I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Paulo CoelhoRead
Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Intuition connects us to the deeper truths of life beyond rational thought.
This quote by Paulo Coelho suggests that intuition is not just a spontaneous thought but a profound experience of connection with the fundamental essence of life. It implies that our intuitive feelings can guide us, tapping into a universal wisdom that transcends our ordinary understanding and allows us to feel a part of something greater.
Themes
IntuitionSoulLifeUniversalConnection
In practice
Example use cases
In a talk about creativity, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of trusting one's instincts.
More from Paulo Coelho
All quotes βEach stone, each bend cries welcome to him. He identifies with the mountains and the streams, he sees something of his own soul in the plants and the animals and the birds of the field.
Paulo CoelhoRead
We need to clear our minds of bad thoughts.
Paulo CoelhoRead
Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way of showing that we trust in God.
Paulo CoelhoRead
The fool who loves giving advice on our garden never tends his own plants
Paulo CoelhoRead
Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once.
Paulo CoelhoRead
Similar quotes
I do not believe there is an atheist in the world who would bulldoze Mecca-or Chartres, York Minster or Notre Dame, the Shwe Dagon, the temples of Kyoto or, of course, the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Richard DawkinsRead
Every improvement that is put upon the real estate is the result of an idea in somebody's head. The skyscraper is another idea; the railroad is another; the telephone and all those things are merely symbols which represent ideas. An andiron, a wash-tub, is the result of an idea that did not exist before.
Mark TwainRead
The diagnosis that poverty, lack of education, or lack of opportunities have much to do with terrorism requires a fundamentally optimistic view of human nature. This diagnosis leads to the prognosis that all we need to do to solve the terrorism problem is to create societies that are less poor, better educated and have more opportunities.
Peter BergenRead
Then others for breath of words respect, Me for my dumb thoughts, speaking in effect.
William ShakespeareRead
The gift of loneliness is sometimes a radical vision of society or one's people that has not previously been taken into account.
Alice WalkerRead
Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.
Jim ElliotRead