Taking Flight
A Book of Story Meditations
Anthony De Mello
- "Both
- what
- you
- run
- from
- --
- and
- what
- you
- yearn
- for
- --
- are
- within
- you."
- --Anthony
- de
- Mello,
- S.J.In
- the
- tradition
- of
- his
- bestselling
- Song
- of
- the
- Bird,
- de
- Mello
- has
- written
- these
- story
- meditations
- as
- stepping
- stones
- toward
- a
- spiritual
- life
- based
- on
- self-knowledge
- and
- understanding.This
- book
- contains
- over
- 250
- stories,
- grouped
- under
- the
- themes
- of
- Prayer,
- Awareness,
- Religion,
- Grace,
- "Saints,"
- Self,
- Love,
- and
- Truth.
- Although
- derived
- from
- a
- variety
- of
- countries
- and
- cultures,
- these
- tales
- share
- the
- spiritual
- heritage
- and
- popular
- humor
- of
- the
- entire
- human
- race.
- As
- he
- does
- so
- skillfully
- in
- his
- other
- books,
- de
- Mello
- uses
- the
- medium
- of
- the
- story
- to
- enable
- his
- readers
- to
- work
- through
- their
- problems
- and
- arrive
- at
- essential
- Truth.
- With
- each
- seemingly
- simple
- anecdote
- comes
- a
- lesson
- powerful
- enough
- to
- break
- down
- barriers
- that
- limit
- self-understanding
- --
- which
- in
- turn
- fosters
- a
- better
- understanding
- of
- others,
- in
- all
- situations
- in
- life.
- "Even
- if
- you
- read
- the
- stories
- in
- this
- book
- only
- for
- the
- entertainment,"
- he
- warns,
- "there
- is
- no
- guarantee
- that
- an
- occasional
- story
- will
- not
- slip
- through
- your
- defenses
- and
- explode
- when
- you
- least
- expect
- it
- to."Taking
- Flight
- offers
- a
- joyful,
- transcendental
- experience.
- De
- Mello
- pilots
- a
- spiritual
- journey
- with
- the
- skill
- of
- a
- true master.
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