Porna Chandra

“A young man eagerly described what he dreamed of doing for the poor.

Said the Master, 'When do you propose to make your dream come true?'

'As soon as the opportunity arrives.'

'Opportunity never arrives,' said the Master. 'It’s here.”
― Anthony de Mello, One Minute Nonsense

“Why do you travel so little?' a reporter asked the Master. "To look into the face of just one person or thing every day of the year and never fail to find something new in it - that is a greater adventure by far than any travel can offer," said the Master.”
― Anthony de Mello, One Minute Nonsense

“What depresses me is the utter
ordinariness of my existence. I haven’t
done a single important thing in my
life that the world would care to notice.”

“You are wrong to think that the attention
of the world is what gives importance to
an action,” said the Master.

A lengthy pause ensued.

“Well, I haven’t done a single thing to
influence anyone for good or ill.”

“You are wrong to think that influencing
others is what gives importance to an
action” said the Master.

“Well, then, what is it that gives impor-
tance to an action?”

“Doing for its own sake with the whole
of one’s being. Then it becomes
a non-profit, God-like activity.”
― Anthony de Mello, One Minute Nonsense

“One clear, starry night the Master gave his disciples the benefit of his studies in astronomy.

"That is the Spiral Galaxy of Andromeda," he said. "It is as large as our Milky Way. It sends out rays of light that, as a speed
of 186,000 miles a second, take 2.5 million years to get to us. It consists of 100,000 million suns, many larger than our own sun."

Then, after a moment's silence, he said with a grin, "Now that we have put ourselves into perspective, let's go to bed.”
― Anthony de Mello, One Minute Nonsense