Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 9
May 28, 2020
30 SEC READ: Trees and towns
By Paulo Coelho In the Mojave desert, one often comes across those famous ghost towns that were built around the gold mines. They were abandoned when all the gold had been mined out. They had served their purpose and there was no reason for anyone to go on living there. When we walk through a […]
May 27, 2020
May 24, 2020
The three editions of Tao Te King
A Japanese legend tells of a certain monk who was so enraptured by the beauty of the Chinese book “Tao Te King” that he decided to raise money to have those verses translated and published into his language. It took him ten years to raise enough funds. However, a pest swept through the country and […]
May 19, 2020
Your love should never be offered…(Hafez)
EN ESPANOL: Su amor nunca se les debe ofrecer by Hafez Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out. Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you. I wish I could show you when you […]
May 15, 2020
Oprah and Paulo Coelho
By Oprah Photo: George Burns The author of one of the most popular books in this or any language, Paulo Coelho has lived the mythic journey of self-discovery he fictionalized in The Alchemist, one of Oprah’s favorite spiritual guides. Now he opens up about dreams, destiny and the only thing he believes will ever […]
May 10, 2020
Remember: every cloud has a silver lining
By Giang Cao Ho My, M.A., Founder at Mind Flower I remember when I was 17 years old, I was full of reflection on my identity. The world turns around how to realize myself. And the 20 years that followed, I gradually lost this reflection in the usual occupation. Study for a job, family, kids, money… […]
May 7, 2020
No dia em que Deus criou as mães
IN ENGLISH HERE: Character of the week: the Mother _____________________________________________por Erma Bombeck No dia em que Deus criou as mães (e já vinha virando dia e noite há seis dias), um anjo apareceu-lhe e disse: – O que está lhe deixando inquieto Senhor? E o Senhor Deus respondeu-lhe: – Você já leu as especificaçOes desta […]
May 5, 2020
40 seg leitura: porque quebrar um copo significa sorte
Numa reunião em minha casa, alguém quebrou um copo. “Isto é sinal de boa sorte”, disse minha mulher. Todos os presentes conheciam esta tradição. Quebrar copo, derramar açúcar sem querer, entornar vinho, são sinais de boa sorte. “Por que isto é sinal de boa sorte?”, perguntou um rabino que fazia parte de nosso grupo. “Não […]
Paulo Coelho Quotes About Love, Life
ByNorbert Juma Looking for Paulo Coelho quotes from some of his most popular books? Here are some of our favorite! Enjoy! Born on 24 August 1947, Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist who’s best known for his international bestselling book, ‘The Alchemist’, the story of a young man traveling the world, […]
April 29, 2020
“Why are writers afraid of social networks?”
By Arantza Méndez-AguirrePaulo Coelho needs no introduction or whatsoever sort of ceremony, and neither do all his personal achievements and professional rewards in life. A man difficult to define, whose only presence is enough to create a very especial, almost bewitching atmosphere: he speaks, the entire audience just listens…How can he manage to do such […]
