Paulo Coelho

Many centuries ago, in the days of the samurais, a text was written in Japan on the spiritual art of wielding the sword: “Impassive comprehension”, also known as “The Treatise of Tahlan”, the name of the author (a fencing master and Zen monk). Below are an extract that I have adapted:

“Our path will always cross that of many others who for love or pride wish to teach us something. How can we tell the friend apart from the manipulator?

“The answer is simple: the true master is not the one who teaches an ideal path but rather he who shows his pupil the many ways that lead to the road that must be travelled to reach the destination.

“As of the moment that you find this road, the master can no longer help you, because your challenges are unique.

If we fail to understand this item, we will never get anywhere.

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