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The greatest treasure in the spiritual life is not faith, but love.Love is humankind's supreme gift and the core of internationally beloved author, Paulo Coelho's, message. In
The Supreme Gift he adapts the classic wisdom of the 19th century biologist, Henry Drummond St Paul, offering a powerful message that will help us incorporate love into our daily lives to experience all its transformational power.
Henry Drummond defined love as the culmination of 9 elements: patience, kindness, generosity, humility, gentleness, dedication, tolerance, sincerity and innocence. Reflecting on this, Paulo Coelho brings us on his own journey of deepening his practice of love.
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One of the most influential writers of our time,
Paulo Coelho is the author of thirty international bestsellers, including
The Alchemist, Warrior of the Light,
Brida, Veronika Decides to Die,and
Eleven Minutes. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Paulo is the recipient of 115 international prizes and awards, among them, the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor). Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, he soon discovered his vocation for writing. He worked as a director, theater actor, songwriter, and journalist. In 1986, a special meeting led him to make the pilgrimage to Saint James Compostela (in Spain).
The Road to Santiago was not only a common pilgrimage but a turning point in his existence. A year later, he wrote
The Pilgrimage, an autobiographical novel that is considered the beginning of his literary career. He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
