Thus Spoke Zarathustra Paperback – Deckle Edge, 28 February 1974

You can only understand this book if you are mad enough

Dude, i haven't read anything like that awesome, takes on the ride every chapter takes you on visualization ride of the subject Zarathustra is preaching on. To those who've read "Prophet" i believe it is 100 times of that. i think "Khalil Gibran" probably had been influenced by Thus spoke Zarathustra. if you haven't read Nietzsche earlier then you might face in interpreting the book and conversation.

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“The Real Zarathustra would never need to read this. He would already be this. Be him.”But you can surely find yourself.From one of the greatest minds to ever live.Best part, he never spoon feeds. He leaves you to derive your own journey, promoting you to have your own set of morals and values.

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Before writing 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' Nietzsche wrote to his friend in a letter that he did not have a single reason to live even tomorrow, he was extremely despondent at that time. From the 'understanding' of this chaotic phase of his life this book came out in existence."To give birth to a dancing star you need chaos in your soul."It is the most misunderstood book in human history : this is the book from which Nazis had taken their whole philosophy for the world war second.This is one of the profoundest books ever created in western philosophy and religion.Even If Nietzsche had not written anything else except Zarathustra, he would have served humanity immensely - more cannot be expected from any man.The whole book is over-rich in music, it has to be sung, rather than read."The highest hope to go beyond oneself" - this is the spirit of the book."Man is something that has to be overcome. What have you done to overcome man ?"The whole book is mysteriously poetic and extremely extraordinary and of the highest caliber, therefore demand a great deal of understanding.Nietzsche doesn't write for children. Scholars cannot understand him : he despises scholars. Only those who are ready to burn in their own flame are able to understand him.I don't know why people give so much importance to "the idea of death of God and eternal recurrence" because both these things are really trivial if you see the whole book's content.And most important thing - to understand the whole book and its very soul, one will have to study OSHO's commentary on this book. Only Osho has described the very essence of 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra.' One can download OSHO's commentary books in PDF through Google. They are two books : first book's name is "Zarathustra - A God that can dance" and second book's name is "Zarathustra - The Laughing Prophet".There is something mysterious that can't be defined in words : the spirit of the book is completely inexpressible. One can feel it, live with it but can't capture it in words.Meditate over it, it will pay you immensely.

Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra is as intriguing as it is perplexing. The book, which famously describes itself as “a book for all and none,” is aptly titled—it feels universal in its themes yet elusive in its meaning. The poetic and often cryptic style makes it a challenging read, requiring patience and contemplation.There are moments of brilliance, particularly in Nietzsche’s exploration of ideas like the Übermensch, eternal recurrence, and the death of God. However, the dense allegories and philosophical musings can sometimes feel impenetrable, making it difficult to grasp the full depth of what he intends to convey.That said, if you enjoy philosophical literature and are willing to wrestle with complex ideas, this book is certainly worth the effort. But for those unfamiliar with Nietzsche or looking for a straightforward read, it might prove frustrating. An insightful, if demanding, experience.

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