To be honest, by the title of the book, I thought it's a story of Buddha but as it is already said , never judge a book by it's cover, I got to know it's a story of a brahmin boy, Siddhartha, who sets off on a pilgrimage to reach enlightenment. He experiences life as a pious brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover and an ordinary ferryman to a father.

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I like the character, Siddhartha, because all of the lessons he has learned remain clear in his mind, he perceives the beauty of the world and he feels a sense of energy in moving forward. He is always confident that he will find the way by himself although he is not sure about what exactly it will be but still he feels confident, this impressed me alot.

About The Character 

When the main character, Siddhartha meets the actual Budhha and is deeply impressed by him, but he still believes that truth is something one must find on his own and tries to find it through his own life experiences but I think, one can't live long enough to find the truth through his/her own life experiences, some people get the truth in less time but its also possible that some didn't get it then they should understand it from other's life experiences.

This book made me realise the importance of a river which taught me to listen, to pay close attention with a quiet heart, with a waiting, opened soul, without passion, without a wish, without judgement, without an opinion, that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek depth in life, it knows everything and everything can be learned from it.

The Importance Of River In This Book.

This story is a fiction, still when you read it you'll be hooked by the themes, character, their life happenings, emotions, and everything. It's just a simple story with beautiful teachings and absolutely amazing and easy to understand. This book showed me that there are no wrong paths in life and each road brings you where you are supposed to be. Beautifully written and a deeply personal story.The journey of self-discovery.

Honest Review.

Hermann Hesse, the author, has narrated a lot about Siddartha and his spiritual journey. A lot has been discussed about Siddhartha. He is loved by everyone. He is a source of joy for everybody, but he, Siddhartha, is not a source of joy for himself, he finds no delight in himself. Siddhartha has started to nurse discontent in himself, he has started to feel that the love of his father and his mother, and love of his friend, will not bring him joy forever and ever, will not nurse him, freed him, satisfy him. Siddhartha has many queries in his mind like as, Do the sacrifices give a happy fortune?, What about the Gods?, Was it really Prajapati who had created the world? Was it not the Atman, the singular one? Siddharatha meets his father and says, With your permission, my father, I have come to tell you that it is my longing to leave your house tomorrow and go to ascetics. My desire is to become a Samara. His father says-You will go into the go forest and be a Samara , when you will find blissfulness in the forest, come back and teach me to be blissful. This is just an excerpt, the whole book consists of spiritualistic way of narration, thus becomes interesting one. Once you start reading cant resist to leave the book in the mid.

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The classic novel of a quest for knowledge that has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers—a perennial favorite for graduation gifts. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Though set in a place and time far removed from the Germany of 1922, the year of the book’s debut, the novel is infused with the sensibilities of Hermann Hesse’s time, synthesizing disparate philosophies–Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism–into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man’s search for meaning. It is the story of the quest of Siddhartha, a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege and comfort to seek spiritual fulfillment and wisdom. On his journey, Siddhartha encounters wandering ascetics, Buddhist monks, and successful merchants, as well as a courtesan named Kamala and a simple ferryman who has attained enlightenment. Traveling among these people and experiencing life’s vital passages–love, work, friendship, and fatherhood–Siddhartha discovers that true knowledge is guided from within.

Many works, including Siddhartha (1922) and Steppenwolf (1927), of German-born Swiss writer Hermann Hesse concern the struggle of the individual to find wholeness and meaning in life; he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1946.Other best-known works of this poet, novelist, and painter include The Glass Bead Game, which, also known as Magister Ludi, explore a search of an individual for spirituality outside society. In his time, Hesse was a popular and influential author in the German-speaking world; worldwide fame only came later. 

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The paradox of our times is that those who have the most can often be the least satisfied

When we are overly familiar with people, we forget how important they are to us and the correct way to behave with them.

Familiarity Breeds Contempt.

Aldous Huxley said, "Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him." It's how we respond that makes all the difference.

Great Saying......

Gaur Gopal Das is an Indian monk, lifestyle coach, motivational speaker and former electrical engineer. He is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

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