“How shall I rid myself of fear?” asked one of the disciples.
“How can you rid yourself of what you cling to?”
“You mean I actually cling to my fears? I cannot agree to that,” protested the disciple.
“Consider what your fear protects you from and you will agree! And you will see your folly,” answered the Master.
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“I am doing that by degrees.”
“Growth is achieved by degrees. Enlightenment is instantaneous.”
Later the Master said, “Take the leap! You cannot cross a chasm in little jumps.”
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A visitor who was full of expectations was unimpressed by the commonplace words the Master addressed to him. “I came here in quest of a Master,” he said to a disciple. “All I find is a human being no different from the others.”
Said the disciple, “The Master is a shoemaker with an infinite supply of leather. But he does the cutting and stitching in accordance with the dimension of your foot.”
— Anthony de Mello
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