Once the Master was at prayer. The disciple came up to him and said, "Sir, teach us how to pray." This is how he taught them . . .
Two men were once walking through a field when they saw an angry bull. Instantly they made for the nearest fence with the bull in hot pursuit. It soon became evident to them that they were not going to make it, so one man shouted to the other, "We've had it! Nothing can save us. Say a prayer. Quick!"
The other shouted back, "I've never prayed in my life and I don't have a prayer for this occasion."
"Never mind. The bull is catching up with us. Any prayer will do."
"Well, I'll say the one I remember my father used to say before meals: For what we are about the receive, Lord, make us truly grateful."
Nothing surpasses the holiness of those who have learned perfect acceptance of everything that is.
In the game of cards called life one plays the hand one is dealt to the best of one's ability.
Those who insist on playing, not the hand they were given, but the one they insist they should have been dealt - these are life's failures.
We are not asked if we will play. That is not an option. Play we must. The option is how.
Anthony de Mello
Two men were once walking through a field when they saw an angry bull. Instantly they made for the nearest fence with the bull in hot pursuit. It soon became evident to them that they were not going to make it, so one man shouted to the other, "We've had it! Nothing can save us. Say a prayer. Quick!"
The other shouted back, "I've never prayed in my life and I don't have a prayer for this occasion."
"Never mind. The bull is catching up with us. Any prayer will do."
"Well, I'll say the one I remember my father used to say before meals: For what we are about the receive, Lord, make us truly grateful."
Nothing surpasses the holiness of those who have learned perfect acceptance of everything that is.
In the game of cards called life one plays the hand one is dealt to the best of one's ability.
Those who insist on playing, not the hand they were given, but the one they insist they should have been dealt - these are life's failures.
We are not asked if we will play. That is not an option. Play we must. The option is how.
Anthony de Mello
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