Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 149
July 31, 2010
2 min reading: Killing your dreams
The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They [...:]
3 min reading: Killing your dreams
We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desires frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming. If we don't, our soul dies, and agape cannot reach it. A lot of blood has [...:]
July 30, 2010
Promoting the devil
A boy was walking to buy bread when the mayor of the city crossed the street. 'The reason he is so powerful, is because, he's made pact with the devil,' a very devout woman in the street told the boy, and he was intrigued. Some time later, when travelling to another town, the boy saw [...:]
July 29, 2010
This blog
I thought we might have a descending curve in July, as most people are currently on vacation. However, with still two days to go, we are already over 766.000 visitors this month (see the graphic above, the mouse is pointing to July) So you may ask: a] How many people work here? Only two: Suphi [...:]
July 28, 2010
10 SEC READING: Purifying the world
- How do we purify the world?- asked a disciple. Ibn al-Husayn replied: – There was once a sheik in Damascus called Abu Musa al-Qumasi. Everyone honored him for his great wisdom, but no one knew whether he was a good man. "One afternoon, a construction fault caused the house where the sheik lived with [...:]
July 26, 2010
30 sec reading: Heaven and Hell (ENG, PORT, ESPA, FRAN)
__________________________ PORTUGUES:>>>>>> AQUI ESPANOL: >>>>>>> AQUI FRANÇAIS >>>>>> ICI ___________________________ A man, his horse and his dog were traveling down a road. When they were passing by a gigantic tree, a bolt of lightning struck and they all fell dead on the spot. But the man did not realize that he had already left this [...:]
July 25, 2010
Onde está Hilal?
cortesia de Airton Krauniski O Aleph conta a história real de minha viagem em 2006, em busca de um reino espiritual que já não conseguia mais reconhecer. Entretanto, o personagem mais importante da história, que me conduziu de novo a este reino, não foi um mestre ou um grande sábio, mas uma menina de 21 [...:]
Clip "O Aleph" (Anahi)
cortesia de Airton Krauniski
Character of the week: Buddha
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals. However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if [...:]
