Hermann Hesse on Discovering the Soul Beneath the Self and the Key to Finding Peace
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Hermann Hesse on Discovering the Soul Beneath the Self and the Key to Finding Peace
“Sometimes I just don’t understand myself,” I admitted honestly. “Maybe I’ve lost sight of me. I don’t have a sense that I’m living this life as myself, as the real me. Sometimes I think I’m merely a shadow. When I feel that way, I get this restless feeling, like I’m simply tracing an outline of myself, cleverly pretending to be me.”
“The real self
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