Monthly Archive for May, 2010

My spiritual retreat (01 to 05 June)

Published on May 31, 2010 in News. 98 Comments Print Print


31 May 2010

I am leaving for a spiritual retreat that may last 4 or 5 days (depending oh my behaviour…OMG!) During this period, I will only have access to internet for 20 min a day ( 2 x OMG!!!)
Estou indo para um retiro espiritual que pode durar 4 ou 5 dias (dependendo do meu comportamento..OMG) Durante este periodo, só posso acessar a internet 20 min por dia ( 2 x OMG!)

However, I am doing with some friends in Twitter the translations of my quotes in different languages. Please feel free to follow them, who will post twice a day the quotes they like
Abaixo temos o Paulo Coelho em portugues, onde Cris Carvalho irá colocar as frases que ela gosta, duas vezes ao dia.

Just click in the URL below:

English http://twitter.com/coelhoquotes

Portugues http://twitter.com/PCoelhoFrases

Espanol http://twitter.com/CoelhoEspanol

Hndi http://twitter.com/CoelhoHindi

Turkish http://twitter.com/PauloCoelhoTR

Russian http://twitter.com/PCoelhoRussian

Chinese http://twitter.com/PauloCoelhoChn

German http://twitter.com/coelhozitate

Japanese http://twitter.com/PauloCoelhoJpn

Arab http://twitter.com/CoelhoArab

Malayalam http://twitter.com/paulocoelhomal

Filipino http://twitter.com/PCoelhoPhils

Indonesian http://twitter.com/PCoelhoBahasa

Tamil http://twitter.com/Pcoelhotam

Urdu http://twitter.com/PCoelhoUrdu

Italian http://twitter.com/coelhoitalia

Français: http://twitter.com/PCoelhoFR

Thanks to all friends here,in Twitter and in Facebook, we can use internet to create important bridges that go beyond languages. May God always guide us in helping to make this world a better place.

Suphi, my webmaster, will be moderating the blog.

5 SEC READ: Napoleon’s penis

Published on May 30, 2010 in News. 46 Comments Print Print

by By Christopher Shay

People have been fixated on Napoleon’s penis since Napoleon’s doctor allegedly cut it off during his autopsy in 1821 and gave it to a priest in Corsica. The penis, which was not properly preserved, has been compared over the years to a piece of leather, a shriveled eel and to beef jerky. In 1927 when it went on display in Manhattan, TIME weighed in, comparing it to a “maltreated strip of buckskin shoelace.” It’s enough to give anyone a complex! In 1977, a urologist living in New Jersey purchased the modern-day relic for $3,000 and stored it under his bed until he died 30 years later. His daughter inherited Napoleon’s penis and has fielded at least one $100,000 offer.

To read the full article in TIME magazine >>>> Top 10 Famous Stolen Body Parts

Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010)

Published on May 29, 2010 in News. 47 Comments Print Print

Again to merge them in the start of superior journeys,
To see nothing anywhere but what you may reach it and pass it,
To conceive no time, however distant, but what you may reach it and pass it,
To look up or down no road but it stretches and waits for you,
however long but it stretches and waits for you,
……….

To take the best of the farmer’s farm and the rich man’s elegant
villa, and the chaste blessings of the well-married couple, and
the fruits of orchards and flowers of gardens,
To take to your use out of the compact cities as you pass through,
To carry buildings and streets with you afterward wherever you go,
To gather the minds of men out of their brains as you encounter
them, to gather the love out of their hearts,
To take your lovers on the road with you, for all that you leave
them behind you,
To know the universe itself as a road, as many roads, as roads for
traveling souls.
…

Forever alive, forever forward,
Stately, solemn, sad, withdrawn, baffled, mad, turbulent, feeble,
dissatisfied,
Desperate, proud, fond, sick, accepted by men, rejected by men,
They go! they go! I know that they go, but I know not where they go,
But I know that they go toward the best—toward something great.

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

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Character of the week: T.S. Eliot

Published on May 28, 2010 in Character of the Week. 60 Comments Print Print

Midnight, not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory, she is smiling alone
In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory, all alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days, I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every street lamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters and a street lamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life and I mustn’t give in
When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory, too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
A street lamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me, it’s so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory of my days in the sun
If you touch me, you’ll understand what happiness is
Look a new day has begun

Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965) was an Anglo-American poet, playwright, and literary critic, arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. The poem above was taken from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, a book that inspired the musical “Cats”.The lyrics, written by Cats director Trevor Nunn, was based on T. S. Eliot’s poems “Preludes” and “Rhapsody on a Windy Night”

UPDATE (I MUST STRESS THE FACT THAT I DON’T AGREE): Ciaran Corry
@ Paulo, I appreciate where your coming from when you say that the song you quote in the blog is not ‘betraying’ TSE’s poem ‘Rhapsody on a Windy Night’. I do not agree that it summarises it. TSE’s sentiments are far removed from the song’s sentiments. It is unfair to readers and to TSE’s lifework to present Memories, a far inferior work, as part of this great poet’s writings, as many posters here have now assumed.

UPDATE II Chéree Möller- Ackermann
@ Ciaran and Paulo Coelho – Eliot’s poetry was first criticized as not being poetry at all. Many critics attacked his practice of widespread interweaving of quotations from other authors into his work.Other critics have condemned the practice as showing a lack of originality, and for plagiarism.Eliot wrote in The Sacred Wood: “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.”
I therefore think he wouldn’t have minded SOMETHING DIFFERENT to be done with his poem like in CATS and also in the song MEMORIES and the movie YENTL. I think he might just have been VERY IMPRESSED. He might also have finded these contradictions in views exiting as he was used to be contradicted in print by CS Lewis often. He would have loved our critisism and seen it as a tribute to him.
Long live TS Eliot in our hearts

10 SEC READ: Timing (ENG, PORT, ESP )

Published on May 28, 2010 in News. 116 Comments Print Print

THE RIGHT TIME

A camel dealer reached a village to sell fine animals at a very good price. Everyone bought one, except Mr. Hoosep.
Some time later, the village received a visit from another dealer, with excellent camels, but they were much more expensive.
This time, Hoosep bought some animals.
“You did not buy the camels when they were almost for free, and now you pay almost twice the price,” criticized his friends.
“Those cheap ones were very expensive for me, because at that time I had very little money,” answered Hoosep, “these animals might seem more expensive, but for me they are cheap, because I have more than enough to buy them.”

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O TEMPO DE COMPRAR

Um vendedor de camelos chegou numa aldeia vendendo belos ani­mais, por um ótimo preço. Todos compraram – menos o Sr.Hoosep.
Tempos mais tarde, a aldeia foi visitada por outro vendedor – com excelentes camelos, mas com preço bem mais alto.
Desta vez, Hoosep comprou alguns animais.
- Você deixou de comprar os camelos quase de graça, e agora vai adquiri-los pelo dobro – criticaram os amigos.
- Aqueles que estavam baratos me eram muito caros, porque na época estava com pouco dinheiro – respondeu Hoosep. – Estes podem parecer mais caros; entretanto, para mim, são baratos, pois tenho mais que o suficiente para comprar.

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EL TIEMPO DE COMPRAR

Un vendedor de camellos llegó a una aldea para vender sus hermosos animales a un precio inmejorable. Todos compraron, menos el Sr. Hoosep.
Un tiempo más tarde, llegó a la aldea otro vendedor con excelentes camellos, pero a un precio bastante más alto.
En esta ocasión, Hoosep compró algunos animales.
-No compraste los camellos cuando eran casi gratis, y ahora los compras por el doble –le criticaron sus amigos.
-Aquellos que estaban baratos eran muy caros para mí, porque en aquella época tenía muy poco dinero –respondió Hoosep-. Estos pueden parecer más caros; sin embargo, para mí son baratos, puesto que tengo más que suficiente para comprarlos.

WHY…

Published on May 26, 2010 in News. 94 Comments Print Print

DON’T YOU CREATE SOME SCREENSAVERS WITH YOUR GOALS FOR 2010?

Just be very precise:

a] list your goals (give wings to your soul)

b] put the dates
E.g.: – My weight will be xx kgs in 31/Dec/2012 ( don’t use the negative sentence, like “I am going to lose x kgs”, as the subconcious is visual, it never registers the “no”)
– I will travel to xx in (month)
– I will start practicing (sport, language, skill) for X hr a day, 3 times a week

With a screensaver, you will be constantly reminded, your brain will be programmed, and you will manage it – if you don’t quit in the middle!

You can use any photo or image to write your intentions. If you want to use the powerful mandala that I normally use (The warrior of light = the sun, the moon, the sword of the warrior) you can find it >>> here

“If you chase your dreams, your dreams will chase you” (Paulo Coelho, that’s myself and I have this type of screensaver)

The Alchemist – a graphic novel

Published on May 25, 2010 in News. 60 Comments Print Print

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The Alchemist graphic novel by Paulo Coelho, by Harper Collins and Sea Lion Books, will be available this fall 2010 all over US.
The announcement was made today at Jacob K. Javits Center, NY, which is hosting BEA (BookEXpo America).

Sea Lion Books was founded by Dr. Pascal Dabel and David Dabel. Pascal and David assisted in the establishment of the foundation for Dabel Brothers Publishing along with Ernst Dabel President and Les Dabel Vice President of Dabel Bros.
The Dabels as a family have been in the publishing business for over 10 years and have worked with many distinguished partners, such as Harper Collins, Image Comics, Tor Books, St. Martin’s Press, Marvel, Random House, Penguin group.
The quality of their books is renowned in the industry, as they have published and worked with many New York Times Bestselling authors.

Comment 9:42 PM (GMT + 1)

We felt by making a Graphic Novel for The Alchemist we could reach another audience that might not normally pick up the book. That is not the final piece of art for Santiago. He will look much different when all is said and done. I’ll give the okay in a day or two for the newer art to be shared. Working on this has been me seeking out and taking hold of my Personal Legend. We hope you enjoy what we do.

Derek Ruiz
Sea Lion Books
Executive Vice President/ Publisher