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In search of my island - Part 2

Paulo Coelho

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Shaken by these alarming thoughts, I find a strength and a courage I didn’t know I had: they help me to venture into an unknown part of my soul. I let myself be swept along by the current and finally anchor my boat at the island I was being carried towards. I spend days and nights describing what I see, wondering why I’m doing this, telling myself that it’s really not worth the pain and the effort, that I don’t need to prove anything to anyone, that I’ve got what I wanted and fa

Bookstore in Hyderabad,India by Sheela

Thank you Sheela!

The books have been released so far only in UK, India and Russia. But during the month of April it will be released in US, Greece, France, Holland, Hungary, South Africa, Lebanon and Middle East.

In May: Australia, Iran, Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia

If you pass by a bookstore and you happen to have a camera on you, if you see the book in a visible place - it would be great that you would take a picture and send an email to : paulocoelho.writer@gmail.com

Thank you!

To see the re

Quote of the Day

Paulo Coelho

For the warrior of the light there’s no ‘better’ or ‘worse’ : everyone has the necessary

gifts for his particular path.

The Manual of the Warrior of Light

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Today’s Question by the reader : Inga

When do we know that our dreams are not just ambitions - some ideas which were put on us by society, family etc. Where is that borderline of doing thing to please others, or doing something to fulfill our destiny? Because I would even say that the recognition I get from others is what most motivates me.

Dear Inga,

As king Solomon wrote “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!” So there’s nothing wrong in seeking recognition – because either way all is the consequence of our ego (be it good or bad).

T

Your Opinion On : Peace

What is really the meaning of the word peace?

Sometimes people dont understand why I use the term Warrior of Light since Im engaged in a kind of confrontation with life. I do this because I believe that Nature is also in a state of confrontation: springtime against winter, winter against summer, lions against zebras, etc.

For me peace is an utopia as far as Nature is concerned.

That said we need to strive for peace among ourselves but we also need to keep in mind that absolute peace is an utopia de

Association of the Week : The Hand

The hand is the part of the body that most often is used symbolically. We find it already in prehistoric drawings in caves such as Gargas and Pech Merle in France as well as in other continents such as South America and Australia.

The hand expresses actions and feelings that can be either positive or negative depending on the circumstance. In Semitic cultures, the hand represents power and very quickly it was used as a symbol for royal power. To touch then something with the hand is a magical act

Interview avec Philippe Valet de France Info (en français)

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Your Space in my Blog: 28th of April 2009

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In search of my Island - Part 1

Paulo Coelho

Looking around at the crowd gathered for my book-signing at a megastore in the Champs-Elysées, I thought: how many of these people will have had the same experiences that I have described in my books?

Very few. Perhaps one or two. Even so, most of them would identify with what was in them.

Writing is one of the most solitary activities in the world. Once every two years, I sit down in front of the computer, gaze out on the unknown sea of my soul, and see a few islands - ideas that have

Your Space in my Blog: 1st of May 2009

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