"Prayer is talking to the universe.
Meditation is listening to it."
~Paulo Coelho
I have loved Paulo Coelho
since reading The Alchemist,
lo these many years ago! What
an author, what a mind!
One of the things I much value
about Coelho, is that he is first
and foremost a teacher. His books
indeed bring pleasure, but more
than that, they teach.
I particularly like his view on
prayer and meditation. Some
religions promote prayer, others
meditation. I like understanding
of the value of the two together.
Within moments, when I pray,
I find I am talking to my dad. I
doubt very much God minds as
he is a father as well. But, I had
never thought of the listening
part as meditation.
I do so love learning something
each and every day. And, I believe
that listening is something I really
need to pay attention to. I fear, I
sin on the side of talking.
Listen up, woman!
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Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian
lyricist and novelist and a member of
the Brazilian Academy of Letters since
2002. His novel The Alchemist, became
an international best-seller and he has
published an additional 30 books. Born
1947, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Wikipedia
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