Spiritual Stories by Anthony de Mello

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These spiritual stories are parables told by Anthony de Mello in several of his books. If you have spiritual stories by Anthony de Mello you'd like to share that you feel would appeal to people of all religions and spiritual paths, please feel free to submit it using the link at the bottom of this page.

The Jewel Merchant – Featured Spiritual Story

Two jewel merchants arrived at a caravanserai in the desert at about the same time one night. Each was quite conscious of the other's presence, and while unloading his camel, one of them could not resist the temptation to let a large pearl fall to the ground as if by accident.

It rolled in the direction of the other who, with affected graciousness, picked it up and returned it to its owner saying, "That is a fine pearl you have there, sir. As large and lustrous as they come."

A Betting Man – Featured Spiritual Story

A man and his wife went to visit friends in another part of the country and were taken to a racecourse. Fascinated by the sight of horses chasing one another around a track, the two of them kept betting all evening till they had no more than two dollars left.

The following day the man prevailed upon his wife to let him go to the course alone. There was a horse with a fifty-to-one odds on it in the first race. He bet on the horse and...

Spiritual Stories by Anthony de Mello

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Damned Devotee by Anthony de Mello	Dog and the Cod Liver Oil by Anthony de Mello
Going to Heaven by Anthony de Mello	Heart of a Mouse by Anthony de Mello
King Pyrrhus of Epirus by Anthony de Mello	Lulu's Insanity by Anthony de Mello
Magically Appearing Cave by Anthony de Mello	Monkey and the Hyena by Anthony de Mello
Motion by Anthony de Mello	Nagarjuna and the Thief by Anthony de Mello
Nonoko And The Thief by Anthony de Mello	Old Man on the Island by Anthony de Mello
Only A Visitor by Anthony de Mello	Realism by Anthony de Mello
Socrates and the Marketplace by Anthony de Mello	Sufi and the Inn by Anthony de Mello
The Greedy Sons by Anthony de Mello	The Spiral Staircase by Anthony de Mello
True Satisfaction by Anthony de Mello	Understanding by Anthony de Mello

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