Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse~ A Discovery of Self!
siddhartha-hermann-hesse This post on the book- Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse is going to be a post of what I personally came across while reading this book. So, here it goes ๐ Happy Reading !! Our own discovery to our inner self is a sweet love affair!! There is no set path that is uniformly applicable to all. The characters Siddhartha, Govinda, Kamla, Vasudeva clearly depict this in the book. And, I think, that’s the beauty- our own discovery to inner self. Truth is just too intimate, one like Siddhartha has to experiment, keep on learning, keep on moving. The story depicts how Siddhartha lived his choices as a brahmin’s son, then a samana, a rich merchant, Kamala’s lover, ferryman’s student , a grieving father and ultimately a wise ferryman. However, in all the roles that Siddhartha played- he deep inside has only one intention- just to know the Truth :- As Saint Kabir Saheb Ji says- เคฎैं เคฌौเคฐी เคฎेเคฐे เคฐाเคฎ เคญเคฐเคคाเคฐ เคคा เคाเคฐเคฃ เคฐเคि เคเคฐिเคฏों เคถ्เคฐृंเคाเคฐ || (The couplet means that