{"product_id":"art-of-being-the","title":"Art of Being, The","description":"How can we realise and actualise love, reason and meaningful, productive work? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf the Art of Being - the art of functioning as a whole person - can be considered the supreme goal of life, a breakthrough occurs when we move from narcissistic selfishness and egotism - from having - to psychological and spiritual happiness - being. The Art of Being remains one of the most important and sought-after works in the Fromm canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFromm here offers a path to true wellbeing and a way of living based on authentic self-awareness that comes only through honest self-analysis. He warns of the pitfalls of our attaining enlightenment without effort, or believing that life can be lived without pain. The tantalising ''spiritual smorgasbord'' offered by our consumer-oriented world, Fromm maintains, only feeds our illusions of ''easy awareness''. Confronting the psycho-gurus who preach these shortcuts to enlightenment, Fromm offers another way to self-awareness through meditation rather than material gain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is a sequel to one of Erich Fromm''s most popular works, To Have or to Be. In this book, Fromm examines the true paths - as opposed to false directions - that will lead us to self-knowledge and enlightenment. This edition, commemorating thirty years since the first English publication of The Art of Being, features an updated introduction from editor Rainer Funk.","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57344967967055,"sku":"9781472146953","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781472146953_1-art-of-being-the.jpg?v=1774729009","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/art-of-being-the","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}