The Song of the Bird, Anthony De Mello
The Song of the Bird, Anthony De Mello
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The Song of the Bird

Author: Anthony De Mello

Narrator: Homer Todiwala

Unabridged: 2 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/12/2024


Synopsis

Every one of these stories is about you. (Anthony de Mello) Everyone loves stories, and in this audiobook, the best-selling author of Sadhana: A Way to God shares 124 stories and parables from a variety of traditions both ancient and modern. Each story resonates with life lessons that can teach us inescapable truths about ourselves and our world. De Mello's international acclaim rests on his unique approach to contemplation, and ability to heighten self-awareness and self-discovery. His is a holistic approach, and in the words of one reviewer, his mysticism cuts across all times and peoples, and is truly a universal invitation. The Song of the Bird uses the familiar yet enduring medium of the story to illustrate profound realities that bring us in touch with the problems and concerns of daily life, as well as with our common spiritual quest. The aim is to develop the art of tasting and feeling the message of each story to the point that we are transformed. Let the story speak to your heart, not to your brain, the author directs. This may make something of a mystic out of you. Beautifully narrated by Homer Todiwala, this is indeed a volume to treasure, to share, and to listen to many times over, for it is everyone's best companion on the road to spiritual growth. ©1982 Anthony de Mello. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

About Anthony De Mello

Anthony De Mello was a Jesuit priest born in Bombay, India, in 1931. He is regarded as one of the foremost spiritual teachers of the twentieth century, respected widely for his groundbreaking and enduring work that integrates Western and Eastern spirituality. De Mello founded the Sadhana Institute in India and is the author of the bestselling masterpieces Awareness and The Way to Love, along with eleven other books that have been translated into twenty-one languages and have sold more than two million copies worldwide. His large body of work continues to have impact beyond his untimely death in 1987. Some of our era's most acclaimed spiritual teachers have acknowledged the liberating and elevating impact of De Mello's practical spirituality, including Rhonda Byrne, Eckhart Tolle, Neil Strauss, Adyashanti, Thomas Moore, and Paulo Coelho.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sanjay on September 22, 2024

THEOLOGY: The art of telling stories about the Divine. Also the art of listening to them. A disciple once complained: "You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us." Said the Master: "How would you like it if someone offered you fruit and masticated it before giving it you?" It......more

Goodreads review by Lynne on March 16, 2016

What a gem of a book! Am I glad that I read Sanjay’s review or else it would have been another of those books that would never have seen the light of day, well with me anyway. This book comprises 161 pages of stories, tales and parables that all in their own way leave an explicit message. They are wr......more

Goodreads review by Jay on August 23, 2012

These little parables -- I guess that's the best way to describe them -- each with a little bit of reflection following, have a lot of depth. This isn't a book to just read through quickly, but to savor and think about. My favorite stories were the ones about the irony of self-sacrifice becoming a p......more

Goodreads review by Renée on February 29, 2016

Excellent little book......more