.

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The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness

August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Great Books I've Read Recently

“Hold the sadness and pain of samsara in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun. Then the warrior can make a proper cup of tea.”
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness

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