A walk with Nietzsche
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Meditation classes from great thinkersA new work by Haruhiko Shiratori, author of “The First Translation of Nietzsche’s Words.”
This book focuses on great individuals who built their own worlds through meditation, including Nietzsche, Goethe, Rilke, Fromm, and Buber.
These meditation methods, which have already proven effective, provide meaning and comfort to modern people exhausted by their busy daily lives.
September 28, 2021. Humanities PD Son Min-gyu
★New work by the author of the 2 million-copy bestseller "The First Translation of Nietzsche's Words"★
The ultimate meditation method practiced by great thinkers in their daily lives!
“When I face the me deep inside my heart
Life begins to find its place”
Meditation lessons from seven great philosophers and artists, delivered by a leading Nietzsche expert.
Author Haruhiko Shiratori urges us, who are swept away by a world where speed and efficiency are considered virtues, to face our inner selves and rediscover our true lives.
And we find that method in the lives of seven great thinkers.
The author of 『The Words of Nietzsche』, which sold over 2 million copies worldwide, began to explore the origins of the great ideas that changed human thought and life.
And finally, we discover that all thinkers have gone through some special 'experience'.
That experience is meditation, and meditation is not, as is commonly thought, about setting aside time and sitting in a special place.
These are things we already practice in our daily lives.
Nietzsche fell into 'meditation' while walking in nature, Goethe while looking at the night sky, and Rilke while looking at flowers.
Through this process, they were able to delve deep into their own inner selves and leave us with brilliant new insights.
When we meditate and 'see' ourselves and the world as they are and 'not think' about things that are unimportant in life, enlightenment comes naturally.
Even ordinary people like us can discover important meanings in life in our daily lives.
Even while engrossed in some task, or even while walking down the street.
The author overturns our misunderstood image of meditation and, through the lives of philosophers and various episodes, demonstrates how meditation can have a profound impact on our lives.
The ultimate meditation method practiced by great thinkers in their daily lives!
“When I face the me deep inside my heart
Life begins to find its place”
Meditation lessons from seven great philosophers and artists, delivered by a leading Nietzsche expert.
Author Haruhiko Shiratori urges us, who are swept away by a world where speed and efficiency are considered virtues, to face our inner selves and rediscover our true lives.
And we find that method in the lives of seven great thinkers.
The author of 『The Words of Nietzsche』, which sold over 2 million copies worldwide, began to explore the origins of the great ideas that changed human thought and life.
And finally, we discover that all thinkers have gone through some special 'experience'.
That experience is meditation, and meditation is not, as is commonly thought, about setting aside time and sitting in a special place.
These are things we already practice in our daily lives.
Nietzsche fell into 'meditation' while walking in nature, Goethe while looking at the night sky, and Rilke while looking at flowers.
Through this process, they were able to delve deep into their own inner selves and leave us with brilliant new insights.
When we meditate and 'see' ourselves and the world as they are and 'not think' about things that are unimportant in life, enlightenment comes naturally.
Even ordinary people like us can discover important meanings in life in our daily lives.
Even while engrossed in some task, or even while walking down the street.
The author overturns our misunderstood image of meditation and, through the lives of philosophers and various episodes, demonstrates how meditation can have a profound impact on our lives.
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Translator's Note: Drawing on the Swiss lakeside where Nietzsche wandered
Introduction_ How did philosophers save themselves?
Part 1: How to Be Free Like a Philosopher
Chapter 1: The Philosopher's Meditation: The Art of Traveling Through Everyday Life
Nietzsche: The Joy of Life Discovered While Walking
Goethe_Recovering a sense of self by looking at the night sky
Rilke: Experiencing Poetry in Roadside Flowers
Chapter 2: Time to Reclaim My Soul: What Meditation Gives Us
From_Free from the bonds of society
Buber: Finding the Joy of Relationships
Daisetsu_ Washing away the tired heart
Zen Master Dogen: Meeting Your True Self
Part 2: How to Find Enlightenment in Everyday Life
Chapter 3: Create Your Own Values
Chapter 4: Incorporate Contemplation and Meditation into Your Life
Chapter 5: Anyone Can Save Themselves
Going Out_ A Conversation with a Philosopher: How Should We Live?
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Introduction_ How did philosophers save themselves?
Part 1: How to Be Free Like a Philosopher
Chapter 1: The Philosopher's Meditation: The Art of Traveling Through Everyday Life
Nietzsche: The Joy of Life Discovered While Walking
Goethe_Recovering a sense of self by looking at the night sky
Rilke: Experiencing Poetry in Roadside Flowers
Chapter 2: Time to Reclaim My Soul: What Meditation Gives Us
From_Free from the bonds of society
Buber: Finding the Joy of Relationships
Daisetsu_ Washing away the tired heart
Zen Master Dogen: Meeting Your True Self
Part 2: How to Find Enlightenment in Everyday Life
Chapter 3: Create Your Own Values
Chapter 4: Incorporate Contemplation and Meditation into Your Life
Chapter 5: Anyone Can Save Themselves
Going Out_ A Conversation with a Philosopher: How Should We Live?
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Into the book
For Nietzsche, walking was a realistic salvation.
That salvation was about physically getting as far away as possible from the city, the people, and the hustle and bustle of the world.
And it was a matter of immersing oneself in nature and melting into it.
---From "Chapter 1: The Philosopher's Meditation"
Even those who think they have never meditated may not realize that the experience of staring blankly at the beautiful night sky is a form of meditation.
In fact, we may have been in a meditative state at many moments.
The meditative state at this time refers to a state in which one forgets even one's own existence and is simply absorbed in the scene unfolding before one's eyes.
---From "Chapter 1: The Philosopher's Meditation"
There are two ways to wash dishes.
One way is to clean for the purpose of cleaning, and the other way is to clean for the purpose of cleaning itself.
(…) The first way is dead.
Because while the body washes the dishes, the mind is caught up in the purpose of being clean.
But the second way is alive.
Because the mind and body are directed toward one goal.
---From "Chapter 2: Time to Reclaim My Soul"
Being good at worldly things means being aware of the rules of this world and using them to act cleverly to achieve the best possible outcome for yourself.
They do not value skilled techniques or careful thinking, and they never favor in-depth methods.
(…) On the other hand, a life lived transparently considers as true value the elements and methods that those who live cleverly in the world neglect.
By doing so, you can affirm the world and yourself and demonstrate your inherent abilities.
This is the process of freeing oneself from bondage and leading to true freedom.
---From "Chapter 2: Time to Reclaim My Soul"
Modern people have a tendency to standardize their life skills in order to achieve high efficiency and comfort.
As a result, books and media that teach dating and marriage techniques and secrets have appeared.
(…) A life lived according to such a standardized framework is the same as the ‘world of processing’ that Fromm hates.
Processing lacks healthy relationships between people.
---From "Chapter 2: Time to Reclaim My Soul"
Meditation is thinking about nothing.
There is no deeper meaning than that.
It is a state of not thinking about anything and not attaching any meaning to something even if you see it with your eyes.
There are probably many people who have only just now realized that they too have had those moments.
That very moment was the entrance into a meditative state.
---From "Chapter 3: Create Your Own Values"
The expression "becoming an adult" that we often hear does not mean becoming a complete human being, but rather that we behave in the same way we have always done, flattering the world and caring about those around us.
---From "Chapter 3: Create Your Own Values"
You cannot find meaning in life with the mindset that means must always be efficient.
Because such a mindset is only valid in the capitalist business world where strong desires rule, and it does not work in true life.
Enlightenment exists naturally in life.
Enlightenment is not something to aim for or desire.
It can be obtained not from outside of us, but from living a righteous life.
---From "Chapter 4: Incorporate Contemplation and Meditation into Your Life"
If you want to achieve success in your work or studies, you just need to focus on self-development and studying.
So, how can we know ourselves? The answer, as it has always been, is simple.
It's about being alone.
---From "Chapter 5: Anyone Can Save Themselves"
A meditative person is not emotional.
Because through meditation you are always in a passive and relaxed state.
That doesn't mean I'm weak.
It's not always passive in a negative sense.
Rather, it is strong enough to always be passive.
Because no matter what happens, I don't get shaken.
That salvation was about physically getting as far away as possible from the city, the people, and the hustle and bustle of the world.
And it was a matter of immersing oneself in nature and melting into it.
---From "Chapter 1: The Philosopher's Meditation"
Even those who think they have never meditated may not realize that the experience of staring blankly at the beautiful night sky is a form of meditation.
In fact, we may have been in a meditative state at many moments.
The meditative state at this time refers to a state in which one forgets even one's own existence and is simply absorbed in the scene unfolding before one's eyes.
---From "Chapter 1: The Philosopher's Meditation"
There are two ways to wash dishes.
One way is to clean for the purpose of cleaning, and the other way is to clean for the purpose of cleaning itself.
(…) The first way is dead.
Because while the body washes the dishes, the mind is caught up in the purpose of being clean.
But the second way is alive.
Because the mind and body are directed toward one goal.
---From "Chapter 2: Time to Reclaim My Soul"
Being good at worldly things means being aware of the rules of this world and using them to act cleverly to achieve the best possible outcome for yourself.
They do not value skilled techniques or careful thinking, and they never favor in-depth methods.
(…) On the other hand, a life lived transparently considers as true value the elements and methods that those who live cleverly in the world neglect.
By doing so, you can affirm the world and yourself and demonstrate your inherent abilities.
This is the process of freeing oneself from bondage and leading to true freedom.
---From "Chapter 2: Time to Reclaim My Soul"
Modern people have a tendency to standardize their life skills in order to achieve high efficiency and comfort.
As a result, books and media that teach dating and marriage techniques and secrets have appeared.
(…) A life lived according to such a standardized framework is the same as the ‘world of processing’ that Fromm hates.
Processing lacks healthy relationships between people.
---From "Chapter 2: Time to Reclaim My Soul"
Meditation is thinking about nothing.
There is no deeper meaning than that.
It is a state of not thinking about anything and not attaching any meaning to something even if you see it with your eyes.
There are probably many people who have only just now realized that they too have had those moments.
That very moment was the entrance into a meditative state.
---From "Chapter 3: Create Your Own Values"
The expression "becoming an adult" that we often hear does not mean becoming a complete human being, but rather that we behave in the same way we have always done, flattering the world and caring about those around us.
---From "Chapter 3: Create Your Own Values"
You cannot find meaning in life with the mindset that means must always be efficient.
Because such a mindset is only valid in the capitalist business world where strong desires rule, and it does not work in true life.
Enlightenment exists naturally in life.
Enlightenment is not something to aim for or desire.
It can be obtained not from outside of us, but from living a righteous life.
---From "Chapter 4: Incorporate Contemplation and Meditation into Your Life"
If you want to achieve success in your work or studies, you just need to focus on self-development and studying.
So, how can we know ourselves? The answer, as it has always been, is simple.
It's about being alone.
---From "Chapter 5: Anyone Can Save Themselves"
A meditative person is not emotional.
Because through meditation you are always in a passive and relaxed state.
That doesn't mean I'm weak.
It's not always passive in a negative sense.
Rather, it is strong enough to always be passive.
Because no matter what happens, I don't get shaken.
---From "Chapter 5: Anyone Can Save Themselves"
Publisher's Review
Learn from 7 philosophers and artists
How to travel without being swept away by the speed of the world
In our society, everything is too fast.
It keeps pushing us to have more, to have new things.
These days, TV, the internet, and bookstores are full of stories about stocks and real estate.
I feel anxious as if everything will be over if I miss this opportunity.
The art of achieving success quickly is considered a virtue.
Rest and healing are also presented as rewards for hard work or as something that can only be achieved by spending a lot of money and going to a special place.
Is happiness truly found in a life of faster, more fulfilling pursuits? Philosophers have found happiness in resisting this social trend and discovering one's true self.
Through these, the author proposes a slow and complete way of life.
Nietzsche went for an eight-hour walk to meditate.
Goethe walked alone along the road at dawn when everyone was asleep.
Rilke meditated while looking at flowers on the roadside.
Erich Fromm emphasized the restoration of humanity through long meditations.
They viewed rest as a daily routine itself, not as a reward.
So what did they discover through meditation and relaxation? Nietzsche would walk along the beautiful Swiss lakeshore for eight hours, then fall into a deep 15-minute deep sleep, during which he described himself as "far beyond myself."
I felt like I was melting into nature, and the boundary between me and the world disappeared.
This became the opportunity for him to write his masterpiece, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and to give birth to his main concept, ‘eternal recurrence.’
If he had not meditated, that is, if he had lived according to the demands of the world, his thoughts would not have reached us today.
Nietzsche found salvation for himself and discovered the true nature of the world through long, quiet walks.
Why did Nietzsche walk for 8 hours every day?
Have you meditated?
From a young age, author Haruhiko Shiratori pondered deeply about what life is and how to live.
Naturally, he became absorbed in religion, philosophy, and literature, and after studying abroad in Germany, he became known as the 'best Nietzsche expert', and he is working to popularize philosophy through various lectures and writings.
One day, he began to wonder where the thoughts of various philosophers and artists, including Nietzsche, originated.
And finally, we discover that they have had some 'experience' in common.
It was meditation.
Through this book, we can vividly glimpse the diverse thoughts of philosophers as well as their process of enlightenment.
Nietzsche was not a 'rough thinker with a hammer', but a quiet walker who found nature his friend, and a true meditator who knew how to immerse himself in his inner self.
Goethe was not just a 'perceptive scholar', but a man who knew how to harmonize with both people and nature, and how to save himself by remaining in deep solitude.
Fromm also rejected superficial worldly wisdom and valued long-standing skills and careful thinking.
In this way, he was liberated from the bondage of society and realized what true freedom and love were, and his meaning continues to this day.
The lifestyles of the seven thinkers are deeply inspiring in themselves.
'Death is bad, life is finite, fate is predetermined, there is a formula for a good life or success...' When we get caught up in things we firmly believe to be true, life becomes miserable.
Great thinkers have found peace of mind and their own truth in their own way, in defiance of the world's pressures.
The way of enlightenment they practiced was not difficult.
Just stay in the 'present moment'.
So that you don't think about 'that' while doing 'this' right now.
Anyone can reach enlightenment if they discover their own meditation technique, that is, the practice of stopping thinking and focusing on themselves.
Not bound by speed and results
For a free life
What the author repeatedly emphasizes by borrowing the lives of thinkers is a 'transparent and refined life.'
Modern people are trapped in a frame and look at the world through clouded glasses, rationalizing that 'this is how life is.'
Meditation is necessary to remove these colored glasses.
At this time, the idea that meditation must be done in a special place while sitting upright is also a prejudice.
The author also criticizes this image as being created by those who want to commercialize meditation.
Meditation is always present in our daily lives.
We've all experienced moments when we focus on something or take a break and forget everything for a moment.
That moment is meditation.
We enter into meditation while looking at the scenery, watering the flowers, or doing housework.
As you become more aware of this feeling and become more accustomed to meditating more often, changes, both big and small, will occur.
Meditation allows you to focus on the present.
When you realize that life is happening now, it becomes easier to focus on everything.
In doing so, you will be able to try new discoveries and new ideas with a different perspective than usual, that is, with a free eye.
Because it allows me to delve deeper into my inner self and look at the world without any prejudice.
And you will be able to be innocently happy about even the smallest things without being easily shaken by anything.
It is about returning to a pure, childlike appearance.
All these effects are like returning to the 'free self', that is, to one's original form.
So, we abandon the values of society that force everyone to look similar.
Through meditation that focuses solely on the present, we may be able to find a way to break free from the hamster wheel of life.
As with many of the philosophers featured in this book.
How to travel without being swept away by the speed of the world
In our society, everything is too fast.
It keeps pushing us to have more, to have new things.
These days, TV, the internet, and bookstores are full of stories about stocks and real estate.
I feel anxious as if everything will be over if I miss this opportunity.
The art of achieving success quickly is considered a virtue.
Rest and healing are also presented as rewards for hard work or as something that can only be achieved by spending a lot of money and going to a special place.
Is happiness truly found in a life of faster, more fulfilling pursuits? Philosophers have found happiness in resisting this social trend and discovering one's true self.
Through these, the author proposes a slow and complete way of life.
Nietzsche went for an eight-hour walk to meditate.
Goethe walked alone along the road at dawn when everyone was asleep.
Rilke meditated while looking at flowers on the roadside.
Erich Fromm emphasized the restoration of humanity through long meditations.
They viewed rest as a daily routine itself, not as a reward.
So what did they discover through meditation and relaxation? Nietzsche would walk along the beautiful Swiss lakeshore for eight hours, then fall into a deep 15-minute deep sleep, during which he described himself as "far beyond myself."
I felt like I was melting into nature, and the boundary between me and the world disappeared.
This became the opportunity for him to write his masterpiece, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and to give birth to his main concept, ‘eternal recurrence.’
If he had not meditated, that is, if he had lived according to the demands of the world, his thoughts would not have reached us today.
Nietzsche found salvation for himself and discovered the true nature of the world through long, quiet walks.
Why did Nietzsche walk for 8 hours every day?
Have you meditated?
From a young age, author Haruhiko Shiratori pondered deeply about what life is and how to live.
Naturally, he became absorbed in religion, philosophy, and literature, and after studying abroad in Germany, he became known as the 'best Nietzsche expert', and he is working to popularize philosophy through various lectures and writings.
One day, he began to wonder where the thoughts of various philosophers and artists, including Nietzsche, originated.
And finally, we discover that they have had some 'experience' in common.
It was meditation.
Through this book, we can vividly glimpse the diverse thoughts of philosophers as well as their process of enlightenment.
Nietzsche was not a 'rough thinker with a hammer', but a quiet walker who found nature his friend, and a true meditator who knew how to immerse himself in his inner self.
Goethe was not just a 'perceptive scholar', but a man who knew how to harmonize with both people and nature, and how to save himself by remaining in deep solitude.
Fromm also rejected superficial worldly wisdom and valued long-standing skills and careful thinking.
In this way, he was liberated from the bondage of society and realized what true freedom and love were, and his meaning continues to this day.
The lifestyles of the seven thinkers are deeply inspiring in themselves.
'Death is bad, life is finite, fate is predetermined, there is a formula for a good life or success...' When we get caught up in things we firmly believe to be true, life becomes miserable.
Great thinkers have found peace of mind and their own truth in their own way, in defiance of the world's pressures.
The way of enlightenment they practiced was not difficult.
Just stay in the 'present moment'.
So that you don't think about 'that' while doing 'this' right now.
Anyone can reach enlightenment if they discover their own meditation technique, that is, the practice of stopping thinking and focusing on themselves.
Not bound by speed and results
For a free life
What the author repeatedly emphasizes by borrowing the lives of thinkers is a 'transparent and refined life.'
Modern people are trapped in a frame and look at the world through clouded glasses, rationalizing that 'this is how life is.'
Meditation is necessary to remove these colored glasses.
At this time, the idea that meditation must be done in a special place while sitting upright is also a prejudice.
The author also criticizes this image as being created by those who want to commercialize meditation.
Meditation is always present in our daily lives.
We've all experienced moments when we focus on something or take a break and forget everything for a moment.
That moment is meditation.
We enter into meditation while looking at the scenery, watering the flowers, or doing housework.
As you become more aware of this feeling and become more accustomed to meditating more often, changes, both big and small, will occur.
Meditation allows you to focus on the present.
When you realize that life is happening now, it becomes easier to focus on everything.
In doing so, you will be able to try new discoveries and new ideas with a different perspective than usual, that is, with a free eye.
Because it allows me to delve deeper into my inner self and look at the world without any prejudice.
And you will be able to be innocently happy about even the smallest things without being easily shaken by anything.
It is about returning to a pure, childlike appearance.
All these effects are like returning to the 'free self', that is, to one's original form.
So, we abandon the values of society that force everyone to look similar.
Through meditation that focuses solely on the present, we may be able to find a way to break free from the hamster wheel of life.
As with many of the philosophers featured in this book.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: September 27, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 200 pages | 246g | 132*203*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791130641188
- ISBN10: 113064118X
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