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January 24, 2017
Review on THE SPY
(Review by LOTUS ) Memories are full of caprice, where images of things we’ve experienced are still capable of suffocating us through one small detail or insignificant sound.” The worldwide bestselling author, Paulo Coelho, returns with a new novel titled The Spy. In this novel, Coelho takes its readers on a journey through early 20th […]
January 19, 2017
My Secret Life: Paulo Coelho, author
Excerpts from the interview published on Independent UK. To read the full Q&A, CLICK HERE The household I grew up in… doesn’t exist anymore, but my childhood will never disappear. You wouldn’t know it but I am very good at… archery. The gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow, and the total relaxation seconds […]
January 15, 2017
The dawn of time
Looking back toward the dawn of civilization: we could not survive alone. So we were obliged to come together. We lived in a symbolic world in the classic (holistic) sense. Not because it was politically correct or because it was imposed by society or because it was good for our health – rather, it was […]
January 12, 2017
Superstitions on Friday The 13th
By Maya Pillai (read the full post here) Though many believe Friday the 13th to be an unlucky day, there are many groups who defy such thoughts and superstitions. Some activities like cutting your hair or nails, shifting to a new house, commencing a new venture, purchasing a new vehicle, etc. are avoided by many […]
January 10, 2017
1 MIN READ: the law and the fruits
Illustration by Ken CraneIn the desert, fruit was scarce. God called one of his prophets and said: – Each person may only eat one fruit a day. The custom was obeyed for many generations, and the ecology of the place was preserved. Since the remaining fruit supplied seeds, other trees appeared. Soon, the entire region […]
January 5, 2017
10 SEC READ: Another wrong step
As if nothing had changed overnight, the warrior takes another wrong step and dives once again into the abyss. Ghosts provoke, loneliness torments him. Now that he is more aware of his acts, he did not think this would happen. But it did. Shrouded by darkness, he talks to his master. “Master, I fell again […]
Another wrong step
As if nothing had changed overnight, the warrior takes another wrong step and dives once again into the abyss. Ghosts provoke, loneliness torments him. Now that he is more aware of his acts, he did not think this would happen. But it did. Shrouded by darkness, he talks to his master. “Master, I fell again […]
January 3, 2017
Joining the spiritual path
Many emotions move the human heart when it decides to dedicate itself to the spiritual path. This may be a “noble” reason – like faith, love of our neighbor, or charity. Or it may be just a whim, the fear of loneliness, curiosity, or the fear of death. None of that matters. The true spiritual […]
January 2, 2017
10 sec reading: My wife and the burnt light
My wife and I were reflecting on the past year, whilst dining at a restaurant. I started to complain about something that hadn’t happened the way I wanted it to. My wife focused her attention on a Christmas tree that someone put there. I thought that she wasn’t interested in the conversation, so I changed […]
January 1, 2017
Today…
I am going to think of this day as the first day of my life. If it’s cloudy, I want to watch to see in which direction the clouds are going. I always think that I don’t have time or don’t pay enough attention. Above my head exists a sky about which all humanity, over […]
