The Way to Love by Anthony De Mello
In Anthony De Mello’s book, The Way to Love, the word ‘love’ is used to describe a state of being, a natural state, free from attachments, burdens or judgment. The word ‘happiness’ is often substituted for the word ‘love,’ which, for De Mello, is meant to signify ‘happiness’ in the sense of ‘The Good,’ or virtue, as an active state, as opposed to a passive experience.
This book was recommended to me by one of my favorite musicians, Anne Heaton. It is a tiny book, small enough to fit in a front pocket, and I read it mostly on cold early mornings waiting for the bus or on cold nights waiting outside a bar or restaurant for friends to arrive. It is a wonderful book that I hesitated at initially, but as I continued to read and to re-read, I was slowly persuaded. (more…)
