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In Siddhartha‚ the river works as a means towards Kamala ’s death because she crosses it in order to reach her final destination‚ to meet Siddhartha again. So‚ Kamala dies without worrying about leaving her son with the wrong person because she leaves him with his father‚ Siddhartha‚ whom she knows will take care of their son. Then Siddhartha explains to Vasudeva how the river comforts him after Kamala ’s death‚ saying "[he] sat [t]here and listened to the river‚ fill[ing] [him]
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word saves him. The most important moment in Siddhartha’s spiritual development is hearing Om. After leaving Kamala‚ a courtesan who teaches him the art of physical love‚ and his past life of being a rich man‚ Siddhartha feels miserable and contemplates committing suicide. He wanders aimlessly and
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Neha Sharma Knowledge vs. experience The famous Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti once said‚ “There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book‚ pass an examination‚ and finish with education. The whole of life‚ from the moment you are born to the moment you die‚ is a process of learning.” (whale.to/a/krishnamurti) Krishnamurti is addressing learning as a process in which an individual tries to gain certain knowledge for predestined purposes. He clearly believes that rote memorization
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passed and time came when Siddhartha and ferryman saw many monks and pilgrims who told them that Gautama was going to die and they were going to see him but Siddhartha did not believe in separation and he knew that he was connected to everything. Kamala was also going to see Gautama along with the son of Siddhartha .Son demanded to stay for rest. When they stopped and
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important than Nirvana. He taught him that money was the most important thing in the world. This reminds me of one of Herman Hesse’s teachers Plato. Plato believed that all things are connected to love including the love of oneself. I believe that Kamala was like Plato I believe she believed in love of oneself and worldly things before her God or Nirvana. I also believe that Kaamaswami believed in money before her got his God or Nirvana. “It has never been my experience that a Samara from the woods
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At the outskirts of the city‚ Siddhartha encounters a woman named Kamala who he approaches‚ hoping to learn the “art which [she has] mastered in the highest degree‚” “the joys of love.” Siddhartha through time learns what he lacks and becomes a wealthy merchant so that he may please Kamala‚ through having “pretty clothes‚ and shoes‚ pretty shoes‚ and lots of money in his pouch‚ and gifts for Kamala.” As a merchant‚ Siddhartha enjoys a rich and prosperous life‚ but it seemed as if
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astrologer K.N.Rao mentions the names of Jawaharlal’s father and grandfather. Jawahar Lal’s father was believed to be Motilal and Motilal’s father was one Gangadhar Nehru. And we all know that Jawaharlal’s only daughter was Indira Priyadarshini Nehru; Kamala Nehru was her mother‚ who died in Switzerland of tuberculosis. She was totally against Indira’s proposed marriage with Feroze. Why? No one tells us that! Now‚ who is this Feroze? We are told by many that he was the son of the family grocer
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Soon enough Siddhartha realizes he’s got off track‚ forgetting about the enlightenment he was in search for. So‚ one morning he decides to leave all his wealth‚ Kamala and Kamaswami behind and go back. He finds himself back at the river‚ and he starts telling Vasudeva everything he went through. Vasudeva sits there listens and listens until Siddhartha is done. He tells Sidd to go and listen to the river. As he listened
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Harrow and completed his Law degree from Trinity College‚ Cambridge.Jawaharlal Nehru returned to India in 1912 and started legal practice. On 7 February 1916‚ Nehru married sixteen year old Kamala Kaul. In the first year of the marriage‚ Kamala gave birth to their only child‚ Indira Priyadarshini .Jawahar Lal Nehru joined Home Rule League in 1917.Two years later‚ Nehru joined the Indian National Congress‚ where he soon became a leader—during this time he began to
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