Anthony de Mello: It’s Depressed
Inspired by: Anthony de Mello
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"Don’t say, “I am depressed.” If you want to say, “It is depressed,” that’s all right. If you want to say that depression is there, that’s fine; if you want to say gloominess is there, that’s fine. But not: I am gloomy. You’re defining yourself in terms of the feeling. That’s your illusion; that’s your mistake. There is a depression there right now, but let it be, leave it alone. It will pass. Everything passes, everything. Your depressions and your thrills have nothing to do with happiness. Those are swings of the pendulum. If you seek kicks or thrills, get ready for depression. Do you want your drug? Get ready for the hangover. One end of the pendulum swings over to the other."
~ Anthony de Mello, 20th century Jesuit priest
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I love that.
Feeling down?
Look at “It.”
Say, “It’s a little down today.”
YOU are NOT the depression.
Observe it. See it as separate from your purest self.
And, let it pass.
Inspired by: Anthony de Mello
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