8 edition of Summer meditations found in the catalog.
Summer meditations
VaМЃclav Havel
Published
1992
by A.A. Knopf in New York
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Translation of: Letní přemítání.
| Statement | Václav Havel ; translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | DB2241.H38 A5 1992b |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xviii, 151 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 151 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1568861M |
| ISBN 10 | 0679414622 |
| LC Control Number | 91058931 |
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Summary. Aurelius starts off with a fairly pessimistic statement that likely reflects the bulk of his interactions with military personnel in the field. That is, each day is filled with unavoidable vexations caused by the ignorance of other people.
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Summary. In Book 10 Aurelius first reminds himself to be attentively aware of the distinctions between the needs of his soul, which are simple, direct, and good, and the wants of an ever-restless and discontented body. To this end, he appeals to a sense of his own nature in a "whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger" approach.
He expands on the issue of nature and its inevitable. Summer Meditations Vaclav Havel, Author Alfred A. Knopf $20 (0p) ISBN More By and About This Author In this first book since he became president of Czechoslovakia, Havel. Summer Meditations is a timely and necessary book. Illuminated by Vaclav Havel's sincerity and directness, by his common sense and by his uncommon moral courage, it gives us an essential understanding of the problems and the promise in the post-Communist world.
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What sort of summer mindset is this? It is the mindset of Colossians“If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.” In the summer the earth is very much with us. And it is God’s earth! The second in a series of four seasonal meditations books, Summer Meditations explores religious topics in the context of modern life.
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