LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 17:8 August 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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Are All the Souls the Same?: A Spiritualistic Study on
Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist

L. Suresh, M.A., M.Phil.
Dr. R. Raja, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.


Abstract

Nowadays, people have a goal and work towards achieving that goal all through their life, even though many people simply ignore it and live the life they have. Very few bother about all their losses and strengthen themselves to face the new life by listening to the words of their heart to achieve their goal. According to Paulo Coelho in his novel, The Alchemist, it may be possible only when we listen to the words of the soul that exists everywhere. The present paper traces spiritualistic result that the souls in the world are same or not.

Keywords: Paul Coelho, Shepherd boy, recurrent dream, journey, soul of the universe, treasure.

Paulo Coelho

Like man, every living thing has its own soul. The soul is a synthesis of the psychical and the physical in all humans. It is an in-built thing which acts at the time of revelation about the existential form of the being. One can reveal his own existentiality by listening to his heart that always tries to direct to the person. This soul can be the answer to: Who is he? What does he needs to be? And for what is he fit for in the world?

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L. Suresh, M.A., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Syed Ammal Engineering College
Ramanathapuram-623502
Tamilnadu
India
tiposuresh@gmail.com

Dr. R. Raja, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The Madura College
Madurai-625011
Tamilnadu
India
rajamce@gmail.com

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