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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.
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December 21, 2008: This book is spiritual workout. It's sometimes difficult to grasp, but most of the time it is illuminating and insightful, and difficult to put into practice. De Mello's constant focus on awareness leads you to what I believe can be one of the greatest challenges for any disciple of Christ - to know yourself. Like Catherine of Sienna, de Mello directs your spiritual quest inward and at the same time helps you to be at peace with the mystery of God. Its' ideas have already helped me, and I know I will read it again.
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November 21, 2005: This book has become my primer for living. His books guide my discerning between religion and spirituality. What freedom.