Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously growing, and which I see as a symptom of the increasing intellectualization of the relationship between readers and literature.

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Love of God is not always the same as love of good.

Love of God is not always the same as love of good.

It was still quiet in the house, and not a sound was heard from outside,...

It was still quiet in the house, and not a sound was heard from outside,...

You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a...

You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of...

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of...

Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive,...

Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive,...

It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful...

It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful...

The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it...

The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it...

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the...

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the...

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

I was out of my bed in one second, trembling with excitement, and I dashed...

I was out of my bed in one second, trembling with excitement, and I dashed...

It is not Kafka's fault that his wonderful writings have lately turned into a fad,...

It is not Kafka's fault that his wonderful writings have lately turned into a fad,...

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me...

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me...

If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between...

If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between...

In Germany I have been acknowledged again since the fall of Hitler, but my works,...

In Germany I have been acknowledged again since the fall of Hitler, but my works,...

Nevertheless, whether in occurrences lasting days, hours or mere minutes at a time, I have...

Nevertheless, whether in occurrences lasting days, hours or mere minutes at a time, I have...

Until 1914 I loved to travel; I often went to Italy and once spent a...

Until 1914 I loved to travel; I often went to Italy and once spent a...

It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the...

It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the...