To a visitor who described himself as a seeker after Truth the Master said, “If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else.”
“I know. An overwhelming passion for it.”
“No. An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong.”
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“Help us to find God.”
“No one can help you there.”
“Why not?”
“For the same reason that no one can help the fish to find the ocean.”
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The disciples were involved in a heated discussion on the cause of human suffering.
Some said it came from selfishness. Others, from delusion. Yet others, from the inability to distinguish the real from the unreal.
When the Master was consulted, he said, “All suffering comes from a person’s inability to sit still and be alone.”
— Anthony de Mello
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