By Paulo Coelho
When angels talk
Nobody is courageous all the time. The unknown is a constant challenge, and being afraid is part of the journey.
What to do? Talk to yourself. Talk alone. Talk to yourself even if others think you have gone crazy. As we talk, an inner force gives us the security to overcome the obstacles that need to be surmounted. We learn lessons from the defeats that we are bound to suffer. And we prepare ourselves for the many victories that will be part of our life.
And just between you and me, those who have this habit (and I’m one of them) know that they never talk alone: the guardian angel is there, listening and helping us to reflect. What follows are some stories about angels.
Conversation in heaven
Abd Mubarak was on his way to Mecca when one night he dreamed that he was in heaven and heard two angels having a conversation.
“How many pilgrims came to the holy city this year?” one of them asked.
“Six hundred thousand”, answered the other.
“And how many of them had their pilgrimage accepted?”
“None of them. However, in Baghdad there is a shoemaker called Ali Mufiq who did not make the pilgrimage, but did have his pilgrimage accepted, and his graces benefited the 600,000 pilgrims”.
When he woke up, Abd Mubarak went to Mufiq’s shoe shop and told him his dream.
“At great cost and much sacrifice, I finally managed to get 350 coins together”, the shoemaker said in tears. “But then, when I was ready to go to Mecca I discovered that my neighbors were hungry, so I distributed the money among them and gave up my pilgrimage”.
The beggar and the monk
A monk was meditating in the desert when a beggar came up to him and said:
“I need to eat”.
The monk – who was almost reaching the point of perfect harmony with the spiritual world – did not answer.
“I need to eat”, insisted the beggar.
“Go to the town and ask someone else. Can’t you see that you are bothering me? I am trying to communicate with the angels”.
“God placed himself lower than men, washed their feet, gave His life, and no-one recognized Him”, the beggar replied. “He who says he loves God – who does not see – and forgets his brother – who does – is lying”.
And the beggar turned into an angel.
“What a pity, you almost made it”, he remarked before leaving.
Condemning one’s brother
Abbot Isaac of Thebes was in the patio of the monastery praying when he saw one of the monks commit a sin. Furious, he interrupted his prayers and condemned the sinner.
That night he was prevented from returning to his cell by an angel who said to him: “you condemned your brother, but you did not say what punishment we should inflict: the pains of hell? Some terrible disease in this life? Some torment in his family?”
Isaac knelt down and asked for pardon: “I tossed the words in the air, and an angel heard them. I sinned by being irresponsible for what I said. Forget my ire, Lord, and make me take greater care in judging my neighbor”.
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It happens I need to talk loud while walking. So in order for the persons I cross can’t think I was talking to myself as a fool woman, I used the occasion I put my coat with a hood, to make as if I was phoning to someone with an earphone!
It lasted a time till you helped me to assume to talk louder whenever I feel like doing it. :)
See noone took out a straitjacket! :D
You are right noone pay attention to noone in the street. (“The winner stands alone”) And at home, it seems to be a regular family habit.
Thank you Dear.
ci sono, mi hanno aiutata e gli sono grata!
credevo e non credevo , ma adesso lo so che non sono coincidenze sono certa che l’aiuto mi lo ha mandato Dio, ho dovuto solo aprire i miei occhi! Grazie!
I believe that in our own little ways, we can be angels. God is in us and resides in our hearts. It is when we give, we love and we sacrifice for someone or something other than ourselves. When we hurt, we don’t give up and we keep on believing that our gift of selflessness will triumph us in our goal to make others happy, for them to be at peace and yes, to make them believe in love all over again….then truly we are warriors of light indeed.
Dear Mr. Coelho,
I belong to a religion that does not give too much emphasis on angels. And I dont have much regards to angels in such ways as most people who are very much into it. But around 2005 I was in my lowest low of my life, I had no job, no money and my self esteem and confidence left me. And the only reason I wake up everyday was to go to the temple and pray, or sometimes just sit there and wait for any inkling of talking to GOD. Then on one sunday morning after performing my church duties, I decided to go back to sleep for a few minutes since it wont be two hours for my meeting with friends. I look at the clock and it says 7:20 then I turn to the other side of my bed and when I closed my eyes, as if awake, I was surprised to see myself walking inside the temple and seeing rows of winged creatures with bronze clored skin and no face with their wings semi spread bowing there heads as if welcoming me. And I said to myself, what are they doing? And why are they bowing down on me. They were clother with something pearl white in color that goes to the floor and I can see that they were barefooted because I can see their bronze colored feet. and then the phone rang and woke up and I was flabbergasted. And when I checked the watched it was already 10 AM. From the time I looked at the clock and the time i turned to close my eyes to my understanding was not even a split of a second…Now Tell me, How do we decern such and appreciate it as something special to our life, when angels make themselves appear. I hope you do not find this weird.
Dear mr. Coelho,
Can angels also tell you things that seem right when you feel your heart but seem wrong when you listen to your mind and to earthly rules? I think it’s so hard, I never know what to listen to…
There is a decision I have to make, and it’s one between the heart and the mind. My heart screams one answer, the most unconventional one…my head says something else, the most normal answer….
I would love to follow my heart.. but I might hurt other people and that doesn’t seem right either.. Would you please please be so kind to read this and tell me what you think?
Sr Pablo:Me tiene impresionada su sabiduria,respecto a los ángeles estoy segura que ellos me guiaron para llegar hasta ud aunque sea por este medio, el cual es muy necesario,importante el amor de Dios y ud me han llenado espiritualmente en este trance de mi vida,yo se los he dicho a mi familia y amistades,pues ellos se preguntan y dizque criticaban la forma como yo tomé la muerte de mi hija y de mi yerno,pero ya entendieron que estaba llena del espíritu de Dios,complementado con sus escritos,busco y busco y leo y leo gracias por el mensaje mensual son muy provechosos, poco a poco estoy conociendo los beneficios de su página pues hoy me di cuenta que hay libros suyos digitales me parece maravilloso. Para no cansarlo otro dia le cuento algunos sueños que a lo largo de mi vida he tenido y son importantes para que una persona como ud,los analice y ojala yo contara con su opinión. Lo quiero,lo admiro y se que no me cansaré de abrir ventanas donde ud hable algo,pues una lectura hace que uno se interese y siga escudriñando. Reciba un abrazo y mis sinceros agradecimientos,que el Padre Celestial lo siga llenando de tanto conocimiento.Amén
I’ve always done that, talking to myself when afraid. It works…
Taken from The Voice, a page of Daskolos’ Researchers of Truth website. I like the reminder of the advantage of living in duality, as expressed in the next to the last paragraph, last lines(Yogananada quote).It help to keep me motivated to step into the template of my highest order! As my own Guardian Angel said to me, as he rapped my knuckles with his celestial ruler: ‘You silly girl, you thought you were being so enlightened when you sent him away, using me as your reason, saying you needed no other. I cannot be everything to you; I’m just your Guardian Angel. Do you not realize I can’t know what it is like in 3D (third dimension). There is just so much one cannot do without a body!’
Excerpt:
Imagine two children who are brothers. They have always lived in a room full of light. Yet, in this condition they cannot really understand what light is. Without the experience of darkness, they cannot fully comprehend the light in which they dwell. Now, take one child out of the light temporarily and show him the dark of night. Now that child will understand light much better than his brother who has never seen darkness.
Something similar occurs with the Archangels and man. The Archangels never leave the Realms of Light to enter into duality and experience darkness. They never feel separated from God as humans in existence do. Yet, human beings have a distinct advantage upon their return to the Realms of Light in Beingness – they have gained a more full understanding than the Archangels have. Paramhansa Yogananda was referring to this advantage when he said: “The human form is higher than the Angel form. Man is the highest being in Creation.”
Throughout all our incarnations, the Archangels are, were, and always will be our caring companions and guides. It brings them joy when we cooperate with their work and guidance. It is time we come to understand and know them better.
Jill
We all have angels in our lives.. our parents.. the ones who actually bring us to the face of this world.. they make us go through the toughest tests of life as well as they make those tests easier for us when we fall… they definitely are my angels..
Some time ago, i meet a guy n i fell in love with him. Not so long after that i had an encounter with the devil in the form of a man n he took me to the pits of hell. I fell into a deep depression, i even ceased to dream. My boyfriend never left my side and he brought me back to life again. As soon as i surfaced, he left and i didn’t c him again 4 a very long time, like he’d disappeared off the face of the planet.
He came into my life to see through my depression, to pull me out of it and when it was gone, he promptly left. He was an angel, i decided. That was the only way of explaining it.
About a month ago, he contacted me and we’re in communication again. I was disappointed because i came to realise that he wasn’t an angel, that mayb angels don’t really exist. But now again, i’v realised dat he was an angel, he still is an angel. That angels tread the earth like you and I.
I believe in human angels.
Tal vez este mensaje no llegue a sus manos, pero vale la pena escribirlo. Mi vida ha cambiado del cielo a la tierra desde que lei uno de sus libros por primera vez, todo cambio, todo ha amejorado, mi forma de pesar, mi forma de ver la vida, mis ideales y a donde he llegado. Si de algo sirve: GRACIAS, MUCHAS GRACIAS. Dios lo bendiga y ponga mas palabras para que sean tranladadas a sus libros, para que den mas luz a la gente que los lee y que los entiende.. que los buscca y los disfruta. Me gustaria alguna vez preguntarle algo, alguna vez tendre esa oportunidad. La senales me han guiado por mucho tiempo, yo solo escucho…
GRACIAS.
angels are reality.There are certain things for which words fail.
Angels are blessing of god upon mankind.Angels have helped me in astonishing ways.There are certain happenings which i do not want to disclose.
Thank you Paulo, I feel spiritually related to you
Dear readers
That is just what I have been doing this day.
Talking to myself loud..I keep on going talking straight to the Universe and are telling her about my dreams. Its like my heart is shaking and I cant stop crying. Its a wonderful feeling and at the same time very scary..It feels very natural to talk out loud to the Universe.
So funny that I have been doing it all day long and then randomly read this article about angels.
namaste
Sarita
I love angels too!! Angels can be anyone (men, women, children), anywhere in the world, from all walks of life. So that also inspires me to give back as best I can. Angels have helped me so much, probably even more than I realize so far, and sometimes, it is hard to know who to thank directly and feel sad about that. But in return, it also feels good to do random acts of kindness! Thank You Paulo, Love to All, Jane xo
Earth Angels.
I believe they come in and out of our lives everyday.
Earth Angels will always tell you the truth.
That is beautiful Kenny. Yes, I believe that angels can be real flesh and blood humans.How wonderful it is when angels are sent to help us! God bless you.