The Way of Man by Martin Buber
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The first time I read The Way of Man by Martin Buber I felt like I was free falling into the abyss that would lead me home. I was amazed that the written word could have so strong an effect on me. But more disarming was the fact that patriarchal, religious words describing Hasidism could have such an effect on me; a very unconventional, anti-authoritarian freethinker. Despite this, I came away from reading “Way of Man” with a deep sense of having glimpsed home; all the salient details were there. In fact, I was high on Buber’s “Way of Man” for days after reading it.
I eagerly purchased “I and Thou” by Buber thinking to find more soul awakening reading only to find the book confused and incomprehensible. I did better with “Meetings” but the book also didn’t move me in any personal way.
Still “The Way of Man” has become one of my most cherished texts. It really defines the path with the heart for a person who is both fiercely adamant in their quest for individuality and who simultaneously deeply cares for and feels profoundly connected to humanity.