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Between 1974 and 1976, when the aging Fromm was working on To Have or to Be, he wrote many more chapters than were actually used in the book, which was first published in 1976. This volume contains some of them. They deal with the "way of being" that can teach one the "art of being." Love, reason and creativity will lead him to it, which - unlike possessions, which are consumed through use - grow and multiply through sharing and use. Fromm also warns against the idea that enlightenment can be achieved without effort and against the belief that life can be lived without pain. His path to self-awareness and well-being is based on psychoanalysis and meditation.
In the art of being - in the art of functioning as a full personality - one can see the ultimate goal of life. This is achieved when we turn from narcissistic self-absorption, egoism and possessive orientation to psychological and spiritual happiness - to an orientation towards being.

Czech edition