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When The Essential You Is Unobstructed

by Anthony De Mello Legacy

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Transformation is effortless. It's like a sailboat. When a sailboat has a mighty wind in its sail, it glides along so effortlessly that the boatman has nothing to do but steer. He makes no effort; he doesn’t push the boat.  That’s an image of what happens when drop false beliefs and come home to yourself.

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Let's continue with change through awareness.

Effortlessness in change.

I thought of a nice image for that.

The sailboat.

You have a sailboat with a mighty wind in its sails.

And it glides along so effortlessly.

And the boatman,

What does he have to do?

Nothing but steer.

He makes no effort.

He doesn't push the boat.

That's something of an image of what happens when change comes about through awareness.

Through understanding.

If the eye is unobstructed,

The result is sight.

If the ear is unobstructed,

The result is hearing.

If the nose is unobstructed,

The result is a sense of smell.

If the mouth is unobstructed,

The result is a sense of taste.

If the mind is unobstructed,

The result is wisdom.

Drop those barriers that you have erected through your concepts and conditionings.

Wisdom is not something acquired.

Wisdom is not experience.

Wisdom comes from not being influenced by experience.

Wisdom is not applying yesterday's solution to today's problem.

Wisdom is to be sensitive to this situation,

To this person,

Uninfluenced by any carryover from the past.

No residue from the experience of the past.

Quite unlike what most people are accustomed to thinking.

I would add another sentence to the ones I've read.

When the heart is unobstructed,

The result is love.

Meet your Teacher

Anthony De Mello LegacySan Francisco, CA, USA

4.8 (219)

Recent Reviews

Jeri

February 18, 2026

The very last line says it all thank you very much. It was beautiful.

Margaret

June 9, 2023

Thank you for this brief slice of wisdom. Namaste

Celia

February 16, 2023

Love it. His short talks are so powerful and re-mind me of the truth that sets me free! Peace.

Saregamapa

January 30, 2023

When the heart is unobstructed the result is love - It makes me pause to hear my heart 💜

Alain

December 10, 2022

Thank you from Brussels very inspiring image and quotes

Neferisha

November 20, 2022

Said with great clarity.

Yvonne

November 16, 2022

So short, possible to hear more?

Kathy

November 15, 2022

❤️

🌜HaileOnWheels🌛

November 15, 2022

Profound! 🙏

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November 15, 2022

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