The Art of Being
by Erich Fromm
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I approached this work with trepidation. My shuddering become more pronounced when Fromm started talking about mediation and self-awareness and Buddhism. “Oh dear,” I thought, “We’re in for one of those books.”
That it wasn’t ‘one of those books’ really surprised and delighted me. My mum is always at me to take up mediation. I’ve, on occasion, even gone to such places and then they talk to me about Chakras and my spiritual self and other rot and nonsense and a dee...more
That it wasn’t ‘one of those books’ really surprised and delighted me. My mum is always at me to take up mediation. I’ve, on occasion, even gone to such places and then they talk to me about Chakras and my spiritual self and other rot and nonsense and a dee...more
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Read in July, 2008
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Varn Ninerecommends it for: Anyone tired of consumerism, searching for meaning in life.
This was the first book by Fromm I have read, and for me this book was full of some profound insights. I've seen some criticize this book as a watered down version of his earlier works, but there is value here and perhaps this is a better starting point for some. Fromm’s goal in this book is to lay down a roadmap for achieving a life of inner peace and contentment that is not derived from having the most of something.
Like any roadmap for inner peace or enlightenment, easier said than d...more
Like any roadmap for inner peace or enlightenment, easier said than d...more
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Definitely a pleasant read, though I feel like if I say this book left me more indifferent than stoked, I would get disowned. Could just be I'm too cynical or maybe I read them out of order. My grandfather swears by this man and I'm just now reading them 15 years after he's given it to me. Also,
a guy on the plane asked me if I was reading it for school.
I kinda feel like I was.
a guy on the plane asked me if I was reading it for school.
I kinda feel like I was.
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Read in June, 2007
After reading To Have or to Be?, I guess I expected a lot from Fromm. This book fails to meet such expectations. It really just seems like a severely watered-down version of To Have or to Be?--read that one instead of this one if you're interested in Fromm's (important!) analysis regarding the having and being modes of human existence.
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This book changed the way I view myself in relation to my culture and society. I would recommend it to any one who has ever felt torn between what they feel is right for them and what their society often suggests is right for them. It is a great and fascinating book!
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