Synopsis In 31 meditations, each several pages long and each preceded with a Gospel quotation, Jesuit Anthony de Mello implores his readers with exceptional eloquence to break through the great obstacle to love--illusion. The spiritual master insists that it is in undertaking the often painful struggle to see another person and yourself in true clarity that love is born. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title Synopsis In 31 meditations, de Mello implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "The most painful act," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. But in that act of seeing, love is born." From the Publisher The Way To Love contains the final flowering of Anthony de Mello's thought, and in it he grapples with the ultimate question of love. In thirty-one meditations, he implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "Love springs from awareness," de Mello insists, saying that it is only when we see others as they are that we can begin to really love. But not only must we seek to see others with clarity, we must examine ourselves without misconception. The task, however, is not easy. "The most painful act," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. But in that act of seeing that love is born." Anthony De Mello was the director of the Sadhana Institute of Pastoral Counseling in Poona, India, and authored several books. The Way To Love is his last. From The PublisherThe Way to Love contains the final flowering of Anthony de Mello's thought. Here, more than ever before in his bestselling writing, he grapples with the ultimate question of love. In thirty-one meditations, each several pages long and each preceded by a Gospel quotation, he implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "Love springs from awareness," de Mello insists, saying that it is only when we see the other as he or she really is that we begin to love. The second act of love, he says, is seeing ourselves without illusion - without the coercive nature of our needs, desires, memories, prejudices, and projections. If these steps are taken, then love will steal upon a person or into a relationship. But the task is not easy. "The most painful act the human can perform," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. It is in that act of seeing that love is born." These are meditations to be savored and shared. This is a book - in a handy gift sizeto be held close to the heart.Table of Contents IntroductionProfit and Loss1Discipleship4The Extra Mile10He Went Away Sad15The Eye of a Needle20Nowhere to Go24Bring in the Poor28The Blind See32Heaven at Hand37What Must I Do?41No Stone Will Be Left45How to Give?51Serpents and Doves55Men of Violence59Show No Partiality64One Teacher68Become Like Children73Love One Another77No Looking Back81Love Your Enemies86Tax Collectors and Sinners90Be Awake97The Mountain of Prayer102Judge Not107Pluck Out the Eye110Suffering and Glory118Fire on the Earth121Consider the Lilies128Lost and Found133The Lamp of the Body137Be Ready143
Synopsis In 31 meditations, de Mello implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "The most painful act," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. But in that act of seeing, love is born." From the Publisher The Way To Love contains the final flowering of Anthony de Mello's thought, and in it he grapples with the ultimate question of love. In thirty-one meditations, he implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "Love springs from awareness," de Mello insists, saying that it is only when we see others as they are that we can begin to really love. But not only must we seek to see others with clarity, we must examine ourselves without misconception. The task, however, is not easy. "The most painful act," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. But in that act of seeing that love is born." Anthony De Mello was the director of the Sadhana Institute of Pastoral Counseling in Poona, India, and authored several books. The Way To Love is his last. From The PublisherThe Way to Love contains the final flowering of Anthony de Mello's thought. Here, more than ever before in his bestselling writing, he grapples with the ultimate question of love. In thirty-one meditations, each several pages long and each preceded by a Gospel quotation, he implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "Love springs from awareness," de Mello insists, saying that it is only when we see the other as he or she really is that we begin to love. The second act of love, he says, is seeing ourselves without illusion - without the coercive nature of our needs, desires, memories, prejudices, and projections. If these steps are taken, then love will steal upon a person or into a relationship. But the task is not easy. "The most painful act the human can perform," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. It is in that act of seeing that love is born." These are meditations to be savored and shared. This is a book - in a handy gift sizeto be held close to the heart.Table of Contents IntroductionProfit and Loss1Discipleship4The Extra Mile10He Went Away Sad15The Eye of a Needle20Nowhere to Go24Bring in the Poor28The Blind See32Heaven at Hand37What Must I Do?41No Stone Will Be Left45How to Give?51Serpents and Doves55Men of Violence59Show No Partiality64One Teacher68Become Like Children73Love One Another77No Looking Back81Love Your Enemies86Tax Collectors and Sinners90Be Awake97The Mountain of Prayer102Judge Not107Pluck Out the Eye110Suffering and Glory118Fire on the Earth121Consider the Lilies128Lost and Found133The Lamp of the Body137Be Ready143
From the Publisher The Way To Love contains the final flowering of Anthony de Mello's thought, and in it he grapples with the ultimate question of love. In thirty-one meditations, he implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "Love springs from awareness," de Mello insists, saying that it is only when we see others as they are that we can begin to really love. But not only must we seek to see others with clarity, we must examine ourselves without misconception. The task, however, is not easy. "The most painful act," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. But in that act of seeing that love is born." Anthony De Mello was the director of the Sadhana Institute of Pastoral Counseling in Poona, India, and authored several books. The Way To Love is his last. From The PublisherThe Way to Love contains the final flowering of Anthony de Mello's thought. Here, more than ever before in his bestselling writing, he grapples with the ultimate question of love. In thirty-one meditations, each several pages long and each preceded by a Gospel quotation, he implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "Love springs from awareness," de Mello insists, saying that it is only when we see the other as he or she really is that we begin to love. The second act of love, he says, is seeing ourselves without illusion - without the coercive nature of our needs, desires, memories, prejudices, and projections. If these steps are taken, then love will steal upon a person or into a relationship. But the task is not easy. "The most painful act the human can perform," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. It is in that act of seeing that love is born." These are meditations to be savored and shared. This is a book - in a handy gift sizeto be held close to the heart.Table of Contents IntroductionProfit and Loss1Discipleship4The Extra Mile10He Went Away Sad15The Eye of a Needle20Nowhere to Go24Bring in the Poor28The Blind See32Heaven at Hand37What Must I Do?41No Stone Will Be Left45How to Give?51Serpents and Doves55Men of Violence59Show No Partiality64One Teacher68Become Like Children73Love One Another77No Looking Back81Love Your Enemies86Tax Collectors and Sinners90Be Awake97The Mountain of Prayer102Judge Not107Pluck Out the Eye110Suffering and Glory118Fire on the Earth121Consider the Lilies128Lost and Found133The Lamp of the Body137Be Ready143
From The PublisherThe Way to Love contains the final flowering of Anthony de Mello's thought. Here, more than ever before in his bestselling writing, he grapples with the ultimate question of love. In thirty-one meditations, each several pages long and each preceded by a Gospel quotation, he implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "Love springs from awareness," de Mello insists, saying that it is only when we see the other as he or she really is that we begin to love. The second act of love, he says, is seeing ourselves without illusion - without the coercive nature of our needs, desires, memories, prejudices, and projections. If these steps are taken, then love will steal upon a person or into a relationship. But the task is not easy. "The most painful act the human can perform," de Mello says, "is the act of seeing. It is in that act of seeing that love is born." These are meditations to be savored and shared. This is a book - in a handy gift sizeto be held close to the heart.Table of Contents IntroductionProfit and Loss1Discipleship4The Extra Mile10He Went Away Sad15The Eye of a Needle20Nowhere to Go24Bring in the Poor28The Blind See32Heaven at Hand37What Must I Do?41No Stone Will Be Left45How to Give?51Serpents and Doves55Men of Violence59Show No Partiality64One Teacher68Become Like Children73Love One Another77No Looking Back81Love Your Enemies86Tax Collectors and Sinners90Be Awake97The Mountain of Prayer102Judge Not107Pluck Out the Eye110Suffering and Glory118Fire on the Earth121Consider the Lilies128Lost and Found133The Lamp of the Body137Be Ready143
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