Paulo Coelho's Blog

Our scars

Paulo Coelho — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:55:27 +0000

by Pramiti Sapru Scars; they seem so beautiful at times. I’ve got many, deep and shallow. They aren’t self-inflicted, well consciously they aren’t. They cover my arms, my legs, even my fingers are painted with them. To others it might seem like a cry for help or a careless attitude but for me it’s my [...]

Blog changes

Paulo Coelho — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:36:25 +0000

As you noticed, the blog changed its visual. Suphi did a great job, but there are probably a lot of things that we missed. So please list your comments/suggestions/etc. below Love Paulo

Our magic moment

Paulo Coelho — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:04:48 +0000

Every day, God gives us the sun – and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Every day, we try to pretend that we haven’t perceived the moment, that it doesn’t exist – that today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as [...]

Having fun today

supi — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:58:48 +0000

5 books that changed your life?

Paulo Coelho — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:53:41 +0000

Reading the comments on my post The 50 books that changed the world , I think it is a good idea to ask the following question, so you can share with others: 5 books that changed your life? 5 livros que mudaram sua vida? 5 libros que cambiarán tu vida List them in the comment [...]

By the river Piedra I sat down and wept

Paulo Coelho — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:44:58 +0000

One doesn’t love in order to do what is good or to help or to protect someone. If we act that way, we are perceiving the other as a simple object, and we seeing ourselves as wise and generous persons. This has nothing to do with love. To love is to be in communion with [...]

El punto acomodador

Paulo Coelho — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:33:13 +0000

En uno de mis libros (El Zahir), procuro entender por qué todo el mundo tiene tanto miedo a cambiar. Cuando estaba en pleno proceso de escritura de este texto, cayó en mis manos una extraña entrevista a una mujer que acababa de lanzar un libro sobre -¿adivinan? – el amor. El periodista le pregunta si [...]

Publishnews: não seja tão crítico com o gosto dos outros

Paulo Coelho — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:05:49 +0000

Na Publishnews, o portal de referencia no mercado editorial brasileiro, uma excelente matéria sobre o mercado editorial, escrita por Pedro Almeida, jornalista e professor de literatura. Na semana passada, a Folha de São Paulo publicou outro grande artigo sobre as mudanças do mercado editorial. Pelo visto, vozes sensatas começam a ser a regra, e não [...]

Cartas de amor de Khalil Gibran (O Profeta)

Paulo Coelho — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:15:35 +0000

Em 2013, celebrando os 130 anos de nascimento do escritor libanês Khalil Gibran, coloco aqui – gratuitamente – um livro que traduzi em 1997. São suas cartas de amor com a musa de sua vida, Mary Haskell. cliquem no link abaixo e façam o download ou leiam online As cartas de amor de Gibran cortesia: [...]

50 Books That Changed The World

Paulo Coelho — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:51:16 +0000

For centuries, books have been written in an attempt to share knowledge, inspiration, and discoveries. Sometimes those books make such an impact that they change the way the world thinks about things. The following books have done just that by providing readers an education in politics and government, literature, society, academic subjects such as science [...]

30 SEC READING: the well of madness

Paulo Coelho — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:55:02 +0000

A powerful wizard, who wanted to destroy an entire kingdom, placed a magic potion in the well from which all the inhabitants drank. Whoever drank that water would go mad. The following morning, the whole population drank from the well and they all went mad, apart from the king and his family, who had a [...]

My prayer (ENG, PORT y ESPA)

Paulo Coelho — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:12:48 +0000

_________________________________________ PORTUGUES: Minha oração ESPANOL: Mi oración _________________________________________ by Paulo Coelho Lord, protect our doubts, because Doubt is a way of praying. It is Doubt that makes us grow because it forces us to look fearlessly at the many answers that exist to one question. And in order for this to be possible… Lord, protect [...]

Viva N. Sra. Fátima!

Paulo Coelho — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:01:56 +0000

“O discurso não é esse livro é ruim, é não gostei desse livro’”

Paulo Coelho — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:22:22 +0000

Vivo lendo reclamações de críticos e pseudo-acadêmicos, dizendo as coisas de sempre: a cultura empobreceu, os leitores estão mais burros, a internet é o anticristo, o ivro eletrônico “não tem cheiro”, coisas do tipo. Na verdade, quem perdeu completamente a sintonia com o mundo foi esse tipo de gente. Desesperados porque já ninguém escuta o [...]

What I learned in life is…

Paulo Coelho — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:44:31 +0000

What I learned in life is, That no matter how good a person is, sometimes they can hurt you & because of this we must forgive. It takes years to build trust and only seconds to destroy it .. We don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.. The circumstances and the [...]

Je suis inutile

Paulo Coelho — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:32:57 +0000

un chapitre du livre LE MANUSCRIT RETROUVÉ Certaines personnes disent : « Je ne parviens pas à éveiller l’amour des autres. » Mais dans l’amour resté sans réponse il y a toujours l’espoir qu’un jour il soit accepté. D’autres écrivent dans leur journal : « Mon génie n’est pas reconnu, mon talent n’est pas apprécié, [...]

30 SEC READ: Bravo! (ENGL, PORT, ESPA )

Paulo Coelho — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:55:45 +0000

The Substitute Singer Though I was unable to prove the events of this tale, this event supposedly happened many years ago in the Paris Opera. On the night when a famous tenor was to perform, the packed house was told he would not be able to attend due to traffic. Concerned, the director of the [...]

How I Overcame Bipolar II

Paulo Coelho — Mon, 06 May 2013 06:57:57 +0000

by Michael Ellsberg Age twenty-nine: I was standing by the fourth-story window of my rented flat in Buenos Aires, as I’d been doing for hours on end in recent days and months, staring sullenly at the ocean of sidewalk below, a seeming resting place of final peace with just a slight shift in weight. . [...]

Nhá Chica de Baependi (beatificada em 4 maio 2013)

Paulo Coelho — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:21:13 +0000

O que é um milagre? Existem definições de todos os tipos: algo que vai contra as leis da natureza, intercessões em momentos de crise profunda, coisas cientificamente impossíveis, etc. Eu tenho minha própria definição: milagre é aquilo que enche o nosso coração de paz. Ás vezes se manifesta sob forma de uma cura, de um [...]

Kandinsky says:

Paulo Coelho — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:14:07 +0000

Painting is an art. And art is a power that should be aimed at developing the soul. If art does not do this job, the abyss that separates us from God is left without a bridge. The artist owes his talent to God and has to settle this debt. To do this, he has to [...]

20 sec reading: Certainty and doubt

Paulo Coelho — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:30:17 +0000

Buddha was gathered together with his disciples one morning, when a man came up to him: ‘Does God exist?’ he asked. ‘He does,’ replied Buddha. After lunch, another man came up to him. Does God exist?’ he asked. ‘No, he doesn’t,’ said Buddha. Later that afternoon, a third man asked the same question: ‘Does God [...]

Without so much as blinking

Paulo Coelho — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:40:12 +0000

During the civil war in Korea, a certain general and his troops were advancing implacably, taking province after province, destroying everything in their path. The people in one city, hearing that the general was approaching and knowing his cruel reputation, fled to a nearby mountain. The troops found the houses empty. After much searching, though, [...]

My roots…

Paulo Coelho — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:19:14 +0000

The Persian poet Rumi Mo’avia was asleep one day in his palace. A strange man came and awakened him. “Who are you?” he asked. “I am Lucifer.” “And what do you want?” “It’s time for your prayer, and you’re still asleep.” Mo’avia was impressed. But why was the Prince of Darkness, who always wants the [...]

Raul Seixas – O inicio, o fim, o meio

Paulo Coelho — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:27:08 +0000

Les lectures du printemps

Paulo Coelho — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:37:20 +0000

I forgot my prayer book

Paulo Coelho — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:05:06 +0000

Illustration by Ken Crane A Jewish peasant boy came to the big town to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. But found himself without his prayer book. The wheel of his cart had come off right in the middle of the woods and it distressed him that this day should pass without his having said his prayers. He [...]

Give us the courage

Paulo Coelho — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:32:36 +0000

Music: Veneziela Naydenova (2011) for Soprano and baritone soli, Mixed choir (SATB) and small orchestra with organ Text: ” We pray for Japan” by Paulo Coelho Lord, protect our planet, because we live here, and here we dwell with our daily tragedies. May our daily reconstruction be the result of the very best that we [...]

23 Abril: Viva São Jorge!

Paulo Coelho — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:10:04 +0000

Jorge sentou praça na cavalaria E eu estou feliz porque eu também sou da sua companhia Eu estou vestido com as roupas e as armas de Jorge Para que meus inimigos tenham pés e não me alcancem Para que meus inimigos tenham mãos, não me toquem Para que meus inimigos tenham olhos e nao me [...]

30 SEC READING: defeat

Paulo Coelho — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:08:05 +0000

Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the cold? The tree says to the leaf: ‘That’s the cycle of life. You may think you’re going to die, but you live on in me. It’s thanks to you that I’m alive, because I can breathe. It’s also thanks to [...]

Scattered ashes

Paulo Coelho — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:47:21 +0000

I’ve always thought about what happens when we scatter a little of ourselves across the Earth. I have had my hair cut in Tokyo, have clipped my nails in Norway, watched my blood flow from a wound halfway up a mountain in France. In my first book, “The Archives of Hell” (which has never been [...]