Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 48
November 3, 2016
The hero’s journey
Below you find an interesting summary the journey each and everyone of us must undertake if we want to live a live that justifies our existence. We are all heros and heroines, so let’s face our Personal Legend! The steps of the hero were codified by Joseph Campbell Departure 1. The Call to Adventure The […]
October 30, 2016
What is happiness?
“After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn’t bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it’s a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it’s sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we’re doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.” ? Paulo Coelho, The […]
October 27, 2016
Character of the week: Teilhard de Chardin
Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven’t committed. The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one’s self to others. He that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a long head or a very short creed. Our […]
October 25, 2016
Making love
“Anyone who is in love is making love the whole time, even when they’re not. When two bodies meet, it is just the cup overflowing. They can stay together for hours, even days. They begin the dance one day and finish it the next, or–such is the pleasure they experience–they may never finish it. No […]
October 23, 2016
Reader’s story: two choices in life
sent to me by Dr. Proja There are always two choices in life, either put up with the conditions as they are, or take the responsibility to change them. It happened one fine day when I was at my father’s clinic attending to his patients whilst he was out of town. A lady named Saraswati […]
October 20, 2016
Nobody believes
Legend has it that right after his Enlightenment, Buddha decided to go for a walk in the country. On the way he came upon a farmer, who was impressed at the light shining from the master. “My friend, who are you?” asked the farmer. “Because I have the feeling that I am standing before an […]
October 19, 2016
A beleza segundo Coelho
“Sempre escutamos dizer: ‘O que importa não é a beleza exterior, mas a beleza interior.’ Pois não há nada mais falso do que essa frase. Se assim fosse, por que as flores fariam tanto esforço para chamar a atenção das abelhas? E por que as gotas de chuva se transformariam em um arco-íris quando encontram […]
Beauty
People always say: ‘It’s inner beauty that matters, not outer beauty.’ Well, that’s not true. If it were, why would flowers put so much energy into attracting bees? And why would raindrops transform themselves into a rainbow when they encounter the sun? Because nature longs for beauty, and is only satisfied when beauty can be […]
October 18, 2016
The umbrella
As tradition dictates, upon entering his Zen master’s house, the disciple left his shoes and umbrella outside. “I saw through the window that you were arriving,” said the master. “Did you leave your shoes to the right or the left of the umbrella?” “I haven’t the least idea. But what does that matter? I was […]
