One of my favorite books is The Alchemist, a beautiful fable by Paulo Coelho. I have read it several times since it was first published in English in 1993. I learned something valuable about life each time. The book is written in such simple language that a child can enjoy it. But most important, nearly every page contains a profound message on how to live a fulfilled and happy life. In this article I share with you some of these insights. You might consider contemplating each of these messages to see if they resonate with your heart and soul.
Personal Alchemy
“Alchemy is about penetrating the Soul of the World and discovering the treasure that has been reserved for you.”
“In alchemy, the principle that governs all things is called the Soul of the World. When you want something with your heart, that’s when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It’s always a positive force.”
“Alchemy brings spiritual perfection to the material plane.”
Consciousness Is Everything
“Everything on the face of the Earth has a soul, whether mineral, vegetable, or animal. Everything on Earth is being continuously transformed, because the Earth is alive, and it has a soul. We are part of that soul, so we rarely recognize that it is working on us.”
“Wherever your heart is, is where you’ll find your treasure.”
“There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the Soul of the Universe. It’s your mission on Earth.”
“The Soul of the World is nourished by people’s happiness. To realize one’s Personal Legend [Life Purpose] is a person’s only real obligation. All things are one.”
“When you want something, the Universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
“Intuition is the sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life, where histories of all people are connected, and where we are able to know everything, because it’s all written there [The Akashic Record].”
Follow The Omens.
“Never stop dreaming. Learn to recognize and follow the omens.”
“When someone makes a decision [while following an omen], they are diving into a strong current that will carry them to places they had never dreamed of when they first made the decision.”
“There is no such thing as coincidence.”
Fear of Failure
“Your Personal legend [Life Purpose] is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. As time passes, a mysterious force tries to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend.”
“The world’s greatest lie is that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.”
“People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them.”
“We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve—fear of failure.
Simple thoughts with profound insight.
Namaste!
Chairman & Owner, Chateau Mcely
“The Dialogue—A Journey to Universal Truth”
The essence of this article is pursued in my book, Life Is Beautiful: 12 Universal Rules.