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Happy New Year Twenty-Ten --------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_de_Mello Anthony de Mello >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the cricket administrator, see Anthony de Mello (cricket administrator). Book authored by the priest. Anthony de Mello (4 September 1931, Bombay, India - 2 June 1987, New York) was a Jesuit priest and psychotherapist who became widely known for his books on spirituality. An internationally acclaimed spiritual guide, writer and public speaker, de Mello hosted many spiritual conferences. See below for the names of these programs which are available on audio CD and film. He traveled to many countries to study and later to teach, most notably Spain and the United States. One can actually listen to a live de Mello Conference, "Wake Up to Life", the only full-length Conference he ever allowed to be recorded. Listeners across the globe, have found the program to be life-changing. It also includes many principles of psychology and psychotherapy; both of which de Mello practiced in his life. His main objective in the program is "Awareness", waking up and being present to reality; which means one can be happy, loving, and real right now. The few talks which he allowed to be filmed, such as "A Rediscovery of Life" and "A Way to God for Today," have inspired many viewers and audiences since being released; and have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of tv watchers throughout the United States, Canada, and Central America; in colleges, universities, Newman centers, and communities. De Mello established a prayer center in India. He died suddenly in 1987. His works are readily available and additional writings were published after his death. In 1998, some of his opinions were condemned by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI, wrote for the Congregation: 'But already in certain passages in [his] early works and to a greater degree in his later publications, one notices a progressive distancing from the essential contents of the Christian faith. ... With the present Notification, in order to protect the good of the Christian faithful, this Congregation declares that the above-mentioned positions are incompatible with the Catholic faith and can cause grave harm.' [1] His quite controversial paradigm for Catholic dogma is mainly because many of his ideas were influenced by Thai Buddhist teacher and founder of monasteries Ajahn Chah - who, some[who?] say, was a kind of teacher to him. Despite the Church's condemnation, his works are popular especially among those interested in Ignatian Spirituality. Some editions of his books have since been supplemented with the insertion of a caution: 'The books of Father Anthony de Mello were written in a multi-religious context to help the followers of other religions, agnostics and atheists in their spiritual search, and they were not intended by the author as manuals of instruction of the Catholic faithful in Christian doctrine or dogma.' [2] [edit] Bibliography Search Wikiquote Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Anthony de Mello * Audio CD-Set "Wake Up to Life" Live NY Conference. A complete conference, the only one de Mello allowed to be recorded. * On film "A Way to God for Today," a spiritual development program where de Mello speaks directly to the viewer. * "A Rediscovery of Life," live satellite broadcast with audience and teleconference. * "Wake Up! Spirituality for Today," 90 minutes of talks given before a live audience. * The Song of the Bird, 1984. ISBN 978-0385-19615-4 * Sadhana: A Way to God, 1984. ISBN 978-0385-19614-7 * Wellsprings, 1986. ISBN 978-0-385-19617-8 * One Minute Wisdom, Image, 1988. ISBN 978-0-385-24290-5 * Awareness, Image,1990. ISBN 978-0385-24937-9 * Taking Flight, 1990. ISBN 978-0-385-41371-8 * The Way to Love, 1992. ISBN 978-0385-24939-3 * The Heart Of The Enlightened, Image, 1994. ISBN 978-0-517-11474-2 * Awakening, Image, 2003. ISBN 978-0385-50995-4 * Contact with God, Image, 2003. ISBN 978-0385-50994-7 * One Minute Nonsense * The Prayer of the Frog Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. In the English printing, these are titled "Taking Flight" and "The Heart of the Englightened." * Praying Naked: The Spirituality of Anthony de Mello (by J. Francis Stroud, S.J.), Image 2005. ISBN 978-0385-51314-2 [edit] References 1. ^ "EWTN Global Catholic Network". http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDFDEMEL.HTM. Retrieved 2006-11-24. 2. ^ T.K. Thomas (April 1999). "The Prayer of the Frog Called into Question at Findarticles.com". The Ecumenical Review. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2065/is_2_51/ai_56063940/print. Retrieved 2006-11-24. [edit] External links * Official de Mello site * Online de Mello resource including Videos & MP3s * Summary of his writings * Notification Concerning the Writings of Fr. Anthony de Mello, SJ * Tony de Mello, S.J.: A Short Biography, by Bill De Mello (brother) * Here & Now with Anthony de Mello, a 2001 workshop presentation by Malcolm Nazareth * Spiritual Stories from Anthony de Mello * Anthony de Mello quotes Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_de_Mello" Categories: Christian mystics | Indian self-help writers | Indian spiritual writers | American self-help writers | American spiritual writers | Indian Jesuits | People from Goa | Spiritual teachers | Indian theologians | Spirituality | 1931 births | 1987 deaths -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism editing :: alt.publishing, photography :: blogging