Comments on: Quote of the Day http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:11:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Yajna http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-26067 Yajna Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:05:08 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-26067 Go Leaf! :) Serious though Alex.. I hope you read this, we'd all much rather be friends and learn from each other- even in arguement. I hope that you no longer see us a brain washed by Paulo but rather as people who explore their faith, and make up their own minds as to what to believe in. Take care. Love Yaj Go Leaf! :)
Serious though Alex.. I hope you read this, we’d all much rather be friends and learn from each other- even in arguement. I hope that you no longer see us a brain washed by Paulo but rather as people who explore their faith, and make up their own minds as to what to believe in. Take care. Love Yaj

]]> By: Leaf http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-26041 Leaf Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:54:34 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-26041 Alex I'm sorry you lost your friend It's a shame you have had a bad time BUT you don't wanna come in here fighting from a position of such immense hurt, because we all hurt at some point and we all get over it - not by lashing out and making assumptions. I am Christian but in no way Orthodox Because I do not see That as helping towards world peace, but just, as you I'm afraid have shown, perpetuating strife amongst anyone. SO believing in the Individualism that Paulo teaches I am prepared to be one of the two, quoted in Revelation, who is killed in the street and gets left for three days before ressurection because my God is that big are you? Is yours? or are you still looking for the 'surrounding enemies' closing in on the Faithful few? There's another option, you know we do not have to wait for the destruction of the world we can please God by living in peace and we can also leave it to Him to tell people who offend Him or not i'd rather explain to my God on my judgement day why I was too accepting and loving to too many people than too few and Paulo didn't teach me that I made it up all by myself Love xxxx PS I hope you will like to come back regularly we can all help heal each others wounds you sound like a good fighter but we're your friends not your enemies -and next time you come in here treating us like enemies of Christ I'll be really sarcastic and quote Him to you!! Alex
I’m sorry you lost your friend
It’s a shame you have had a bad time
BUT
you don’t wanna come in here fighting from a position of such immense hurt, because we all hurt at some point and we all get over it - not by lashing out and making assumptions.
I am Christian but in no way Orthodox
Because I do not see That as helping towards world peace, but just, as you I’m afraid have shown, perpetuating strife amongst anyone.
SO
believing in the Individualism that Paulo teaches
I am prepared to be one of the two, quoted in Revelation, who is killed in the street and gets left for three days before ressurection because my God is that big
are you? Is yours?
or are you still looking for the ’surrounding enemies’ closing in on the Faithful few?

There’s another option, you know
we do not have to wait for the destruction of the world
we can please God by living in peace
and we can also leave it to Him
to tell people who offend Him or not

i’d rather explain to my God on my judgement day why I was too accepting and loving to too many people
than too few

and Paulo didn’t teach me that
I made it up all by myself
Love
xxxx
PS I hope you will like to come back regularly
we can all help heal each others wounds
you sound like a good fighter
but we’re your friends not your enemies
-and next time you come in here treating us like enemies of Christ I’ll be really sarcastic and quote Him to you!!

]]> By: agnieszka http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-25799 agnieszka Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:14:39 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-25799 Dear Alex Let me tell you something. I am a Christian, more, I am a Catholic and I would say that, what you "preach" - can cause only one thing - hatred. Just please, don't tell me that I don't believe ENOUGH or something like that. I DO believe very much, but I believe most in: Love, Peace, Understanding, Tolerance. I pray to God that you, too. I hope that this kind of attitude will pass and love prevails. Because I also believe in one more thing that: Every man is good inside. love & peace Agnieszka Dear Alex

Let me tell you something.
I am a Christian, more, I am a Catholic and I would say that, what you “preach” - can cause only one thing - hatred.
Just please, don’t tell me that I don’t believe ENOUGH or something like that.
I DO believe very much,
but I believe most in: Love, Peace, Understanding, Tolerance.
I pray to God that you, too.
I hope that this kind of attitude will pass and love prevails.
Because I also believe in one more thing that:
Every man is good inside.

love & peace
Agnieszka

]]> By: Yajna http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-25750 Yajna Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:24:47 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-25750 Dear Alex Firstly you said, ““God” is not the same for ALL religions.” As much as God may not be the same individual idol for us all, and there are different variations in each religion, his basic principles are maintained throughout all religions, i.e. be good, help you brothers and sisters of the world and most of all love. Love him, love others and love yourself. Lets just get a few things straight because it seems to me that you’re under this misconception that I somehow Paulo has become somewhat of cult leader to us. I certainly do not look at him that way, nor do I see his writing that way. The reason I love and respect Paulo is not because I found God by memorising his books or fanatically taking everything he says or does to heart- No! I see him as a great man and as a help to me spiritually because in his books he writes things that I myself have found to be true. In doing so I feel somewhat more comforted that someone else in this world sees things similarly the way I do, and inevitably I am able to feel more confident in what ‘I’ believe is true- Not what he believes, there are of course things that I disagree. I don’t write here everyday, endlessly waiting for Paulo to say something to me, No! I write here because I can express how I feel on certain issues, and in doing so I am able to express myself more. I am an individual who reads about different religions, different philosophies and I decide for myself how I connect with God. Every person in this world is different, and although you may have found God through Christianity, doesn’t mean that I will or I won’t. At the end of the day, if you are following, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, or anything else, if you have a good relationship with God, if you find your ultimate love to him via any religion, then that’s all that matters. As for us all being hopelessly in love and blinded by Paulo, truthfully I don’t deny that I love him and his work, but really, I’m not so in love that I just take everything he says and idolise it hopelessly unable to think for myself! No! I look at what he writes, and if I find it makes sense to me, and I continue to believe it if I sincerely agree with it. He may have sweet words, and he may be a brilliant artist, but all words have meanings, and I’m not following fancy words, but rather the meanings behind the words. If you feel so strongly, why don’t you write a book- if you think it’s so easy to do? I can understand how some of the things he writes may offend you indirectly in terms of Christianity because of the way ‘you’ believe in it and about Saint Maria, but that entire issue has been very controversial for decades now, and became far worse especially when the ‘Holy Blood and Holy Grail’ was released, also claiming Jesus was a man. So many people believe it- are you going to hate all of them, even though they still love Saint Maria? I also know of many people who see the feminine face of God, and the way I see it is if they are happy, than let them be. I personally prefer him as a Father figure, just because I am more comfortable with it. Just like you now are here expressing what you believe in, so is Paulo in his own way, only he is not intolerant of your beliefs. In all fairness you are blatantly disrespecting him and other people’s beliefs in the manner in which you wrote. Although the bible might belong to Christians and the Koran to the Muslims, it doesn’t mean that only a Muslim must real the Koran and No one else, or only a Christian should read the bible. I’m a Hindu, and I go to church when I feel the need, I read about Buddha, I do whatever I feel necessary to help me understand my own truths, and follow my own beliefs. Just because I am a woman, does not mean I am naïve. I certainly can make up my own mind and I’m not being sweet-talked or romanced by Paulo and his work! Really! I’m not so easily swindled just because I am woman! Women have their own minds and we are certainly not inferior to men so much so we believe everything someone tells us! We’re not dumb-founded, helplessly in love with Paulo that whatever he says is suddenly our truth! My question to you is, why do you need one religion in order to find God? Why one path that has to be strictly followed? What would you say about Baha followers then? It’s very clear you feel this way. Why can I not love Jesus Christ as much as I love Lord Krishna? Why does one have to be staunchly Christian in order to love Jesus Christ? So what if he believes in magical rituals or meditation (with nonsense speaking words?! As you put it!)- If he still loves Jesus Christ or Saint Maris with all his heart. What’s the problem? I’m sorry that you’ve lost a friend, and it seems you’ve been through a lot to get to where you are now in terms of you finding God, but you must not forget not everyone is like you. No one has the same experiences as you ad not everyone believes in the same Truth as you. You should try be more tolerant of others people beliefs and respect them without trying to indoctrinate them with your religion, because really, I found you to be directly offensive. Just so you know, not all Muslims will cut you up into pieces and not all Christians are gentle! Not all Muslims are as violent as you think they are, and although some of them are religious extremists, it does not mean all of them are. It seems to me that you, yourself are a religious extremist! You may not kill, but like them you believe you are fighting for your religion, for ‘your’ God. Lastly, No one is interposing between me and God, last time I checked I loved him more that ever, and no one, whether is Paulo or You or anyone in this world can say or do anything that will come between us. Love Yajna Dear Alex

Firstly you said, ““God” is not the same for ALL religions.” As much as God may not be the same individual idol for us all, and there are different variations in each religion, his basic principles are maintained throughout all religions, i.e. be good, help you brothers and sisters of the world and most of all love. Love him, love others and love yourself.

Lets just get a few things straight because it seems to me that you’re under this misconception that I somehow Paulo has become somewhat of cult leader to us. I certainly do not look at him that way, nor do I see his writing that way. The reason I love and respect Paulo is not because I found God by memorising his books or fanatically taking everything he says or does to heart- No! I see him as a great man and as a help to me spiritually because in his books he writes things that I myself have found to be true. In doing so I feel somewhat more comforted that someone else in this world sees things similarly the way I do, and inevitably I am able to feel more confident in what ‘I’ believe is true- Not what he believes, there are of course things that I disagree. I don’t write here everyday, endlessly waiting for Paulo to say something to me, No! I write here because I can express how I feel on certain issues, and in doing so I am able to express myself more. I am an individual who reads about different religions, different philosophies and I decide for myself how I connect with God. Every person in this world is different, and although you may have found God through Christianity, doesn’t mean that I will or I won’t. At the end of the day, if you are following, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, or anything else, if you have a good relationship with God, if you find your ultimate love to him via any religion, then that’s all that matters. As for us all being hopelessly in love and blinded by Paulo, truthfully I don’t deny that I love him and his work, but really, I’m not so in love that I just take everything he says and idolise it hopelessly unable to think for myself! No! I look at what he writes, and if I find it makes sense to me, and I continue to believe it if I sincerely agree with it. He may have sweet words, and he may be a brilliant artist, but all words have meanings, and I’m not following fancy words, but rather the meanings behind the words. If you feel so strongly, why don’t you write a book- if you think it’s so easy to do?
I can understand how some of the things he writes may offend you indirectly in terms of Christianity because of the way ‘you’ believe in it and about Saint Maria, but that entire issue has been very controversial for decades now, and became far worse especially when the ‘Holy Blood and Holy Grail’ was released, also claiming Jesus was a man. So many people believe it- are you going to hate all of them, even though they still love Saint Maria? I also know of many people who see the feminine face of God, and the way I see it is if they are happy, than let them be. I personally prefer him as a Father figure, just because I am more comfortable with it. Just like you now are here expressing what you believe in, so is Paulo in his own way, only he is not intolerant of your beliefs. In all fairness you are blatantly disrespecting him and other people’s beliefs in the manner in which you wrote.
Although the bible might belong to Christians and the Koran to the Muslims, it doesn’t mean that only a Muslim must real the Koran and No one else, or only a Christian should read the bible. I’m a Hindu, and I go to church when I feel the need, I read about Buddha, I do whatever I feel necessary to help me understand my own truths, and follow my own beliefs. Just because I am a woman, does not mean I am naïve. I certainly can make up my own mind and I’m not being sweet-talked or romanced by Paulo and his work! Really! I’m not so easily swindled just because I am woman! Women have their own minds and we are certainly not inferior to men so much so we believe everything someone tells us! We’re not dumb-founded, helplessly in love with Paulo that whatever he says is suddenly our truth!
My question to you is, why do you need one religion in order to find God? Why one path that has to be strictly followed? What would you say about Baha followers then? It’s very clear you feel this way. Why can I not love Jesus Christ as much as I love Lord Krishna? Why does one have to be staunchly Christian in order to love Jesus Christ? So what if he believes in magical rituals or meditation (with nonsense speaking words?! As you put it!)- If he still loves Jesus Christ or Saint Maris with all his heart. What’s the problem? I’m sorry that you’ve lost a friend, and it seems you’ve been through a lot to get to where you are now in terms of you finding God, but you must not forget not everyone is like you. No one has the same experiences as you ad not everyone believes in the same Truth as you. You should try be more tolerant of others people beliefs and respect them without trying to indoctrinate them with your religion, because really, I found you to be directly offensive. Just so you know, not all Muslims will cut you up into pieces and not all Christians are gentle! Not all Muslims are as violent as you think they are, and although some of them are religious extremists, it does not mean all of them are. It seems to me that you, yourself are a religious extremist! You may not kill, but like them you believe you are fighting for your religion, for ‘your’ God. Lastly, No one is interposing between me and God, last time I checked I loved him more that ever, and no one, whether is Paulo or You or anyone in this world can say or do anything that will come between us.

Love Yajna

]]> By: agnieszka http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-25658 agnieszka Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:17:27 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-25658 Dear Biedronka I love what you wrote: "No one can own the truth" - so true! love Agnieszka Dear Biedronka

I love what you wrote:
“No one can own the truth”

- so true!

love
Agnieszka

]]> By: Yza http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-25627 Yza Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:43:10 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/01/11/quote-of-the-day-9/#comment-25627 Honestly, I do not believe in ALL ideas of Mr. Coelho in all his books... not 100%. But, I do respect him. So, I just pick what I think are good and give a benefit of the doubt to others that does not conform with my faith. BTW, I am also a Catholic... a charismatic... a renewed one. With this, I can say that even faith and belief are evolving/progressing. There are things that we do not believe before like salvation is only for us but now we believe that it is for everybody (even for others with other religion, etc.) Anyway, who are we to really know? Let us just be content that faith will take us there. Cheers! :) Honestly, I do not believe in ALL ideas of Mr. Coelho in all his books… not 100%. But, I do respect him. So, I just pick what I think are good and give a benefit of the doubt to others that does not conform with my faith. BTW, I am also a Catholic… a charismatic… a renewed one. With this, I can say that even faith and belief are evolving/progressing. There are things that we do not believe before like salvation is only for us but now we believe that it is for everybody (even for others with other religion, etc.) Anyway, who are we to really know? Let us just be content that faith will take us there.

Cheers! :)

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