FIND THE WAY TO YOURSELF: A Guide to Hermann Hesse 

You stole the words right out of my-fingers.

Same!

Gonna read it, thanx

Same, he's my favorite author for that. The inspiration and see through he had in me was incomparable

I’m currently working through the Glass Bead Game having read siddartha as well as Narcissus and Goldmund. Hesse was immediately my favorite author and the work it’s taking to get through The Glass Bead Game is making his long form storytelling hit even harder.

thats not cringe - wanting to kill yourself because of a burnout you got from your sales job at 37yo is cringe

Oh god same 💀

yeah me too...except i’m an adult:/

Who isn't

The fact that this was apparent a hundred years ago should tell you that there's nothing to apologize for, your hormones really ride you ragg for a few years and any adult who really judges you for it is ignorant

Lol I feel like he almost takes the sponsor to add as a joke cause they seem to always contradict the mission of most philosophy

You will quit Blinkist as I did the moment you listen to their summary of a book that you already read and valued. It will offend you worse than any book-to-movie interpretation.

Sisyphus provides amazing content. I support his using any sponser to help fund his work, especially because I cannot afford to donate.

Chill, the dudes gotta eat and you aren't buying him his tendies.

@@SmoltingWassie Preach.

It's been so long that it sounds cliché

Well now I want to know the other four, Jim!

@@lizc6393 In no certain order: Albert Camus, Joseph Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, and Marcus Aurelius.

@@JimJWalker Camus and Aurelius are also in my top five! You're a good man, Jim.

@@lizc6393 You both are! 🤍 I am thankful for your comments - these few words made me want to read philosophy again and think deeply - but in a light-hearted way - about this stuff. Preferably sitting in a park or somewhere in nature, enjoying the sunshine and eating some ice-cream. What a life! ☀️

Same here! Was completely hooked on Hesse thereafter and quickly consumed Siddhartha, Demien, Narcissus and Goldmund and the Glass Bead Game. I'd say Steppenwolf was my favorite along with Narcissus and Goldmund, both of which feature a lot of Jungian symbolism such as the shadow and individuation.

It is indeed. One of my favorites, read it twice and it left such a big imapct on me!

@@amiramira8497 absolutely! Did you know that Jung was Hesse‘s therapist for quite some time? That explained everything to me.

I got to know and love Hesse and Jung through BTS, funny enough

@@vilesleftnostril.4704 like the kpop group??

@@moransinaction yeah! 😅 They had like a whole series of albums and music videos revolving around that stuff, like an album called "Map of the Soul" and a Title Track named "Blood Sweat & Tears" that's based on Demian, if I'm not mistaken. I don't listen to them alot anymore, but I still love Hesse's novels to bits

YES. there is a certain sense of calm and peace made with life in all its forms and phases throughout SIDDHARTHA that obviates the equilibration had occurred for a while, his wine had matured with great richness over time. the scene where he went to the river to die and then fell back crying so hard for hours into das. and the rich symbolism everywhere. another dimension that makes it so relatable to draw wisdom from is, Siddhartha starts as a prefect young man , of rigour and learning. by the time life has had its way with him, he is torn into bits and shown even the best can be reduced to dust, we are all fallible. that strength has its complement in weakness and vulnerability. i could accept myself so much more for having read it. Hesse's astounding contribution to all of humanity is restoring man unto himself.

Close to the Edge is one of the greatest songs ever, its truly an experience that one has to drop all other tasks to sit down and properly listen to it. I never knew it was about his work though as I have only discovered him by this video.

I had the same experience reading that book. Something about the way he showed the power of femininity and masculinity completely altered my life.

What about the female humans in his books who are always depicted as objects and not human?

I read it when I was 17 and I’d be lying if I said I understood it.

@@ifisawyourreplyiwillanswerback I'm sixteen and I think I understood the general idea. Harry is not yet ready to be an "immortal", or otherwise be fulfilled with himself, whatever you may call that (personally I don't like the way he instills some kind of intrinsic superiority in certain people and art), but the ending line "Pablo is waiting for me, Mozart is waiting for me" is a signifier that he is now equipped to be fulfilled with himself, should he try enough (whereas before meeting Hermione and Pablo and visiting the Magic Theatre he was not equipped to understand himself let alone be fulfilled with himself). I'm not claiming this is the intended reading, but it's the impression I got.

I found Siddhartha wildly different to Steppenwolf. The latter is way more expository, verbose and comprehensive in what it is trying to say (in the magic pamphlet he is given), whereas Siddartha is a much simpler story that speaks for itself, very much like a fable. I have to say I didn't really like Siddartha, but I loved Steppenwolf.

There amazing bro

Demian is a good start :3

Please check the channel called TheraminTrees

he has a video sort of on it "Donald trump explained: a guide to narcissism"

The RU-vidr TheraminTrees has many great videos on narcissism, although I will add that he often also talks about religion in relation to narcissism if that is a sore subject for you

I've read Demian and it's a really good book and I hope you like it too.

I saw the same thing lol, felt a little nitpicky to correct. But I know all the Nobel prize winners in literature(had to memorize for academic team) and I was like wait a minute, because I knew Hesse won lit.

Gotta mention that the music in the background was so good!

Yes, Sisyphus is one of those people I feel I can always watch or come back to.

This video is too.

Yeah he’s been consistently uploading and I am here for it. Really nice to have something to listen to.

Dam lol. Surprised they let teens read stuff with explicit suicide in it.

​@@Laocoon283I'm in German HS. You would be suprised how many books we read that include topics like suicide, murder, Injustice and totalitarianism. You have to remember that there is some history to be tackled here in Germany.

I got this.

Just needing something to vent into

How are you now

Am I Hermann Hesse tf??

Plot twist...what if you are herman hesse??