I have been reading this book, “The Pilgrimage” written by Paulo Coelho and making notes from it. Given below are some of them reproduced from the book as they are.
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“You don’t have to climb a mountain to find whether or not it’s high.”
“The ship is safest when it’s in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.”
“The true path to wisdom can be identified by three things. First, it must involve agape; second it has to have practical application in life; and finally, it has to be a path that can be followed by anyone.”
"Don't lose sight of your objective. Don't forget that you still have a great deal to learn before you find your sword. When you are moving toward an objective, it is important to pay attention to the road. It is the road that teaches us the best way to get there, and the road enriches us as we walk its length. It will turn out to be better or worse depending on the route you choose to reach it and the way you negotiate the route.”
“Try to find pleasure in a speed that you are not used to. Changing the way you do routine things allows a new person grow inside of you.”
"Wherever your treasure is, there will be your heart."
You believe that God exists, and so do I. So God exists for both of us. But if someone doesn’t believe in him, that doesn’t mean God ceases to exist. Nor does it mean that the non-believer is wrong.”
“The road you are travelling is the Road of Power, and only the exercises having to do with the power will be taught to you. The journey, which prior to this was torture because all you wanted was to get there, is now beginning to become a pleasure. It is the pleasure of searching and the pleasure of an adventure. You are nourishing something that’s very important – your dreams.”
"We must never stop dreaming. Dreaming provides nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desire frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming."
“The good fight is the one that’s fought in the name of our dreams. When we’re young and our dreams first explode inside us with all their force, we are very courageous, but we haven’t yet learned how to fight. With great effort, we learn how to fight, but by then we no longer have the courage to go into combat. So we turn against ourselves and do battle within. We become our worst enemy. We say that our dreams were childish, or too difficult to realize, or the result of our not having known enough about our life. We kill our dreams because we are afraid to fight the good fight.”
"The first symptom of the process of killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people always have time enough to do everything.”
“The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don't want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wise and fair and correct in asking so little of life.”
“The third symptom of the passing of our dreams is peace. Life becomes a Sunday afternoon; we ask for nothing grand, and we cease to demand anything more than we are willing to give.”
“The only way to rescue our dreams is by being generous with ourselves.”
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It has been a long post already. There is much more to share from this. Will post more notes in a few days. Pls don’t miss to check my blog in the next few days....
With love and regards,
Siva
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“You don’t have to climb a mountain to find whether or not it’s high.”
“The ship is safest when it’s in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.”
“The true path to wisdom can be identified by three things. First, it must involve agape; second it has to have practical application in life; and finally, it has to be a path that can be followed by anyone.”
"Don't lose sight of your objective. Don't forget that you still have a great deal to learn before you find your sword. When you are moving toward an objective, it is important to pay attention to the road. It is the road that teaches us the best way to get there, and the road enriches us as we walk its length. It will turn out to be better or worse depending on the route you choose to reach it and the way you negotiate the route.”
“Try to find pleasure in a speed that you are not used to. Changing the way you do routine things allows a new person grow inside of you.”
"Wherever your treasure is, there will be your heart."
You believe that God exists, and so do I. So God exists for both of us. But if someone doesn’t believe in him, that doesn’t mean God ceases to exist. Nor does it mean that the non-believer is wrong.”
“The road you are travelling is the Road of Power, and only the exercises having to do with the power will be taught to you. The journey, which prior to this was torture because all you wanted was to get there, is now beginning to become a pleasure. It is the pleasure of searching and the pleasure of an adventure. You are nourishing something that’s very important – your dreams.”
"We must never stop dreaming. Dreaming provides nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desire frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming."
“The good fight is the one that’s fought in the name of our dreams. When we’re young and our dreams first explode inside us with all their force, we are very courageous, but we haven’t yet learned how to fight. With great effort, we learn how to fight, but by then we no longer have the courage to go into combat. So we turn against ourselves and do battle within. We become our worst enemy. We say that our dreams were childish, or too difficult to realize, or the result of our not having known enough about our life. We kill our dreams because we are afraid to fight the good fight.”
"The first symptom of the process of killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people always have time enough to do everything.”
“The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don't want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wise and fair and correct in asking so little of life.”
“The third symptom of the passing of our dreams is peace. Life becomes a Sunday afternoon; we ask for nothing grand, and we cease to demand anything more than we are willing to give.”
“The only way to rescue our dreams is by being generous with ourselves.”
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It has been a long post already. There is much more to share from this. Will post more notes in a few days. Pls don’t miss to check my blog in the next few days....
With love and regards,
Siva
1 comment:
Dear Siva, Siva here from Chennai. What a great material you have shared. If possible I will buy the book from chennai and start reading.
It is worth doing from the bits you had shared with me from the book.
K. Siva (Now changed the name as K.K. Shivsanker based on Numerology)
Your ex Colleague at Monsanto based at Bangalore.
Right now working as
Business Development Manager cum Trainer (Pan India Operations)
Nandanam, Anna Salai, chennai 600 035.
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