In every form of his being, man is related to something other than himself; as a being to his world, as consciousness to objects, as spirit to the idea of whatever constitutes totality, …. Man always becomes man by devoting him-self to this other.

Only through his absorption in the world of Being, in the immeasurable space of objects, in ideas,…. does he become real to himself. If he makes himself the immediate object of his efforts he is on his last and perilous path; for it is possible that in doing so he will lose the Being of the other and then no longer find anything in himself. If man wants to grasp himself directly, he ceases to understand himself, to know who he is and what he should do.

How do they come up with this stuff. Fascinating crap.