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    Siddhartha

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    A 60's TouchstoneSiddhartha is a classic novel of a journey of self discovering by Hermann Hesse. Originally published in 1922, it was first published in the US in 1951, and because of its theme of self discovery, became a touchstone during the 60's. I would be a fool to try and delve in to the intricacies of the book - way beyond my ken, but the one page that stood out for me was when Siddhartha realizes that because he was so focused on searching, he neglected to do any finding. He was so wrapped up in the goal that he couldn't see what was really around him. That revelation just resonated with me more than any other. But regardless of what you take from the book, I just found it really interesting to read, with some revelation on every page. If you haven't read it, give it a go. You'll know pretty quickly if it's a book you will like. 5A Very Important Read for The Experienced Knowledge SeekerI really really really enjoyed this read. I have the version which was translated by Hilda Rosner.The best thing about this book was that it helped me understand some things about my own journey. Some of the decisions of Siddhartha resonated with me as I have had similar inner thoughts about certain aspects of seeking knowledge and wisdom. I specifically enjoy how he reacted to the Buddah, and while I don t want to spoil it for anyone who hasn t read it, his reasons for moving forward - I find - to be very valid. We are our own best teachers, but it does us no good if we can t realize it and then figure out how to utilize it.There are so many insightful words and ideas in this book. Some new, some I already knew. The story is gripping and I read the book in 2 long sessions. This is an absolute must read for the knowledge seeker who is already versed in a variety of general writings. This is also a book that could be read every year or two as you progress on your own personal path of inner growth - you ll take more away from it each time.One of the most beautiful and telling things about this book was that as Siddhartha progressed through his life, and with all his wisdom, he still learned from others at every chance he could. This is part of becoming a real master of yourself - never assuming you know it all or that others have no knowledge to offer you. I really felt great after reading (and learning from) this exceptional story. It s more than a story, however. It s a tool - another piece of the puzzle in discovering who you really are. 5Thoughts inspired by SidharthaA good book is when the absorber of the read sees reflection of him/herself as in the mirror as it helps to understand one s soul better, while helping it to grow.I have experienced moments like this while reading Siddhartha. Some of the thoughts expressed here are not the thoughts from the book but rather the thoughts invoked in me by it.First, is the deep philosophical and pragmatic importance of the idea that abilities to fast, wait and think are crucial for our inner peace, harmony and ability of one s soul to find it s true calling.I am putting abilities of fasting, waiting and thinking in brackets as they have both literal and much deeper and broader meaning to me.It is the idea of inner calmness and equanimity. The ability to take life as it is and to laugh at seeming misfortunes. To play with business affairs without taking them too seriously or without allowing them to rule over you. To be always able to go into a secrete place and a refuge inside oneself, where there is calmness and peace and that anyone of us has capacity to have this place inside ourselves.The peace might allow to learn the art of listening to someone to deeply understand.Listening to understand a completely unknown person, to somebody we know, and very importantly to listen to oneself.The voice of the soul is very timid and one needs to be very attentive in order to hear it s whisper.The wheel of manifestation can turn fairly quickly but one first needs to hear whisper of the soul which expresses itself with feelings and delicate tender gentle hints.This is the art of paying close attention with quiet heart, with patience and with an open soul devote of passions, wishes, judgement and opinions.My own understanding of the integration of deep insight and wisdom is first to hear, second to understand, then to remember, next to integrate, thereafter to act out and finally to make it part of yourself.Part of it is a potent idea that wisdom can not be passed on. Knowledge can be transferred but not wisdom. Wisdom can not be expressed by words. It should be found and lived.However those who are searching it, may never find it, as their view might be limited by subject of their search. Finding instead of searching is also an art of flowing through the river of live by directing yourself toward the direction of your will however not struggling against the current but rather accepting the ride as it goes and enjoying it.Also accepting that nobody is fully holy or sinful. Neither are many of the actions of the people. Such is the nature of life and what matters is harmony, which is achieved through balance and love.My thoughts might be quit different from what the author of Siddhartha Herman Hess was attempting to deliver. Oh well, the book is like a painting which is never truly finished until it is complete by the observer in his/her soul and mind. 5A Spiritual AwakeningOne of my professor taught this book in his class and he always praise it. I did not have the opportunity to read it at the time so I decided to read it on my own. Initially I did not think the book was all that special-- there were some profound moments but I was convinced that I had overhyped it up in my expectations based off of what I had heard.To my great pleasure, Hermann Hesse delivers, and more. I was not fully captivated by the novel until the last four chapters (starting with "The River"). I love how Hesse chronicles the stages of life that Siddhartha undergoes and the purity that revolves around the spiritual individuals he encounters. And at times, I felt an embarrassing resemblance to Siddhartha's son.This novel, at its barest minimum, leaves the reader pondering of what it means to live his/her own life. I look forward to rereading Siddhartha multiple times in different stages of my life. 5Incredibly Profound Book to read and reread!I'm still in the process of reading this incredibly inspiring book. I've had books that I love and "can't put down" but this is not one of them. No, this is a book I MUST put down and THINK. I revisit the words & lessons Siddhartha learns along his path and they so easily apply to present day life, to my own life.On the surface I could describe the book merely as one man's journey to "enlightenment". But that seems so vague and undervaluing of what this book truly is. It is a reflection of self, of life and its ups and down, it's quirks. Each chapter, or even at times, each phrase has become a point of discussion between me and my husband. We are both introverted intuitives and love to pontificate on the depth of knowledge Hermann Hesse lends this Siddhartha character.So often we read and discuss psychology books or self-help books to really delve into the analysis of life and how to not just deal with but to accept suffering. This book stands alone in its unique understanding and concise verbiage of the path of wisdom that eludes so many of us. It is a true gem in the library of analytical knowledge and discovery of self. A book you could read annually and still never tire of the ever evolving messages and discoveries of self-actualization.The prose style does take some getting used to with lots of run on sentences and comma splices such such as this example: "Under black hair, which made to tower high on her head, he saw a very fair, very delicate, very smart face, a brightly red mouth, like a freshly cracked fig, eyebrows which were well tended and painted in a high arch, smart and watchful dark eyes, a clear, tall neck rising from a green and golden garment, resting fair hands, long and thin, with wide golden bracelets over the wrists." But overall an incredible read for anyone seeking higher thought.____________Update____________Upon finishing this book, I was so inspired and still wanting more, I looked up study guides and questions to help me delve deeper. Also learned that it has been made into a movie, twice. Looking forward to watching it & hoping it lives up to the ridiculous expectations I have now :) 5Great classic tale of life and the pursuit of enlightenmentHermann Hesse s Siddhartha is an absolutely amazing and engrossing tale of one man s journey to find that all-elusive idea of enlightenment. The book s title may suggest that it is simply a story that would have value only for people of the Buddhist persuasion, but this simply is not true. The work is well written and thought out, and it does a terrific job of showing us as human beings that often times what we are looking for is with us all along.Hesse s book follows a young man named Siddhartha on his journey to find the true meaning of life and peace. The young man leaves his family of Brahman priests believing that they have spiritually achieved all that they ever will, and embarks with his friend Govinda down the path of a contemplative and restrictive existence. The young man soon realizes that these religious men (Samanas) also are lacking, to Siddhartha, what the path to true enlightenment really is. He continues on his journey coming by entering the company of the real Buddha Gatama, but soon comes into contradictions with the Buddha s teaching of removing oneself from the world. This leaves the man frustrated and lost, and eschews him down another path that is quite opposite of the one he originally intended to take.Siddhartha has now become rather restless with his pursuit of happiness, so he soon discards it for one of sexuality, greed and total reliance on the flesh. He falls in love with Kamala a beautiful courtesan woman and embraces the life of a merchant that furthers his greed and lustful desires. Siddhartha and Kamala conceive a son soon after their affair, but after a dream leaves Siddhartha puzzled, he becomes bored and sickened by his lust and greed, and decides to move on to find his enlightened path. With total despair encompassing his heart and soul, Siddhartha comes to a river where he soon hears a unique sound that will change his life forever. This sound signals the true beginning of his new and fulfilled life--the beginning of earthly suffering, human rejection and inner peace, and, finally, ultimate wisdom and enlightenment.The book is a harrowing tale of man s lust for greed, power, sex and material gain; however, its ultimate purpose is to show that often times what we are looking for is in the simplest places imaginable. Hesse s work craftily explains (through Buddhist and Hindu philosophies) that life is an all-encompassing journey that will eventually show all mankind what it is looking for. We suffer and struggle mightily through banal everyday tasks, but perhaps this daily grind of being in a symbiotic relationship with other life is what inner peace really is. 5Caveat emptor if you are choosy about translations (Kindle version)Wonderful book. Five stars, but I have to dock one star because of the way Amazon is handling the translations. If choosing the right translation matters to you, be aware that the Kindle version on Amazon is the Susan Bernofsky translation, no matter what the cover image shows or (seemingly) what the author information says on Amazon. After initially downloading a Kindle version (reasonable at 99 ) I found the translation to be awkward in places and wanted to compare others. The translator is not listed anywhere in the actual Kindle book. I determined, by searching on other websites, that I probably was reading the Susan Bernofsky translation. After doing some investigating, I decided I wanted to read the Hilda Rosner translation and looked for a Kindle version of that translation. Twice I thought I'd downloaded the preferred edition--once going by the cover, which matched the Rosner paperback, and once going by the fact that Rosner was listed along with Hesse as the author. Both times the downloaded copy turned out to be the Bernofsky. Caveat emptor. 4What Did I Just Read?What did I just read? Frankly, I am not quite sure. Was it a religious treatise? Was it a journey of enlightenment? It will no doubt take some time to process my feelings about this book. It is truly a journey of discovery, but Siddhartha,s journey became much more than he ever expected it to be. From a point of sacrifice and inner peace, he found himself in the very place from which he was trying to escape. When the reality of his life overwhelmed him, he disappeared into a place of poverty, solitude, and sacrifice that finally brought to him the reward that he had sought for so many years--until he found and then lost a familial love that he had never thought that he would have. If you go into this book expecting Siddhartha to climb the highest mountain to ask his mentor the true meaning of life, you will be wrong. What Siddhartha ultimately finds will be for the reader to decide. 5There is a difference between looking and seeingSiddhartha is an interesting look at traditional Buddhism. The Pali cannon that Gotama gave us is one method. Buddha also taught that there are many ways to awakening. The institutions of Buddhism are in the business of promoting the various schools of practice. By promoting the practice of this or that school, the ego of the seeker is reinforced in that practice. Americans are always in a hurry. They want release as fast as possible. This is why the diamond way of Vajrayanna Tibeten is the most popular form of Buddhism in the US. They would rather someone else do the work than sit down and figure it out. Siddhartha follows his own path even when an authentic true teacher is walking in his midst. He recognizes the truth of that teacher but also sees the limitations of that teaching for him. Ultimately each practitioner will have to launch his own yanna(vehicle) to the other shore. The practice and teaching of others is only the starting point. If you look in the literature about the various Buddha realms. The character of Sidhartha falls in the category of Pecceka Buddhas or silent Buddhas. There is also a lesson to taken from this book about sons and daughters. One cannot shield them the world. They must released to make their own choices and mistakes in order to learn their own lessons. The fragility of university students today is a result of helicopter parenting. 5For the searchers of spirituality and Eastern thoughts. Hesse is subtle & deep as far as it can.This book is the narrative fiction about a searcher's life (Siddhartha) of a spiritual right path for himself, in ancient India, at the time of Gotama Buddha.His search has led him from being a young Brahmin (a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood - Webster's Dictionary) to becoming a samana (a wandering ascetic), to meeting the Buddha, to being the lover of a courtesan, Kamala, to becoming a rich merchant, and to ending up finally as an enlightened ferryman.The most interesting things about this book are the Hindu and Buddhist concepts interspersed throughout in not any particularly organized form. The main things are the oneness of all things, the looking into oneself, the mindful presence, love as the most important thing and the impactful Om sound which Hesse states as "the perfection" .If you like to think about things spiritual and are interested in Eastern thoughts, then this book is for you. Hesse has a special way of putting things and ideas subtly and deeply, as far as it can go.The following quotes are for the readers to get the drift of his narration. "No, there was no teaching a truly searching person, someone who truly wanted to find, could accept. But he who had found, he could approve of any teachings, every path, every goal, there was nothing standing between him and all the other thousand any more who lived in that what is eternal, who breathed what is divine." (The Ferryman) "Perhaps that you're searching far too much? That in all the searching, you don't find the time for finding?" (Govinda) 5
    Siddhartha

    Siddhartha

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