Daily Archive for October 2nd, 2008

Ithaca - Kavafis, Vangelis and Sean Connery

The use of the sword

Paulo Coelho

Every time a sword is taken from its sheath, it must be used. It may serve to open up a path, help someone, or brush aside danger - but a sword is capricious and does not like having its blade exposed for no reason.

This is why a warrior never makes threats. He may attack, defend himself, or retreat; each of these positions is part of the combat.

What is not part of the combat is wasting the force of a blow, by talking about it.

A warrior is always aware of the movements of his sword. But he must never forget that the sword pays attention to his movements, too.

It was not made to be used through words.

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Image of the day : The Envelope from India

An envelope that arrived today from India without my address, and I got it (as I got many letters without addresses. The Brazilian Post Office is good!)

Quote of the Day

Paulo Coelho

To each of man’s ages the Lord gives its own anxieties.

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Today’s Question by the reader : Kealan

One question I would like to ask Paulo at this crossing is; if you were to take someone from the earth, as a Master in RAM, and allow this person access to the secret society to become a Master, how would you foresee yourself doing that? What tests would you set and how would you like to present the initiation ceremony, where would this ceremony be? What would you expect of this person and how do you think you would know when you would meet them for the first time? Do you think that this person could answer some of you questions?

RAM is a very small order, nothing important, a group of people who is much more interested in the language of symbols. There are no secrets - everything is there for us to see.

However, if I had to choose someone to walk with me for a short period (not to teach anything, just to wander together) I would choose a person who is totally different - so I could also learn.




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