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Istruzioni di volo per aquile e polli

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"Quando l'aquila che si credeva un pollo vide volteggiare nel cielo un'altra aquila, dapprima abbassò la testa sconsolata e si "Io non sono che un pollo". Poi rialzò gli occhi e, a poco a poco, dispiegò le sue magnifiche ali. Non ebbe più paura e il cielo l'accolse..." Tutti i segreti del pensiero positivo di Antony De Mello per ritrovare energia nel quotidiano e coraggio nelle difficoltà della vita.

154 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

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Anthony de Mello

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Anthony de Mello was a Jesuit priest and psychotherapist who became widely known for his books on spirituality. An internationally acclaimed spiritual guide, writer and public speaker, de Mello hosted many spiritual conferences.

The few talks which he allowed to be filmed, such as "A Rediscovery of Life" and "A Way to God for Today," have inspired many viewers and audiences throughout the United States, Canada, and Central America. De Mello established a prayer center in India. He died suddenly in 1987. His works are readily available and additional writings were published after his death.

In 1998, some of his opinions were condemned by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI, wrote for the Congregation:
"But already in certain passages in [his] early works and to a greater degree in his later publications, one notices a progressive distancing from the essential contents of the Christian faith. ... 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."

Some editions of his books have since been supplemented with the insertion of a caution:
"The books of Father Anthony de Mello were written in a multi-religious context to help the followers of other religions, agnostics and atheists in their spiritual search, and they were not intended by the author as manuals of instruction of the Catholic faithful in Christian doctrine or dogma."

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November 6, 2025
Un libro imperniato di religione, eppure letto veloce. Qua e là storielle; una di quelle mi ha fatto tornare in mente il film Nirvana, quello con Joystick, quello di Naima is online, quello dove Lisa, con tutto l’antipatia che nutrivo per lei a quei tempi, sproloquiava di un tale che, per scappare da una tigre, era cascato in un crepaccio, e che nella caduta si era appeso a un arbusto. Lì, penzoloni, il tizio aveva dato un’occhiata verso il basso: una seconda tigre aspettava la sua caduta. In quel momento l’uomo scorge una piantina di fragole a fianco dell’arbusto cui è aggrappato. Allunga una mano, raccoglie una fragola, la porta alla bocca: è dolcissima.
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September 1, 2025
Pessimo "sequel" del "de Mello" originale e, a differenza dell'ottima opera prima, si perde nel labirinto religioso lasciando totalmente al di fuori il mondo laico. voto 4
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