A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories, they were also frustrated for they longed for something deeper. To all their objections he would simply reply: "You have yet to understand, my friends, that the shortest distance between a human being and truth is a story."


p. 8 - Anthony De Mello : Writings (1999)

Anthony de Mello Quotes

A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories, they were also...

A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories, they were also...

A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories, they were also...

A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories, they were also...