Anthony de Mello Quotes

Evil (ignorance) is like a shadow-- it has no real substance of its own, it is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by trying to fight it, stamp on it, by railing against it, or any other form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it

Do not fight the darkness, let the light in and the darkness will disappear.

We Christian writers must paint evil with the blackest of brushes, not to sow fear, but to call out the monsters to be scattered by our light. If Satan cloaks himself as an angel of white, intent on deceiving the world, any attempt on our parts to minimize evil is only complicit with his strategy... Turn to the light; don’t fear the shadows it creates.

You have to expect spiritual warfare whenever you stand up for righteousness or call attention to basic values. It's just a matter of light battling the darkness. But the light wins every time. You can't throw enough darkness on light to put it out.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness.

The nature of evil, the nature of it, it exists. It exists and I think within us we have the tools. If we have the will, we can combat it. I think the power is within us and it lies in our own conceptualization of God and positivity and compassion and love.

Let nothing come between you and the light.

Evil cannot and will not be vanquished by evil. Dark will only swallow dark and deepen. The good and the light are the keenest weapons.

In the darkest place, shed the brightest light.

From birth to death you go on living, groping in darkness with no light - and you could have created the light. You cannot find it in the scriptures; nobody can hand it to you. It is not purchased or sold; it is nontransferable. But you can create it - you can put all your energies together. You can start living consciously from this very moment.

When we keep claiming the light, we will find ourselves becoming more and more radiant.

There is a power now slumbering within us, which is awakened would do to evil what light does to darkness.

You cannot fight against the ego and win, just as you cannot fight against darkness. The light of consciousness is all that is necessary. You are that light.

It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

Despite what people might think, I'm not interested in being dark all the time. I'm actually searching for some kind of light, and I'm always very happy when I can achieve that.

Very simply, our physical and spiritual safety lies in never even getting close to the line that separates light from dark, good from evil.

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

We forget that the human spirit, the spirit of goodness and truth in the world, is still only an infant crying in the night, and that the struggle with darkness is as yet mostly an unequal struggle.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us thru that darkness to a safe and sane future.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Everyone has some kind of light inside them.

My broken brilliance will shine a light in the darkness.