Aleph

Paulo Coehlo returns to form in this very personal and autobiographical exploration of love and forgiveness. A period of spiritual darkness and a meeting with his long time teacher convince Paulo to reengage in the spiritual quest. A pilgim in every sense of the word, Coelho engages on a frenetic world tour in an attept to reengage his spiritual energies. A meeting in Moscow proves to be the critical juncture, and a journey across Russia on the Trans-Siberian railroad the journey that leads Coehlo back to spiritual engagement and allows him to forgive and be forgiven.As with many of Coelho's books, this one is full of esoteric references and deep spiritual meaning that may be read in many layers and with several levels of meaning. Throughout, the reader is challenged by both the content and context of the story to engage the broader limits of what they may deem to be physically and pschologically possible. In so doing, the true meaning of love, forgiveness and release are revealed.If you are a Coehlo fan, you will find this book to be another great work by a compelling and extremely engaging author - and candidly it is one of his better works - and represents a return to the writing style that appeared somewhat lost in his last couple novels. If you haven't been exposed to Coehlo before, you may want to start with The Alchemist or some of his earlier works before diving in to this one - as that approach will give the reader the best chance to get the message Aleph contains.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011, from my blogspot.. Aleph, by Paulo CoelhoWhen you read Coehlo, you go on a soul journey. This is not one of his best books, in my estimation, but I stuck with it, and came away with the best way to describe life to young people who are still learning.the hard way. His analogy of a train is a wonderful way to describe to young people the way life is. Imagine life as a train and a train car you are riding in, any time you want to change that car, it is within you to be able to get up and walk into the next car, and the next car and so on. What a good way to say it! You can choose your car, your travel mates, etc. Books like this , which cause us to examine our lives are a wonderful way to relax and try to understand the why and what of life. They often help you to analyze what is happening and why you are bringing sad events into your life, that you can control by your choices.Can we all go on a long journey in real life and discover the answers to our questions, I think not. The train trip is also an analogy of life itself, as a long journey, that leads us to meet people, and someone in that crowd of people, if we give him or her time to know us , has answers for our soul, if we want to stop and try to discover , try to understand, etc. How often will any of us ever get this opportunity? Maybe never in this life time, and then maybe through introspection you realize that someone was a motivator in your life, sacrificing his or her own life to give you a lesson that awakens your soul. Maybe this is hard to understand, but I tried in my book to say this, under cover of stories from different people, about events that happened in their lives.So, if you want to spend some time with your soul try a little Coelho.Madlyn Fafardauthor, "Secrets of the Heart"

The author in his recent novel"Aleph" has raised many questions relating to love,,conflict.faith,karma,mockery of ideas and lack of courage.The novel revolves around the author,his past love Hilal and his Chinese guide,the author himself is facing an inner crisis and he seeks advice from his spiritual guru who tells him to concentrate on the present moment termed as (Now),and the same is a mystic space known as Aleph.The theme of the novel dwells on mysticism,spirituality and life journeys.The author is influenced by the thoughts of Rumi and Budhism,and a sub-theme of the novel is "Love"and its nature-love overcomes the hate and reduces conflicts.It is his belief that the force of love is the ultimate healer .The author ponders over the nature of conflict and explains its anatomy.he asserts that for growth process conflicts are necessary,and he reminds us that over a period of time conflicts will decrease and that moment will usher a new era for the human beings.He explains that Now is mindfulness,that is,the state of being aware of what is happening in the present moment.It helps one to know what he should not do to avoid difficulties and mistakes,and the mindfulness protects him from evil forces.The author also draws reader"s attention towards the philosophy of begging which according to him is a necessary tool for bringing change,in fact it makes one more innocent and more open.He laments his past when due to his lack of courage,he failed to save her love from prosecution.The author believes that the birth of love created a need to find an answer to the mystery of existence.According to the author,one can change his future by bringing the past into present.He is of the view that past and future only exist in our minds,whereas the, present moment exists outside the time zone and is known as eternity.Karma according to him is not one did in the past and affecting one"s present life,it is rather what is one does in the present to redeem the past in order to change the future.He laments over one"s inaction and proposes to opt for experiments to experience reality.The author talks of magic and spiritual world,which according to him is a parallel universe,where time and space are eternal and one always remains there in the present moment.The author is successful in evoking our ideals and feelings by triggering emotional responses and mental pictures.The characters communicate through images and symbols.Aleph is a metaphor for comprehending reality,Now refers to mindfulness and love refers to the power of faith,freedom and liberation.The strength of construction is the presence of author everywhere and knowing the details like the way the light slants through a church window at noon,the smell of cooking fat in a dinner,the dialogues of cops in the precinct house,these observations have made this work invaluable in creating a love able fiction.The theme of the novel is self elevation,to obtain happiness and to seize the moment.He insists on being compassionate without which one can not gain happiness.By following mindfulness, one is able to see deeply and can observe the sufferings of people ,and by recognizing all this one can be more happy and satisfying.

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Nothing that I disliked. I loved that book and suggest to everybody who wants to believe in our past life’s

Un libro interesante se lee muy bien y es muy divertido .me ha gustado mucho me acordare de el esta genial es un libro con una buena trama

This book should be read at least once in a lifetime!

These books belong in a museum 🙌.Paulo's books never fail to entertain us, ive read almost all of his books and i wonder what if someday he passes away and we dont get to read his books.