We are like bears pacing in a cage, Anthony de Mello says. Even if the cage is removed, we keep pacing in the same timid limits. We are always afraid to get out. And we think that the only way out is by endless striving and thinking.
But this profound healer and spiritual master shows us another way. The heart of the Englightened, the sequel to the highly successful Taking Flight, contains more than two hundred of de Mello's favorite stories. Whether Buddhist tales, Hindu fables, Islamic sayings, or Christian parables, the stories de Mello has chosen are sure to seep through to the heart. They touch on relationships, human nature, service spirituality, and enlightenment. These are stories to be read slowly and savored. They are the key to liberating us from all which woudl pen us in.
Anthony de Mello, who died in 1987, is among the great spiritual masters of our time. Among his many bestselling books are Sadhana, The Song of the Bird, Wellsprings, and Awareness.