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Summary: I want to go!
Review: Since I read this book I got the idea of doing the same CAMINO. Trough this book occidentals (as me) can understand that going only one way is not necesarily the only way to go. In the search of who you are and why you are here, there are many CAMINOS awaiting and teaching a lesson of life. Learning is one step after other. Learning how to defeat fear, and inner gosts is a CAMINO everybody got to do. Great book, and lessons behind a very well written story. Besides, is the story of Coelho during his pilgrimage to Compostela. I do recomend it!
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Summary: Realisation of desperate self-discovery and higher purpose
Review: The Pilgrimage made me realise that I am desperately hungry for self discovery through my own experience. I found this book to be a more realistic account of the Alchemist and I am now desperate to find out how I can do this particular pilgrimage - if it actually exists - I feel that I would almost give in to complete dispair if this is not possible - can anyone give me details of where to inquire?
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Summary: An alchemical journey!
Review: The setting is the famous ''Camino de Santiago'' across Northern Spain -- a journey which has inspired legions of pilgrims over a period of many centuries. The fantastic setting is only the beginning, however, as many a life-changing event have happened to those brave enough to make this lengthy pilgrimage and complete it. Paulo Coelho leaves the reader almost breathless at times with details of his own experiences along this historic path, from tentative beginning through to the surprising finish. Even for those hailing from other spiritual paths (i.e. non judeo-christian) this book will provide a thrill as the message of ''Fighting the Good Fight'' in search of what's important in life is one that speaks to all of us. Magnificently written!
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Summary: Setting the Record Straight Again
Review: There is not much I can add to what has already been written save to say that I picked up the book on a whim - I liked the cover - whilst touring South India, and it turned out to be both a stimulating and comforting travel companion (even attempting a couple of the exercises, in rare secluded moments).However, the real reason for this review and what I find particularly interesting, is why it has taken cassie.nell (see below) nigh on a year to publish PC's confession? I too had had my doubts and have been very reassured by her note.
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Summary: A thought provoking novel.
Review: This book really made me think and brought up some really great points about the way that people have grown to view the world around them and what they can do to change that world view. By forcing himself to do the slowness exercise, Paulo learns to see different parts of the world and by doing the cruelty exercise he learns how to be kind to himself. I found it a beautiful and inspiring story.
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Summary: Pilgrimage as a model for life
Review: This is a reprint of one of Coelho's first books published previously as "The Diary of a Magus". As with his other first person books, he weaves between the mundane world of sore feet and the transcendent. In the process he learns more about himself and grows as a person. He provides many meditational exercises that are simple and quite beneficial. Many are variations of ancient meditations found in Christian, Zen and other religious traditions. Pilgrimage as a spiritual exercise is found in many major religious traditions. It provides a concentrated spiritual experience in which a person is separated from the mundane world of bills, job and family. During that separation the pilgrim undergoes an experience of transformation--a symbolic death and resurrection. At the end of the pilgrimage the pilgrim is returned to the world of the mundane as a "new person", with a deeper understanding of himself/herself and the world in which he/she lives. This classic process of transformation is apparent in Coelho's book. Indeed, an underlying theme of the book is that all of life can be understood as a pilgrimage--a sacred journey of transformation. I thought the book was excellent. It was a pleasure to follow Coelho on his pilgrimage and to be reminded of the same lessons that were shared with him by his guide on the journey. But then I've read everything of his that I can get ahold of in English translation and like it all.
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Summary: Pilgrimage as a model for life
Review: This is a reprint of one of Coelho's first books published previously as "The Diary of a Magus". As with his other first person books, he weaves between the mundane world of sore feet and the transcendent. In the process he learns more about himself and grows as a person. He provides many meditational exercises that are simple and quite beneficial. Many are variations of ancient meditations found in Christian, Zen and other religious traditions. Pilgrimage as a spiritual exercise is found in many major religious traditions. It provides a concentrated spiritual experience in which a person is separated from the mundane world of bills, job and family. During that separation the pilgrim undergoes an experience of transformation--a symbolic death and resurrection. At the end of the pilgrimage the pilgrim is returned to the world of the mundane as a "new person", with a deeper understanding of himself/herself and the world in which he/she lives. This classic process of transformation is apparent in Coelho's book. Indeed, an underlying theme of the book is that all of life can be understood as a pilgrimage--a sacred journey of transformation. I thought the book was excellent. It was a pleasure to follow Coelho on his pilgrimage and to be reminded of the same lessons that were shared with him by his guide on the journey. But then I've read everything of his that I can get ahold of in English translation and like it all.
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Summary: Good travel book, interesting personal perspective
Review: This was Coelho's first popular book, and as such denotes his evolving magical style. It is about his trip in the Santiago de COmpostela trek that goes from east to west across Spain. I found the travel perspective of the book to be fascinating, and since I read it I have thought many times about doing the trek myself. As for the personal revelation the author encounters in the trek, I foudn them interesting, not overwhelming. The lessons learned are presented in many different books aside form this one; what makes this book a little special, I believe, is that the story involves the reader in such a way that the lessons are driven effortlessly.
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Summary: Good travel book, interesting personal perspective
Review: This was Coelho's first popular book, and as such denotes his evolving magical style. It is about his trip in the Santiago de COmpostela trek that goes from east to west across Spain. I found the travel perspective of the book to be fascinating, and since I read it I have thought many times about doing the trek myself. As for the personal revelation the author encounters in the trek, I foudn them interesting, not overwhelming. The lessons learned are presented in many different books aside form this one; what makes this book a little special, I believe, is that the story involves the reader in such a way that the lessons are driven effortlessly.
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Summary: The Pilgrimage
Review: To whoever likes to read: I read "The Pilgrimage" Paulo Coelho's highly book. I recomended this book because through this book I learned the inmense love that God has given to us. It's important to understand who we are, and what is our job in this world. This book shows us the good and bad things that everyone has in our interior. Also,I realized all the love that I have for my family.
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