Siddhartha
Good afternoon. I, Isshita Patel of grade 11 Chandra. Doing My IBDP program from Vishwashanti Gurukul world school am here to do my internal oral presentation on The different People that influenced Siddhartha’s journey towards enlightenment.
Siddhartha the novel was written by Hermann Hesse. Who was a German Swiss writter. His most recognizable works are- Steppenwolf, Siddhartha and The glass bead game. All three of these novels have a common theme running through them. Which is an exploration of an individual’s search for authenticity, Self-Knowledge and a strong link to spirituality. The book Siddhartha was his 9th novel and was originally written in German. The literal meaning of Siddhartha when broken up into two words …show more content…
Some of them we interact with on a regular basis. They are our friends, our neighbors, and our spouses. Then there are those who are in our lives fleetingly. They are the determined doctors who save our lives at hospitals, and the remarkable strangers whose simple smiles have the power to make us feel good about ourselves. Some people that we remember for awhile, some of them we might never think of again almost as soon as we part and the others that we can never forget. Because they change the way we think, They open our eyes to what we might have never seen without them, and simply change our path for the betterment of the life that lies ahead of us. We may be in contact with them for a few short moments, but those moments can alter the rest of our lives. In Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, we see how the life of one man changes radically because of the various people who influence him throughout his journey toward …show more content…
His apearance helps Siddhartha test himself against Love.Although Siddhartha has attained peace as a ferryman, he is fallible because he has not confronted love itself. Many compelling reasons exist for Siddhartha to allow his son to return to the city, but, blinded by love, he forgets that enlightenment must come from within and tries to impose his views on his son. Logically, Siddhartha should recognize his error in this situation. The fact that Siddhartha ignores his most fundamental belief is a testament to how much he loves his son. Its is here again that we find the great significance of the existance of karma. I quote- He remembered how once, as a youth, he had compelled his father to let him go and join the ascetic, how he had taken leave of him, how he had gone and never returned. Had not his father also suffered the same pain that he was now suffering for his son? In order to achieve enlightenment, Siddhartha must give up what he loves. Siddhartha’s difficulty with giving up his son suggests that love is the toughest challenge Siddhartha has faced during his quest and that Siddhartha is actually no different than anyone who has experienced love. Losing his son is difficult for Siddhartha, but what he experiences now as a father is the same as what he experienced years before as a son.Throughout his journey, Siddhartha meets many people he believes can lead him to
Siddhartha the novel was written by Hermann Hesse. Who was a German Swiss writter. His most recognizable works are- Steppenwolf, Siddhartha and The glass bead game. All three of these novels have a common theme running through them. Which is an exploration of an individual’s search for authenticity, Self-Knowledge and a strong link to spirituality. The book Siddhartha was his 9th novel and was originally written in German. The literal meaning of Siddhartha when broken up into two words …show more content…
Some of them we interact with on a regular basis. They are our friends, our neighbors, and our spouses. Then there are those who are in our lives fleetingly. They are the determined doctors who save our lives at hospitals, and the remarkable strangers whose simple smiles have the power to make us feel good about ourselves. Some people that we remember for awhile, some of them we might never think of again almost as soon as we part and the others that we can never forget. Because they change the way we think, They open our eyes to what we might have never seen without them, and simply change our path for the betterment of the life that lies ahead of us. We may be in contact with them for a few short moments, but those moments can alter the rest of our lives. In Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, we see how the life of one man changes radically because of the various people who influence him throughout his journey toward …show more content…
His apearance helps Siddhartha test himself against Love.Although Siddhartha has attained peace as a ferryman, he is fallible because he has not confronted love itself. Many compelling reasons exist for Siddhartha to allow his son to return to the city, but, blinded by love, he forgets that enlightenment must come from within and tries to impose his views on his son. Logically, Siddhartha should recognize his error in this situation. The fact that Siddhartha ignores his most fundamental belief is a testament to how much he loves his son. Its is here again that we find the great significance of the existance of karma. I quote- He remembered how once, as a youth, he had compelled his father to let him go and join the ascetic, how he had taken leave of him, how he had gone and never returned. Had not his father also suffered the same pain that he was now suffering for his son? In order to achieve enlightenment, Siddhartha must give up what he loves. Siddhartha’s difficulty with giving up his son suggests that love is the toughest challenge Siddhartha has faced during his quest and that Siddhartha is actually no different than anyone who has experienced love. Losing his son is difficult for Siddhartha, but what he experiences now as a father is the same as what he experienced years before as a son.Throughout his journey, Siddhartha meets many people he believes can lead him to