Ha! What a great way to express the fundamental mandate for being human— creating hope by transforming our lives and helping others do likewise. New neural connections are demanded, understanding our own karmic tendencies and how we tend to react to our home-grown environments; isn’t it a bit like building the aircraft while flying it? How fortunate we are to have such authors deeply pondering the true aspect of all phenomena. Having not read these 3 books, I appreciate the synopsis and how we can use the insights they provide.
God damn. You took me back. Hit me like a North Shore winter wave. It's been awhile. Almost sixty years ago reading Steppenwolf. I didn't want schools or rules or reasons or plans. I wanted experience, everything I could feel. And off I ran. Thanx for the rerun.
Brilliant, Bret. Thank you.
Ha! What a great way to express the fundamental mandate for being human— creating hope by transforming our lives and helping others do likewise. New neural connections are demanded, understanding our own karmic tendencies and how we tend to react to our home-grown environments; isn’t it a bit like building the aircraft while flying it? How fortunate we are to have such authors deeply pondering the true aspect of all phenomena. Having not read these 3 books, I appreciate the synopsis and how we can use the insights they provide.
Remembering Hesse!! My favorite book of his is "The Glass Bead Game"!!!!!!
Hey Michael--Reading it now for the second time in years. As they say in jazz, a monster.
All best, Peter G Newton MA
Thanks Peter. I should read it again. It has been 50 years and had such a profound effect on my thinking.
Also very resonant with the theory of positive disintegration proposed by Dabrowski.
God damn. You took me back. Hit me like a North Shore winter wave. It's been awhile. Almost sixty years ago reading Steppenwolf. I didn't want schools or rules or reasons or plans. I wanted experience, everything I could feel. And off I ran. Thanx for the rerun.