Daily Archive for January 17th, 2008

Quote of the Day

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By Paulo Coelho

The Warrior of Light knows that there are occasional pauses in the struggle.
(Manual of the Warrior of Light)

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Negative desires

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By Paulo Coelho


 
A disciple said to his teacher:
 
‘I have spent a large part of my day thinking things I should not think, desiring things I should not desire, and making plans I should not make.’
 
The teacher invited his disciple to go for a walk with him in a forest near his house. On the way, he pointed to a plant and asked if the disciple knew what it was.
 
‘It’s deadly nightshade,’ said the disciple. ‘The leaves can kill you if you eat them.’
 
‘But they cannot kill you if you merely look at them. In exactly the same way, negative desires are entirely harmless unless you give in to them.’

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Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

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You said in the past that you can learn love in all its forms from women, and discipline from men. Which were the stages of love in your life as related to the women you have loved? And what about men who have marked your existence?
 
This is a very long answer, and I don’t want to simplify, so probably I will resume by saying that we need to understand that love justifies life, and that we have to fight with enthusiasm and discipline for people and things that are important to us, otherwise life will be like a Sunday afternoon, plenty of time, but the most boring day in the week.

Simon and Garfunkel Week

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