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Paulo Coelho
Here I continue to transcribe extracts of the notes I took between 1982 and 1986 on my conversations with J., my friend and master in the Regnus Agnus Mundi (RAM) tradition. I remember that I was always asking for advice on any decision I had to take. J. usually remained silent for a while before speaking:
“People who are part of our daily life can give us important hints on decisions we need to take. But for this purpose all that is needed is a sharp eye and an attentive ear, because those who have ready solutions are usually suspect.
“It’s very dangerous to ask for advice. It’s very risky to lend advice, if we have a minimum sense of responsibility towards the other person. If they need help, it’s best to see how others resolve – or don’t resolve – their problems. Our angel often uses someone’s lips to tell us something, but this answer comes casually, usually at a moment when we do not let our worries overshadow the miracle of life. Let our angel speak the way he is used to, which is at the moment he deems necessary. Advice is just theory; living is always very different.”
“Don’t try to be coherent all the time; discover the joy of being a surprise to yourself. Being coherent is having always to wear a tie that matches your socks. It means being obliged to keep tomorrow the same opinions you have today. What about the world, which is always in movement? As long as it doesn’t harm anyone, change your opinion now and again, and contradict yourself without feeling ashamed – you have a right to that! It doesn’t matter what the others may think – because they are going to think that way no matter what.”
“But we are talking about faith.”
“Exactly! Go on doing what you do, but try to put love in every gesture: that will be enough to organize your quest. Usually we do not lend value to the things we do every day, but those are the things that change the world around us. We think that faith is a task for giants, but just read a few pages of the biography of any holy man and you will discover an absolutely ordinary person – except for the fact that they were determined to share the very best of themselves with others.
“Many emotions move the human heart when it decides to dedicate itself to the spiritual path. This may be a “noble” reason – like faith, love of our neighbor, or charity. Or it may be just a whim, the fear of loneliness, curiosity, or the fear of death. None of that matters. The true spiritual path is stronger than the reasons that led us to it and little by little it imposes itself with love, discipline and dignity. A moment arrives when we look backwards, remember the beginning of our journey, and laugh at ourselves. We have managed to grow, although we traveled the path for reasons that were very futile.”
“How do I know at least that I am traveling this path with love and dignity?”
“God uses loneliness to teach us about living together. Sometimes he uses anger so that we can understand the infinite value of peace. At other times he uses tedium, when he wants to show us the importance of adventure and leaving things behind.
“God uses silence to teach us about the responsibility of what we say. At times he uses fatigue so that we can understand the value of waking up. At other times he uses sickness to show us the importance of health.
“God uses fire to teach us about water. Sometimes he uses earth so that we can understand the value of air. And at times he uses death when he wants to show us the importance of life.”
“And what do we do about the feeling of guilt that we all share?”
“At one of the most tragic moments of the Crucifixion, one of the thieves noticed that the man dying beside him was the Son of God. ‘Lord, remember me when You are in Heaven’, said the thief. ‘In truth, today you shall be with me in Heaven’, answered Jesus, turning a bandit into the first saint of the Catholic Church: Saint Dimas.
“We don’t know why Dimas was condemned to death. The Bible tells us that he confessed his guilt and that he was crucified for the crimes he had committed. Let us suppose that he did something cruel, awful enough to end his life in that fashion; yet, even so, in his final minutes of life, he was redeemed – and glorified – by an act of faith.
“Remember this example when for some reason you feel unable to continue on your path.”
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Thank you ever so for you blog.Really looking towards reading more.
Flirting is an example of such behavior. These as well as other concepts or rhetorics of play are discussed at length by Brian Sutton-Smith inside the book The Ambiguity of Play.
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What a pity that my comment from yesterday dissapeared. I don’t think I was moderated because I’m sure there was nothing wrong with it. It must have been a mistake, anyways I’ll try to write it again as faithful as possible to the one I wrote yesterday.
Dear Paulo!
When I begun to read your post about conversations with your Master the thought that your Master must have been in Melk suddenly struck me and I ,somehow, was beginning to feel sorry for not having thought, even for a second, that he had to be there. Reading the comments below I realised he was in fact there. Truly amazing. Anyways, I don’t want to spoil sweet memories of a wonderful night feeling sorry for not having met him ( or maybe I did, who knows?). I believe I met all the people I was to meet there. I grabbed my chance and don’t want to feel sorry for a might-have-been. Besides , the mystery wondering who he might have been makes this stuff thousand times more interesting!
Regarding your post,it sounds like heavenly music to me. Your Master is a very wise man. You are certainly a very good disciple who has learnt what he taught you and must be still teaching you. His influence on you is clearly reflected in your writings. And he must be very proud of having you as a disciple, a person who for a reason he might not even understand has encouranged so many from all over the world to fight for having magic in their lives and who has certainly contributed to make this world a better place.
Tons of love
Adriana
…a moment arrives when we look backwards…:-))
I find myself in doubt a lot of the time, resulting in me blocking everything. The advice given here always tells me not to doubt, to have faith and to love everything and everyone around. What seems so hard to achieve in day to day life seems evident here, and every time I check in for a while I doubt less. It’s nice to be inspired to dream when all around you seems to force you into less. But maybe that’s life telling me in a way I’m not trying hard enough to make it better.
I’m a man of many shortcomings but I’ll try to love enough to put love in every gesture starting with expressing my love for the inspiring posters here.
Greetings and thanks…
Thank you, Sir Paulo ^_^
“Put love in every gesture.” That says it all. I knew someone like that. She was so lovely and now that she is no longer with us, its not the same anymore.
I have nothing against asking for advice as long as I bear the weight of the decision that I will make.It is wise to consult others. It is important to make it clear that what I receive as advice has value but no direct mandate on what I the individual choose.A person with a good mind will take good advice.
Giving advice is delicate, sometimes it may be better to just rephrase or clarify the question of who is asking for guidance. Giving advice may be easier to administer man to man. With a Woman, I have been advised that you be very careful what you say.
Coherence makes a lot of sense. It suggests balance but very few of us are totally or even usually coherent. Our lack of coherence is the marrow of comedy.
I believe that Our Lord had a tremendous sense of humor. He must have grinned more than a few times about the people he met and those Apostles of his. He could appreciate first hand how “human” we are.
Its nice to be able to laugh or cry and be on the same channel like Dimas was in his moment of truth.
Respect mystery and mystery will bring U light.
This makes me think about something related to science and a dream I had, but a mystery to me. heheh
Such a wise master and friend U have Paulo…
Sometimes making comments on some of your posts it seems too much to me. Sometimes I feel like, all what was needed to be said was said and there is no place for comments.
It is like NO COMMENT. hehehe
I am happy for the masters who are sent to me just for a while and then go. I guess that deep inside I am a rebel which wants no masters around all the time, but I like to take from other’s light from time to time, even though there is this THE ONE who leads and loves me… :D
I am happy that he talks to me trough others lips and actions, like the ones I meet in Melk for example.
I believe that each one of us should find the master of it own self in it own self(even though we will always need some help).
As for me big changes were made and still are happening, and today I could see the great results of it. I am so happy for me!!!
Thank you! And thank you to my dear Jojo who shared so much with me and helped me in changing. Most of time you were like a mirror to me, even though we are different.
Happy Birthday again! I love U soooo much!!! Miss those big loud laughter at night with U!
PS: Never ignore the light of your heart! Keep your mind lighted! Bring light with your actions!
Always with Love! <3
Olta Ana
Sometimes the wonder that comes from the people around us is the suprise or the awakening that we all need at one point in time….thank you for being an awakening in my life, Paulo
Oi Guerreiro!
É vero…Deus usa muitas pessoas para nos mandar recadinhos e mensagens importantes.
Deus falou comigo muitas vezes, através de seus livros…ou de simples tweets como Clonando Confúcio, ou os Coelhismos…frases pequeninas, mas que tocam fundo.
São os melhores conselhos,porque a gente pega se quiser…
Que Deus continue usando sempre vc como instrumento, suas palavras atingem muitos corações…
“Veronika ” é um dos livros que mais marcou minha vida.
Vou deixar pra vc o link de uma música de outra pessoa que Deus usou para me mandar muitas mensagens, o Pe. Fabio de Melo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az0kHWvctBI&feature=related
É minha forma de agradecer a vc por suas palavras tão sábias, que fazem com que tanta gente te ame.Mesmo de longe, mesmo sem te conhecer, gosto de pensar que somos amigos.
Agape é assim, não é, espalha-se como polén.
Quem espalha amor como vc, recbe amor de volta, de gente que provavelmente nunca vai ver ao vivo…
Vc está sempre em minhas orações.
Não sei se um dia vc vai ler, mas vou deixar aqui o link do meu post mais recente:
http://amigopadre.blogspot.com/2010/04/maos-de-tesoura.html
E esse de um texto que escrevi sobre os recados que Deus manda de forma inusitada:
http://amigopadre.blogspot.com/2009/10/vidros-de-esmalte.html
Bendita tecnologia que nos aproxima de gente iluminada como vc!
Deus te ilumine Guerreiro!
Meu twitter: @DMariazinha
I follow the words written. Isn’t there a pain in letting others tell which way belongs to me, but i understand that it is but our angel that guides us through them.
mother uses the opposite to teach us the importence of it. why is it that it has to use so? why the glory must be known by the destruction of it. Can it not be made beautiful by letting the angel stop our way without letting us step the cliff. i understand this is the way of learning…but why to learn what is destroyed? the experience will never return, then why? it’s beauty be realized after destrution…is it not there for it to be lived?
Loving your words. gracias!!
My Teacher said that the best poem is the dialogue between two people.
No ideal ryme can be more beautiful than two people who share ideas and feelings.
I think with his words, your Teacher brought you to take out of your soul “your poems”, and share them with us.
Thank you
Cristina
Es increible las diferentes maneras en las que aprendemos y de quienes aprendemos, yo tengo grandes maestros en casa, mis hijos, se supone que yo les ensene pero sucede lo contrario, en alguna ocacion me invitaban a hacer el camino de Santiago, me encantaria pero por ahora los ninos me estan dando unas lecciones increibles o me estoy sensibilizando al espiritu y le puedo entender mejor. Increlible lo que me esta sucediendo. Un fuerte abrazo Paulo.
Yes Paulo we should never forgive this and our faith. Maybe we also shouldn´t forgive how cruel people can be to understand love and peace!
This is a song I have sent earlier, then it didn´t come through, I hope it does now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPieQFaCHAw
Much love from Tina
I have written wrong- it should be forget not forgive. Sorry it is like that when I daydream..
never forgive this and our faith
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maybe we also shouldn´t forget how cruel people can be to understand love and peace
here is a extra song for your understanding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMgjHQjZkZY
I remember a story I’ve read about Carl G. Jung:
“He was over 80 years old when a colleague of him approached him with the question: now Dr. Jung we’re both old and I want to know from a wise man like you whether you believe in life after death? Jung smiled and answered him, my dear friend, whether I believe or not will not help you when you are on your death bed, It is you who have to find the answer and in believe in it.”
Yes, Advice is just theory; and living is always very different. So, each one have his own life to live..
Grateful for those notes shared. When I read about your tendency to always ask for advice on any decision to take, that put me back to that time in life when doubt was dominant. Not easy to get out of the ordinary path to enter the extraordinary one. So many “enemies” to encounter. It is true about being aware that in our daily life, I must be all ear, all eyes, all senses present to capture the whispering of the Angels, of the Spirit, and that I must silence the world in my head. I must be also opened minded, ready to change all of the sudden the thing that I called truth and that becomes suddenly its contrary or just something that I used to help me put a feet before the other. When you speak about God using loneliness to teach about being together, etc, that reminded me about Blake’s quote about visiting the excess to find the balance, something like that. That was how in my life I discovered day after day … going from no to a big yes and coming back to balance, to a choice that brought peace, joy, fulfillment. Love that quote: “The true spiritual path is stronger than the reasons that led us to it.” I have stopped trying to find reasons, etc … I now accept the mystery and walk opened to what the Spirit has to show me. I am walking to discover all of me and all the whys of me in relation with one and the world I discover. I stopped that urge to go and seek from others a reasonable reason, a proof … I just walk and find on my path suddenly a word, a sign, a thought, an object, a vision that tells me to continue or to turn. And as for being ready to change each day an opinion, etc, that is so true. Nothing is fixed anymore since all is movement, all is evolution, all is growing. I know that I will encounter on my path someone like J. In the meantime, I have someone similar to J. in my life … my Soul that is my Guide. In the silence, be it in a place or within me, my head and my body, in faith towards who I truly am, in letting Me Be, I am capable of listening to the words and whispers of the Spirit, of my Spiritual Friends, of others Souls … well, more and more.
Love, Jojo.
Thank you dear Paulo Coelho, for the Wisdom shared and LOVE given to us from and through the passages above.
GOD’s blessings and presence is in every step of our life; we are never alone and as the story says: sometimes there are just two footprints on the sand. It is the minutes that HE carries us on his shoulders.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Today is for me, the day of faith, this is my friend’s status update:
Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark ♥ Rabindranath Tagore ♥
sigh…
I love Tagore…I think is Jojos birtday, so, happy birthday to her!
I decided that today is my Faith day too =)
As a plant can grow in the middle of an office without sun or natural air, just being cared by a person his personal God.
We can grow in the middle of this world sometimes artificial, but being cared by our God.
Very very valuable, thank you, sir, thanks a lot!
hi
i have read 17 books from you.but still i cant feel my angel.whats the reason?i cant see any shine.my angel doesnt speak to me in any way.
Your Angel speaks to you. The 17 books you read were his answers. What did you learn from these books?
When you have a question go out in the city and find the answer. It can be a book, a movie, a sentence someone is saying, a song, something “accidental”… The Angel speaks all the time to you. As Paolo said: have a sharp eye and attentive ears. And you will hear him…and see him…
J. is a wise man, I hope I can meet such a master too.
I love the phrase where he says that advice is theory, while life is practice. That is so very true, and thats why many say “Its easier to talk than to act”…
Thank you for sharing your experience
I said I hope to meet such master one day…But for now Paulo is like a master for me, I learn so much from him.
Master for these times, cyber era.
Love
Alexandra
Thank you. for the many times you have shared your knowledge. it is a proof that angel truly works through others without being asked/requested. And what you have done here is sharing the best of yourself with others.
You’re very blessed, and i could only thank God for the day i get my hand on “the Alchemist”.
Love,
Ciska
This is so wonderful. Paulo. I sincerely loved meeting you and would love to meet J some day.
One statement from your note sticks out for me today “Go on doing what you do, but try to put love in every gesture: that will be enough to organize your quest.” This is what the Goddess taught me before I came back…and also to teach this to others as you are doing now. :-)
Beings want to change but vitriol poisoning get in the way of their sight and heart. Reading your books stories and notes has helped this lady so much.. Thank you. Here is something I posted with the K2 pant picture :-) I have added a little more. It works with this post and your twitter post about making decisions.
When one makes a decision to change..please remember not to punish one’s self for the past..change,most of the time, takes time. Love yourself in the present..laugh with yourself in the present…change will happen..dreams CAN be accomplished :-) give it time.
Love and warm light in your shoulders,
Lainee
Eu tenho pensado muito sobre isso… eu costumava ter mais fé, costumava acreditar com tanta força nas coisas que eu queria. Não sei quando exatamente aconteceu de eu me perder nisso, ou talvez tenha acontecido gradativamente e eu sequer tenha notado.
O qe estou fazendo agora é o caminho de volta, buscando dentro de mim as respostas e aprendendo a ouvir. Eu não sou muito boa em entender os sinais. Às vezes sou muito distraída também.
Obrigada, de coração, por esse valioso post. Precisava dessa injeção de entusiasmo hoje (e sempre :).
Grande abraço <3
This was the perfect message for the crossroads I face in my personal journey.
Thank you, and God Bless
-Dawnn
Dear Paulo, thank you and thank God for allowing me to see this today I needed this over a piece of cake…..
Love
Monica
angels everywhere. Thank you for sharing. nice to recognize.
beautiful sky
There are many things said in this text that speak of deep hidden truths of life, which are there all the time, in our life, but we are often unable to see them because we have eyefolds on, as horses have them, to make them fear less. But this is an unneccecary fear, to know more and understand more and to advance as a person, as a soul, should not be taken as a fear. It is our right and our duty. Although sometimes we feel the need to protect ourselves from the invisible and convince ourselves of things that are not true.
Dear friend,
I saw a beautiful moment two days ago, when I was on a bus trying to get closer to the center of the city Tallinn. I want to share this moment with You. I had just gotten on a bus. Shortly the next stop was getting closer, as I saw an elderly couple, a woman and a man trying to make their way on the bus. I noticed that the man had quite a lot of trouble walking and his wife, as it seemed, was kindly escorting him. As they got on the bus, they noticed that there were no seats open. It was midday and there were many people. As they got on the bus, people started to pay attention, and since everyone could see, that the man, beside having trouble walking, even had trouble standing up. So the closest person to that man offered her seat and the man sat down. It was a twin-seat, and beside the man there was a lady, looking out of the window. Close to where the man was sitting was another twin-seat with three about nine or ten year old boys sitting there. As they saw that the woman was still standing up and noone else offering her to sit down, they immidiately took it as a hint and stood up and left the scene, possibly feeling even a bit embarassed for not acting this way sooner. But that’s just my speculation now. So, now both of the couple were sitting down, but there was one fault – they were not sitting beside eachother, enjoying each others company. A woman who had been sitting next to the elderly man, the woman who had been looking out of a window for quite a while, suddenly noticed this fact, and out of her good will, generosity and spontaneous act she suddenly offered the mans wife to switch places so they could sit beside each other. And so they did.
As I was standing there, as little acts as those done that day, of several strangers that this couple did not know, to me, seemed to be what life is really about. This is what we could call true love, love to fellow humans, selfless acts of love, sensitivity of others needs, attentiveness… and so on. As I stood there, I saw people next to me smiling, and the couple looking at each other, smiling, even being a bit surprised in their eyes for all the care they recieved in that little period of time on a bus. I looked at the people, I looked at the sun and the beautiful clear baby blue sky that we had that day, I was smiling, and my heart was smiling… then I looked at all of those people again, and I could feel an immense feeling of love and thankfulness of those people and that moment, everything.
Love,
Liina
Dear Liina you begining to see the sings arround you.
Kisses to you
I call them random acts of kindness that change the course of life…..lovely Liina, thank you very much for making me shed a tear of two….
Love
Monica
here we are, standing up and feeling the same truth about life. I am reading one of your books for the first time:
“Like the flowing river” and what can I say? I feel like you felt when you got into that little church where you found that girl singing and playing for God. Being a musician I know what is like to get in contact with life and love, even without playing music. I love when I find someone who is walking his life towards love.
“our soul is like a window!
the more open it is,
the more it will purify itself
and sees the truth”
wish you all the best Paulo
Robert
WOW , I am finding it hard to set some words , when ever i come to this blog i am always learning some thing new ,some thing special and valuable .which I don’t find any where else.
Its all about Faith and I am exactly not sure how the I took the path I am following ,and for some reason I am sure some points in this post struck some strings in me ,which I am sure I will never ever forget.
Thank you for each word which helps me to stay in the Path.
Thank you very much Paulo and ever I liked J. can ask him if is posible teach me please? I like very much the lenguage of simbols and the teaching from J. I like very much your point of view.
Kisses many kisses
thank u dear Paulo for always expressing what I feel and do in my life. I have taken the path of soul freedom about 2 years ago and ur books were of great help especially the first one I read and the dearest to me: The Alchemist.
love from Egypt,
Yosra El Wardany
I think we each have our own UNIQUE spiritual path to follow, and we should count on God’s help and guidance.
Blessings to all…
God always answers when we call for help….sometimes I forget and at this moment I just realized again…Thank you for giving me these beautiful souls….
Love
Monica
Paulo,
Creo quela vida es en si una busqueda, busqueda por amor, felicidad y muchas veces desviada por el dinero y el poder.
Pero que sucede cuando se pierde ese sentido de busqueda? Esa ambicion y no hablo de ambicion material si no de la llamada “tarde de domingo”.
Que mejor manera de seguir en la busqueda que estas palabras que nos compartes esta tarde de domingo.
Porque no vivimos como una tarde de viernes en las que planeamos nuestro fin de semana.
“La quete
Je continue ici de transcrire des extraits des notes que j’ai prises entre 1982 et 1986 sur mes conversations avec J mon ami et maitre de la Tradition Regnus Agnus Mundi (RAM). Je me souviens que je demandais toujours des conseils sur n’importe quelle decision que j’avais a prendre. J. normalement restait silencieux pendant un moment avant de parler.
“Les gens que nous cotoyons chaque jour peuvent nous donner des conseils importants sur les decisions que nous devons prendre. Mais pour ce but, tout ce dont nous avons besoin est un oeil a qui rien n’echappe et une oreille attentive, parce que ceux qui ont des solutions toutes pretes sont habituellement suspects.”
“C’est tres dangereux de demander des conseils. C’est tres risque de donner des conseils si nous avons un sentiment minime de responsabilite envers l’autre personne. Si elles ont besoin d’aide, il vaut mieux qu’elles regardent la facon dont les autres s’y prennent – ou dont elles ne peuvent pas resoudre – leurs problemes. Notre ange, souvent utilise les levres de quelqu’un pour nous dire quelque chose, et cette reponse arrive par hasard, normalement a un moment lorsque nous ne laissons pas nos problemes obscurcir le miracle de la vie. Laissons notre ange nous communiquer de la facon dont il a l’habitude, qui arrive au moment qu’il juge necessaire. Le conseil
est juste une theorie, vivre est toujours tres different.”
“N’essaie pas d’etre coherent tout le temps, decouvre la joie de te surprendre. Etre coherent veut dire porter une cravate qui est assorti avec tes chaussettes. Cela egalement veut dire avoir demain toujours les memes opinions que tu as aujourd’hui. Et quand est-il du monde en mouvement continuel? Si cela ne fait de mal a personne, change ton opinion de temps en temps et contradis-toi sans avoir honte – tu aies dans ton droit! ce n’est pas important ce que les autres pensent – parcqu’ils penseront comme cela de toute facon.”
“Mais nous parlons de la foi?”
“Exactement. Continue de faire ce que tu fais, mais essaie de mettre de l’amour dans tes gestes, cela suffira pour organiser ta quete. En principe, nous ne pretons pas attention a ce que nous faisons tous les jours, mais ce sont les choses qui changent le monde autour de nous. Nous pensons que la foi est une tache pour des geants, mais lis juste quelques pages de la biographie de n’importe quel homme saint et tu decouvriras une personne tout a fait ordinaire – sauf pour le fait qu’elles etaient determinees de partager le meilleur d’eux-memes avec les autres.
“De nombreuses emotions secoue le coeur humain lorsqu’il s’embarque sur le chemin spirituel. Le motif peut-etre une raison “noble” – comme la foi, l’amour de notre voisin ou la charite. Ou ce peut etre juste un caprice, la peur de la solitude, la curiosite ou la peur de la mort. Cela n’a pas d’importance. Le veritable chemin spirituel est plus fort que les raisons qui nous ont amene ici et petit a petit il s’impose avec amour, discipline et dignite.
Un moment arrive ou nous regardons en arriere, se rappelant le debut de notre voyage et nous rions de nous meme, Nous avons appris a grandir, bien que nous avons fait le chemin pour des raisons qui etaient tres futiles.”
“Comment suis-je certain que je fais ce chemin avec amour et dignite?”
“Dieu utilise la solitude pour nous apprendre a vivre ensemble.Parfois il utilise la colere pour nous faire comprendre la valeur infinie de la paix. D’autres fois il utilise l’ennui lorsqu’il veut nous montrer l’importance de l’aventure et de laisser les choses derriere. Dieu utilise le silence pour nous enseigner la responsabilite de ce que l’on dit. Parfois il nous montre la fatigue pour que nous puissions comprendre la valeur d’etre en eveil. D
‘autres fois, il utilise la maladie pour nous montrer l’importance de la sante.
“Dieu utilise le feu pour se servir de l’eau. QUelquefois il se sert de la terre pour que l’on comprenne la valeur de l’eau. Et d’autres fois, il se sert de la mort lorsqu’il veut nous enseigner l’importance de la vie.”
“Et que fait-on du sentiment de culpabilite que nous partageons tous?”
“A un des moments les plus tragiques de la Crucifixion, un des voleurs s’est rendu compte que l’homme qui mourrait a cote de lui etait le fils de Dieu.”Seigneur, souviens-toi de moi lorsque tu iras au Paradis” dit le voleur.”Pour te dire la verite,aujourd’hui tu seras avec moi au Paradis>” repondit Jesus, changeant un bandit en un premier Saint de l’Eglise Catholique : St Dimas.
“Nous ne connaissons pas la raison pour laquelle Dimas fut condamne a mort. La Bible nous dit qu’il a plaide coupable et qu’il a ete crucifie pour les crimes commis. Supposons qu’il ai commis quelque chose de cruel, si horrible qu’il soit pour finir sa vie de cette maniere, encore, quand meme, dans ses dernieres minutes de vie, il fut redime – et glorifie – par un acte de foi.
“Souviens-toi de cet exemple si tu eprouves le besoin de vouloir t’arreter dans ton chemin.”
En traduisant ce texte, cela m’a permis de faire un bilan
“Parfois il utilise la colere pour la paix…l’ennui lorsqu’il veut nous montrer l’importance de l’aventure, le silence…responsabilite de ce que l’on dit, la maladie pour nous…l’importance de la maladie, la curiosite, etc..il se sert de la mort pour nous enseigner l’importance de la mort..”
Je peux identifier avec tout cela..et j’ecoute les messages par “l’intermediaire des levres” des personnes dans la rue, le tram, les amis, etc.
J’ai trouve qu’en prenant des photos tous les jours, je capturais le moment , comme dit J les gens ne font pas attention aux petits details de la vie et que oui, j’ai grandit, j’ai fait des progres. Je me suis rendue compte que j’avais un enorme fardeau a decharger. Je me comprends mieux .
L’observation et ecouter sont un des plus gros atouts, J’ai change d’opinions et je suis plus tolerante.
Quant aux emotions…c’est parfois trop a gerer – il faut que ca sorte et cela fait beaucoup de bien – Je comprends que la personne la plus importante dans ma vie c’est moi et” ce que pensent les autres n’est pas important” J’ai mis du temps a comprendre cela et je ne le prends pas personnellement.
J’ai appris la discipline mais pas une discipline imposee par les autres.J’ai appris a vivre seule et petit a petit je m’apercois que j’ai change pour le mieux les progres sont lents mais j’ai tout la vie devant moi. Je me contente de moins et j’apprecie la nature et la marche.
J’ai encore du chemin a faire mais je commence a y voir plus clair.
Le sentiment de culpabillite … il a diminue et j’en suis consciente – demander des conseils (mon petit peche mignon) je me les demande a present – mon intuition me guide.
Merci
Sincerement,
Marie-Christine
sometimes the accumulation of signs can be overwhelming :o)
- drawing a mandala with a new set of colors that opens a door
- a short e-mail
- reading a book and just getting to a paragraph that “fits all”
- Carolena’s quest description that reads like an allegory
- now your new comment, Paulo ….
one waits and waits and asks for “god’s advice” and suddenly everything is just there. looks as if being connected to god does not work at all by relying on the rational mind. it needs to be swamped by a sign(s), like a wave that is crushing on me, pulling arms to different sides and kicking my body upside down.
Thanks >3
Thank you paulo for such great words they fill my life, leaving me fulfilled. They remind me to be grateful as a human being to have the ability to read and understand and put to use your works of art.
Dear Paulo Coelho, I have heard that J, your friend and master in the RAM was at Melk! I am sad we have missed the opportunity of meeting a wise man.
Have a wonderful evening.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Yes, he was there.
Dear Paulo,
For some time I follow you on FB and not on your blog, and I am happy I visited blog today as every single word of it I needed to hear at this precise moment! Thank you !
I wish you imense joy and love !
Luce
…and he pays attention to the horizon.
Here comes the sun.
Dear Paulo,
For some time I follow you ob FB and not on your blog, and I am happy I visited blog today as every single word of it I needed to hear at this precise moment! Thank you !
I wish you imense joy and love !
Luce
I have angels and signs helping me wherever I go. Of course, from time to time I doubt them because in the world today, we are not often taught that there can be a different way to live life – by using the universe to help to guide us along our journey. When I find myself doubting, something even bigger and clearer comes along to make me realise how foolish I was to question the magic around me. This quickly and firmly puts me back on the path that my heart and soul are telling me to follow.
I had a printout of this as well, I love what you write, it was invaluable for me and for any journey. It helped me change who I was, thank you for being so open and sharing your wisdom with everyone so eloquently.
And that is a Gorgeous photo. I can see the clouds moving. You must have had an amazing time with the beautiful Camilla. I wonder if that is your artistic eye or Camilla’s?
Love,
C.
By paying careful attention to the people in your life you won’t only learn things to help yourself. You will find out things about them that they might not share with anyone and have that silent understanding and connection with them. I think that’s stronger than anything else that has to do with friendship and partnership.
muito bom este texto hein Paulo.
um grande abraço,
Denilson
Den Rod tu estuviste en la fiesta y no me dijiste nada me huviera encantado saber que eras tu y tuve que enterarme por una foto viéndola hoy supe que eras tu.
Un saludo
What winged words dear Paulo! How do we make our personal decisions in life? There are thousands of minor every decisions, like what to eat and what how to dress that morning, or do I smile or show a stone face to a person I meet on the road? Then there are major decisions with long term consequences, like what education and job to choose or do I try drugs or gay sex or not? I really don’t see how other people can help me make decisions, as I guess I always was very independent, making my own choices. Certainly, should I have follow my dad’s advice, I’d be married to a local farmer drinking & beating me up every week end & should I have followed my mothers advice, I’d be overweight and look like a crazy dresser. I truly believed I had a calling to enter religious life, and got stopped by well-meaning nuns, who think because my parents are divorced, I wouldn’t last any vows either! So, there we are. How do we decide all these choices in life? I think more than anything, we should listen to the universe, to the surroundings, perhaps more than to people, and then most of all to our own mind and feelings. Whatever convinces us, doing the pro & con, take some time considering, and then go for it. The real quest is to find love and work to create a better life for us all. Whatever takes me there…I follow.
Yes we definitely missed something. Wish I had known who he was. I must confess that I’ve always been curious to see who he was…:(
;PPP
Love
Olta
Oh, this is strange, I had a strong feeling he was there. Although, unfortunately I did not have the same instincts and experience you had Paulo of knowing him without him telling you who he was (when you met him in Amsterdam following your dream two months before).
What a true blessing it would have been to meet the great man who is a master and friend to the great man who teaches all of us!!!
Wow! Just feel truly amazed to have been in the same room with him (although I did not really know this until now!)
At the party too?
of course
Yes, it is. Thank you dear friend. Love, Jojo.
Can’t help myself … :-)
Need to exist with what comes up …
Little hints so that we can try to find “J” (similar to the Find Charlie’s books) in all the pictures taken ????
Or impossible, because “J” is like Charlie in Charlie’s Angels ???
Jojo
Wow, we were in same place with such a great person? Now I wonder who might be…Big question mark! Incredible!