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Forgiveness, the purge and the seed

YoskhazSeptember 21, 2023September 21, 2023

by YoskhazSeptember 21, 2023September 21, 20230

I have marvellous friends. Different personalities, different tastes, and contrasting views of reality. So much diversity enriches me because the possibilities are multiplied in our coexistence. It’s not always easy, but it’s lovely. It so happened that one of them, Eduardo, really messed up with another, Paulo, to the point......

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The game of life

YoskhazSeptember 14, 2023September 14, 2023

by YoskhazSeptember 14, 2023September 14, 20230

The two steaming mugs of coffee were placed on the wooden counter of Loureiro’s workshop, the cobbler who loved philosophy books and red wines. The charming little town at the foot of the mountain that housed the monastery was still waking up. We hadn’t met for almost a year. We......

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The honey of life

YoskhazSeptember 8, 2023September 8, 2023

by YoskhazSeptember 8, 2023September 8, 20230

It was a Saturday morning. In Sedona, in the mountains of Arizona, Starry Song, the shaman who had the gift of pollinating the wisdom of his people, was sitting under the big oak tree in the backyard of his house. People came from different places to listen to his stories.......

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To restart you must rebuild

YoskhazAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

by YoskhazAugust 31, 2023August 31, 20230

Starry Song, the shaman who had the gift of perpetuating the wisdom of his people through the stories he told, lit up the smoke in his indestructible pipe with its red stone stummel, puffed a few times and let his gaze wander over the infinitude of the night. We were......

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The mountain, the filters and the lenses

YoskhazAugust 24, 2023August 24, 2023

by YoskhazAugust 24, 2023August 24, 20230

Tranquillity and camaraderie were the hallmarks of the monastery. All the monks who arrived for another period of study brought with them a willingness not only to be receptive to new knowledge, but also to have a fraternal relationship with the others who were there. The monks treated each other......

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Today is a great day to grow up, young man! – the inhibiting factor

YoskhazAugust 17, 2023August 17, 2023

by YoskhazAugust 17, 2023August 17, 20230

The gate to Li Tzu’s house was always open. It was late afternoon and getting dark. As I walked through the garden, I came across a peach tree full of fruit. I approached the tree feeling the water pooling in my mouth, but I was startled when I almost step......

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Perception and sensitivity

YoskhazAugust 10, 2023August 10, 2023

by YoskhazAugust 10, 2023August 10, 20230

There are some stories you never forget. I was at the monastery for another period of study. The Elder, as we affectionately called the oldest monk in the Order, had to go on a short trip. He received many invitations to give lectures on philosophy and metaphysics in various places.......

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The foundations of an opinion

YoskhazAugust 3, 2023August 3, 2023

by YoskhazAugust 3, 2023August 3, 20230

This conversation happened a long time ago. I used to visit Loureiro, the shoemaker who loved philosophy books and red wines, at his workshop, located in the small, charming town at the foot of the mountain that houses the monastery, every time I passed through for another period of study.......

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The inner laboratory

YoskhazJuly 27, 2023July 27, 2023

by YoskhazJuly 27, 2023July 27, 20230

Many years ago, I was in a Chinese village near the Himalayas during one of several trips I made to study the Tao Te Ching, the Book of the Way and Virtue, with Li Tzu. As I always had the habit of waking up very early, when I left the......

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Forgiveness, the purge and the seed
The game of life
The honey of life
To restart you must rebuild
The mountain, the filters and the lenses
Today is a great day to grow up, young man! – the inhibiting factor
Perception and sensitivity
The foundations of an opinion
The inner laboratory
A flight above fear
The question
Labels
The dam and the cloud – We are all violent
The silent road
The Observer
The return
The diet
Imprisoned in ourselves
The Inheritance
Decadence
A different power
Enlightened and luminous
Discipline
A little is enough
Incoherences
The answer
Sensibility and will – Awakening and the myth of Sleeping Beauty
A little bit about baits and traps
The yellow bicycle
The value of evil
On borders and accountability
The sword, the warrior and an unusual encounter
The night
A common and hidden face of us all
Love your enemies
The Gnostic Gospel (part 3)
The Gnostic Gospel (part 2)
The Gnostic Gospel (part 1)
The myth of Pinocchio
We suffer what we lack
That’s not the point
The medicine of the eagle
The secret garden
The Frontiers of Solidarity
You’re equal to no one
The hidden face of failure
The dilemma of freedom
The power of emotions
The power of lightness
The size of authority
Do you know what to do?
Thank you!
Many deaths before dying
The invisibility cloak
The trap and the flower of the cactus
The house of mirrors
Deep experiences
Be careful what you believe
It takes courage to change a heart
God and Ethics
Be grateful for the darkness
The Eighth Gate – The Eight Gates of the Way
The Seventh Gate – The Eight Gates of the Way
Plenitudes – Love
Plenitudes – Peace
Plenitudes – Freedom
Plenitudes – Dignity
Plenitudes – Happiness
The medicine of the wolf
The right choice
The Sixth Gate – The Eight Gates of the Way
The entire ocean inside a bottle
Life is not boring
The Medicine of the Cat
The Fifth Gate – The Eight Gates of the Way
What dreams are made of
The Fourth Gate – The Eight Gates of the Way
The Medicine of the Bear
Ego, a misunderstood friend
Who we are
The Medicine of the Butterfly
The Third Gate – The Eight Gates of the Way
Murky fountains, Clear fountains
The bad and the good teacher
The master’s temple
The Second Portal – The Eight Portals of the Path
The compliment and the trail to the cliff
The medicine of the owl
The true face of courage
The First Portal – the Eight Portals of the Way
Look at who walk with
Perfect is the enemy of perfection
The perfect reflection
The jigsaw puzzle
I have all that I need
Follow your heart
A sophisticated virtue filled with other virtues
The art of floating in the air
The light of the world and mercy
Before my soul
Love, so close, so far away
The fortieth day of the crossing – the meeting
The thirty-ninth day of the crossing – the hawk’s flight
The thirty-eighth day of the crossing – the mutiny
The thirty-fifth day of the crossing – the old lady of the desert
The thirty-fourth day of the crossing – the cross
The thirty-third day of the crossing – the stranger of the desert
The thirty-second day of the crossing – the wisdom of the desert
The thirty-first day of the crossing – a flight over the desert
The thirtieth day of the crossing – the art of the desert
The twenty-ninth day of the crossing – when the desert rips you out of yourself
The twenty-eight day of the crossing – the consciousness of the desert
The twenty-sixth day of the crossing – a factory in the desert
The twenty-fifth day of the crossing – the chameleon of the desert
The twenty-fourth day of the crossing – the infinite
The twenty-third day of the crossing – the truth of the desert
The twenty-second day of the crossing – the eyes of the desert
The twenty-first day of the crossing – the enigma of the desert
The twentieth day of the crossing – the point of no return
The nineteenth day of the crossing – the desert physician and the master of all days
The eighteenth day of the crossing – the temptation of the desert
The seventeenth day of the crossing – the night of the desert
The sixteenth day of the crossing – when there is a will, there is a way
The fifteenth day of the crossing – sailing on no water
The fourteenth day of the crossing – the wonders of impermanence
The thirteenth day of the crossing – relativity in the desert
The twelfth day of the crossing – the branding of the desert
The ninth day of the crossing – when the soul looks at itself in the mirror
The eight day of the crossing – sand and soul storms
The seventh day of the crossing – temperance and the power of the soul
The sixth day of the crossing – the shadow of dissent and the forgotten soul
The fifth day of the crossing – the soul of the world
The fourth day of the crossing – darkness is the wick of light
The third day of the crossing – the quandary between the word given an the truth
The second day of the crossing – pain teaches nothing
The first day of the crossing – when less is more
The law of progress
The guardian and the master
The shoemaker, the businessman and the irony
The light of the world and a slice of orange cake
The world’s finest magician
The royalty of the word
Whats is sacred
The deserts of the self
The line between wealth and prosperity
In the dark alleys of jealousy and lies
A streak of bad luck
Life isn’t short
About masks, scripts and shadows
My town
Halves
The art of helping others out
A journey between Tao and faith
Beyond the end of the tunnel
Salt of the earth
The letter of Paul
The marathon
The beauty of being unique
Bird People
Here and now
The bargain
Little big things
A date
A delicate virtue
The wonders of doubt
Where evil hides
How wings are born
The narrow gate
The law of action-reaction
The battlefield
Shades of prudence
Going back home
The train station
Hidden beauty
The world mirrors your soul
The amphora of humility
Being whole
The flower of simplicity
To love is an art of many virtues
The size of a dream
The past is a poison
Independence day
Back to the top of the world
The top of the world
Love does not have to be perfect
Valuable pillars
The tools of love
The sense of victory – a different perspective
The seed
The biggest lie
The revelation
The recipient of love
Truth does not hurt
The good fight
The keys to evolution
The door
The tools of the Light
The thief of magic
The baggage
The perfect girlfriend

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