{"product_id":"the-art-of-being-9780826406149","title":"The Art of Being","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 1974 and 1976  while working on the book To Have Or to Be? at his home in Locarno  Switzerland  the aged Erich Fromm wrote far more manuscript and chapters than were actually used in the book  which was published in 1976. Some of these chapters are contained in the present volume. They deal entirely with the \"steps toward being\" that the individual can take in order to learn the Art of Being. How can we realize and actualize Love  Reason  and meaningful  productive work? Fromm here offers the Art of Being  a way of living based on authentic self-awareness that comes only through honest self-analysis. Wisely  he warns of the pitfalls of our attaining enlightenment without effort  or believing that life can be lived without pain. The tantalizing \"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 and well-being  one based on psychoanalysis and self-awareness through meditation. If 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 will be one of the most important works in the Fromm canon for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646830403637,"sku":"ByrdShop_0826406149","price":348.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780826406149.jpg?v=1781678948","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-being-9780826406149","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}