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⚫ | '''Anthony de Mello''', also known as '''Tony de Mello''' (4 September 1931 – 2 June 1987), was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Jesuit]] [[Catholic priesthood|priest]] and [[psychotherapist]]. A spiritual teacher, writer, and [[public speaker]], de Mello wrote several books on [[spirituality]] and hosted numerous [[spiritual retreat]]s and conferences. He continues to be known for his [[storytelling]] which drew from the various [[mystical]] traditions of both [[Eastern philosophy|East]] and [[Western philosophy|West]] and for introducing many people in the West to [[mindfulness]]-based practices he sometimes called "awareness prayer". |
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== Beginnings == |
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Official website is https//:demellocenter.com |
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De Mello was the oldest of five children born to Frank and Louisa (née Castellino) de Mello. He was born in [[Bombay]], [[British Raj|British India]], on 4 September 1931.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P4qCXtwqa1gC | title=Anthony Demello SJ: The Happy Wanderer | publisher=[[Orbis Books]] | author=de Mello, Bill | year=2013 | page=8 | isbn=978-1-62698-020-4}}</ref> He was raised in a Catholic family and dreamed of one day joining the Jesuit order. |
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At the age of 16, de Mello entered the [[Society of Jesus]] at the seminary of Vinalaya on the outskirts of Bombay. In 1952, he was sent to Spain to study philosophy in Barcelona before undertaking ministry. He then returned to India to study theology at De Nobili College in Pune and was ordained to the priesthood in March 1961. After his return to India, he spent several years working in seminaries, and in 1968 he was made rector of the seminary of Vinalaya.<ref name="teachers">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6tbYHJFej2UC&pg=PA344|title=Teachers of Wisdom|author=Kononenko, Igor|publisher=[[Dorrance Publishing Co.|Dorrance Publishing]]|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4349-5410-7|page=344}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.jesuit.ie/who-are-the-jesuits/inspirational-jesuits/anthony-de-mello/|title=Anthony de Mello - Jesuits Ireland|date=31 May 2017|work=Jesuits Ireland|access-date=19 October 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Born Bombay 1931, died New York 1987 |
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De Mello was first attracted to the Jesuits for their strict discipline. Those who knew him during his earlier years in the order described him as somewhat conservative in his theology and reluctant to explore other religions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cta-usa.org/conf2001talks.html#nazareth|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221145640/http://www.cta-usa.org/conf2001talks.html#nazareth|archivedate=21 February 2009|title=Here and Now with Anthony De Mello|author=Nazareth, Malcolm}}</ref> Some of his peers noted that his experience in Spain led him to broaden his perspective and to lose much of his rigidity.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Famous for spiritual writings and teachings |
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⚫ | '''Anthony de Mello''', also known as '''Tony de Mello''' (4 September 1931 – 2 June 1987), was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Jesuit]] [[Catholic priesthood|priest]] and [[psychotherapist]]. A spiritual teacher, writer, and [[public speaker]], de Mello wrote several books on [[spirituality]] and hosted numerous [[spiritual retreat]]s and conferences. He continues to be known for his |
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In 1972, he founded the Institute of Pastoral Counselling, later renamed the Sadhana Institute of Pastoral Counselling, in [[Poona, India]].<ref name="teachers" /><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZReDL_16NAMC&pg=PA274|title=Handbook of Spirituality for Ministers, Volume 1|author=Wicks, Robert J.|author-link=Robert J. Wicks|publisher=[[Paulist Press]]|year=1994|isbn=978-0-8091-3521-9|page=274}}</ref> De Mello's first published book, ''Sadhana – A Way to God'', was released in 1978. It outlined a number of spiritual principles and "Christian exercises in [[eastern philosophy|Eastern]] form" inspired by the teachings of [[Ignatius of Loyola|Saint Ignatius]].<ref name="America Magazine">{{Cite news|url=https://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/anthony-de-mello-be-aware-be-alive-be-love|title=Anthony De Mello: Be Aware! Be Alive! Be in Love!|date=25 February 2010|work=America Magazine|access-date=16 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> It popularized the notion of "awareness prayer" in the United States for his readers and for those who attended his lectures.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0ssbVRwudEC&pg=PA113 | title=An Ignatian Spirituality Reader | publisher=[[Loyola Press]] | editor=Traub, George W. | year=2008 | page=113 | isbn=978-0-8294-2723-3}}</ref> |
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== Death == |
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De Mello died of a [[heart attack]] in 1987, aged 55, in [[New York City]].<ref>[http://users.tpg.com.au/adsligol/tony/tony1.html Biography, by Bill deMello] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324014959/http://users.tpg.com.au/adsligol/tony/tony1.html |date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> Bill De Mello, a brother of Tony's, recounts in his book ''Anthony deMello: The Happy Wanderer'' that Tony's body was found by Fr. Frank Stroud, S.J. According to Fr. Stroud, de Mello's body was curled up in a fetal position.<ref>{{Cite book|last=DeMello|first=Bill|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RqCNAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT24|title=Anthony Demello SJ: The Happy Wanderer|date=2013|publisher=Orbis Books|isbn=978-1-60833-286-1|language=en}}</ref> His official death certificate lists the immediate cause of his death as "Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease with recent thrombosis of left circumflex branch." |
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De Mello was the oldest of five children born to Frank and Louisa (née Castellino) de Mello. He was born in [[Bombay]], [[British Raj|British India]], on 4 September 1931. He was raised in a Catholic family and dreamed of one day joining the Jesuit order. At the age of 16, de Mello entered the [[Society of Jesus]] at the seminary of Vinalaya on the outskirts of Bombay. In 1952, he was sent to Spain to study philosophy in Barcelona before undertaking ministry. He then returned to India to study theology at De Nobili College in Pune and was ordained to the priesthood in March 1961. After his return to India, he spent several years working in seminaries, and in 1968 he was made rector of the seminary of Vinalaya. |
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== Posthumous controversy == |
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== His Legacy== |
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In 1998, 11 years after de Mello's death, the [[Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith]] under the leadership of its Cardinal-Prefect, [[Joseph Ratzinger]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-j-reid-jr/the-last-20th-century-pope_b_2669582.html |title=The Last 20th-Century Pope | Charles J. Reid, Jr |date=12 February 2013 |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> (who later became Pope Benedict XVI), conducted a review of de Mello's work and released a lengthy comment expressing theological concern that de Mello's books "are incompatible with the Catholic faith and can cause grave harm".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19980624_demello_en.html|author=Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith |author-link=Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith |title=Notification Concerning the Writings of Fr. Anthony de Mello, SJ|accessdate=26 March 2017 |quote="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."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDFDEMEL.HTM|author=Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith |author-link=Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith |title=Notification Concerning the Writings of Fr. Anthony de Mello, SJ |publisher=EWTN Global Catholic Network|accessdate=26 March 2017| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20061115051847/http://www.ewtn.com/library/curia/cdfdemel.htm| archivedate= 15 November 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> The Indian magazine ''Outlook'' saw this as an attempt by Rome to undermine the clergy in Asia amid widening fissures between Rome and the Asian Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?206551 |title=Gospel According To De Mello | Saira Menezes | Nov 16,1998 |publisher=Outlookindia.com |accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> De Mello's books are available in many Catholic bookshops in the West, but include the advisory that they were written in a multi-religious context and are not intended to be manuals on Christian doctrine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tonydemello.wordpress.com/about/|title=About|date=20 October 2007|work=Anthony de Mello Resource|access-date=1 June 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 1972, Tony founded the Sadhana Institute in India. In 1989 the Center of Spiritual Exchange was established through Fordham University, New York City as the official archive for all of Anthony de Mello's work (https://demellocenter.com). |
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De Mello's books have sold more than 2 million worldwide and have been translated into 19 languages. His legacy has influenced our era's great spiritual and thought leaders including Elkhart Tolle, Thomas Moore, AdyashantI, Tim Ferriss, and Paulo Coehlo. |
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De Mello died of a [[heart attack]] in 1987, aged 55, in [[New York City]]. |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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A number of de Mello's works were published posthumously as collections or based on notes or recordings of his conferences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDFDEMEL.HTM |title=CDF – Writings of Fr. De Mello, SJ |publisher=Ewtn.com |accessdate=30 December 2015 |archive-date=15 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115051847/http://www.ewtn.com/library/curia/cdfdemel.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*''Sadhana: A Way to God'', 1978. {{ISBN|0-385-19614-8}} |
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*A Year with Anthony De Mello; Waking up Step by Step, 2022 |
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*Stop Fixing Youself; Wake-up, All is Well, 2021 |
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*''Wake Up! Spirituality for Today,'' 90 minutes of talks given before a live audience |
*''Wake Up! Spirituality for Today,'' 90 minutes of talks given before a live audience |
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*''The Song of the Bird'', Image, 1982. {{ISBN|0-385-19615-6}} |
*''The Song of the Bird'', Image, 1982. {{ISBN|0-385-19615-6}} |
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*''The Heart of the Enlightened'', [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1987. {{ISBN|0-385-24672-2}} |
*''The Heart of the Enlightened'', [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1987. {{ISBN|0-385-24672-2}} |
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*''Taking Flight'', Image, 1988. {{ISBN|0-385-41371-8}} |
*''Taking Flight'', Image, 1988. {{ISBN|0-385-41371-8}} |
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*''Awareness'', Image, 1990. {{ISBN|978-0-385-24937-9}} |
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*''Contact with God'', [[Loyola Press]], 1991. {{ISBN|0-8294-0726-X}} |
*''Contact with God'', [[Loyola Press]], 1991. {{ISBN|0-8294-0726-X}} |
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*''One Minute Nonsense'', [[Loyola University Press]], 1992 {{ISBN|0-8294-0742-1}} |
*''One Minute Nonsense'', [[Loyola University Press]], 1992 {{ISBN|0-8294-0742-1}} |
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*''More One Minute Nonsense'', [[Loyola University Press]], 1993 {{ISBN|0-8294-0749-9}} |
*''More One Minute Nonsense'', [[Loyola University Press]], 1993 {{ISBN|0-8294-0749-9}} |
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*''Call to Love'', [[Gujarat Sahitya Prakash]], 1996 |
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*''Rooted in God'', St Pauls, 1997 |
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*''Awakening'', Image, 2003. {{ISBN|978-0-385-50995-4}} |
*''Awakening'', Image, 2003. {{ISBN|978-0-385-50995-4}} |
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*''A Way to God for Today,'' [[RCL Benziger]], 2007 |
*''A Way to God for Today,'' [[RCL Benziger]], 2007 |
Revision as of 06:39, 2 November 2022
Anthony de Mello | |
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Died | 2 June 1987 | (aged 55)
Occupation(s) | Jesuit priest, author |
Known for | Spiritual writings and teachings Ignatian spirituality |
Anthony de Mello, also known as Tony de Mello (4 September 1931 – 2 June 1987), was an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist. A spiritual teacher, writer, and public speaker, de Mello wrote several books on spirituality and hosted numerous spiritual retreats and conferences. He continues to be known for his storytelling which drew from the various mystical traditions of both East and West and for introducing many people in the West to mindfulness-based practices he sometimes called "awareness prayer".
Beginnings
De Mello was the oldest of five children born to Frank and Louisa (née Castellino) de Mello. He was born in Bombay, British India, on 4 September 1931.[1] He was raised in a Catholic family and dreamed of one day joining the Jesuit order.
At the age of 16, de Mello entered the Society of Jesus at the seminary of Vinalaya on the outskirts of Bombay. In 1952, he was sent to Spain to study philosophy in Barcelona before undertaking ministry. He then returned to India to study theology at De Nobili College in Pune and was ordained to the priesthood in March 1961. After his return to India, he spent several years working in seminaries, and in 1968 he was made rector of the seminary of Vinalaya.[2][3]
De Mello was first attracted to the Jesuits for their strict discipline. Those who knew him during his earlier years in the order described him as somewhat conservative in his theology and reluctant to explore other religions.[4] Some of his peers noted that his experience in Spain led him to broaden his perspective and to lose much of his rigidity.[3]
Work
In 1972, he founded the Institute of Pastoral Counselling, later renamed the Sadhana Institute of Pastoral Counselling, in Poona, India.[2][5] De Mello's first published book, Sadhana – A Way to God, was released in 1978. It outlined a number of spiritual principles and "Christian exercises in Eastern form" inspired by the teachings of Saint Ignatius.[6] It popularized the notion of "awareness prayer" in the United States for his readers and for those who attended his lectures.[7]
Death
De Mello died of a heart attack in 1987, aged 55, in New York City.[8] Bill De Mello, a brother of Tony's, recounts in his book Anthony deMello: The Happy Wanderer that Tony's body was found by Fr. Frank Stroud, S.J. According to Fr. Stroud, de Mello's body was curled up in a fetal position.[9] His official death certificate lists the immediate cause of his death as "Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease with recent thrombosis of left circumflex branch."
Posthumous controversy
In 1998, 11 years after de Mello's death, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under the leadership of its Cardinal-Prefect, Joseph Ratzinger[10] (who later became Pope Benedict XVI), conducted a review of de Mello's work and released a lengthy comment expressing theological concern that de Mello's books "are incompatible with the Catholic faith and can cause grave harm".[11][12] The Indian magazine Outlook saw this as an attempt by Rome to undermine the clergy in Asia amid widening fissures between Rome and the Asian Church.[13] De Mello's books are available in many Catholic bookshops in the West, but include the advisory that they were written in a multi-religious context and are not intended to be manuals on Christian doctrine.[14]
Bibliography
A number of de Mello's works were published posthumously as collections or based on notes or recordings of his conferences.[15]
- Sadhana: A Way to God, 1978. ISBN 0-385-19614-8
- Wake Up! Spirituality for Today, 90 minutes of talks given before a live audience
- The Song of the Bird, Image, 1982. ISBN 0-385-19615-6
- Wellsprings, 1984. ISBN 978-0-385-19617-8
- One Minute Wisdom, Image, 1985. ISBN 0-385-24290-5
- The Heart of the Enlightened, Doubleday, 1987. ISBN 0-385-24672-2
- Taking Flight, Image, 1988. ISBN 0-385-41371-8
- Awareness, Image, 1990. ISBN 978-0-385-24937-9
- Contact with God, Loyola Press, 1991. ISBN 0-8294-0726-X
- The Way to Love, 1992. ISBN 978-0-385-24939-3
- One Minute Nonsense, Loyola University Press, 1992 ISBN 0-8294-0742-1
- More One Minute Nonsense, Loyola University Press, 1993 ISBN 0-8294-0749-9
- Call to Love, Gujarat Sahitya Prakash, 1996
- Rooted in God, St Pauls, 1997
- Awakening, Image, 2003. ISBN 978-0-385-50995-4
- A Way to God for Today, RCL Benziger, 2007
- Seek God Everywhere, Image, 2010 ISBN 978-0-385-53176-4
- The Prayer of the Frog Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. In the English printing, these are titled Taking Flight and The Heart of the Enlightened
References
- ^ de Mello, Bill (2013). Anthony Demello SJ: The Happy Wanderer. Orbis Books. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-62698-020-4.
- ^ a b Kononenko, Igor (2010). Teachers of Wisdom. Dorrance Publishing. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-4349-5410-7.
- ^ a b "Anthony de Mello - Jesuits Ireland". Jesuits Ireland. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Nazareth, Malcolm. "Here and Now with Anthony De Mello". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009.
- ^ Wicks, Robert J. (1994). Handbook of Spirituality for Ministers, Volume 1. Paulist Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-8091-3521-9.
- ^ "Anthony De Mello: Be Aware! Be Alive! Be in Love!". America Magazine. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Traub, George W., ed. (2008). An Ignatian Spirituality Reader. Loyola Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-8294-2723-3.
- ^ Biography, by Bill deMello Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DeMello, Bill (2013). Anthony Demello SJ: The Happy Wanderer. Orbis Books. ISBN 978-1-60833-286-1.
- ^ "The Last 20th-Century Pope | Charles J. Reid, Jr". Huffingtonpost.com. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "Notification Concerning the Writings of Fr. Anthony de Mello, SJ". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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.
- ^ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "Notification Concerning the Writings of Fr. Anthony de Mello, SJ". EWTN Global Catholic Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Gospel According To De Mello | Saira Menezes | Nov 16,1998". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "About". Anthony de Mello Resource. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "CDF – Writings of Fr. De Mello, SJ". Ewtn.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Further reading
Biography
Online resources
- De Mello Spirituality Center website
- "Notification Concerning the Writings of Fr. Anthony de Mello, SJ"
- Spiritual Stories from Anthony de Mello
- Quotes by de Mello