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Title: Awareness by Anthony De Mello ISBN: 0-385-24937-3 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.76 (55 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Statistically Significant 5 Star Gift
Comment: As of this date 50 of 55 have given this book a 5 star review. Tony De Mello will remain immortal through his writings and Awareness is a gift which I will appreciate each day of my life through a daily reading of one (or more)of Tony's 58 gems of spirituality. This book was a gift to me and it is a wonderful "opportunity of reality" to give the book to my friends and family members. One of my many enjoyments in life is to laugh outloud while I am reading a book ... which I did so many times throughout Awareness beginning with the empathic story of the headmaster who didn't want to get up in the morning and go to school. Tony's sudden death of heart failure at age of 56 was his last mortal reminder to live each day and each moment of our lives with love and Awareness.
Rating: 5
Summary: sweet and profound
Comment: This is a sweet and funny and profound book which warmed up my heart and consistently made me laugh. De Mello was a universally respected Jesuit priest who managed to go far beyond the orthodox catholic dogma and into the very heart of spiritual alivennes and connectedness. Several centuries earlier a similar attempt was made by Loyola, another Jesuit troublemaker; however, in A., DeMello dispenses with the extraneous mumbo jumbo and goes straight to the heart of the matter. God is presence itself and through awareness we are simultaneously connected to who we truly are and to the sacredness of all life. De Mello reminds us time and again of this simple yet profound truth; i especially admire his skilfull use of anecdote and parable, which reminds me of another great spiritual teacher... Perhaps it is not coincidental that De Mello lived and worked in Goa, that syncretic ex-Portuguese colony known for its eccentric inhabitants and practices. What impresses me the most about this book is that DeMello manages to weave into his teachings the best elements of Buddhist and Hindu traditions (their emphasis on awareness, mindfulness) and combines them with what is best in Christianity (the emphasis on love, openness of the heart). In addition to that, he is consistently funny (no mean feat for a work on spiritual matters)... and even manages to be cranky in a way that makes me laugh. Perhaps as importantly, the book shows that Christianity may not be all about biblethumping -in the right hands it is a vibrant, contemporary, compassionate, and profound spiritual practice. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about mindfulness from a master teacher.
Rating: 5
Summary: Top list
Comment: This book is on my top 5 list of all time. It was given to me at I time when I was ready to hear what it had to say, and I re-read it whenever I have the chance. Though I was unclear about a few parts, I found it helpful to keep reading, as he returns to themes later on, and this reinforces what he is saying. Of all the self-help material out there, I find this to be the clearest, most succinct, most honest, and most direct. If you want to move through painful parts of your life or begin appreciating things -- I wholeheartedly recommend this!
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Title: The Way to Love by Anthony De Mello ISBN: 038524939X Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Awakening: Conversations With the Master by Anthony De Mello ISBN: 0829412603 Publisher: Loyola Pr Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Song of the Bird by Anthony De Mello ISBN: 0385196156 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 21 August, 1984 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Sadhana by Anthony De Mello ISBN: 0385196148 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1984 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Walking on Water by Anthony De Mello, Anthony Demello ISBN: 0824517377 Publisher: Crossroad/Herder & Herder Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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