John O'Donohue vs. Hermann Hesse
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
John O'Donohue
1956 – 2008
Irish poet, author, and philosopher known for his writings on Celtic spirituality and the bestselling book Anam Cara; he blended poetry, theology, and philosophy in his work.
"No one else has access to the world you carry around within yourself; you are its custodian and entrance. No one else can see the world the way you see it. No o…"
Hermann Hesse
1861 – 1948
Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist, poet, and painter best known for works such as Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Narcissus and Goldmund. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946 and is celebrated for exploring spirituality and self-discovery in his fiction.
"We ought not to consider the opinions of those sects as naïve as they appear from the rationalist point of view. Science as we know it today was unknown to anti…"