The ballad of Bobby Fischer

21.12.2011

He was a despicable human being as far as his political opinions were concerned (the same applies to Jorge Luis Borges) Still, his genius in ONE thing can’t be forgotten; and may the Lord erase the rest from our collective memory

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Where God lives

20.12.2011

On one hand we know that it is important to seek God. On the other hand, life distances us from Him – because we feel ignored by the Divine, or else because we are busy with our daily life. This apparent double law is a fantasy: God is in life, and life is in God. [...]

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The meaning of the crowns

18.12.2011

When Moses rose to the heavens to write a certain part of the Bible, the Almighty asked him to draw small crowns on top of some of the letters of the Torah. Moses asked, “Creator of the Universe, why put these crowns here?” “Because in a hundred generations, a man called Akiva will interpret the [...]

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I was feeling very lonely

16.12.2011

EM PORTUGUES AQUI > Diante da catedral EN ESPANOL AQUI > Frente a la catedral I was feeling very lonely when I left Mass in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral right in the heart of New York. Suddenly I was approached by a Brazilian: “I very much need to talk to you,” he said. I was so [...]

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30 sec reading: why tell stories

14.12.2011

Elie Wiesel recalls that the great Rabbi Israel Shem Tov, when he saw that the Jews were being mistreated, went into the forest, lit a holy fire, and said a special prayer, asking God to protect his people. And God sent him a miracle. Later, his disciple Maggid de Mezritch, would go to the same [...]

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São José 2012 / Saint Joseph 2012

14.12.2011

(no final do post:portugues y espanol) St Joseph’s Party 2010, Melk Abbey Kealan’s photo (above) full size 1] This is a traditional party in honor of my Patron Saint. I invite a total of 120 people, comprised of 110 friends of mine and 10 selected readers from this blog, Twitter, and Facebook. 2] You can [...]

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We don’t condemn it as immature

12.12.2011

In the newspaper, a text I cut out and place on my briefcase. The author is W. Timothy Gallway: “When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice it is small, but we do not criticize it as “rootless and stemless.” ‘We treat it as a seed, giving it the water and nourishment [...]

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20 SEC READING: the city on the other side

10.12.2011

Illustration by Ken Crane A hermit from the monastery of Sceta approached Abbot Theodore:   ‘I know exactly what the purpose of life is. I know what God asks of man and I know the best way to serve Him. And yet, even so, I am incapable of doing everything I should be doing in [...]

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This blog

09.12.2011

We had over 230.000 views on December 7, as you can see in the printscreen above. This is the second time this week that we break the record of page views. The previous one was on December 6 As I said before, thank you for your continous support Paulo “It’s about sharing. You just give [...]

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Give love and seek no reward

08.12.2011

I asked myself at an early age, why does everybody live as though they were on an enormous skating rink? Why does an invisible force make everyone race around in a circle without looking back until the day they die? People who have no wish to run with everyone else are viewed as losers. Those [...]

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Twitcam Dec 07 2011

07.12.2011

17 min Q & A

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This blog

07.12.2011

Yesterday was the busiest day here since this blog was created (2006) The previous record was nearly one month ago, on 11/11/11 Thank you very much for your continuous support Love Paulo

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How to temper steel

06.12.2011

For many years, a blacksmith worked hard and performed many acts of charity; yet despite all his devotion, nothing seemed to go right in his life.   One afternoon, a friend was visiting him was concerned:   ‘It really is very strange that despite your firm belief in the spiritual world, nothing in your life [...]

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