Meditation

BOOK 01: SIDDHARTHA: AN INDIAN TALE BY HERMANN HESSEHerman Hesses classic novel has delighted inspired and influenced generations of readers writers and thinkers. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies–Eastern religions Jungian archetypes Western individualism–into a unique vision of life as expressed through one mans search for true meaning.About the Author: Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss poet novelist and painter. In 1946 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. His best known works include Steppenwolf Siddhartha and The Glass Bead Game (also known as Magister Ludi) which explore an individuals search for spirituality outside society. In his time Hesse was a popular and influential author in the German-speaking world; worldwide fame only came later.BOOK 02: MEDITATIONS BY MARCUS AURELIUSWritten in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher without any intention of publication the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.About the Author: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (often referred to as “the wise