If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an illusion.

Quote by Herman Hesse

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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,...

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

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...

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...

For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I...

For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously...

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Stop looking for a partner. Focus on your goals and rebuilding your life. The right...

Stop looking for a partner. Focus on your goals and rebuilding your life. The right...

I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient...

I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

The fact that modern physics, the manifestation of an extreme specialisation of the rational mind,...

The fact that modern physics, the manifestation of an extreme specialisation of the rational mind,...

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.