Siddhartha
Siddhartha: The Search for the Inner Self Siddhartha had
one single goal - to become empty, to become empty of
thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow - to let the Self
die. No longer to be Self, to experience the peace of an
emptied heart, to experience pure thought - that was his
goal. When all the Self was conquered and dead, when all
passions and desires were silent, then the last must awaken,
the innermost of Being that is no longer Self - the great
secret! (14) Siddhartha, according to his actions, was
constantly in search for knowledge, regardless of what kind,
or what he had to do to obtain it. In the book titled
Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse, this is shown to us by
Siddhartha's leaving home to join the Samanas, and all the
actions leading to his residence alongside the river. Leaving
his loving family and home where all loved him, shows us
that Siddhartha not only knows what he wants but will do
anything to attain it. As described on pages 10 through 12,......
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