Life Sentences Salvaged from Walden
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Book Introduction
The Essence of Life: 10 Minutes a Day of Quiet Reading
A life practice of my own, salvaged from sentences from Walden
We often live our lives shouting, "More, faster," but sometimes life reveals its true face when we "let go, stop, and look."
"Sentences from Walden" is a philosophical essay that poses deep and personal questions to readers, based on famous sentences selected and refined from Henry David Thoreau's masterpiece, "Walden." Each part, centered around a single sentence by Thoreau, explores the essence of life, tranquility, simplicity, self-reliance, nature, and self-exploration, providing readers with a space for reflection where they can ask questions and put them into practice.
Questions like, "Am I truly alive now?", "What am I living so busy for?", and "Is this life the life I chose?" are still valid for us today.
A life practice of my own, salvaged from sentences from Walden
We often live our lives shouting, "More, faster," but sometimes life reveals its true face when we "let go, stop, and look."
"Sentences from Walden" is a philosophical essay that poses deep and personal questions to readers, based on famous sentences selected and refined from Henry David Thoreau's masterpiece, "Walden." Each part, centered around a single sentence by Thoreau, explores the essence of life, tranquility, simplicity, self-reliance, nature, and self-exploration, providing readers with a space for reflection where they can ask questions and put them into practice.
Questions like, "Am I truly alive now?", "What am I living so busy for?", and "Is this life the life I chose?" are still valid for us today.
index
Entering - 8
- Part 1 -
Awaken to the essence of life
Part 1.
I Wanted to Live for Real Before I Die - 13
Part 2.
People Living in Quiet Despair - 20
Part 3.
Simplify it.
Simplify Again - 27
Part 4.
The more you let go, the richer you become - 34
Part 5.
I have never had a friend as friendly as solitude - 42
- Part 2 -
Meet me in the silence
Part 6.
Learning to Stand on Your Own Foot - 53
Part 7.
Heaven is at Your Feet - 61
Part 8.
Living Eternity in the Moment - 68
Part 9.
The Courage to Walk to an Unfamiliar Beat - 75
Part 10.
It's not things that change, it's ourselves - 83
- Part 3 -
Recovering my own rhythm
Part 11.
If you look closely, life is already enough - 94
Part 12.
Live a Life of Awakening, Not a Life of Thinking - 101
Part 13.
Living a Life with Space - 108
Part 14.
Living Deeply Is Enough - 116
Part 15.
Time alone heals me - 125
- Part 4 -
Walking back into the world, my own way
Part 16.
Nature is slow, yet accomplishes everything - 136
Part 17.
People who can live with less become richer - 143
Part 18.
Happiness Comes Quietly - 150
Part 19.
Everything is beautiful because it disappears - 158
Part 20.
I Really Lived the Life I Imagined - 166
Conclusion - 175
- Part 1 -
Awaken to the essence of life
Part 1.
I Wanted to Live for Real Before I Die - 13
Part 2.
People Living in Quiet Despair - 20
Part 3.
Simplify it.
Simplify Again - 27
Part 4.
The more you let go, the richer you become - 34
Part 5.
I have never had a friend as friendly as solitude - 42
- Part 2 -
Meet me in the silence
Part 6.
Learning to Stand on Your Own Foot - 53
Part 7.
Heaven is at Your Feet - 61
Part 8.
Living Eternity in the Moment - 68
Part 9.
The Courage to Walk to an Unfamiliar Beat - 75
Part 10.
It's not things that change, it's ourselves - 83
- Part 3 -
Recovering my own rhythm
Part 11.
If you look closely, life is already enough - 94
Part 12.
Live a Life of Awakening, Not a Life of Thinking - 101
Part 13.
Living a Life with Space - 108
Part 14.
Living Deeply Is Enough - 116
Part 15.
Time alone heals me - 125
- Part 4 -
Walking back into the world, my own way
Part 16.
Nature is slow, yet accomplishes everything - 136
Part 17.
People who can live with less become richer - 143
Part 18.
Happiness Comes Quietly - 150
Part 19.
Everything is beautiful because it disappears - 158
Part 20.
I Really Lived the Life I Imagined - 166
Conclusion - 175
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Into the book
“Life must be lived deeply enough to suck out the marrow.”
“A person becomes rich in proportion to how much he can give away.”
“I have never had a friend so friendly as solitude.”
“Heaven is not only above our heads, but also beneath our feet.”
“What matters is what we are busy with.”
“A person becomes rich in proportion to how much he can give away.”
“I have never had a friend so friendly as solitude.”
“Heaven is not only above our heads, but also beneath our feet.”
“What matters is what we are busy with.”
--- From the text
Publisher's Review
Now, I hope your life can start again very quietly.
This book is not a direct commentary or summary of Walden.
This essay brings Thoreau's classics back to today's language, allowing us to quietly contemplate them in a way that suits the rhythm of modern people.
Each chapter is composed of ‘A Sentence from the Forest,’ ‘A Small Courage to Learn from Thoreau,’ and ‘If I Ask You Now,’ and the structure stands out by allowing readers to reflect on their own lives.
Thoreau's philosophy of choosing simplicity, embracing stillness, and experimenting with authentic life remains relevant even in today's fast-paced daily life.
This book will be an excellent compass for those who want to ask themselves what they should subtract and preserve in their lives, rather than what they should fill up with.
This book is not a direct commentary or summary of Walden.
This essay brings Thoreau's classics back to today's language, allowing us to quietly contemplate them in a way that suits the rhythm of modern people.
Each chapter is composed of ‘A Sentence from the Forest,’ ‘A Small Courage to Learn from Thoreau,’ and ‘If I Ask You Now,’ and the structure stands out by allowing readers to reflect on their own lives.
Thoreau's philosophy of choosing simplicity, embracing stillness, and experimenting with authentic life remains relevant even in today's fast-paced daily life.
This book will be an excellent compass for those who want to ask themselves what they should subtract and preserve in their lives, rather than what they should fill up with.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 23, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 176 pages | 128*188*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791199234024
- ISBN10: 1199234028
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