Anthony de Mello
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This book by Anthony de Mello has been genuinely recommended 11 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Naval Ravikant, Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, anxiety & stress, brain health, consciousness, depression & mood. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Jul 2020 and the most recent from May 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.
De Mello will takes you on a journey with his transcripts of lectures and enlightenment. This is not for the feint of heart. Dedicate time and let go ! This single book will change your life only for the better beyond what you may imagine!! Non denominational, although De Mello was a Jesuit Preist. The catholic church did not agree with the philosophies and had all literature removed! A POWERFUL READ !!! AWARENESS in every sense of the word transcends the norm of societal values to the pure and raw natural beings we truly are. Please see " THE WAY TO LOVE" also by Anthony de Mello!
“Developing awareness right here's the book I'm reading yet again. Anthony Dlo awareness look at meditation practice.”
Said during "Three Life Commandments, AI, Stoicism, & More". The episode features Kevin Rose: Investor, entrepreneur, and Tim Ferriss's longtime co-host on The Random Show. Referenced in this solo community episode rather than appearing in conversation. Tim Ferriss fields community Q&A on his three life commandments, AI, stoicism, writing, and the future of his fiction projects.
“this is awareness by Anthony de Mello... this book is fast acting medicine... Anthony de Mello, Awareness, always recommend it”
Said during "New Health Gadgets, How to Drink Less, AI, & More". The episode features Kevin Rose: Tech entrepreneur and investor (founder of Digg, partner at True Ventures, host of the Modern Finance/Diggnation podcasts) and Tim Ferriss's recurring co-host on The Random Show. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose swap health gadgets, sobriety strategies, Japan/Taiwan travel, brain stimulation, genomics, and AI's threat to online trust.
“The book I've probably gifted most to my friends and house guests and so on in the last few years is actually a very short book called Awareness by Anthony de Mello, which is outstanding.”
Said during "How to Take Radical Ownership of Your Life and Career, Claire Hughes Johnson". The episode features Claire Hughes Johnson: Former COO of Stripe (and prior Google executive); author of Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building. Stripe's former COO Claire Hughes Johnson on radical ownership, saying hard truths, renegotiating commitments, and building self-awareness as a leader.
“Awareness by Anthony de Mello would be another one, very short, very fast. I'm increasingly a fan of rereading”
Said during "How to Thrive in an AI World, Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours, & The Art of Sabbaticals (4K)". The episode features Matt Mullenweg: Co-founder of WordPress (runs over a third of all websites) and founder/CEO of Automattic, the open-source company behind WooCommerce, Tumblr, Day One, and the Texts messaging app. Matt Mullenweg on open-source freedom, an AI-shaped future, his first-ever sabbatical, and tools for life's darkest hours.
“if you had to recommend only one book today i would recommend awareness by anthony demelo it talks about some foundational self-awareness issues”
Said during "Tim Ferriss Q&A: Wealth and Money, Book Recommendations, Advice on Taking Advice, and Much More". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and host of The Tim Ferriss Show; angel investor (now focused on climate tech), podcaster, and self-experimenter, here doing a solo live Q&A. Tim Ferriss answers live and pre-submitted listener questions on wealth, money's limits, book recommendations, skill-building, and taking advice wisely.
“the book awareness by anthony demello it is a constant source of nourishment with incredible after effects”
Said during "Q&A with Tim, Exercise And Morning Routines, Holotropic Breathwork, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author, investor, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show, known for The 4-Hour Workweek and for interviewing world-class performers about their habits and routines. Here he flips the format to be the guest in a solo Q&A with his supporter group. Tim Ferriss answers fan questions on his morning and exercise routines, holotropic breathwork, self-compassion, meaning, and managing trauma.
“The book that I would recommend more than any others not one of mine. It's actually a book called Awareness by Anthony De Mello. It's a short book”
Said during "Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett, Two Legends on Competing and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett: Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever, with 28 medals (23 gold) and 39 world records. Grant Hackett is an Australian distance-freestyle champion who went unbeaten in the 1500m for 11 years, won 26 golds across major championships, and is now CEO of an Australian investment firm. Swimming legends Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett on elite training, competitive drive, and their raw, mutual journey through depression and mental health.
“start with anthony demelo's way to love um or his book awareness they're both really good um but there's a ton of them”
Said during "Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Anxiety, and More". The episode features Naval Ravikant: Co-founder and chairman of AngelList and a prolific angel investor in over 100 companies including Twitter, Uber, Notion, and Postmates. He is widely known for his writing and podcast on wealth and happiness. Naval Ravikant returns to discuss happiness, anxiety, meditation, true science, building wealth without luck, and cryptocurrency as sovereign money.
“the writing of anthony demelo who was a he's since passed but he was a jesuit priest and also a psychotherapist and his number of books awareness”
Said during "Guy Raz on Building ‘How I Built This,’ Managing Depression, and Podcasts | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Guy Raz: Veteran journalist and podcast host who created and hosts How I Built This, Wisdom from the Top, and co-created the TED Radio Hour and Wow in the World. A former war correspondent for NPR and CNN, he was the first person to have three shows in the global top 20 simultaneously and authored the book How I Built This. Guy Raz on building 'How I Built This,' managing lifelong depression, the hero's-journey craft of storytelling, and the future of podcasting.
“particularly when combined with a book called awareness by anthony demello so do those two concurrently”
Said during "The Psychedelic News Hour - New Breakthroughs, Treatment of Trauma, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Tim Ferriss (with hosts Dr. David Rabin and Dr. Molly Maloof): Tim Ferriss is the host turned guest, a major funder and advocate of psychedelic research. The interview is led by Dr. David Rabin, a psychiatrist/neuroscientist and ketamine/MDMA-assisted therapist, and Dr. Molly Maloof, a physician, Stanford lecturer, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapist, with cameo questions from MAPS-affiliated Lyanna and audience members. Tim Ferriss is interviewed by two psychedelic-medicine physicians about MDMA trials, treating trauma, funding, and safe psychedelic use.
“Are there books like to a few come to mind like Awareness by Anthony De Mello for me”
Said during "Blake Mycoskie, TOMS, Conscious Uncoupling, and Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Blake Mycoskie: Serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and best-selling author who founded TOMS Shoes and pioneered the one-for-one business model. He later funded Johns Hopkins' psychedelic research center and co-founded the habit-formation company Madefor. TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie on the inner-work pilgrimage behind his depression: Hoffman Process, ayahuasca, conscious uncoupling, and daily habits.
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