Chaos demands to be recognized and experienced before letting itself be converted into a new order.
Hermann Hesse
Chaos, Transformation, Recognition, Experience, Order, Creativity
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More Hermann Hesse Quotes
“But though the ways led away from the self, their end nevertheless always led back to the self.” Hermann Hesse
Self, Journey, Return, Introspection, Exploration, Personal Growth
Hermann Hesse Self, Journey, Return, Introspection, Exploration, Personal Growth“Manche denken, Festhalten macht uns stark. Aber manchmal ist es das Loslassen.” Hermann Hesse
Festhalten, Stark, Loslassen, Personal Strength, Emotional Wisdom, Existential Reflection
Hermann Hesse Festhalten, Stark, Loslassen, Personal Strength, Emotional Wisdom, Existential Reflection“We who bore the mark might well be considered by the rest of the world as strange, even as insane and dangerous. We had awoken, or were awaking, and we were striving for an ever more perfect state of wakefulness, whereas the ambition and quest for happiness of the others consisted of linking their opinions, ideals, and duties, their life and happiness, ever more closely with those of the herd.” Hermann Hesse
Mark, Awoken, Herd, Spiritual Awakening, Social Alienation, Individual Consciousness
Hermann Hesse Mark, Awoken, Herd, Spiritual Awakening, Social Alienation, Individual Consciousness“Solitude is independence.” Hermann Hesse
Solitude, Independence, Freedom, Self Reflection, Personal Space, Inner Peace
Hermann Hesse Solitude, Independence, Freedom, Self Reflection, Personal Space, Inner Peace“Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.” Hermann Hesse
Responsibility, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Autonomy, Empowerment, Societal Dynamics
Hermann Hesse Responsibility, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Autonomy, Empowerment, Societal Dynamics“And when Siddhartha was listening attentively to this river, this song of a thousand voices, when he neither listened to the suffering nor the laughter, when he did not tie his soul to any particular voice and submerged his self into it, but when he heard them all, perceived the whole, the oneness, then the great song of the thousand voices consisted of a single word, which was Om: the perfection.” Hermann Hesse
Oneness, Listening, Meditation, Spiritual Unity, Harmony, Enlightenment
Hermann Hesse Oneness, Listening, Meditation, Spiritual Unity, Harmony, Enlightenment“It may be important to great thinkers to examine the world, to explain and despise it. But I think it is only important to love the world, not to despise it, not for us to hate each other, but to be able to regard the world and ourselves and all beings with love, admiration and respect.” Hermann Hesse
World, Love, Respect, Philosophical Perspective, Universal Appreciation, Moral Outlook
Hermann Hesse World, Love, Respect, Philosophical Perspective, Universal Appreciation, Moral Outlook“The tree does not die, it waits.” Hermann Hesse
Patience, Resilience, Nature, Continuity, Life Cycle, Growth
Hermann Hesse Patience, Resilience, Nature, Continuity, Life Cycle, Growth“Our god’s name is Abraxas and he is God and Satan and he contains both the luminous and the dark world.” Hermann Hesse
Duality, Deity, Belief, Spirituality, Complexity, Existence
Hermann Hesse Duality, Deity, Belief, Spirituality, Complexity, Existence“To be able to throw one’s self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a woman’s smile – that is happiness.” Hermann Hesse
Sacrifice, Happiness, Love, Fulfillment, Moment, Joy
Hermann Hesse Sacrifice, Happiness, Love, Fulfillment, Moment, Joy“The world was beautiful when looked at in this way-without any seeking, so simple, so childlike.” Hermann Hesse
Beauty, Simplicity, Perception, Innocence, Existence, Presence
Hermann Hesse Beauty, Simplicity, Perception, Innocence, Existence, Presence“They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming.” Hermann Hesse
Water, Life, Becoming, Natural Wisdom, Existential Insight, Spiritual Metaphor
Hermann Hesse Water, Life, Becoming, Natural Wisdom, Existential Insight, Spiritual Metaphor“I had considered myself some kind of genius and had considerably underestimated the toils and difficulties encountered along the path to an art.” Hermann Hesse
Genius, Underestimation, Art, Creativity, Struggle, Personal Growth
Hermann Hesse Genius, Underestimation, Art, Creativity, Struggle, Personal Growth“All existence seemed to be based on duality, on contrast. Either one was a man or one was a woman, either a wanderer or sedentary burgher, either a thinking person or a feeling person-no one could breathe in at the same time as he breathed out, be a man as well as a woman, experience freedom as well as order, combine instinct and mind. One always had to pay for one with the loss of the other, and one thing was always just as important and desirable as the other.” Hermann Hesse
Existence, Duality, Contrast, Philosophical Dichotomy, Human Nature, Life’s Paradoxes
Hermann Hesse Existence, Duality, Contrast, Philosophical Dichotomy, Human Nature, Life’s Paradoxes“But what a path it has been! I have had to pass through so much foolishness, so much vice, so much error, so much nausea and disillusionment and wretchedness, merely in order to become a child again and be able to start over. But all of this was just and proper.” Hermann Hesse
Journey, Growth, Renewal, Foolishness, Disillusionment, Experience
Hermann Hesse Journey, Growth, Renewal, Foolishness, Disillusionment, Experience“Look, my dear Govinda, this is one of my thoughts, which I have found: wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness.” “Are you kidding?” asked Govinda. “I’m not kidding. I’m telling you what I’ve found. Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught.” Hermann Hesse
Wisdom, Knowledge, Experience, Communication, Understanding, Learning
Hermann Hesse Wisdom, Knowledge, Experience, Communication, Understanding, Learning“The cup was emptied and would never be filled again.” Hermann Hesse
Loss, Emptiness, Finality, Change, Acceptance, Reflection
Hermann Hesse Loss, Emptiness, Finality, Change, Acceptance, Reflection“Who travels far will often see things Far removed from what was believed as Truth.” Hermann Hesse
Travels, Truth, Far, Personal Growth, Perspective Shift, Knowledge Expansion
Hermann Hesse Travels, Truth, Far, Personal Growth, Perspective Shift, Knowledge Expansion