Re: L'affair de Mello

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: : : : What do you think? : Hello, I dont know De Mello, actually I just started reading him yesterday and I understand why he changed at the end. Its because he was seeing that truth cannot be seen through the eyes of any organisations whatsoever.. Any systems of belief blinds the truth. What are we without beliefs? Thats where he was showing us to look at... Thats why he didnt because more a buddhist because of certain truth seen in the buddhism, I became more of a whole human being aiming at freeing people of all theirs attachments whatsover.. He surely heard about Krishnamurti also, and I suggest every one of you who are intrigued of find that what De Mello wrote was interesting to read Jiddu Krishnamurti. : Dont hesite to contact me if you wanna exchange on the subject! : JC : : : : Although it's been several years since anyone : : has responded to this topic, I feel the need : : to speak up in defense of Tony's work. : : I don't think an accurate assessment of Tony or his work can be made simply by listening to his tapes or reading his books. I attended several : : of his workshops and there was an entire gestalt : : there that tends to defy traditional analysis. : : I heard him laughingly refer to himself as a "wiley" Jesuit and go to great efforts to make sure that portions of his workshops were not audio or video taped. Doing either would have misrepresented the entire picture of what was happening. : : I think Tony's work was and still remains vital : : to breaking the conceptions we, as humans, have : : built up. I've heard Edwina Gately say that : : we put God's banquet in a box. I think Tony : : was saying the same thing in a very different way. : : God stretches us and our concepts. How else could we grow? : : I loved Tony's workshops because he urged us to read philosophers like Krishnamurti and Bertrand Russell. He specifically pointed out books like : : Russell's work, "Why I Am Not a Christian." If perfect love casts aside fear, then, Tony exhibited that perfect love. No one at Tony's : : workshops had to guard their tongues in fear of being cast out or put aside in disfavor. : : I can't give much credence to "spiritual" : : persons who don't know how to laugh or make light of themselves or their belief systems. Tony's approach concentrated on things that bring us together, not things that divide us. Laughter, : : joy, sharing, and inclusivity bring us together. : : Tony was a master in these arenas. : : I think Jesus would have loved being at a banquet : : with Tony. He certainly wouldn't have been bored : : and he probably would have enjoyed a lot of laughs. I also think he would have loved reading : : his books. : : As for the current Vatican response to Tony's work, I would say it falls in line with most : : of the other things I've heard them say. : : I don't think it's possible to really love people when we get so caught up in deciding issues of right/wrong about them. No one knows what is in another person's heart. That's for God alone to decide. I think the Vatican would do best by focusing its attention on things that bring us together, not distinctions that divide. : : Tony was a breath of fresh air for the Church. : : I feel graced by having participated in his workshops. I'm hoping that one day in the future : : he will be cannonized a saint.....a saint of laughter, joy, and fun. : : : : Sincerely, : : Diana : : : :

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