By Paulo Coelho
“Some disciples are always asking where the truth is,” said Maal-El. “So one day I decided to point in one direction, trying to show them how important it is to follow a path, and not just to think about it.
“Instead of looking in the direction I had pointed, the man who had asked the question started examining my finger, trying to find out where the truth was hidden.
“When people seek out a master, they should be looking for experiences which can help them avoid certain obstacles. But unfortunately, reality is different: they adopt the law of minimum effort, trying to find answers to everything.”
“He who accepts, without question, the truths of his master, will never find his own path.”
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The truth is part of an ongoing development that unables you to learn and grow. It is part of the journey -a journey of discovery, filled with experiences-
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the truth is within yourself. I received this quote to day and I like it a lot.
“La seule sagesse de la vie est la concentration, le seul mal est la dissipation et il importe peu que nos dissipations soient grossieres ou relevees…. tout ce qui nous enleve un jouet ou une illusion et nous renvoie au travail fructueux est bon pour nous.” Emerson
Merci Paulo
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you keep trying and keep walking ….11 “these boots are made for walking”
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“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” Budha
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I wanted to say that the one who is most wounded by hate is the one who holds it the closest.
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p.s.I know it is easier said then done, but it is worth the try I believe
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the truth is nobody needs a leader,or teacher, all we need is courage to look in our hearts and follow the love that is in it,as the love is in all of us, because all humans are equal at the start, and we’re born with love in our hearts, we have to: not make excuses,be brave and be true to our hearts and when one is pure in the heart one will find their way and do the right thing to others and to oneself.
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The truth shall set you free ..and so look into your heart and ask it what feels right for me ..Blessings Tania
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Continuing Thelma’s words, I’d like to make my statement with a song…
“the truth lies in your heart..follow your heart and you ‘ll find it”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMlCRcHUbyE&feature=related
Triumph -Follow Your Heart (1987)
People say
Don’t ever look behind
Happiness is just a state of mind
Rock and Roll lives and breathes in the hearts of the young
So carry on
You’re runnin’ on borrowed time
Tryin’ hard to survive
Keep on runnin’
Your time is comin’
Keep your dreams alive
CHORUS:
Follow Your Heart (You got to Follow Your Heart)
Living for the day, forget about tomorrow
Follow Your Heart (You got to Follow Your Heart)
Any other way will only lead to sorrow
Don’t wait any longer
Follow Your Heart
Plays for keeps
And try to never lose
Live it fast but live the life you choose
Rock and Roll lives and breathes in the hearts of the young
So let it ride
Each time you roll the dice
Luck will finally arrive
Keep on runnin’
Your time is comin’
Keep your dreams alive
CHORUS
Oh, listen to the rhythm
Your heart won’t lie
Rock and Roll hearts
Just never die, never die
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This is brilliant.Here used to say one student must become better than his master,or professor.We must bring our part ,just as in any other relations.Maybe is wrong looking at one master like to a God.And if we not use our brain,we become worst day by day.Brain needs training,just as the other parts of our body,so one must used it.i think ia also question of assumig our responsibilities,and of courage.
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Truth, oh! what a treacherous lie…
MY Truth was that he treated me wrong, he used me, played me and he hurt me. Truth is that he was coming for me just to finally have me out of his system while his real chosen one is still out of town, the one he does love. Truth is meditation does not help with hate, nor does analyzing, and nobody can give me a decent answer to my question, “what do people do with hate”. And I needed to figure that before I would face him, I needed some order inside of me so he wouldn’t see this swamp inside of me, after all this time.
And oh, in the name of truth, how I exposed him, and all his actions, in front of anyone he knew, and in front of his chosen one! Oh, how I pushed every single hidden button, even ones not even he knew about! Claiming fairness and justice, and that they all need to know the TRUTH! Which truth? The one in words that cuts the mind and shatters doubt forever in everyone’s heart? What have I really achieved with that, besides finally exploding? Now they are all tainted by doubts, not just me.
Or the one in actions, which reveal ANOTHER truth: That I am a lie, that I wanted to hurt him and destroy his chance at a real relationship, that looks so perfect for him and will last. That I am angry that he can get away with all the lies and what he’s done with me, and still get chance after chance after chance, whereas my one mistake was all it took to doom me to never-ending loneliness. That I am a fake, and once again I managed to hurt the man I “claim” to love. That I so rudely assumed he hadn’t changed at all in the last year, or maybe, that I’ve seen him finnaly changed for the better and I am angry that it wasn’t because of me. That maybe I had another shot at love and all I could do was fail, kill it fast before I even get to see if it’s real or not. That I am a hypocrite, claiming to be righteous and just, and screaming fairness when inside I am an angry, heartless, vengeful bitch.
That I … hate.
Which of the truths is true? I will probably never find that answer, just like I can’t find an answer for hate. One thing is clear: I have dissapointed my mirror again, and my mind can’t take it anymore, or I will really go insane. (not that I’m not a wacko already) One day a finger will point somewhere, and I must walk, wherever that may be, for as long as it takes … hoping that I can still be capable of love.
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A master, a teacher is guiding us how to play the sonata. The notes, the phrases, the staccato or legato, the pedal. He cannot teach us more..
The sound and the music is our Soul expressed through our hands and fingers.. The guidelines are there but our Soul is free and without boundaries to sing its melody.
We always must search for our own PATH, our music.
Love,
THELMA
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Yes we can learn, and we can choose what to keep and what to throw away!
There is proverb old people from my village used to say :
- A wise man and a donkey know more than a wise man !
Love
Luce
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What you said about avoid certain obstacels I haven´t
thought about ;-)
Hmm this made me wonder ..how will I know what to avoid?
How can we seperate fear, from obstacles we should avoid?
Sometimes we have to look the fear in the eye and challenge it.
But how can we avoid to be damaged from that expirience?
And should we always meet our fears or should we sometimes
avoid it ..just let go of some people and situations?
Or can´t we avoid it, is some things ment to be in a certain way to learn a lesson?
We can respect what a master says (that is his/her believes), but we must also listen to our own heart.
What is right for your master, may not be right for you.
I think that all people we meet are our teachers, we can all learn something from each other.
Love Jessica
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Eu acho que quando existe um mestre e um discípulo é porque assim Deus quis. O que pode haver de verdade entre os dois é a confinça de ensinar e de aprender, o que gera a vontade de Deus : amizade, união que é a consequência de um Amor maior/Luz, mas cada qual com seu caminho .
bjs.
Mari Raphael.
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Everyone has his own way, his own pace and lives on his own planet…
Accepting , without question the truth of another, is like deserting your True Being-your planet- and inhabiting the others’..
And then who is gonna seed the planet you left?? how will the plants grow, without water (without you)?
Love and Graditude
Annie
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The truth lies in the middle. Have ears and eyes open to notice what someone can teach you, for anyone we meet can teach us something, think for yourself, and…what’s the most important, look inside your heart, your soul,…hear God whispering and… follow this voice.
love
Agnieszka
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what is the path
to live life a liitle more sincerely than one did yesterday, to live a little more lovingly, to drop our prejudices by and by, to meditate regularly, to basically start doing things we teach our children to do, being a liitle more truthful, a liitle more compassionate !!
is this the path ? and what happens to ‘“He who accepts, without question, the truths of his master, will never find his own path.”, s/he will be helped, which path is it is not that important, once one starts walking, one stumbles upon his path, walking the talk is important ! oh **** ain’t that addressed to me, to walk the talk !!
love
aditya
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You have to find your own truth and never accept directly
what a master says.
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