Said a traveller to one of the disciples, "I have travelled a great distance to listen to the Master, but I find his words quite ordinary." "Don't listen to his words. Listen to his message." "How does one do that?" "Take hold of a sentence that he says. Shake it well till all the words drop off. What is left will set your heart on fire." Anthony de Mello, SJ Words speak to our intellect. Truth speaks to our heart. Truth cannot be understood by the head; neither can words be understood by the heart. Let all words pass through your head, but find their meaning in your heart,
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