Ehrmann, Max
1972-1945 73 years
1972-1945 73 years
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American writer known for writing the Desiderata
born Indiana, US
college, law degree
worked for family's meat-packing business
supposedly wrote the small group of quasi-religious
sayings which became well-known only after his death,
called the Desiderata.
Osho has a book titled Guida Spirituale, which uses the
Desiderata poem as a jumping off point for his own
commentaries.
born Indiana, US
college, law degree
worked for family's meat-packing business
supposedly wrote the small group of quasi-religious
sayings which became well-known only after his death,
called the Desiderata.
Osho has a book titled Guida Spirituale, which uses the
Desiderata poem as a jumping off point for his own
commentaries.
| Desiderata seems to be one of the most ancient documents available today, but it is copyrighted by a poet, Max Ehrmann. In his book of poems it is presented as a poem authored by him, and copyrighted in 1927 in America, although in the first edition he talks about the legend that this small document was discovered on a plaque installed in St. Paul’s Church in Baltimore when built in 1692 – but later lost. There is no proof anymore whether it was installed as a plaque in St. Paul’s Church or not. The legend is there; it has persisted. It seems Max Ehrmann again had the vision of it – it came to him as a vision. He is not really its author but only a receptacle, a medium... --Osho Guida Spirituale, ch. 1 |