Школата за богове

by Stefano Elio D'Anna

Тази книга е карта и план за бягство, с чиято помощ човек може да се освободи от хипнотичната представа за света, от отъпкания коловоз на масовата съдба. Ако тя вече ви е намерила, това означава, че сте готови за най-голямото приключение, което може да се случи на Човек - личната му революция, спечелването на изгубената му цялост.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Self Help, Spirituality, Psychology, Business, Audiobook

478 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Stefano D’Anna graduated in Economics at the University of Naples with First Class Honors (cum laude), obtained a Master at the London Business School (ITP Program) and a Doctorate in Sociology of Communications with first class Honors at The Catholic University in Milan. He has been associate research fellow at The Science Institute in New York.
Has been a leading manager of multinational companies including Alfa-Romeo, Olivetti Corporation (based in Milan), Olivetti Corporation of America (based in New York and Middle East), and FIAT International (Turin and Jeddah).

He is an international lecturer, a key-note speaker and guest of honor at many major international conventions and forums, in Europe, USA and South America.

In last years has started the cycle of the “Integrity Seminars” bringing to International Corporate Leaders his findings about leadership, Integrity and Corporate Longevity. His lessons on liberalism pertaining to concepts of freedom and individualism are considered revolutionary.

He has published over one hundred articles in Italian, English and Turkish and scholarly papers about his studies and researches. Publications include the books “Berlusconi in Concert”, “The School for Gods”, already translated in the main European Languages, besides Russian, Chinese and Turkish. Since 2005 up today it is best seller in Turkey. His latest book “A Dream for the World” is the manifesto of a new generation of leaders driven by ethics and integrity. They will save the World.

Reviews

[gizem · Rating 1 out of 5]

till the book is finished,i am finished.
Dreamer was so much repetitive and made me bored.
I think that book could be written in 80 pages or less.

[Ezgi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bir oluş okulu tasarlıyorsun ve adına ne hikmetse "school of economics" diyorsun.
Pragmatist bir bilgelik olabilir mi? (ancak kafan Amerikalı gibi çalışırsa olur) Bir bilgenin aşması gereken salt iki zorluk mu vardır? Parasızlık ve ölüm. Bunun ikincisine birazdan geleceğim. Dünya, acı çektirme yeteneği bakımından bu kadar yaratıcılıktan uzak olabilir mi? Aşırı derecede para vurgusu beni kitaptan uzaklaştırdı. "Sahip olmak, olmaktır" diyen bir "bilgelik"le daha önce karşılaşmamıştım. Karşılaşmama gerek var mıydı, şaibeli. Tüm bunlar "Secret" türü yüzeyselliklerin atası.
Hem varoluş düzeylerinden bahsediyor hem de inandığın şeye bağlı kal diyor. Bu durum da aslında kendi içinde bir oksimoron. Eğer elde edilen olumlu şeyler (kitabın dediği gibi yalnızca para ile sınırlı değil bunlar) varoluş düzeyine bağlı ise bunda hiç sıkıntı yok. O zaman kendi varoluş düzeyinin üzerinde bir yaşama kavuşamazsın. O halde "düşlerin kesin gerçekleşecektir ya da kendini düzelt ve düşle" demenin de bir faydası olmuyor. Zira düzeltsen dahi kendi kalıbının sınırlarında gelişebileceksin. Bunun dışında da kitapta kopukluklar ve temellendirilmeyen yüzlerce şey var. Ayrıca çok fazla da tekrar var.
Asıl saçma olan şey ise kitabın bedensel ölümsüzlükten dem vurması. "İnsanlar beden bilinci geliştirse aslında yüz elli yaşına kadar yaşar" demesini dahi anlayabilirim. Ama bedensel ölümsüzlük iddiası, ruhsal ölümsüzlük iddiasından bile daha az güvenilir ve inanılır.
Aşırı değil de ufak attığı kısımlarda haklı olduğu pek çok konu da vardı. Misal olarak çalışma ile ilgili kimi fikirler...
Arkadaşa verin parasını, (paradan başka derdi yok sonuçta, nasıl alındı o villalar, "dreamer" krediyi nasıl verdi günübirlik bankacı olup?) hobi olarak yine bilge olduğuna inansın demek istedim. Teşekkürler.

[Ceylan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Do not waste your time for this book!

[divayorgun · Rating 5 out of 5]

iki aydır benimle her yere gelen yavaş yavaş okumayı tercih ettiğim,beni duygudan duyguya fırlatan,düşündüren,yeri geldiğinde hislerime el koyan duvarlara dakikalarca bakmama sebep olan şahane kitap Tanrılar Okulu nihayet bitti.

insanın kendi içindeki gücü fark etmesini ve hayatını değiştirme sorumluluğunu üstlenmesini anlatan, spiritüel öğretilerle dolu ilham verici bir roman. kitabı bitirdiğimde artık eski ben değildim o kadar zor bir dönemden geçiyordum ki bu kitap resmen beni kendime getirdi aslında ne olduğumu,ne istediğimi ve ne istemediğimi kafama vura vura öğretti bence herkes hem sahip olmalı bu kitaba hem de defalarca okumalı.

[Berko · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great read, an intimate journey into one's being, story of the “rebirth” of a common man who is the epitome of a fallen, defeated Humanity. It's interesting and joyful to experience this voyage into unknown with this person as a disciple of dreamer. It's a great experince the first time you read it, and it will surely sparkle a fire in you. And I'm sure you'll do as me at the end, give it to a friend of yours who could learn from it and pass t over (-;

Dream + time = reality!
Di Anno states in his book in order to change man’s destiny, he needs to change his psychology, his system of convictions and beliefs. Thus the book teaches how to eradicate all the limits imposed on him by the society(be careful I do not mean education- but rather all the limitations imposed on you by the politicians, the day to day news reporter, the secretary of defense who says world is a dangerous place). It also shows the importance of dreaming. The planet’s most terrible illness is not cancer or Aids,
but man’s conflictual thinking. This is the foundation upon which the
ordinary vision of the world is built: fear is the mind killer - the book of dune has said..
And Fight Club has thought us how a near-death experience clinging to things-consuming and buying become.
The direction indicated to us by the Dreamer is both terrible and wonderful, difficult and joyful, but as necessary as the journey made by the salmon, returning upstream against the current.


There is nothing out there…there is no help coming from anywhere at all – repeated the Dreamer, to impress this statement on the core of my most deeply rooted beliefs – I will never stop repeating this; nothing is outside of you…What you call the ‘world’ is only an effect…what you call reality is the materialisation, the mirror image of your dreams or your nightmares…”.
“Aspire to freedom, leave this desperate multitude behind …Impose a new way of feeling upon yourself. Conquer the immensity within you and the galaxies will become grains of sand…”

“Broaden your vision and you will see the world become small…Vision and reality are one and the same thing…Look for integrity and what are insurmountable mountains for others will become tiny bumps for you!

[Mustafa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bir aydınlanma hikayesi ile başlayıp sonra iş yaşamında lider olmaya evrilen bir kitap. Kendi içinde bazı çelişkileri olduğu aşikar. İlk yüz sayfada farklı ve ilginç şeylerden bahsediyor ama sonra sıkıcı bir hal alarak kendini tekrar ediyor. Gereksiz bir uzunlukta ve fiyatta piyasaya sunuluşu bir ekonomi uzmanı ile bağdaşıyor oluşundan kaynaklanabilir belki de. Kitaptaki ilk yüz sayfayı ve italik kısımları okuyunca kitabın bütününden pek bir şey kaçırmıyorsunuz.

[Oana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book to own and re-read.
Dream, dream, dream... Never stop dreaming. Reality will follow you!

[Ypatios Varelas · Rating 1 out of 5]

Πώς να κρίνεις σοβαρά ένα βιβλίο που λέει ότι "Η ύπαρξη είναι δική μας επινόηση, και γι' αυτό εξαρτάται μόνο από εμάς." (σ.80). Ή ότι "Οι δάσκαλοι που μισήσαμε περισσότερο είναι εκείνοι που μας πρόσφεραν τα περισσότερα πράγματα"; Είναι από τις σπάνιες φορές στη ζωή μου που ένιωσα μία έντονη επιθυμία να πετάξω ένα βιβλίο στον κάδο ανακύκλωσης.

Ιδεοληψίες, αποστροφές, εμμονές, διαστρεβλώσεις της πραγματικότητας σε ένα βιβλίο με έντονα στοιχεία (ιδέες έως και αντιγραφή) από Castaneda και Don Miguel Ruiz που προσπαθεί να κάνει τι;

Τι να πρωτοεπισημάνω; Την ακραία αποστροφή του συγγραφέα προς τα αρνητικά συναισθήματα και προσπάθεια να πείσει τον αναγνώστη ότι είναι εντελώς άχρηστα; Την απόλυτη πίστη του στην, παρηγορητική βεβαίως, ψευδαίσθηση-κλισέ ότι τα πάντα έχουν ένα σκοπό, και μάλιστα για καλό μας; Την αποστροφή για την εξαρτημένη εργασία;

Το βιβλίο αναλώνεται κυρίως σε επικίνδυνες ψευδαισθήσεις της ανθρώπινης παντοδυναμίας και της άρνησης του θανάτου, που όμως πολλοί άνθρωποι πιστεύουν χωρίς δεύτερη σκέψη διότι αυτό ακριβώς χρειάζονται για να μειώσουν το άγχος και το φόβο τους, για αυτό και το βιβλίο αυτό έχει βρει ένθερμους υποστηρικτές που ασπάζονται τις ιδέες του με πίστη σχεδόν θρησκευτική.

Βρίσκουμε και εδώ την ιδέα ότι τα πάντα που μας συμβαίνουν τα έχουμε προκαλέσει οι ίδιοι και μάλιστα λόγω αρνητικών σκέψεων και συναισθημάτων. Ας δούμε τι λέει ο "σοφός" Dreamer στον συγγραφέα:
"Η αμφιβολία και ο φόβος αποφάσισαν τα γεγονότα της ζωής σου μέχρι σήμερα." (σ.306)
"Ο κόσμος είναι μία δική σου επινόηση." (σ. 306)
"Μία δύστυχη ζωή, που μαστιγώνεται από δυσκολία και προβλήματα, δεν οφείλεται στο τυχαίο, αλλά στην έλλειψη επαγρύπνησης, στην απουσία της προσήλωσης για όλα όσα συμβαίνουν μέσα μας." (σ.311)
"Το τυχαίο δεν υπάρχει...." (σ.303)
"Κανένα γεγονός δεν μπορεί να συμβεί εξωτερικά σε έναν άνθρωπο χωρίς την, έστω ασυνείδητη, συγκατάθεσή του. Τίποτα δεν μπορεί να του τύχει χωρίς να περάσει πρώτα μέσα από την ψυχολογία του".
Ας το πει αυτό κατάμουτρα σε ένα παιδί 5 χρονών που πάσχει από καρκίνο, σε ένα παιδί με σύνδρομο Down, στους πλημμυροπαθείς και σεισμοπαθείς, στα θύματα πολέμου και δυστυχημάτων, στα παιδιά που πεθαίνουν από πείνα στην Αφρική. Όλοι αυτοί επέλεξαν αυτό που τους συμβαίνει, σωστά;

Φανερή επίσης μία εμμονή με την ιδέα της σωματικής αθανασίας, που με κάνει να υποψιάζομαι ότι ο συγγραφέας έχει βαθύ και απέραντο τρόμο απέναντι στο θάνατο και την ανυπαρξία, σε βαθμό που να γράψει ολόκληρο βιβλίο για να πείσει τους άλλους και τον εαυτό του!
"Τα γηρατειά, οι ασθένειες και ο θάνατος είναι μέρος της περιγραφής του κόσμου... Έγιναν αποδεκτά σαν φυσικά και αναπόφευκτα γεγονότα χωρίς να εξεγερθεί ποτέ κανένας άνθρωπος. Είναι το αποτέλεσμα ενός συστήματος πεποιθήσεων και προσδοκιών που έγινε οικουμενικό." και
"Αυτό που αναμένουμε, συμβαίνει! Το να αρρωσταίνεις, να γερνάς και να πεθαίνεις είναι κακές διανοητικές συνήθειες!" (σ.332)
Ακραία διανοητική διατρέβλωση της πραγματικότητας, που φυσικά βρίσκει εύκολα οπαδούς ανάμεσα σε όσους τρέμουν την ιδέα του θανάτου και προσπαθούν να την εξαφανίσουν από τη συνειδητότητα με οποιοδήποτε τρόπο.

Μπαίνω στον πειρασμό να ψυχαναλύσω το συγγραφέα και σκέφτομαι ότι ο Dreamer, ο σοφός που συμβουλεύει τακτικά το συγγραφέα στο βιβλίο και λέει όλες αυτές τις εξυπνάδες, λειτουργεί ως πατρική φιγούρα για το συγγραφέα. Ο τρόπος που λέει κάποια πράγματα, ο τρόπος που εμφανίζεται και η "σκηνική παρουσία του", η "αυστηρή γλυκύτητα" (sic) με την οποία του μιλάει, όλα συνηγορούν στο ότι είναι ένας "απο μηχανής πατέρας" για το συγγραφέα, αν και δεν γνωρίζω την προσωπική ιστορία του και τη σχέση με τον πραγματικό πατέρα του.

Το ένα αστεράκι στα πέντε που του δίνω είναι και πολύ, για ένα ιδεοληπτικό έργο με θρησκευτικές αποχρώσεις που λειτουργεί ως προσπάθεια αυτοθεραπείας του συγγραφέα και ταυτόχρονα παρασέρνει εύκολα έναν ανίδεο και εύπιστο αναγνώστη που θέλει να ξεφύγει από την πραγματικότητα με έναν γνωσιακό τρόπο.

Καληνύχτα κύριε Elio D' Anna και όνειρα γλυκά. Οι υπόλοιποι ας προφυλαχθούν από τις ιδεοληψίες του.

[Özlem Güzelharcan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bilmiyorum, belki daha önce bu tarz kitapları çok okuduğum, aynı tekrarlardan sıkıldığım için kitap beni bir türlü içine almamış olabilir ama Dreamer'ın kaba, sert ve emir veren sesi spiritüel yaklaşıma hiç yakışmıyor, orası kesin.

[Gita Assefi]

This is the book that saved me from going deep in the dark....I absolutely recommend it. This is a book that everyone should have...

[Volkan Levent Soylu · Rating 2 out of 5]

It can be said that the book is handbook of New Age and that's the reason of my dislike. I don't remember how it happened but I was very curious about the book. When I started reading, after a few dozen pages, whole thing about Dreamer's saying, main character's unchanging reactions and weakness, whole situation's repeating itself made me bored. And finally, it never made me realize or learn something I didn't ever know.

[Deniz · Rating 3 out of 5]

DNF 25%
I started reading this book because I had met Stefano and was curious about what he wrote that was so special he had to give seminars (AKA Future Leaders of the World, which I was a part of for a brief period of time thanks to my mom). I had very high expectations from this book from what I heard. Mainly, there was this talk about lead having only 3 more protons and could be turned into gold but it would take too much energy and stuff. I have to admit: It sounds pretty cool when he says it and the philosophy behind it is pretty impressive and empowering. So, I started reading it with much enthusiasm. The first 10-15 pages were great; the language was amazing because it was literary and the metaphors were beautiful. BUT once I went past this part, the book became sooooo repetitive. Believe me. I don't fall asleep while reading but this book made me fall asleep every single time I started reading it. It could have been written in under 100 pages, maybe even less. Plus, I had so many LOL moments while reading it because it was too unrealistic. I mean he literally says "anorexic people are really brave" and the justification of this statement is nonsense. He says that they are brave because they refuse to eat. Because we shouldn't eat. Because eating, a biological necessity, is an addiction and our enemy. This is nonsense in my opinion. For one thing, anorexic people don't stop eating because they want to adopt the mindset of a monk; they do it because it is an illness. So, they don't qualify as "brave". Secondly, not eating at all is utopian. It defies every biological rule. How will we produce energy, ATP, without food, carbon compounds? You have to eat something. I understand how eating can be classified as an addiction since it chains us to the material world. But giving up eating all together? It requires some legit dedication and living alone at the top of a mountain. It just seemed too unrealistic and far fetched. Don't get me wrong. I liked the philosophy of the book. the whole "you create your reality" concept is reasonable and a great way to look at the world. And I enjoyed Stefano's company but the repetitiveness of this book was too dominant that I couldn't read it anymore. If you can ignore the repetitiveness and if you are hungry for knowledge, a new way to look at the world, go ahead and read it! But be careful to have a realistic view of the world

[Cem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oluş: Kişinin muhtelif zamanlarda değişim gösteren ruhsal durumları.
Oluş durumumuzu,dışımızda gerçekleşen olaylarla haklı çıkartırız.Oysa gerçekte,hayatımız boyunca,dışımızda gerçekleşen olayları belirleyen ve önceden ilan eden bizim "oluş" durumumuzdur.
İster iyi olsun,ister kötü;belli bir olayın başımıza gelebilmesi için öncelikle içimizde onun gerçekleşeceği koşulları yaratmamız gerekir.
LUPELIUS bize,olaylarla durumların arkasında daima kendimizin olduğunu "görmeyi" öğretmektedir.
Oluş seviyesinde en küçük bir değişikliği bilinçli olarak gerçekleştirmesini bilen kişi,dağları yerinden oynatabilir ve kendisini dış dünyaya bir dev görüntüsünde yansıtabilir.
Dışımızda gelişen olay,hangi iç duruma karşılık geliyor;onu bilmemiz gerekir.
Roller,tüm roller,aşılması ve terk edilmesi gereken hapishanelerdir.
Dünya,senin içsel durumlarının mükemmel göstergesidir.
Kendini gözlemlemek kendini düzeltmektir.
Kendi tanrını sev.Kendi dışında başka tanrın olmayacak.
Amanzio: "Ama...öyleyse...insan... Tanrı mı?"
Lupelius: " Hayır... Çok daha fazlası!..."
Tanrı onun hizmetindedir.
Tanrı iyi bir hizmetkardır,ama iyi bir efendi değildir.Tanrı hizmet etmeyi sever,sevmeyi sever.
Tanrı senin devinmekte olan iradendir.
Dreamer der ki:"Korkuyu fırsata dönüştür!...İnsanın sadece iki duygusu vardır...Korku ve sevgi.Bunlar kendi içinde birbirine zıt şeyler değildir...Sadece oluşun farklı düzeylerindeki aynı gerçekliktir.Korku çürümüş sevgi,sevgi yücelmiş korkudur."
Kitap,"Dünya böyle,çünkü sen böylesin." cümlesine indirgenemeyecek kadar dolu bir kitap.
Anlayabilene,her yöne doğru ışık tutuyor.
Hem bir roman tadında;sıkmıyor,bazı yerlerde tekrarlar olmasına rağmen o tekrarların gerekli olduğu anlaşılıyor sonradan;başka bir konuya daha bağlıyor çünkü hissettirmeden.
Hem de tam bir kişisel gelişim kitabı...
Yahudi soykırımını bile kendince çok farklı bir açıdan bakarak gerekçelendirmiş.
Doğrusu o perspektiften hiç düşünmemiştim.
Farklı boyutlar kazandırıyor Dreamer insana...
Bireysel gelişim modunda olunduğu zaman okunabilir.
Yine de öğüt alma modunda değilseniz başka zamana bırakın bu kitabı okumayı...

[George Spirakis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Δεν είναι το βιβλίο που θα πρότεινα... πολλά λόγια, πολλές επαναλήψεις για σχεδόν αυτονόητα πράγματα και θέματα που ναι μεν αγγίζουν την πραγματικότητα, αλλά επί της ουσίας προσφέρουν μόνο σε όλους το έχουν πραγματικά ανάγκη. Και σίγουρα έχει να κάνει με την κατάσταση που ο καθένας βρίσκεται όταν το διαβάζει, αλλά η συγγραφέας σε αυτό το μη λογοτεχνικό κείμενο, απλά προσπαθεί να "επιβάλλει" την ιδέα του και την διαφορετικότητα της άποψής του για καθημερινά θέματα. Είναι δεκτή η διαφορετικότητα, αυτό όμως που δεν μπορώ να ανεχθώ είναι η "μανιώδης" και "επιθετική" του γραφή σχετικά για τα όσα θέλει δήθεν να προσφέρει. Είναι οξύμωρο να κάνει λόγο για όλες αυτές τις προκλήσεις και αλλαγές στη ζωή μας, όταν οι πληροφορίες κάνουν λόγο για το ότι υποκρύπτεται μια "οικονομική σχολή διαχείρισης επιχειρήσεων" πίσω από την ιδέα αυτή.
Πραγματικά ένα κουραστικό κείμενο, μια απομίμηση της ουράνιας προφητείας σε άλλο χρονικό διάστημα και ένα βιβλίο το οποίο αγγίζει στο έπακρο την εμπορικότητα, αφού θα μπορούσε τουλάχιστον να είναι 70-80 σελίδες και να γράφει πάλι τα ίδια.
Ίσως τελικά, επειδή ο dreamer είναι ο ίδιος μας ο εαυτός, ακόμα και ο συγγραφέας να μην μπόρεσε να το αντέξει και να "ξέφυγε" της αρχικής του ιδέας και σκοπού, κάνοντας το κείμενο κουραστικό και περιττό.
Από την άλλη βέβαια, δεν παύει να είναι ακόμα ένα βιβλίο από το οποίο, ίσως και κάτι να λάβεις... ακόμα και η ιδέα ότι δεν είναι αρεστό (κατά την ταπεινή μου γνώμη) και ότι απευθύνεται σε ένα ιδιαίτερο κοινό, αρκεί για την εμπειρία της σκέψης και της επιλογής.

[Übermensch · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book needs a serious critic, because: it has treasure inside it, those dreamer Ideals are just fantastic, it even looks like he's quoting Nietzsche, Sartre and Buddha... it's just so inspiring, every "dreamer" should read it, should have those ideas in mind, but Mr.D'Anna needs to improve his literary genius, to take the best out his ideas... The dreamer and especially him in the story, they're so repetitive, he should've done better, plus those ideias on sleep and food, they're unnecessary and when he speaks of the individual as the creator of "his world", "his destiny" and "his reality"... he should be specific on that point, because it's absurd saying that "the world is like that, because you are like that", he should specify "our world is like that because we are like that", is not my fault if there's starvation in Somalia or if there's a war in Syria or all the badness of the world, just like oneself, that's just irrational and absurd, he should specify that the individual is responsible for "his world"... and not that he's some kind god , and is responsible for "everybody's world"... he should focus on the dream, in our freedom to be the "homo faber", to be Nietzsche's "übermensch"... Because the book should be really clear, for better understanding of those golden ideas.

[Eleni Stylianou · Rating 4 out of 5]

i would read it all over again. it made me believe in dreams ...! i definitely recommend it!

[Rob Price · Rating 3 out of 5]

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I’ve skirted with Stoicism before through Nassim Taleb and Tim Ferris’ podcast but this book was my first deep dive into Stoic philosophy. The School for Gods is set as a conversation between a man and his spiritual guide, the Dreamer. The student, who also serves as the narrator, leads a somewhat troubled life of broken relationships, unhealthy living and numerous bad decisions but the circumstances aren’t particularly relevant. The comments could be directed at any of us. The Dreamer takes a harsh approach to pointing out the student’s faults, forcing him into self-reflection and correction. I gather that the harshness is a characteristic of Stoicism…

The cutting tone probably turns many away from the ideas of Stoicism. It certainly doesn’t seem like a good philosophy to openly impose on others because one could easily come across as arrogant, unsympathetic and lacking in empathy, which is a dangerous place in the current world of social media vigilantism. Just imagine you were to suggest a marginalised community should look internally for the answer – your timeline could look like a mess in the morning. Despite these understandable criticisms, I think critics missing the essence of the philosophy, which contains powerful ideas.

Stoicism encourages the individual to turn inwardly to find the solution to problems. As I said, it wouldn’t be wise to recommend this approach to an adversary on social media but it’s an incredibly useful tool because we have much greater control over ourselves, our thoughts and our actions than over others. I love the central themes of self-determination and personal responsibility for one’s actions, rather than seeking to blame others. This approach causes action, rather than complaints, which is far more likely to result in positive outcomes.

The Dreamer encourages constant self-reflection, refocusing of attention towards one’s dreams and constructive intention in one’s actions. All interactions are seen as a reflection of internal circumstances, a mirror of oneself, not unconnected random events. Seeing the world through this light, each event is an opportunity to self-reflect, correct and improve. I think this is an incredibly powerful idea. All interactions have the potential to highlight our weaknesses because they can always be better than the before. Could we have planned, communicated, executed, prioritised or care more – maybe? Well, then why are you blaming anyone else for the outcome? Be better next time!

As I said, there is a harshness to the philosophy but for me, personally, I think it’s beneficial to approach my current challenges through this light. I need to take charge, take responsibility, take action and move forward with determination, rather than look for excuses to procrastinate and underachieve.

The explanation of frugality and fasting was insightful. These actions are taken not merely to spend less, save more or for other practical financial or health reasons. Rather frugality and fasting are used in order to reduce dependence and addition. Men become addicted and dependent on numerous external comforts, which reduces our focus on what is really important. This concept really resonates with me because I’ve been pondering the way in which we get addicted to all sorts of worldly pleasures. Social media, the internet and news flow are the areas that really trouble me at the moment – far too much time is wasted in my life on these. I expect books, courses and counselling will be directed towards these addictions in the years ahead.

Seen through this light, I better understand that the principles of frugality and fasting don’t necessarily imply a meagre life of bread and water. These principles are tools to remember that we don’t need to be dependent on anything external outside of ourselves. We can still enjoy extravagance, celebration and flamboyance but there is no need to make a permanent connection between these actions and consistent happiness. Making the wrong connections will lead to dependence, addiction and risk defeating real happiness. Happiness is an internal pursuit of our dreams through consistent elevation of oneself towards a higher level of Being – that sounds like its straight out of the mouth of the Dreamer, the teacher in this Stoic story. I’ve got a stream of great quotes from the Dreamer.

I’d recommend the book to anyone interested in philosophy. Literal readers might take more offence than I’m willing to contend with. I’m sure that anyone who is truly looking for personal self-improvement would really benefit from engaging with the ancient ideas of Stoicism though. I expect to see them find expression in my life.

[Ozan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Transaksiyonel Analiz ve Carl Gustav Jung'dan aldıkları ve kitap içerisinde kullandığı birkaç terim yazarın psikoloji literatürünü az ya da çok taradığını gösteriyor. Ancak bu bilgisini iyi bir şekilde kullandığını söyleyemem.

Kitabın konusu şu şekilde:
Birtakım sorunlar yaşayan sıradan bir insan, hayatından memnuniyetsizliği nüksettiği bir gece, rüyasında Dreamer adında bir adamla tanışır.
Dreamer (bu rüyada ve kitabın geri kalan bölümünde) kahramanımıza gerçeklikten kopuk (ölüm diye bir şey yok vs.) bir dünya görüşünü dayatır;
kahramanımız da kitap boyunca neden ben Dreamer'ın söylediklerini içselleştiremiyorum diye kıvranır.
Ayrıca ne zaman Dreamer'ın söylediklerinden uzaklaşsa işler sarpa sarar.

Okunması zor bir kitap. Bunun nedenleri şunlar:
1- Dreamer'ın aynı sözünü tekrar ve tekrar okuyorsunuz.
2- Kahramanımız Dreamer'ın her sözünden sonra içinden bir methiye düzüyor; yani her sayfada(kitap 400 küsür sayfa) Dreamer'a en az bir paragraf methiye var.
3- Kahramanımız fikrini çok çabuk değiştiriyor. Karşı koymadan teslim olduğu bu fikirler; ancak psikozlu bir insana ait olabilecek, sıradan bir insanın sözlü olarak itiraz edeceği ve bilimi aksine şahit göstereceği fikirler.
4- Dreamer ne kadar haşinse kahramanımız o derecede sinik, ve içinde sürekli bir suçluluk duygusu taşıyor.

Bu kitap okuyana neler katabilir?
1-Bazı cümleler güzel, bazen bunun için cümlenin farklı bir anlamına odaklanmanız gerekse de...
2-Hızlı okuma alıştırması yapmak için ideal bir kitap, sürekli kendini tekrarlıyor.
3-Kitapta öne sürülen birçok düşünce kabul edilemez. Bu yüzden sürekli ya kendi yanıtınızı yerine koyuyorsunuz, ya da yazarın öne sürdüğü şeyin(doğru olmasa da) hayata ne katabileceğini, hangi bağlamda ele alınabileceğini düşünüyorsunuz.
Bu nedenle kitapla neredeyse hiç uzlaşmadan onlarca şey üzerine düşünüyorsunuz.
Bu bağlamda "Bu kitap bana bir şey kattı" diyebilirim. Bunu kitabı beğenmeyen biri olarak söylüyorum.

[Sirunmanug · Rating 2 out of 5]

Doğru zamanda mı okumadım yoksa gerçekten akmayan bir kitap mı emin olamadım.

[Hakan Girgin · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Dream dream dream… Never stop dreaming. Reality will follow.”
“Be a king and a kingdom will follow”
Okuması biraz zormuş gibi görünse de çok keyif alarak okuduğum, notlar aldığım, günlük hayatta anlık davranışlarımı düzenlememe yardımcı olan bir başucu kitabı oldu benim için.
Because I am also a Dreamer ☺️💪

[Thomas Kalokyris · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Για να αλλάξουμε τη φύση των συμβάντων πρέπει να αλλάξουμε την οπτική μας. Κάποια μέρα, το υλικό σύμπαν θα γίνει το αριστούργημα μας, η αντανάκλαση της αναγεννημένης βούλησης μας, η απόλυτη πραγμάτωση της Τέχνης του Ονείρου".

[Αnastasia Neraidoni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Το βιβλίο δεν χαϊδεύει αυτιά και δεν είναι σίγουρα ένα από τα συνηθισμένα βιβλία Ψυχολογίας ή Αυτογνωσίας. Από τις πρώτες σελίδες ανάγνωσής του ένιωσα ότι κάποιος μου ρίχνει αδυσώπητο ξύλο αν γίνεται να σας μεταφέρω ακριβώς το συναίσθημα. Και η αλήθεια είναι ότι είναι ένα βιβλίο που δεν διαβάζεται εύκολα, ακριβώς γι’ αυτό τον λόγο. Όχι γιατί δεν είναι κατανοήσιμο.
Το δίχως άλλο είναι ότι ο μεταφραστής του έχει κάνει πολύ δουλειά. Απλά η κάθε παράγραφος έρχεται σε αντίθεση με τα πιστεύω και τις διδαχές μας μέχρι τώρα. Και ό, τι πιο δύσκολο για έναν άνθρωπο να αλλάξει, είναι η νοοτροπία του.
Σας προτείνω να εμπλουτίσετε την βιβλιοθήκη σας με αυτό το βιβλίο.
Επειδή ακριβώς πρόκειται για μια εξαιρετική ανάλυση του πώς συνδέονται τα κάθε λογής προβλήματα του εξωτερικού κόσμου με την φύση της εσωτερικής μας ύπαρξης.
https://thematofylakes.gr/%CE%BE%CE%A...

[Engin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dreamer: “Güç içimizde”
Baş karakter: “Wow, omg çok doğru”

Tüm bölümleri aşağı yukarı bu şekilde olan kitap. Haklı noktaları, güzel tespitleri var ama anlatım, sadece sonuca varmış biri ve bu sonuca hayranlık duyan biri üzerinden yapılıyor.

[Bucur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bu kitap hayatınızı ve hayata bakış açınızı değiştirebilecek bir kitaptır.

This book can change your life and the way that you are looking at to your life.

[Cagil · Rating 1 out of 5]

Öyle etkili bir girişi var ki kitabı aldığımdan beri okumaya cesaret edemedim ilk başlarda. Hayatımın en zor zamanında okumalıyım bu kitabı diye geçiriyordum içimden. Kitabı 2016’da almışım üçüncü bölüme gelmiş bırakmışım. Yıl olmuş 2020 kitabın sadece girişi aklımda, okuduğum 118 sayfaya dair hiçbir şey yok. Yine de haksızlık etmiyim belki o zamanın altından çok sular akmıştır şimdi zamanı gelmiştir dedim aldım elime tekrar okudum ve yine üçüncü bölüme gelip bıraktım. Neden mi? Çünkü dili fazla sertten içeriği aşırı soyut. Çünkü koca bir “ben egosu” var ortada ve bu “ben”i ortaya çıkarıcam diye zülum boyutuna varan hep “sen diliyle” konuşup özlük duygusunu yerle bir eden bir “Dreamer” var ortada ki o her şeyi bilen, her şeyi gören, duyan kişi. Evet, kitabı sonuna kadar okumadım, nasıl olur nasıl evrilir nasıl geliştirilir bilemiyorum. Sadece kelimelerin yönelttiği direktiflik içerikte vaadedilenle uyuşmadığı için malesef ruhuma hitap etmedi.

[Onur Sazak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as D'Anno claimed, the Dreamer's revelations unraveled all my convictions about life and its purpose. After Ayn Rand's novels, the School for Gods is the most liberating book I have read to date. In fact, it is more freeing than any of her philosophy-infested, individual worshipping fictions. While Ayn Rand presents her demigods as unattainable epitomes of the perfect man, D'Anno's Dreamer tells us that any of us can become one of them and reveals the way to go about it. All we have to do is to convince ourselves that there is no such thing as death and whatever we face outside--be it joy or pain-- is solely our own manifestation. Dream that you will live forever without depending on anything or anyone else, without disease or suffering, with joy and in wealth, and you shall.

[Can Umsu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thetahealing bilinçaltı tekniği ile yıllardır kendimi katman katman açıp, sahip olduğum karanlık odaları aydınlatmanın ne denli elzem olduğuna Dreamer ile tekrardan inandım. Düşleyen, yaratan ve sevgi veren olmak dışında başka bir amacımızın öncelik olmadığı bu yaşamda, tek işimizin özeti, sahip olduğumuz o potansiyelin , içtekinin dışa çıkması için pozitifte çabalamak olmalı.
Zamansız bir eser, bir felsefe kitabı. Her sözün özümüzle yaptığımız konuşmaya konu başlığı olması gereken bir hazine. Engelleri farkındalıkla, odakla, inançla kaldırılmasını emreden bir sistem.

“Dışarıda karşılaştığın engeller, içinde taşıdığın sınırlardır. Sende korkuyu ve endişeyi yaratanlar bu olanlar değil, aksine bu olanları yaratanlar senin korku ve şüphelerindir.”

[Basak Yarar · Rating 1 out of 5]

Neden bu kadar övüldüğünü anlamadığım kitap. Birçok bu tarzda kitap okudum ve hayattan, gerçeklerden bu kadar kopuk olanını ilk kez görüyorum. Kitabın anlatmak istediği şey toplamda 3 sayfa ama 440 sayfa külliyat yazılmış. Zaten bildiğimiz şeyleri bize tekrar söylemiş olmasını bir kenara bırakıyorum, hikayeleştirme çok başarısız. Ayrıca Türkçe'ye çevrilmiş bir kitabın içinde neden hem İngilizce hem Türkçe cümleler var, bunu da yayınevine sormak lazım. Çeviri bu demek değil mi?

[Ilke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alıntı: kimse köprü üzerine ev inşa etmez. Köprü, bir yerleşim yeri değildir .
Roller de tıpkı köprüler gibi üzerinden geçerek seni daha öteye taşımak, aşılmak için vardır. İnsanlar köprüler üzerinde çok fazla zaman harcıyor, onları geçip öteye gitmek yerine, kapana kısılmış bir vaziyette üzerlerinde kalıyorlar...

[Basak Eyban · Rating 1 out of 5]

these are the sentences only swindlers are using all around the world for rich and depressed people as a life coach, therapist, clayirvorant, and mediums use. that doesn't cut any ice with me so sorry.