Siddartha
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Rarely does one have the pleasure of reading a book that leaves them with the profound impact of a changed perspective. by Hermann Hesse is one of those books. Hesse has taken an interesting premise that few writers could have tackled with such finesse and brought an unforgettably personal tale ....
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.... is mortality. The author says, “These were Siddatha’s thoughts; this was his thirst, his sorrow.” Because strays from his goal as the depth of his contemplation makes him long to abandon the Self, Hesse shows a lack of contentment in the character’s lifestyle. is still restless.
’s second life, one of excess and desire, shows him trying to find the Self in a different, but equally futile, manner from the Samanas. Govinda has left him to follow the Buddha, the Illustrious One, a ....
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