7/7/2023 0 Comments The glass bead game book![]() ![]() Every so often he would display the liveliness of his intellect. “Tegularius was a willful, moody person who refused to fit into his society. ― Hermann Hesse, quote from The Glass Bead Game Be prepared for conflicts, Joseph Knecht - I can see that they already have begun.” The deity is within you, not in ideas and books. Rather, you should long for the perfection of yourself. Nor should you long for a perfect doctrine, my friend. ![]() But the doctrine you desire, absolute, perfect dogma that alone provides wisdom, does not exist. He walked on in silence for a little, then said: “There is truth, my boy. The master had never heard him speak so fervently. Isn’t there any truth? Is there no real and valid doctrine?” The whole of world history can be explained as development and progress and can also be seen as nothing but decadence and meaninglessness. Everything can be interpreted one way and then again interpreted in the opposite sense. Everything is contradictory, everything tangential there are no certainties anywhere. “If only there were a dogma to believe in. “Oh, if only it were possible to find understanding,” Joseph exclaimed. ![]()
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