The Alchemist shows the world as a deranged universal harmony. The Modern spirit seems not to agree with this point of view. What about you: What do you think about this?
What do you mean by a modern spirit? We cannot generalize anything, moreover the human spirit. Life is about accepting our differences, and in my case, I accept mines. As an old Brazilian poet said once: it is very boring to be modern, I want to be myself.
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Yes I agree be yourself ,being modern is being what other people want you to be be .
Be yourself and connect with spirit thats it .
Blessings Tania
Dearest Paulo and friends,
It has been a while since i’ve written- i have missed this place. Strangely enough, i do feel that this world is a ‘deranged’ harmony. I just think that sometimes we’ve so engrossed in our lives that we don’t see the sequence of the universe- we may even forget such a language exists. But alas, for me, something incredible happens and i start to achknowledge it again :)
I think that the most we can be in this life- is ourselves. I suppose thats why i find it of the untmost importance to be true to one’s self, regardless of the situation.
Thank you for being
Yajna
If you interpret or perceive harmony to be deranged, then you are comparing and judging yourself with regard to a reference. We create our own idea of the universe in the mind, based on how we feel about ourselves.
To me, a ‘modern’ approach to spirituality doesn’t require meeting other people’s expectations any more or less than views of spirituality in the past. A sense of time is a construct, invention, or illusion. We live in a universe that seems real based on our understanding of our own thoughts and feelings at a given time. Who we were when we initially read The Alchemist may differ from who we see ourselves to be now. If we re-read this book, we would reframe harmony based on our own sense of personal growth since the last time we read it. If self-view changes, then an understanding of spirituality may also change.
If there is one thing I have learned from the Alchemist, it’s that a person that is looking to be one with the harmony of life, is a person that achieves what she/he were born to do! Rather than a person trying to achieve the standards of modern social norms…
l harmonie de la vie demeure un secret tant que nous n en avons pas pris conscience en commencant a prendre le temps de l observer et d ecouter son echo au fond de nous, en ceci nous pouvons y tendre et reconnaitre les signes, comme sont des signes les paroles de Paulo dans lalchimiste. la phrase du poete Bresilien est superbe Paulo et tout comme tes paroles dans l alchimiste touche mon coeur et mon esprit est joyeux… il y a souvent dans tes reponses un peu de cette delicieuse malice qui s adresse a tes lecteurs, ces grands ami/es.
merci
What does it mean being modern?
I cannot stop thinking of Carl G. Jung’s master work: “Modern Man in Search of Soul”
“Life is about accepting our differences”
Of course. And forgive each other.