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"小懈写写褏邪褉褌褏邪" - 卸械屑褔褍卸懈薪邪 锌褉芯蟹褘 袚械褉屑邪薪邪 袚械褋褋械, 薪邪 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑邪褏 泻芯褌芯褉芯泄 薪邪褕谢懈 褋胁芯械 芯褌褉邪卸械薪懈械 锌褍褌械褕械褋褌胁懈褟 锌懈褋邪褌械谢褟 锌芯 袠薪写懈懈, 邪 褌邪泻卸械 械谐芯 懈薪褌械褉械褋 泻 胁芯褋褌芯褔薪褘屑 褉械谢懈谐懈褟屑.
袦械褋褌芯屑 写械泄褋褌胁懈褟 褟胁谢褟械褌褋褟 袠薪写懈褟 胁褉械屑械薪 小懈写写褏邪褉褌褏懈 袚邪褍褌邪屑褘 - 芯褋薪芯胁邪褌械谢褟 芯写薪芯泄 懈蟹 薪邪懈斜芯谢械械 谐谢褍斜芯泻懈褏 懈 屑褍写褉褘褏 褉械谢懈谐懈泄 褔械谢芯胁械褔械褋褌胁邪 - 斜褍写写懈蟹屑邪. 袙 褝褌芯泄 薪械斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 泻薪懈谐械 袚械褋褋械 褍写邪谢芯褋褜 芯斜褗褟褋薪懈褌褜 械胁褉芯锌械泄褑邪屑 械械 褋褍褌褜, 褋芯蟹写邪褌褜 懈写械邪谢褜薪褍褞 褋懈褋褌械屑褍 - 薪械泻懈泄 褋胁芯写 胁蟹邪懈屑芯褋胁褟蟹邪薪薪褘褏 锌褉邪胁懈谢 - 泻邪泻 薪褍卸薪芯 卸懈褌褜, 泻邪泻 褋谢械写褍械褌 懈褋锌褉邪胁谢褟褌褜 褋胁芯懈 芯褕懈斜泻懈, 泻邪泻 薪邪泄褌懈 褋胁芯械 懈褋褌懈薪薪芯械 "褟".
协褌褍 锌褉懈褌褔褍 褋褌芯懈褌 褔懈褌邪褌褜 懈 锌械褉械褔懈褌褘胁邪褌褜 薪械 懈蟹-蟹邪 褋褞卸械褌邪 懈 胁 锌芯懈褋泻械 薪芯胁褘褏 蟹薪邪薪懈泄, 邪 懈蟹-蟹邪 褌芯谐芯 谐谢褍斜懈薪薪芯谐芯 锌芯薪懈屑邪薪懈褟 屑懈褉邪, 芯褖褍褖械薪懈褟 械写懈薪械薪懈褟 褋 芯泻褉褍卸邪褞褖懈屑懈, 泻芯褌芯褉芯械 芯薪邪 写邪械褌.
袦械褋褌芯屑 写械泄褋褌胁懈褟 褟胁谢褟械褌褋褟 袠薪写懈褟 胁褉械屑械薪 小懈写写褏邪褉褌褏懈 袚邪褍褌邪屑褘 - 芯褋薪芯胁邪褌械谢褟 芯写薪芯泄 懈蟹 薪邪懈斜芯谢械械 谐谢褍斜芯泻懈褏 懈 屑褍写褉褘褏 褉械谢懈谐懈泄 褔械谢芯胁械褔械褋褌胁邪 - 斜褍写写懈蟹屑邪. 袙 褝褌芯泄 薪械斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 泻薪懈谐械 袚械褋褋械 褍写邪谢芯褋褜 芯斜褗褟褋薪懈褌褜 械胁褉芯锌械泄褑邪屑 械械 褋褍褌褜, 褋芯蟹写邪褌褜 懈写械邪谢褜薪褍褞 褋懈褋褌械屑褍 - 薪械泻懈泄 褋胁芯写 胁蟹邪懈屑芯褋胁褟蟹邪薪薪褘褏 锌褉邪胁懈谢 - 泻邪泻 薪褍卸薪芯 卸懈褌褜, 泻邪泻 褋谢械写褍械褌 懈褋锌褉邪胁谢褟褌褜 褋胁芯懈 芯褕懈斜泻懈, 泻邪泻 薪邪泄褌懈 褋胁芯械 懈褋褌懈薪薪芯械 "褟".
协褌褍 锌褉懈褌褔褍 褋褌芯懈褌 褔懈褌邪褌褜 懈 锌械褉械褔懈褌褘胁邪褌褜 薪械 懈蟹-蟹邪 褋褞卸械褌邪 懈 胁 锌芯懈褋泻械 薪芯胁褘褏 蟹薪邪薪懈泄, 邪 懈蟹-蟹邪 褌芯谐芯 谐谢褍斜懈薪薪芯谐芯 锌芯薪懈屑邪薪懈褟 屑懈褉邪, 芯褖褍褖械薪懈褟 械写懈薪械薪懈褟 褋 芯泻褉褍卸邪褞褖懈屑懈, 泻芯褌芯褉芯械 芯薪邪 写邪械褌.
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First published October 1, 1922
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Hermann Hesse
2,132听books18.7k听followersMany 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. Young Germans desiring a different and more "natural" way of life at the time of great economic and technological progress in the country, received enthusiastically Peter Camenzind , first great novel of Hesse.
Throughout Germany, people named many schools. In 1964, people founded the Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Preis, awarded biennially, alternately to a German-language literary journal or to the translator of work of Hesse to a foreign language. The city of Karlsruhe, Germany, also associates a Hermann Hesse prize.
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. Young Germans desiring a different and more "natural" way of life at the time of great economic and technological progress in the country, received enthusiastically Peter Camenzind , first great novel of Hesse.
Throughout Germany, people named many schools. In 1964, people founded the Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Preis, awarded biennially, alternately to a German-language literary journal or to the translator of work of Hesse to a foreign language. The city of Karlsruhe, Germany, also associates a Hermann Hesse prize.
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July 6, 2011
My apologies if this review reeks of "GUSHness." However, it gave me that ONE-OF-A-KIND reading experience that doesn't come along often and so I think it is certainly worthy of the praise I shall heep upon it. Beautifully written and a deeply personal story, Hesse has created the ultimate expression of the journey of self-discovery.
The book details the story of Siddhartha, the young and brilliant son of a Brahmin in ancient India. The Brahmin are the uber revered caste comprised of poets, priests, teachers and scholars***.
[*** Quick Side Note : How refreshing is it that their most revered group is not made up of morally questionable athletes, morally suspect celebrities and morally bankrupt politicians...I'm just saying!!]
At the beginning of the story, despite having absorbed all of the teachings of his father and followed all of the religious rites and rituals of his caste, Siddhartha is not content. He knows deep inside that there is something missing and decides to leave his father and his future and seek enlightenment. He sets out, along with his life long friend to find life鈥檚 meaning. A decision that makes Siddhartha鈥檚 father less than a happy camper.
Thus begins one of the truly exceptional stories in modern literature. Siddhartha鈥檚 journey takes him from the elite of his people:
1. First, to a group of ascetics who shun personal possessions and view the physical world as the source of all pain;
2. Next to a beautiful courtesan who teaches Siddhartha the mysterious of physical love, to a world;
3. Third, to a wealthy trader who teaches Siddhartha about profit, trade and worldly pleasures;
4. Then to a life of hedonistic excess in which Siddhartha eats, drinks, gambles and indulges in numerous sexual conquests in a very SinCityesque way...
5. Finally, back to an ascetic life, but one that embraces the world and everything in it as special and unique.
Throughout the various stages of his journey, Siddhartha finds something of value in everyone he interacts with and each stage brings him closer to his ultimate goal. Through elegant and deeply evocative writing, Hesse demonstrates, through Siddhartha's journey, the fundamental value of each and every person on Earth. Everyone has something special to contribute to the universe. Siddhartha's final realization of his goal of finding enlightenment is simply amazing and one that I can not recommend more strongly that everyone read.
I'm a U.S. citizen of Irish heritage living in Las Vegas. I was raised Roman Catholic and spent most of my undergraduate and graduate academic life learning about western philosophy, history and literature. I mention the only because I was completely floored that I could identify so intensely with Siddhartha鈥檚 story, despite a background that was as far from embracing an "eastern" viewpoint as you could possibly get.
I think its ability to completely suck me in demonstrates not only the brilliance and beauty of Hesse鈥檚 prose, but also the universal nature of the story and its ability to transcend all barriers to understanding. It is an amazing read but also a deeply personal one and I think that everyone will get something different out of reading it. Hopefully it is something very, very positive.
5.0 stars. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!
December 4, 2013
So there鈥檚 a damn dirty hippie in India named Siddhartha who is supposed to be seeking spiritual enlightenment, but instead of going to a good Christian church like a normal person, he wanders around the woods for a while with some other damn dirty hippies. After he meets Buddha, he finally gets tired of being broke-ass and homeless, and he goes into town where he makes a pile of money. This is good because everyone knows that engaging in capitalism is the only proper way to go through life. As a bonus, he also meets a beautiful woman.
Then, just when he鈥檚 having a good ole time; doing business, drinking, gambling and making time with the woman, the dang fool鈥檚 hippie ideas pop up again, and he walks away from all of it. Remember that Chris Farley routine on Saturday Night Live where he鈥檇 scream that someone would end up living in a van down by the river? Well, this hippie ends up living in a hut down by the river. And that鈥檚 even worse, because at least you could play the radio in a van.
Finally, Siddartha thinks that the river is god. Or something stupid like that. It just didn鈥檛 make any sense. Give me one of them Lee Child novels any day over this hippie dippie crap. That Jack Reacher is a man鈥檚 man!
Just kidding.
Actually, this is an elegant allegory about a guy going through different phases as he pursues a lifelong quest to rid himself of his ego so that he can know true peace and enlightenment. It鈥檚 filled with incredible writing, and it鈥檚 short and smart enough to hold the attention of even a doofus like me. I鈥檇 put this in the category of books that everyone should read at least once.
Then, just when he鈥檚 having a good ole time; doing business, drinking, gambling and making time with the woman, the dang fool鈥檚 hippie ideas pop up again, and he walks away from all of it. Remember that Chris Farley routine on Saturday Night Live where he鈥檇 scream that someone would end up living in a van down by the river? Well, this hippie ends up living in a hut down by the river. And that鈥檚 even worse, because at least you could play the radio in a van.
Finally, Siddartha thinks that the river is god. Or something stupid like that. It just didn鈥檛 make any sense. Give me one of them Lee Child novels any day over this hippie dippie crap. That Jack Reacher is a man鈥檚 man!
Just kidding.
Actually, this is an elegant allegory about a guy going through different phases as he pursues a lifelong quest to rid himself of his ego so that he can know true peace and enlightenment. It鈥檚 filled with incredible writing, and it鈥檚 short and smart enough to hold the attention of even a doofus like me. I鈥檇 put this in the category of books that everyone should read at least once.
December 1, 2008
Whatever. Blah blah blah Samana. Blah blah blah Kamala. Blah blah blah Samsara. Blah blah blah River. Blah blah blah Om.
September 12, 2022
In life we all look for meaning, we all look for something to give us a purpose and, in essence, a reason to actually be alive. Nobody wants to get to the end of their journey and realise it was all for nothing, and that their days were utterly wasted. So how do we find this meaning?
鈥淥ne must find the source within one's own Self, one must possess it. Everything else was seeking -- a detour, an error.鈥�
We must find our own peace. Siddhartha followed the teachings of others and it granted him very little happiness. He meets Buddha, or a Buddha, and he realises that the only way he can achieve the same degree of serenity is to find it himself. The words of the man, as wise as they may be, are just air; they are not experience: they are not one鈥檚 own wisdom granted through trial. So he takes his own path, albeit an indirect one, and finally awakens his mind into a sense of enlightenment.
But, in order to do so, he must first realise the true state of emptiness. And, of course, to understand emptiness one must first experience temporary fullness; thus, he walks into the world of the everyday man. He indulges in their pleasure, gains possessions and takes a lover. He forms attachments and begets a household of servants and wealth. Through experiencimg such things, he learns that they are shallow and transitory; they will never create the feeling of lasting happiness within his soul, so he walks out once more with the full realisation that peace can only come from one place: himself.
鈥淚 have had to experience so much stupidity, so many vices, so much error, so much nausea, disillusionment and sorrow, just in order to become a child again and begin anew. I had to experience despair, I had to sink to the greatest mental depths, to thoughts of suicide, in order to experience grace.鈥�
He experiences oneness with his own thoughts, with everyone else and anything that resides in nature: he becomes enlightened, though only through returning from the darkest of times. Suffering exists, suffering will always exist, and it is how we deal with this suffering that defines us: it is how we pick ourselves up afterwards not letting it ruin our lives, and those around us, that makes us stronger. In this Hesse capture something extremely difficult to put into words, which is something the novel frequently recognises.
How does one accurately define these vague concepts of belief? He doesn鈥檛. So we rely on allegories to teach us these ideals, to make us understand that happiness is not equitable with materialism, and to make us realise that seeking something too ardently may mean we miss it altogether. Seeking the meaning of life is not the answer, living life, the life of peace and compassion, is. Siddhartha follows the vibrations of his soul, the sound of the river, and it takes him exactly where he needs to go.
As a student of Buddhism, as a struggling practitioner, I found this book extremely helpful. It cuts through all the rhetoric, the arguments and debates, and gets to the very heart of the matter itself. This is a book I will carry with me through life; this is a book that has so much wisdom to impart, and now the third book to truly impact me individually.
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鈥淥ne must find the source within one's own Self, one must possess it. Everything else was seeking -- a detour, an error.鈥�
We must find our own peace. Siddhartha followed the teachings of others and it granted him very little happiness. He meets Buddha, or a Buddha, and he realises that the only way he can achieve the same degree of serenity is to find it himself. The words of the man, as wise as they may be, are just air; they are not experience: they are not one鈥檚 own wisdom granted through trial. So he takes his own path, albeit an indirect one, and finally awakens his mind into a sense of enlightenment.
But, in order to do so, he must first realise the true state of emptiness. And, of course, to understand emptiness one must first experience temporary fullness; thus, he walks into the world of the everyday man. He indulges in their pleasure, gains possessions and takes a lover. He forms attachments and begets a household of servants and wealth. Through experiencimg such things, he learns that they are shallow and transitory; they will never create the feeling of lasting happiness within his soul, so he walks out once more with the full realisation that peace can only come from one place: himself.
鈥淚 have had to experience so much stupidity, so many vices, so much error, so much nausea, disillusionment and sorrow, just in order to become a child again and begin anew. I had to experience despair, I had to sink to the greatest mental depths, to thoughts of suicide, in order to experience grace.鈥�
He experiences oneness with his own thoughts, with everyone else and anything that resides in nature: he becomes enlightened, though only through returning from the darkest of times. Suffering exists, suffering will always exist, and it is how we deal with this suffering that defines us: it is how we pick ourselves up afterwards not letting it ruin our lives, and those around us, that makes us stronger. In this Hesse capture something extremely difficult to put into words, which is something the novel frequently recognises.
How does one accurately define these vague concepts of belief? He doesn鈥檛. So we rely on allegories to teach us these ideals, to make us understand that happiness is not equitable with materialism, and to make us realise that seeking something too ardently may mean we miss it altogether. Seeking the meaning of life is not the answer, living life, the life of peace and compassion, is. Siddhartha follows the vibrations of his soul, the sound of the river, and it takes him exactly where he needs to go.
As a student of Buddhism, as a struggling practitioner, I found this book extremely helpful. It cuts through all the rhetoric, the arguments and debates, and gets to the very heart of the matter itself. This is a book I will carry with me through life; this is a book that has so much wisdom to impart, and now the third book to truly impact me individually.
__________________________________
You can connect with me on social media via .
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October 23, 2012
By the latter part of the 19th Century, the colonial spread of European powers across the world was in full swing. The British ruled India and Australia and had gone to war with China to force opium on the population. Africa, South America, and the Philippines had been portioned out for Western rule and control of resources.
But tyranny does not travel only in one direction, from conqueror to subject. When Medieval European knights returned from the crusades, they brought with them , , and thus was the European Renaissance kindled by the Light of Islam. Africans were brought to America as slaves, but even being scattered and mistreated from changing the culture, gifting us with blues, jazz, and African-descended words like 'funk', 'mojo', 'boogie', and 'cool'.
It was the same with the colonial powers of the fin de si猫cle , who brought back stories, myths, fashions, art, and philosophies from all over the world. Many Europeans grew obsessed with these foreign religions, finding in them both universal truths of human existence and completely new modes of thought. Organizations like the Theosophical Society were formed to explore these religions--it was all the rage.
But there was a problem: they got almost all of it wrong.
A Frenchman could spend his entire life learning the intricacies of Greek and Hebrew in order to study Catholicism--its origins, philosophies, schisms, heresies, and history--and still find that, in the end, there is much he does not know, and that he'd made many errors along the way. This, despite the fact that his culture is already steeped in it, he can go and speak to one of hundreds of experts any time he has a question, and has access to a complete library of texts on the subject written in his own language, and by people of a similar culture.
Now, imagine our 19th Century Gascon trying to do the same thing with Buddhism, where not only the original texts on the subject but the histories and analyses are in not merely a foreign language, but a completely different language branch, where the experts are from a different culture and speak a different language, and where the complexity and depth of history are just as vast.
It's no wonder that the Theosophists and similar groups ended up with garbled, mistranslated, simplified versions that combined opposing schools of thought haphazardly. As an old philosophy professor of mine once said: "You can learn a great deal about German Protestantism from reading Siddhartha, but almost nothing about Buddhism".
What ultimately emerged from the Theosophist movement was not a branch of Western Buddhism, but the 'New Age Movement': a grab bag of the same old Western ideas dressed up as mystical Oriental wisdom. Indeed, the central idea of the inane self-help book 'The Secret' and of Siddhartha are the same: the , which is not a Buddhist principle.
Like most of Hesse's work, it belongs in the 'Spiritual Self-Help' section, where vague handwaving and knowing looks are held in higher esteem than thought or insight. It's the same nonspecific mysticism he shows us in and , where the benefits of wisdom are indistinguishable from the symptoms of profound dementia.
If you want to understand Buddhism, start somewhere else, because you'd just have to unlearn all of Hesse's incorrect arguments and definitions. Happily, we have come a long way since Hesse's time, with experts and commentaries in many different languages available to the avid student. But, if you'd like to see someone try to explain the principles of Lutheranism using only misused Hindu terms, this may be the book for you.
But tyranny does not travel only in one direction, from conqueror to subject. When Medieval European knights returned from the crusades, they brought with them , , and thus was the European Renaissance kindled by the Light of Islam. Africans were brought to America as slaves, but even being scattered and mistreated from changing the culture, gifting us with blues, jazz, and African-descended words like 'funk', 'mojo', 'boogie', and 'cool'.
It was the same with the colonial powers of the fin de si猫cle , who brought back stories, myths, fashions, art, and philosophies from all over the world. Many Europeans grew obsessed with these foreign religions, finding in them both universal truths of human existence and completely new modes of thought. Organizations like the Theosophical Society were formed to explore these religions--it was all the rage.
But there was a problem: they got almost all of it wrong.
A Frenchman could spend his entire life learning the intricacies of Greek and Hebrew in order to study Catholicism--its origins, philosophies, schisms, heresies, and history--and still find that, in the end, there is much he does not know, and that he'd made many errors along the way. This, despite the fact that his culture is already steeped in it, he can go and speak to one of hundreds of experts any time he has a question, and has access to a complete library of texts on the subject written in his own language, and by people of a similar culture.
Now, imagine our 19th Century Gascon trying to do the same thing with Buddhism, where not only the original texts on the subject but the histories and analyses are in not merely a foreign language, but a completely different language branch, where the experts are from a different culture and speak a different language, and where the complexity and depth of history are just as vast.
It's no wonder that the Theosophists and similar groups ended up with garbled, mistranslated, simplified versions that combined opposing schools of thought haphazardly. As an old philosophy professor of mine once said: "You can learn a great deal about German Protestantism from reading Siddhartha, but almost nothing about Buddhism".
What ultimately emerged from the Theosophist movement was not a branch of Western Buddhism, but the 'New Age Movement': a grab bag of the same old Western ideas dressed up as mystical Oriental wisdom. Indeed, the central idea of the inane self-help book 'The Secret' and of Siddhartha are the same: the , which is not a Buddhist principle.
Like most of Hesse's work, it belongs in the 'Spiritual Self-Help' section, where vague handwaving and knowing looks are held in higher esteem than thought or insight. It's the same nonspecific mysticism he shows us in and , where the benefits of wisdom are indistinguishable from the symptoms of profound dementia.
If you want to understand Buddhism, start somewhere else, because you'd just have to unlearn all of Hesse's incorrect arguments and definitions. Happily, we have come a long way since Hesse's time, with experts and commentaries in many different languages available to the avid student. But, if you'd like to see someone try to explain the principles of Lutheranism using only misused Hindu terms, this may be the book for you.
July 31, 2021
(Book 717 from 1001 Books) - Siddhartha. Eine indische Dichtung = Siddhartha, Herman Hesse
Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.
The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960's.
爻蹖匕丕乇鬲丕 - 賴乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴 (丕爻丕胤蹖乇貙 賮乇丿賵爻) 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 丌賱賲丕賳蹖貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 賲丕賴 丿爻丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱 2007賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 爻蹖匕丕乇鬲丕貨 賴乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 倬乇賵蹖夭 丿丕乇蹖賵卮貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 倬乇賳蹖丕賳貙 1340貙 丿乇 160氐貨 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丌亘丕賳貙 1355貙 丿乇 160氐貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賮乇夭丕賳 1362貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丕爻丕胤蹖乇貙 1367貙 1373貨 趩丕倬 卮卮賲 1375貙 丿乇 134氐貨 趩丕倬 賴賮鬲賲 1381貨 趩丕倬 蹖丕夭丿賴賲 1394貨 賲賵囟賵毓 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丌賱賲丕賳蹖 夭亘丕賳 - 爻丿賴 20賲
賲鬲乇噩賲: 丕賲蹖乇賮乇蹖丿賵賳 诏乇讴丕賳蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賮乇丿賵爻貙 1373貨 丿乇 155氐貙 趩丕倬 爻賵賲 1376貨 趩賴丕乇賲 1381貨 卮卮賲 1385貨 趩丕倬 賴賮鬲賲 1387貨 卮丕亘讴 9645509114貨 趩丕倬 賴卮鬲賲 1388貨 卮丕亘讴 9789643204143貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 噩丕賲蹖貙 1392貙 丿乇 152氐貨 卮丕亘讴 9786001760884貨
賲鬲乇噩賲: 賲丨賲丿 亘賯丕蹖蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 丌乇賲蹖賳貙 1374貙 丿乇 225氐貨
賲鬲乇噩賲: 倬乇賵蹖夭 趩卮賲賴 禺丕賵乇貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 诏賱倬賵賳賴貙 1376貙 丿乇 167氐貨 卮丕亘讴 9646663044貨
賲鬲乇噩賲: 爻乇賵卮 丨亘蹖亘蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賯賯賳賵爻貙 1385貙 丿乇 174氐貨 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 1386貨 趩丕倬 爻賵賲 1387貨 卮丕亘讴 9789643116286貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賲丕賴蹖貙 1394貨 丿乇 144氐貨 卮丕亘讴 9789642092338貨
賴卮丿丕乇: 丕诏乇 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿蹖 禺賵丿 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘禺賵丕賳蹖丿貙 丕夭 禺賵丕賳卮 乇蹖賵蹖賵 禺賵丿丿丕乇蹖 賮乇賲丕蹖蹖丿
爻丿賴乇鬲賴丕 (爻蹖匕丕乇鬲丕)貙 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘乇賴賲賳 夭丕丿賴 蹖 噩賵丕賳蹖 丕爻鬲貙 讴賴 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 丿賵爻鬲 亘乇賴賲賳卮貙 亘乇丕蹖 噩爻鬲噩賵蹖 丨賯蹖賯鬲貙 賵 丿丕賳爻鬲賳 賵馗蹖賮賴 蹖 丕賳爻丕賳 丿乇 夭賲蹖賳貙 禺丕賳賴 蹖 倬丿乇 賵 賲丕丿乇 乇丕 鬲乇讴 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿貙 亘賴 賲乇鬲丕囟丕賳 噩賳诏賱 賲蹖倬蹖賵賳丿丿貨 丿乇 噩賳诏賱貙 亘賴 賮賳 乇蹖丕囟鬲 賵 鬲賮讴乇貙 亘賴 卮蹖賵賴 蹖 賲乇鬲丕囟丕賳貙 賲蹖倬乇丿丕夭丿貙 賲蹖讴賵卮丿 鬲丕 賳賮爻貙 賵 賲賵丕賳毓 乇丕賴 賳蹖賱 亘賴 丨賯蹖賯鬲 乇丕貙 丿乇 禺賵丿 丕夭 亘蹖賳 亘亘乇丿貨 賵賱蹖 賴乇趩賴 亘蹖卮貙 倬蹖卮 賲蹖乇賵丿貙 賵 賴乇趩賴 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賳賮爻卮 乇丕 鬲丨鬲 丕賳賯蹖丕丿 丿乇賲蹖丌賵乇丿貙 賲蹖亘蹖賳丿 亘賴 賴賲丕賳 丕賳丿丕夭賴貙 丕夭 丨賯蹖賯鬲 亘賴 丿賵乇 丕賮鬲丕丿賴 丕爻鬲貨 賲蹖賮賴賲丿 讴賴 乇蹖丕囟鬲貙 乇丕賴 賵氐賵賱 亘賴 賲胤賱賵亘 賳蹖爻鬲貨 丿乇 丌賳 賴賳诏丕賲 賲蹖卮賳賵丿貙 讴賴 讴爻蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦诏賵鬲丕賲丕禄 蹖丕 芦亘賵丿丕禄貙 亘賴 丌禺乇蹖賳 賲乇丨賱賴 蹖 讴賲丕賱 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 乇爻蹖丿賴貙 賲賵毓馗賴 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿貙 賲乇丿賲貙 亘賴 丿賵乇 丕賵 诏乇丿 丌賲丿賴 丕賳丿貨 芦爻丿賴乇鬲賴丕禄 賵 丿賵爻鬲卮貙 亘乇丕蹖 丿蹖丿賳 亘賵丿丕蹖 丕毓馗賲貙 诏乇賵賴 賲乇鬲丕囟丕賳 乇丕 鬲乇讴 賲蹖讴賳賳丿貙 丌賳賴丕 芦亘賵丿丕禄 乇丕 賲蹖亘蹖賳賳丿貙 賵 丕夭 賲卮丕賴丿賴 蹖 倬蹖讴乇貙 乇賮鬲丕乇 賵 胤乇夭 賳诏丕賴 丕賵貙 卮诏賮鬲 夭丿賴 賲蹖卮賵賳丿貨 亘賴 賲賵丕毓馗 丌賳 丿丕賳卮賲賳丿 蹖诏丕賳賴貙 诏賵卮 賮乇丕 賲蹖丿賴賳丿貨 芦亘賵丿丕禄 丕夭 丿乇丿 賵 乇賳噩 爻禺賳 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿貨 噩賴丕賳 乇丕 噩夭 乇賳噩 賳賲蹖亘蹖賳丿貨 丿賵爻鬲卮 丿乇 賴賲丕賳 賲噩賱爻貙 爻賵诏賳丿 賵賮丕丿丕乇蹖 亘賴 芦亘賵丿丕禄貙 蹖丕丿 賲蹖讴賳丿貨 賵賱蹖 芦爻丿賴乇鬲賴丕禄 亘賴 诏賮鬲賴 賴丕 賵 丌賲賵夭賴 賴丕蹖 芦诏賵鬲丕賲丕蹖 亘賵丿丕禄貙 亘丕賵乇 賳丿丕乇丿貨 乇賵夭 丿蹖诏乇貙 芦亘賵丿丕禄 乇丕 丕夭 丕賳丿蹖卮賴 賴丕蹖 禺賵丿 丌诏丕賴 賲蹖讴賳丿貨 亘賴 芦亘賵丿丕禄 賲蹖诏賵蹖丿: 乇爻鬲诏丕乇蹖 趩蹖夭蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 讴賴 亘鬲賵丕賳 亘丕 丌賲賵夭卮貙 丌賳 乇丕 亘賴 丿爻鬲 丌賵乇丿貨 丕夭 丌賳 亘賴 亘毓丿貙 禺賵丕賴丕賳 禺賵蹖卮鬲賳 禺賵丿 賲蹖卮賵丿貨 丿乇 氐丿丿 賳賮蹖 賳賮爻 禺賵蹖卮 亘乇賳賲蹖丌蹖丿貨 丕夭 乇賵爻倬蹖 卮賴乇貙 丿乇爻 毓卮賯 賵 賱匕丕鬲 乇丕 賮乇丕 賲蹖诏蹖乇丿貨 亘丕 亘丕夭乇诏丕賳蹖貙 丿賵爻鬲 賵 賴賲讴丕乇 賲蹖卮賵丿貨 亘丕夭貙 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 乇丕 讴賳丕乇 賲蹖诏匕丕乇丿貙 賵 丿乇 氐丿丿 禺賵丿讴卮蹖 亘乇賲蹖丌蹖丿貨 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 乇賵丿 亘蹖賳丿丕夭丿貨 丕夭 乇賵丿貙 氐丿丕蹖 丌賵丕夭 芦丕賲禄 蹖丕 芦乇賵丨 讴賱賲丕鬲禄 乇丕 賲蹖卮賳賵丿貨 亘禺賵丕亘 賲蹖乇賵丿貨 倬爻 丕夭 亘蹖丿丕乇蹖貙 賳蹖乇賵蹖 丿蹖诏乇蹖 丿乇 禺賵丿 賲蹖蹖丕亘丿貨 賴賲賴 趩蹖夭 夭蹖亘丕貙 禺賵亘 賵 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳蹖貙 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲貨 丿乇 讴賳丕乇 乇賵丿 賲蹖賲丕賳丿貨 卮丕诏乇丿 賯丕蹖賯乇丕賳 倬蹖乇蹖 賲蹖卮賵丿貨 賯丕蹖賯乇丕賳貙 賮賳 诏賵卮 賮乇丕丿丕丿賳 亘賴 丌賵丕夭 乇賵丿 乇丕貙 亘賴 丕賵 蹖丕丿 賲蹖丿賴丿貨 賴賲爻乇卮貙 倬爻乇卮 乇丕 倬蹖卮 丕賵 賲蹖丌賵乇丿貨 丕賲丕 賴賲爻乇卮貙 亘丕 賳蹖卮 賲丕乇蹖 賲爻賲賵賲 賲蹖卮賵丿貨 芦爻丿賴乇鬲賴丕禄貙 亘丕 丌賲丿賳 倬爻乇貙 禺賵丿 乇丕 卮丕丿 賲蹖蹖丕亘丿貨 賵賱蹖 賳丕氐亘賵乇蹖 倬爻乇貙 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賵 賵 賯丕蹖賯乇丕賳 乇丕 亘賴賲 賲蹖夭賳丿貨 丌賳诏丕賴 乇賵夭蹖 倬爻乇貙 倬丿乇 乇丕 亘賴 亘丕丿 丿卮賳丕賲 賲蹖诏蹖乇丿貙 賵 讴賱亘賴 乇丕 鬲乇讴 賲蹖讴賳丿貨 芦爻丿賴乇鬲賴丕禄貙 亘乇丕蹖 蹖丕賮鬲賳 倬爻乇貙 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿 丕夭 乇賵丿 亘诏匕乇丿貨 乇賵丿 亘賴 丕賵 賲蹖禺賳丿丿貨 丕賵 丌賵丕夭 賵 賴夭丕乇丌賵丕夭 乇賵丿 乇丕 賲蹖卮賳賵丿貨 亘賴 噩賳诏賱 賲蹖乇賵丿貙 鬲丕 亘丕 丕亘丿蹖鬲 賵 賵丨丿丕賳蹖鬲 噩賴丕賳 蹖讴蹖 卮賵丿貨 丿乇 乇丕賴貙 丿賵爻鬲卮 芦诏賵賵蹖賳丿丕禄 乇丕貙 倬蹖乇 賵 爻丕賱禺賵乇丿賴 賲蹖亘蹖賳丿貨 亘丕 亘賵爻賴 丕蹖貙 丕賵 乇丕 丕夭 噩丕賵丿丕賳蹖 賵 蹖诏丕賳诏蹖 噩賴丕賳貙 亘丕禺亘乇 賲蹖讴賳丿
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 28/05/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 07/05/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.
The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960's.
爻蹖匕丕乇鬲丕 - 賴乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴 (丕爻丕胤蹖乇貙 賮乇丿賵爻) 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 丌賱賲丕賳蹖貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 賲丕賴 丿爻丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱 2007賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 爻蹖匕丕乇鬲丕貨 賴乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 倬乇賵蹖夭 丿丕乇蹖賵卮貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 倬乇賳蹖丕賳貙 1340貙 丿乇 160氐貨 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丌亘丕賳貙 1355貙 丿乇 160氐貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賮乇夭丕賳 1362貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丕爻丕胤蹖乇貙 1367貙 1373貨 趩丕倬 卮卮賲 1375貙 丿乇 134氐貨 趩丕倬 賴賮鬲賲 1381貨 趩丕倬 蹖丕夭丿賴賲 1394貨 賲賵囟賵毓 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丌賱賲丕賳蹖 夭亘丕賳 - 爻丿賴 20賲
賲鬲乇噩賲: 丕賲蹖乇賮乇蹖丿賵賳 诏乇讴丕賳蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賮乇丿賵爻貙 1373貨 丿乇 155氐貙 趩丕倬 爻賵賲 1376貨 趩賴丕乇賲 1381貨 卮卮賲 1385貨 趩丕倬 賴賮鬲賲 1387貨 卮丕亘讴 9645509114貨 趩丕倬 賴卮鬲賲 1388貨 卮丕亘讴 9789643204143貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 噩丕賲蹖貙 1392貙 丿乇 152氐貨 卮丕亘讴 9786001760884貨
賲鬲乇噩賲: 賲丨賲丿 亘賯丕蹖蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 丌乇賲蹖賳貙 1374貙 丿乇 225氐貨
賲鬲乇噩賲: 倬乇賵蹖夭 趩卮賲賴 禺丕賵乇貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 诏賱倬賵賳賴貙 1376貙 丿乇 167氐貨 卮丕亘讴 9646663044貨
賲鬲乇噩賲: 爻乇賵卮 丨亘蹖亘蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賯賯賳賵爻貙 1385貙 丿乇 174氐貨 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 1386貨 趩丕倬 爻賵賲 1387貨 卮丕亘讴 9789643116286貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賲丕賴蹖貙 1394貨 丿乇 144氐貨 卮丕亘讴 9789642092338貨
賴卮丿丕乇: 丕诏乇 賲蹖禺賵丕賴丿蹖 禺賵丿 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘禺賵丕賳蹖丿貙 丕夭 禺賵丕賳卮 乇蹖賵蹖賵 禺賵丿丿丕乇蹖 賮乇賲丕蹖蹖丿
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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 28/05/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 07/05/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
September 8, 2024
It was the book I read it four years back. And to tell the truth, I did not like it much at the time. I thought this guy had written a book for Western audiences who are not familiar with the 'philosophy of karma and dharma', or rather, in general, the basic philosophy of India, who after reading it will realize something esoteric. And so it seemed to me a book containing wisdom that didn't touch me. And I finished it with the verdict: contains wisdom, but lacks depth, is boring at times, and does not grab your heart, and is not extra-ordinary in any way. But over the years I've come to understand that it is this ordinary-ness that makes this work exceptional. It is the story of a common man, just like you and me, who goes through the struggles of life. He is a man who has the qualities that we all, common man, possess, such as ambition, greed, possessiveness, lust, lying, etc. And it was one day when I was pondering over the book I came to know that - it was Hermann Hesse's own life that inspired him to write Siddhartha. And it became clear to me: why he has written, the way it is written. Then it dawned on me that it was all realistic happenings that the book pointed to and not something esoteric. Even the character Siddhartha, as I came to realise, was as fragile and incomplete & imperfect as me or any common man.
Now I understand, after many years, that Hesse has written from the point of view of a common man, not a protege like Buddha or Adi Shankaracharya. And it is in this light of 'The Struggle of a layman' that this book comes in all its glory. (I mean in terms of wisdom, and not in terms of reading pleasure). And as the time passes by I'm getting deeper and deeper into this book, and understanding it better.
Highly Recommended!
Now I understand, after many years, that Hesse has written from the point of view of a common man, not a protege like Buddha or Adi Shankaracharya. And it is in this light of 'The Struggle of a layman' that this book comes in all its glory. (I mean in terms of wisdom, and not in terms of reading pleasure). And as the time passes by I'm getting deeper and deeper into this book, and understanding it better.
Highly Recommended!
May 7, 2025
Hesse never really made the grade with this one in my young mind. I read it in 1973, and found it compounded my youthful confusion. Simply put, it conflicted jarringly with an insight I had been blessed - or cursed - with three years earlier.
That insight was that the purity of Being is insulted by our widespread profligacy.
Call it ontological if you prefer, but following Heidegger I saw the Crown of Being as the very germ and goal of a spiritual quest.
Stephane Mallarme spins an imaginative simile for this effect: calling it 鈥渓e cristal par le monstre insulte.鈥� I鈥檝e always found that metaphor apropos, because it clearly reifies the feeling as a concrete image.
There are two ways to embark on a quest: following the Eastern path, or stepping in line with the Western mystical canons.
The Eastern path, at least in modern times, is a way of peaceful meditation. It was not always so, but we moderns have relaxed our world views and our ideals. The Western way is similar nowadays, though traditionally we were made of sterner stuff.
In Hesse鈥檚 time the Eastern Way promised the lure of romantic exoticism. But by the time he wrote Siddhartha, he lived in an existential fire pit of despair. He needed its peace as well.
So in modern times the image of religion has been pasteurized, sanitized and commercialized. Kids see very little promise in it, let alone a way out of their inner storms. This is the uncomfortable legacy we have bequeathed to them, and it makes me squirm.
But for me, fifty years ago, founded in learning and philosophy, it was the Quest for Being amidst its opposing indecent insult by the world.
The real outside world offered no help. So I took my struggle within.
Now, a full half century later I鈥檝e found rest for my soul.
And - no - it bears no resemblance to Siddhartha鈥檚 ceaseless though romanticized flux.
No.
It鈥檚 the quiet, concrete simplicity of an everyday life.
That insight was that the purity of Being is insulted by our widespread profligacy.
Call it ontological if you prefer, but following Heidegger I saw the Crown of Being as the very germ and goal of a spiritual quest.
Stephane Mallarme spins an imaginative simile for this effect: calling it 鈥渓e cristal par le monstre insulte.鈥� I鈥檝e always found that metaphor apropos, because it clearly reifies the feeling as a concrete image.
There are two ways to embark on a quest: following the Eastern path, or stepping in line with the Western mystical canons.
The Eastern path, at least in modern times, is a way of peaceful meditation. It was not always so, but we moderns have relaxed our world views and our ideals. The Western way is similar nowadays, though traditionally we were made of sterner stuff.
In Hesse鈥檚 time the Eastern Way promised the lure of romantic exoticism. But by the time he wrote Siddhartha, he lived in an existential fire pit of despair. He needed its peace as well.
So in modern times the image of religion has been pasteurized, sanitized and commercialized. Kids see very little promise in it, let alone a way out of their inner storms. This is the uncomfortable legacy we have bequeathed to them, and it makes me squirm.
But for me, fifty years ago, founded in learning and philosophy, it was the Quest for Being amidst its opposing indecent insult by the world.
The real outside world offered no help. So I took my struggle within.
Now, a full half century later I鈥檝e found rest for my soul.
And - no - it bears no resemblance to Siddhartha鈥檚 ceaseless though romanticized flux.
No.
It鈥檚 the quiet, concrete simplicity of an everyday life.
April 2, 2025
Siddhartha was growing up surrounded with love鈥� But his mutinous mind didn鈥檛 let him be at rest鈥� It made him seek鈥� What is verity? Where it can be found?
He decides to choose a way of asceticism鈥� There he finds no final wisdom鈥� He visits Gautama鈥� No final wisdom鈥� And now his inner self awakens鈥�
So now he studies in the school of life鈥� He befriends a courtesan鈥� He participates in trading鈥� He loses himself in the mire of routine鈥� And now he must find a way out鈥�
The meaning of life doesn鈥檛 hide from us, it is in everything we touch and see.
Did not the ancient source of all springs flow within his own heart? This was what must be found, the fountainhead within one鈥檚 own being; you had to make it your own! All else was searching, detour, confusion.
He decides to choose a way of asceticism鈥� There he finds no final wisdom鈥� He visits Gautama鈥� No final wisdom鈥� And now his inner self awakens鈥�
He looked around as if seeing the world for the first time. How beautiful it was, how colorful, how strange and mysterious! Here was blue, here was yellow, here was green; sky and river were flowing; forests and mountains stood fixed: Everything was beautiful, everything mysterious and magical, and in the midst of all this was he, Siddhartha, in the moment of his awakening, on the path to himself.
So now he studies in the school of life鈥� He befriends a courtesan鈥� He participates in trading鈥� He loses himself in the mire of routine鈥� And now he must find a way out鈥�
Most people are like a falling leaf as it twists and turns its way through the air, lurches and tumbles to the ground. Others, though 鈥� a very few 鈥� are like stars set on a fixed course; no wind can reach them, and they carry their law and their path within them.
The meaning of life doesn鈥檛 hide from us, it is in everything we touch and see.
November 26, 2014
Has it ever happened to you that you are standing, facing a magnificent, breathtaking view, in solitude, and a strong wind hits you in the face? You try to stay still, with eyes closed and then an involuntary smile comes across your face? This book was like that.
August 21, 2022
Siddhartha is a German novel by Hermann Hesse. This book tells us the story of Siddhartha鈥檚 quest for spiritual illumination. This book will spiritually enlighten you and teach you to identify love and love the world with certitude.
鈥淕entleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.鈥�
March 10, 2015
Most religions know of it as "Enlightenment" - when the individual transcends himself and sees himself as one with the ultimate reality. It can be theistic (the Aham Brahma Asmi - "I am the Brahman" or Tat Tvam Asi - "Thou Art That" of Hinduism) or atheistic (the Buddhist Nirvana, based on the Anatman - "non-soul"); but the person who achieves it, according to all sources, is caught up in profound rapture. To reach this stage, one has to tread an arduous path. Carl Gustav Jung called the process "individuation": Joseph Campbell called it "the hero's journey". Herman Hesse's eponymous protagonist of Siddhartha is a man who embarks on this enterprise.
Siddhartha, the handsome Brahmin youth who apparently has everything, is dissatisfied with life: with the whole pointlessness of it. He leaves home with his friend Govinda and joins a group of ascetics (the Samanas) who have made renunciation a way of life. However, the true seeker he is, Siddhartha finds that simple renunciation does not work for him: he joins the Buddha in pursuit of enlightenment. However, he soon understands that whatever knowledge he must possess, must be experiential.
Leaving Govinda to become a Buddhist ascetic, Siddhartha buries himself in the sensual world across the river, where Kamala the courtesan trains him up in the pleasures of the flesh and Kamaswami the merchant instructs him in the secrets of commerce. Siddhartha soon tires of these too: he returns to the river in penury (not knowing that his child is growing within Kamala), and is taken up by the aged boatman Vasudeva as a helper.
Here, ferrying people across the river, Siddhartha finally attains enlightenment - not from a great teacher, not from years of penanace and not even from the kindly Vasudeva (even though he points the way) - but from the river. Kamala's death and his son's abandonment of the stranger father completes his education, as distress turns to peace. Then it's time for Vasudeva, the mentor, to disappear - leaving his student alone with the river.
What the river told Siddhartha
The river flows, and becomes one with the ocean. The vapour from the ocean form into clouds, and descend on the mountains, becoming the river. The river keeps on flowing: it is inconstant, ever-renewing, never the same - yet it is eternal. The river flows, and the river is. On its surface, you can see the faces of all your loved ones: whether alive, dead or yet to be born. In the roar of the river, if you listen carefully, you can hear the sacred AUM - the first syllable outward, the second one inward, the third one silence...and the fourth one, the all encompassing silence which bears the sound of the cosmic ocean in its womb.
Highly recommended.
Siddhartha, the handsome Brahmin youth who apparently has everything, is dissatisfied with life: with the whole pointlessness of it. He leaves home with his friend Govinda and joins a group of ascetics (the Samanas) who have made renunciation a way of life. However, the true seeker he is, Siddhartha finds that simple renunciation does not work for him: he joins the Buddha in pursuit of enlightenment. However, he soon understands that whatever knowledge he must possess, must be experiential.
Leaving Govinda to become a Buddhist ascetic, Siddhartha buries himself in the sensual world across the river, where Kamala the courtesan trains him up in the pleasures of the flesh and Kamaswami the merchant instructs him in the secrets of commerce. Siddhartha soon tires of these too: he returns to the river in penury (not knowing that his child is growing within Kamala), and is taken up by the aged boatman Vasudeva as a helper.
Here, ferrying people across the river, Siddhartha finally attains enlightenment - not from a great teacher, not from years of penanace and not even from the kindly Vasudeva (even though he points the way) - but from the river. Kamala's death and his son's abandonment of the stranger father completes his education, as distress turns to peace. Then it's time for Vasudeva, the mentor, to disappear - leaving his student alone with the river.
What the river told Siddhartha
The river flows, and becomes one with the ocean. The vapour from the ocean form into clouds, and descend on the mountains, becoming the river. The river keeps on flowing: it is inconstant, ever-renewing, never the same - yet it is eternal. The river flows, and the river is. On its surface, you can see the faces of all your loved ones: whether alive, dead or yet to be born. In the roar of the river, if you listen carefully, you can hear the sacred AUM - the first syllable outward, the second one inward, the third one silence...and the fourth one, the all encompassing silence which bears the sound of the cosmic ocean in its womb.
Highly recommended.
April 13, 2017
賴賳乇蹖 賲蹖賱乇 丿乇亘丕乇賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖鈥屭堐屫�: 爻蹖丿丕乇鬲丕 丿丕乇賵蹖 卮賮丕亘禺卮蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丕夭 丕賳噩蹖賱 毓賴丿 噩丿蹖丿 賲丐孬乇鬲乇 丕爻鬲
亘丕蹖丿 丕毓鬲乇丕賮 讴賳賲 讴賴 爻蹖丿丕乇鬲賴丕 賲乇丕 賴賲 卮賮丕 丿丕丿
賵 蹖讴 丕毓鬲乇丕賮 丿蹖诏乇 丕蹖賳讴賴貙賴乇賵賯鬲 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵蹖 倬丕蹖蹖賳蹖 乇丕 賲蹖 亘蹖賳賲 丕夭 禺賵丿賲 卮丕讴蹖 賲蹖 卮賵賲
趩賵賳 禺蹖賱蹖 賳丕賯氐賴
卮丕蹖丿 蹖讴 亘丕乇 丿蹖诏賴 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 丌賳趩賴 乇丕 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 賮乇丕诏乇賮鬲賴 丕賲 亘賴 鬲賲丕賲蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳噩丕 亘蹖丕賵乇賲
蹖毓賳蹖 讴賱 讴鬲丕亘賵
:)
:丿乇賲賵乇丿 讴鬲丕亘
爻賷丿丕乇鬲賴丕 倬爻乇 賳賵噩賵丕賳賷 丕爻鬲 賰賴 亘乇丕賷 倬賷丿丕 賰乇丿賳 卮毓賱賴 丨賯賷賯鬲 亘賷 鬲丕亘 卮丿賴 賵 丕亘鬲丿丕 夭賳丿诏賷 亘乇賴賲賳賷 賵 亘毓丿 夭賳丿诏賷 卮賲賳賷 乇丕 亘乇 賲蹖 诏夭蹖賳丿.卮賲賳 賴丕 賴賲賴 鬲賱丕卮卮丕賳 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 "賲賳" 禺賵蹖卮 乇丕 丕夭 亘蹖賳 亘亘乇賳丿.爻蹖丿丕乇鬲賴丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 趩賳丿 爻丕賱 丿乇 賲蹖 蹖丕亘丿 讴賴 丕賷賳 "賲賳" 賴賲蹖卮賴 賴賲乇丕賴 丕賵 賵 丕夭 亘賷賳 賳乇賮鬲賳賷 丕爻鬲
..夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 鬲丨賵賱 丌睾丕夭 賲蹖 诏乇丿丿
丕賱亘鬲賴 丕蹖賳 "賲賳" 賴賳丿賵卅蹖 亘丕 "賲賳" 賮乇賵蹖丿 賮乇賯 丿丕乇賴 賵 丿乇 丕氐賱 賴賲丕賳 "丕賵" 蹖丕 "賳賴丕丿" 賮乇賵蹖丿 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丿乇 賲匕賴亘 亘賴 賴賵丕蹖 賳賮爻丕賳蹖 鬲毓亘蹖乇 賲蹖 卮賵丿
:賳鬲蹖噩赖
賴乇 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丿乇賵賳 丌丿賲 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿 趩賴 毓賯賱 賵 趩賴 丕丨爻丕爻 賴丕蹖蹖 賲孬賱 禺卮賲 賵 睾乇賵乇 賵 毓卮賯 賵 卮賴賵鬲 賵 ... 亘蹖 賴丿賮 丿乇 賵噩賵丿 賲丕 賯乇丕乇 丿丕丿賴 賳卮丿賴 丕賳丿 賵 亘賴 賯賵賱 睾夭丕賱蹖 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 賴賲賴 丕蹖賳賴丕 賲乇讴亘蹖 爻丕禺鬲 賵 爻賵丕乇 亘乇丌賳 亘爻賵蹖 讴賲丕賱 丨乇讴鬲 讴乇丿
丿乇 噩爻鬲噩賵蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 趩乇丕 丕蹖賳噩丕卅蹖賲 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 賮蹖賱爻賵賮丕賳 賵 毓丕乇賮丕賳 亘賴 丕蹖賳 噩賵丕亘 乇爻蹖丿賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 丌賳 乇丕 亘丕蹖丿 丿乇 賵噩賵丿 禺賵丿 丌丿賲蹖 噩爻鬲噩賵 讴乇丿
诏丕賴蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 貙 爻禺賳丕賳 丨丕賮馗 亘乇丕賲 鬲丿丕毓蹖 賲蹖 卮丿
爻丕賱 賴丕 丿賱 胤賱亘 噩丕賲 噩賲 丕夭 賲丕 賲蹖讴乇丿
丌賳趩賴 禺賵丿 丿丕卮鬲 夭 亘蹖诏丕賳賴 鬲賲賳丕 賲蹖讴乇丿
丿乇 禺乇丕亘丕鬲 賲睾丕賳 賳賵乇 禺丿丕 賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗁�
丕蹖賳 毓噩亘 亘蹖賳 讴賴 趩賴 賳賵乇蹖 夭 讴噩丕 賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗁�
睾賳蹖賲鬲蹖 卮賲乇 丕蹖 卮賲毓 賵氐賱 倬乇賵丕賳賴
讴賴 丕蹖賳 賲毓丕賲賱賴 鬲丕 氐亘丨丿賲 賳禺賵丕賴丿 賲丕賳丿
丕賲丕賲 賲丨賲丿 睾夭丕賱蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 禺賵丿 乇丕 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 賳賲蹖 賳丕賲蹖丿 賵賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 賴丕 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 賲蹖 丿丕賳賳丿
賲鬲賳 夭蹖乇 丕夭 讴蹖賲蹖丕蹖 爻毓丕丿鬲 賲蹖 亘丕卮丿
亘丿丕賳 讴賴 讴賱蹖丿 賲毓乇賮鬲 禺丿丕蹖 - 毓夭賵噩賱 - 賲毓乇賮鬲 賳賮爻 禺賵蹖卮 丕爻鬲 貙 賵 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳 诏賮鬲賴 丕賳丿: " 賲賳 毓乇賮 賳賮爻賴 賮賯丿 毓乇賮 乇亘賴"...丿乇噩賲賱賴 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 亘賴 鬲賵 丕夭 鬲賵 賳夭丿蹖讴鬲乇 賳蹖爻鬲 貙 趩賵賳 禺賵丿 乇丕 賳卮賳丕爻蹖 丿蹖诏乇蹖 乇丕 趩賵賳 卮賳丕爻蹖責 賵 賴賲丕賳丕 讴賴 诏賵蹖蹖 賲賳 禺賵蹖卮鬲賳 乇丕 賴賲蹖 卮賳丕爻賲 賵 丕夭 亘丕胤賳 禺賵丿 丕蹖賳 賯丿乇 卮賳丕爻蹖 讴賴 趩賵賳 诏乇爻賳賴 卮賵蹖 賳丕賳 禺賵乇蹖貙 賵 趩賵賳 禺卮賲鬲 丌蹖丿 丿乇 讴爻蹖 丕賮鬲蹖 賵 賴賲賴 爻鬲賵乇丕賳 亘丕 鬲賵 丿乇蹖賳 亘乇丕亘乇賳丿 .倬爻 鬲乇丕 丨賯蹖賯鬲 禺賵丿 胤賱亘 亘丕蹖丿 讴乇丿 鬲丕 禺賵丿 趩賴 趩蹖夭蹖 賵 丕夭 讴噩丕 丌賲丿賴 丕蹖 賵 讴噩丕禺賵丕賴蹖 乇賮鬲 賵 丕賳丿乇蹖賳 賲賳夭賱诏丕賴 亘賴 趩賴 讴丕乇 丌賲丿賴 丕蹖 賵 鬲乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 趩賴 丌賮乇蹖丿賴 丕賳丿 貙 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲 鬲賵 趩蹖爻鬲 賵 丿乇 趩蹖爻鬲 貙 賵 卮賯丕賵鬲 鬲賵 趩蹖爻鬲 賵 丿乇 趩蹖爻鬲責
賵 丕蹖賳 氐賮丕鬲 讴賴 丿乇 亘丕胤賳 鬲賵 噩賲毓 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿 貙 亘毓囟蹖 氐賮丕鬲 爻鬲賵乇丕賳 貙 賵 亘毓囟蹖 氐賮丕鬲 丿丿诏丕賳 賵 亘毓囟蹖 氐賮丕鬲 丿蹖賵丕賳貙 賵 亘毓囟蹖 氐賮丕鬲 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳 丕爻鬲貙 鬲賵 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩賲賱賴 讴丿丕賲蹖責
賵 讴丿丕賲爻鬲 讴賴 丌賳 丨賯蹖賯鬲 诏賵賴乇 鬲爻鬲 讴賴 趩賵賳 丕蹖賳 賳丿丕賳蹖 爻毓丕丿鬲 禺賵丿 胤賱亘 賳鬲賵丕賳蹖 讴乇丿: 趩賴 賴乇 蹖讴蹖 乇丕 丕夭蹖賳 睾匕丕卅蹖 丿蹖诏乇 丕爻鬲 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲蹖 丿蹖诏乇 丕爻鬲: 睾匕丕蹖 爻鬲賵乇 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲 賵蹖 禺賵乇丿賳 賵 禺賮鬲賳 賵 诏卮賳蹖 讴乇丿賳 丕爻鬲 貙 丕賲丕 睾匕丕蹖 丿丿丕賳 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲 丕蹖卮丕賳 丿乇蹖丿賳 賵 讴卮鬲賳 賵 禺卮賲 乇丕賳丿賳 丕爻鬲 賵 睾匕丕蹖 丿蹖賵丕賳 貙 卮乇 丕賳诏蹖禺鬲賳 賵 賲讴乇 賵 丨蹖賱鬲 讴乇丿賳 丕爻鬲 賵 睾匕丕蹖 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲 丕蹖卮丕賳 貙 賲卮丕賴丿賴 噩賲丕賱 丨囟乇鬲 丕賱賴蹖鬲 丕爻鬲 貙 賵 丌夭 賵禺卮賲 賵 氐賮丕鬲 亘賴丕蹖賲 賵 爻亘丕毓 乇丕 亘丕 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕賴 賳蹖爻鬲 貙 丕诏乇 鬲賵 賮乇卮鬲賴 诏賵賴乇蹖 丿乇 丕氐賱 禺賵蹖卮 貙 噩賴丿 丌賳 讴賳 鬲丕 丨囟乇鬲 丕賱賴蹖鬲 乇丕 亘卮賳丕爻蹖 賵 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 賲卮丕賴丿賴 丌賳 噩賲丕賱 乇丕賴 丿賴蹖 賵 禺賵蹖卮鬲賳 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 卮賴賵鬲 賵睾囟亘 禺賱丕氐蹖 丿賴蹖 貙 賵 胤賱亘 丌賳 讴賳 鬲丕 亘丿丕賳蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 氐賮丕鬲 亘賴丕蹖賲 賵 爻亘丕毓 乇丕 丿乇 鬲賵 丕夭 亘乇丕蹖 趩賴 丌賮乇蹖丿賴 丕賳丿責
丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 丌賳 丌賮乇蹖丿賴 丕賳丿 鬲丕 鬲乇丕 丕爻蹖乇 讴賳賳丿 賵 亘賴 禺丿賲鬲 禺賵蹖卮 亘乇賳丿 賵 卮亘 賵 乇賵夭 爻禺乇賴 诏蹖乇賳丿 貙 蹖丕 亘乇丕蹖 丌賳讴賴 鬲賵 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 丕爻蹖乇 讴賳蹖 賵 丿乇 爻賮乇蹖 讴賴 鬲乇丕 賮乇丕 倬蹖卮 賳賴丕丿賴 丕賳丿 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 爻禺乇賴 诏蹖乇蹖貙 賵 丕夭 蹖讴蹖 賲乇讴亘 禺賵蹖卮 爻丕夭蹖 賵 丕夭 丿蹖诏乇蹖 爻賱丕丨 禺賵蹖卮 爻丕夭蹖貙 賵 丕蹖賳 乇賵夭蹖 趩賳丿 讴賴 丿乇蹖賳 賲賳夭賱诏丕賴 亘丕卮蹖 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 亘賴 讴丕乇 丿丕乇蹖 鬲丕 鬲禺賲 爻毓丕丿鬲 禺賵蹖卮 亘賴 賲毓丕賵賳鬲 丕蹖卮丕賳 氐蹖丿 讴賳蹖 賵 趩賵賳 鬲禺賲 爻毓丕丿鬲 亘賴 丿爻鬲 丌賵乇丿蹖 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 丿乇 夭蹖乇 倬丕蹖 丌賵乇蹖 賵 乇賵蹖 亘賴 賯乇丕乇诏丕賴 爻毓丕丿鬲 禺賵蹖卮 丌賵乇蹖
亘丕蹖丿 丕毓鬲乇丕賮 讴賳賲 讴賴 爻蹖丿丕乇鬲賴丕 賲乇丕 賴賲 卮賮丕 丿丕丿
賵 蹖讴 丕毓鬲乇丕賮 丿蹖诏乇 丕蹖賳讴賴貙賴乇賵賯鬲 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵蹖 倬丕蹖蹖賳蹖 乇丕 賲蹖 亘蹖賳賲 丕夭 禺賵丿賲 卮丕讴蹖 賲蹖 卮賵賲
趩賵賳 禺蹖賱蹖 賳丕賯氐賴
卮丕蹖丿 蹖讴 亘丕乇 丿蹖诏賴 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 丌賳趩賴 乇丕 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 賮乇丕诏乇賮鬲賴 丕賲 亘賴 鬲賲丕賲蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳噩丕 亘蹖丕賵乇賲
蹖毓賳蹖 讴賱 讴鬲丕亘賵
:)
:丿乇賲賵乇丿 讴鬲丕亘
爻賷丿丕乇鬲賴丕 倬爻乇 賳賵噩賵丕賳賷 丕爻鬲 賰賴 亘乇丕賷 倬賷丿丕 賰乇丿賳 卮毓賱賴 丨賯賷賯鬲 亘賷 鬲丕亘 卮丿賴 賵 丕亘鬲丿丕 夭賳丿诏賷 亘乇賴賲賳賷 賵 亘毓丿 夭賳丿诏賷 卮賲賳賷 乇丕 亘乇 賲蹖 诏夭蹖賳丿.卮賲賳 賴丕 賴賲賴 鬲賱丕卮卮丕賳 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 "賲賳" 禺賵蹖卮 乇丕 丕夭 亘蹖賳 亘亘乇賳丿.爻蹖丿丕乇鬲賴丕 亘毓丿 丕夭 趩賳丿 爻丕賱 丿乇 賲蹖 蹖丕亘丿 讴賴 丕賷賳 "賲賳" 賴賲蹖卮賴 賴賲乇丕賴 丕賵 賵 丕夭 亘賷賳 賳乇賮鬲賳賷 丕爻鬲
..夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 鬲丨賵賱 丌睾丕夭 賲蹖 诏乇丿丿
丕賱亘鬲賴 丕蹖賳 "賲賳" 賴賳丿賵卅蹖 亘丕 "賲賳" 賮乇賵蹖丿 賮乇賯 丿丕乇賴 賵 丿乇 丕氐賱 賴賲丕賳 "丕賵" 蹖丕 "賳賴丕丿" 賮乇賵蹖丿 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丿乇 賲匕賴亘 亘賴 賴賵丕蹖 賳賮爻丕賳蹖 鬲毓亘蹖乇 賲蹖 卮賵丿
:賳鬲蹖噩赖
賴乇 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 丿乇賵賳 丌丿賲 賵噩賵丿 丿丕乇丿 趩賴 毓賯賱 賵 趩賴 丕丨爻丕爻 賴丕蹖蹖 賲孬賱 禺卮賲 賵 睾乇賵乇 賵 毓卮賯 賵 卮賴賵鬲 賵 ... 亘蹖 賴丿賮 丿乇 賵噩賵丿 賲丕 賯乇丕乇 丿丕丿賴 賳卮丿賴 丕賳丿 賵 亘賴 賯賵賱 睾夭丕賱蹖 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 賴賲賴 丕蹖賳賴丕 賲乇讴亘蹖 爻丕禺鬲 賵 爻賵丕乇 亘乇丌賳 亘爻賵蹖 讴賲丕賱 丨乇讴鬲 讴乇丿
丿乇 噩爻鬲噩賵蹖 丕蹖賳讴賴 趩乇丕 丕蹖賳噩丕卅蹖賲 禺蹖賱蹖 丕夭 賮蹖賱爻賵賮丕賳 賵 毓丕乇賮丕賳 亘賴 丕蹖賳 噩賵丕亘 乇爻蹖丿賴 丕賳丿 讴賴 丌賳 乇丕 亘丕蹖丿 丿乇 賵噩賵丿 禺賵丿 丌丿賲蹖 噩爻鬲噩賵 讴乇丿
诏丕賴蹖 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 貙 爻禺賳丕賳 丨丕賮馗 亘乇丕賲 鬲丿丕毓蹖 賲蹖 卮丿
爻丕賱 賴丕 丿賱 胤賱亘 噩丕賲 噩賲 丕夭 賲丕 賲蹖讴乇丿
丌賳趩賴 禺賵丿 丿丕卮鬲 夭 亘蹖诏丕賳賴 鬲賲賳丕 賲蹖讴乇丿
丿乇 禺乇丕亘丕鬲 賲睾丕賳 賳賵乇 禺丿丕 賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗁�
丕蹖賳 毓噩亘 亘蹖賳 讴賴 趩賴 賳賵乇蹖 夭 讴噩丕 賲蹖鈥屫ㄛ屬嗁�
睾賳蹖賲鬲蹖 卮賲乇 丕蹖 卮賲毓 賵氐賱 倬乇賵丕賳賴
讴賴 丕蹖賳 賲毓丕賲賱賴 鬲丕 氐亘丨丿賲 賳禺賵丕賴丿 賲丕賳丿
丕賲丕賲 賲丨賲丿 睾夭丕賱蹖 亘丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 禺賵丿 乇丕 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 賳賲蹖 賳丕賲蹖丿 賵賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 賴丕 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 賮蹖賱爻賵賮 賲蹖 丿丕賳賳丿
賲鬲賳 夭蹖乇 丕夭 讴蹖賲蹖丕蹖 爻毓丕丿鬲 賲蹖 亘丕卮丿
亘丿丕賳 讴賴 讴賱蹖丿 賲毓乇賮鬲 禺丿丕蹖 - 毓夭賵噩賱 - 賲毓乇賮鬲 賳賮爻 禺賵蹖卮 丕爻鬲 貙 賵 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳 诏賮鬲賴 丕賳丿: " 賲賳 毓乇賮 賳賮爻賴 賮賯丿 毓乇賮 乇亘賴"...丿乇噩賲賱賴 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 亘賴 鬲賵 丕夭 鬲賵 賳夭丿蹖讴鬲乇 賳蹖爻鬲 貙 趩賵賳 禺賵丿 乇丕 賳卮賳丕爻蹖 丿蹖诏乇蹖 乇丕 趩賵賳 卮賳丕爻蹖責 賵 賴賲丕賳丕 讴賴 诏賵蹖蹖 賲賳 禺賵蹖卮鬲賳 乇丕 賴賲蹖 卮賳丕爻賲 賵 丕夭 亘丕胤賳 禺賵丿 丕蹖賳 賯丿乇 卮賳丕爻蹖 讴賴 趩賵賳 诏乇爻賳賴 卮賵蹖 賳丕賳 禺賵乇蹖貙 賵 趩賵賳 禺卮賲鬲 丌蹖丿 丿乇 讴爻蹖 丕賮鬲蹖 賵 賴賲賴 爻鬲賵乇丕賳 亘丕 鬲賵 丿乇蹖賳 亘乇丕亘乇賳丿 .倬爻 鬲乇丕 丨賯蹖賯鬲 禺賵丿 胤賱亘 亘丕蹖丿 讴乇丿 鬲丕 禺賵丿 趩賴 趩蹖夭蹖 賵 丕夭 讴噩丕 丌賲丿賴 丕蹖 賵 讴噩丕禺賵丕賴蹖 乇賮鬲 賵 丕賳丿乇蹖賳 賲賳夭賱诏丕賴 亘賴 趩賴 讴丕乇 丌賲丿賴 丕蹖 賵 鬲乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 趩賴 丌賮乇蹖丿賴 丕賳丿 貙 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲 鬲賵 趩蹖爻鬲 賵 丿乇 趩蹖爻鬲 貙 賵 卮賯丕賵鬲 鬲賵 趩蹖爻鬲 賵 丿乇 趩蹖爻鬲責
賵 丕蹖賳 氐賮丕鬲 讴賴 丿乇 亘丕胤賳 鬲賵 噩賲毓 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿 貙 亘毓囟蹖 氐賮丕鬲 爻鬲賵乇丕賳 貙 賵 亘毓囟蹖 氐賮丕鬲 丿丿诏丕賳 賵 亘毓囟蹖 氐賮丕鬲 丿蹖賵丕賳貙 賵 亘毓囟蹖 氐賮丕鬲 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳 丕爻鬲貙 鬲賵 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩賲賱賴 讴丿丕賲蹖責
賵 讴丿丕賲爻鬲 讴賴 丌賳 丨賯蹖賯鬲 诏賵賴乇 鬲爻鬲 讴賴 趩賵賳 丕蹖賳 賳丿丕賳蹖 爻毓丕丿鬲 禺賵丿 胤賱亘 賳鬲賵丕賳蹖 讴乇丿: 趩賴 賴乇 蹖讴蹖 乇丕 丕夭蹖賳 睾匕丕卅蹖 丿蹖诏乇 丕爻鬲 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲蹖 丿蹖诏乇 丕爻鬲: 睾匕丕蹖 爻鬲賵乇 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲 賵蹖 禺賵乇丿賳 賵 禺賮鬲賳 賵 诏卮賳蹖 讴乇丿賳 丕爻鬲 貙 丕賲丕 睾匕丕蹖 丿丿丕賳 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲 丕蹖卮丕賳 丿乇蹖丿賳 賵 讴卮鬲賳 賵 禺卮賲 乇丕賳丿賳 丕爻鬲 賵 睾匕丕蹖 丿蹖賵丕賳 貙 卮乇 丕賳诏蹖禺鬲賳 賵 賲讴乇 賵 丨蹖賱鬲 讴乇丿賳 丕爻鬲 賵 睾匕丕蹖 賮乇卮鬲诏丕賳 賵 爻毓丕丿鬲 丕蹖卮丕賳 貙 賲卮丕賴丿賴 噩賲丕賱 丨囟乇鬲 丕賱賴蹖鬲 丕爻鬲 貙 賵 丌夭 賵禺卮賲 賵 氐賮丕鬲 亘賴丕蹖賲 賵 爻亘丕毓 乇丕 亘丕 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕賴 賳蹖爻鬲 貙 丕诏乇 鬲賵 賮乇卮鬲賴 诏賵賴乇蹖 丿乇 丕氐賱 禺賵蹖卮 貙 噩賴丿 丌賳 讴賳 鬲丕 丨囟乇鬲 丕賱賴蹖鬲 乇丕 亘卮賳丕爻蹖 賵 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 賲卮丕賴丿賴 丌賳 噩賲丕賱 乇丕賴 丿賴蹖 賵 禺賵蹖卮鬲賳 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 卮賴賵鬲 賵睾囟亘 禺賱丕氐蹖 丿賴蹖 貙 賵 胤賱亘 丌賳 讴賳 鬲丕 亘丿丕賳蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 氐賮丕鬲 亘賴丕蹖賲 賵 爻亘丕毓 乇丕 丿乇 鬲賵 丕夭 亘乇丕蹖 趩賴 丌賮乇蹖丿賴 丕賳丿責
丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 丌賳 丌賮乇蹖丿賴 丕賳丿 鬲丕 鬲乇丕 丕爻蹖乇 讴賳賳丿 賵 亘賴 禺丿賲鬲 禺賵蹖卮 亘乇賳丿 賵 卮亘 賵 乇賵夭 爻禺乇賴 诏蹖乇賳丿 貙 蹖丕 亘乇丕蹖 丌賳讴賴 鬲賵 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 丕爻蹖乇 讴賳蹖 賵 丿乇 爻賮乇蹖 讴賴 鬲乇丕 賮乇丕 倬蹖卮 賳賴丕丿賴 丕賳丿 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 爻禺乇賴 诏蹖乇蹖貙 賵 丕夭 蹖讴蹖 賲乇讴亘 禺賵蹖卮 爻丕夭蹖 賵 丕夭 丿蹖诏乇蹖 爻賱丕丨 禺賵蹖卮 爻丕夭蹖貙 賵 丕蹖賳 乇賵夭蹖 趩賳丿 讴賴 丿乇蹖賳 賲賳夭賱诏丕賴 亘丕卮蹖 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 亘賴 讴丕乇 丿丕乇蹖 鬲丕 鬲禺賲 爻毓丕丿鬲 禺賵蹖卮 亘賴 賲毓丕賵賳鬲 丕蹖卮丕賳 氐蹖丿 讴賳蹖 賵 趩賵賳 鬲禺賲 爻毓丕丿鬲 亘賴 丿爻鬲 丌賵乇丿蹖 丕蹖卮丕賳 乇丕 丿乇 夭蹖乇 倬丕蹖 丌賵乇蹖 賵 乇賵蹖 亘賴 賯乇丕乇诏丕賴 爻毓丕丿鬲 禺賵蹖卮 丌賵乇蹖
April 14, 2024
This book presents the evolution of a man through the various essential stages of his life, and it does it remarkably well.
How beautiful is the thought of Siddharta! She is refining, growing, and unique from page to page, and for us readers, it is a joy to have had this impression of growing up with Siddharta and finding oneself as changed at the very end of the book.
The writing is beautiful, and although the message is profound, the book seems to be accessible to a large number of people!
Embark without fear on this little philosophical tale. This spiritual journey may mark you forever.
How beautiful is the thought of Siddharta! She is refining, growing, and unique from page to page, and for us readers, it is a joy to have had this impression of growing up with Siddharta and finding oneself as changed at the very end of the book.
The writing is beautiful, and although the message is profound, the book seems to be accessible to a large number of people!
Embark without fear on this little philosophical tale. This spiritual journey may mark you forever.
March 12, 2025
Set on the Gangetic Plain some 2,600 years ago, Siddhartha is about one man's search for enlightenment. Siddhartha, son of a Brahmin, even in the presence of Gautama Buddha himself, is unable to find a way if it depends on the teachings of others. There is, Siddhartha comes to believe, no single illuminated path for all men and women to follow. We must each of us make our own mistakes. We must all suffer, and no warning against it will ever help us. For to live some kind of bizarre life of comfort that prevents suffering also prevents our finding peace. The novel's especially illuminating if you have some understanding of and how it fed developments in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. The writing style is very honed, lean, without abstruse digressions. It fulfills for me the fundamental requirement of all good fiction: that it reveal a fully imagined world. And isn't that what we really require from narrative: that it takes us out of ourselves; that, to paraphrase John Gardner (, , , , , etc.), it perpetuates the dream? Highly recommended. I much prefer it to . Up next and .
November 2, 2007
I taught this book to juniors, and when I did I became frustrated with a student when I introduced it, because he let his classmates know that he'd already read it and it sucked. I'm happy to report, now that we've finished it, that his comments didn't seem to hurt the class's opinion of the book too badly. In fact, that student himself said it was pretty good and that he'd only skimmed it the last time he read it. Lousy kids.... Another student said it was his favorite book that we'd read so far. And that it made him want to quit school and start living. I guess that's praise for the book...
The book is divided pretty neatly into thirds, and that's how we broke it up as a class. The first third is the main character (who is a contemporary of Siddhartha Gotama, the Buddha) as a youth; he is smart and talented and loved by all. He's a prodigy in all things intellectual and religious, but he's not satisfied, he's not happy. So he ends up pursuing a spiritual path through extreme self-deprivation. This part is easy enough for my students, as they're young themselves, and part of Siddhartha's growing up is leaving home and striking out on his own path. They're really (I hope) in much the same circumstance, starting to find a path for themselves that may be independent from their parents.
The second portion of the novel is harder. Siddhartha gives up his ascetic way of life and now indulges in all the pleasures he formerly eschewed. He learns all about sex from a courtesan, he becomes a wealthy businessman, eventually he becomes a conoisseur of fine food and wine, and a heavy gambler to boot. He loses himself in this life and eventually realizes how unhappy he is. His religious training, of course, always told him that these things were worthless, and he finds that these comforts do not, in fact, make him happy. I figured the students would find this far harder to relate to than I did, but as so often I am, I was wrong. By and large, they seemed to like this section as well as--or better than--the first. Maybe it was all the sex (not that it was even remotely graphic), even though they didn't actually know what a courtesan is. Many of them come from wealthy backgrounds, so maybe they have first-hand experience (sort of) in the ways that wealth isn't really satisfying. Or maybe they've just heard that over and over in our culture, that money doesn't buy happiness. Anyway, they seemed to like it well enough.
The third section was almost certainly a harder sell. It was hard for me to sell myself on it! But Siddhartha leaves his life of luxury, nearly commits suicide over his unhappiness, and ends up becoming a simple (or not-so-simple) ferryman on a river. This section is far more full of more-or-less eastern (a touch of curry: it's eastern-flavored, with strong hints of Nietzsche as well) thought and spirituality. It's tougher to really understand or get into, though the essence isn't that hard: you have to experience things for yourself, and real wisdom can be the result of this experience, but it's not really possible to communicate that wisdom. That's your Reader's Digest condesnsed version, which I shouldn't even give because it's necessarily a distortion. Read the book if you want to know it. Anyway, to round out my discussion of class discussion, I think the momentum from the earlier parts of the book carried us through, as they seemed to like the book as a whole and liked even the more dense third section as well.
The book is divided pretty neatly into thirds, and that's how we broke it up as a class. The first third is the main character (who is a contemporary of Siddhartha Gotama, the Buddha) as a youth; he is smart and talented and loved by all. He's a prodigy in all things intellectual and religious, but he's not satisfied, he's not happy. So he ends up pursuing a spiritual path through extreme self-deprivation. This part is easy enough for my students, as they're young themselves, and part of Siddhartha's growing up is leaving home and striking out on his own path. They're really (I hope) in much the same circumstance, starting to find a path for themselves that may be independent from their parents.
The second portion of the novel is harder. Siddhartha gives up his ascetic way of life and now indulges in all the pleasures he formerly eschewed. He learns all about sex from a courtesan, he becomes a wealthy businessman, eventually he becomes a conoisseur of fine food and wine, and a heavy gambler to boot. He loses himself in this life and eventually realizes how unhappy he is. His religious training, of course, always told him that these things were worthless, and he finds that these comforts do not, in fact, make him happy. I figured the students would find this far harder to relate to than I did, but as so often I am, I was wrong. By and large, they seemed to like this section as well as--or better than--the first. Maybe it was all the sex (not that it was even remotely graphic), even though they didn't actually know what a courtesan is. Many of them come from wealthy backgrounds, so maybe they have first-hand experience (sort of) in the ways that wealth isn't really satisfying. Or maybe they've just heard that over and over in our culture, that money doesn't buy happiness. Anyway, they seemed to like it well enough.
The third section was almost certainly a harder sell. It was hard for me to sell myself on it! But Siddhartha leaves his life of luxury, nearly commits suicide over his unhappiness, and ends up becoming a simple (or not-so-simple) ferryman on a river. This section is far more full of more-or-less eastern (a touch of curry: it's eastern-flavored, with strong hints of Nietzsche as well) thought and spirituality. It's tougher to really understand or get into, though the essence isn't that hard: you have to experience things for yourself, and real wisdom can be the result of this experience, but it's not really possible to communicate that wisdom. That's your Reader's Digest condesnsed version, which I shouldn't even give because it's necessarily a distortion. Read the book if you want to know it. Anyway, to round out my discussion of class discussion, I think the momentum from the earlier parts of the book carried us through, as they seemed to like the book as a whole and liked even the more dense third section as well.
August 31, 2023
- "爻丿賴丕乇鬲丕" 丕賳爻丕賳 賲鬲毓胤卮 賱賱賲毓乇賮丞貙 賷亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賲胤賱賯丞貙 丕賵 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲噩毓賱賴 賲鬲賳丕睾賲丕賸 賲毓 丕賱賰賵賳 賲賳 丕噩賱 丕賱賵氐賵賱 丕賱賶 丕賱爻賰賷賳丞 丕賱鬲丕賲丞 丕賵 丕賱賳賷乇賮丕賳丕.
- 鬲亘丿兀 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賲毓 "爻丿賴丕乇鬲丕" 丕賱卮丕亘 丕賱亘乇賴賲賷 (賵丕賱亘乇丕賴賲丞 賴賲 胤亘賯丞 丕賱賰賴賳賵鬲 毓賳丿 丕賱賴賳丿賵爻貙 賵賴匕賴 丕胤亘賯丞 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賷丕) 丕賱匕賷 賷丨爻 丕賳 丕賱噩賵丕亘 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 丌禺乇貙 亘毓賷丿丕賸 毓賳 丕賱鬲乇丕鬲賷賱 賵丕賱兀囟丨賷丞 賵丕賱賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲 丕賱賴賳丿賵爻賷丞貙 賮賷鬲噩賴 丕賱賶 "丕賱爻丕賲丕賳賷丞" 賵賷毓賷卮 賲乇鬲丨賱丕賸 賲毓賴賲 賵賷賰鬲爻亘 禺亘乇丕鬲賴賲 賱賰賳賴 賱丕 賷賱亘孬 丕賳 賷鬲乇賰賴賲 賵賷鬲噩賴 賳丨賵 "噩賵鬲丕賲丕" 賵丕賱鬲毓丕賱賷賲 丕賱亘賵匕賷丞貙 丕賱丕 丕賳 賴匕賴 賱賲 鬲賯賳毓賴 丕賷囟丕賸 賮賷毓賵丿 賱爻亘賷賱賴 賵亘丨孬賴 賲賳 噩丿賷丿. 鬲賳鬲賴賷 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 丕賱乇賵丨賷丞 賴賳丕 賵賲毓 丕賱鬲賯丕卅賴 亘 "賰丕賲賱賴" (賰丕賳 賷噩亘 丕賳 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賰丕賲賷賱丕 賱毓丿賲 丕賱禺賱胤 丕賱賱賮馗賷) 賷亘丿兀 丕賱禺胤 丕賱賲丕丿賷 賲賳 丕賱亘丨孬貙 丨賷孬 鬲匕賷賯賴 "賰丕賲賱賴" 丕賱丨亘 丕賱噩爻丿賷 亘兀賳賵丕毓賴 (賵毓賱賶 賲丕 賷亘丿賵 賮賴賷 禺亘賷乇丞 賰丕賲丕爻賵鬲乇丕) 賵鬲毓乇賮賴 丕賱賶 丕賱鬲丕噩乇 丕賱匕賷 賷兀禺匕賴 賲毓賴 賱賷毓賱賲賴 鬲噩丕乇鬲賴. 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 丕賱賲丕丿賷丞 鬲賳賯爻賲 丕賱賶 賯爻賲賷賳: 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 丌孬丕乇 丕賱乇賵丨丕賳賷丞 鬲鬲丨賰賲 亘丕賱賲丕丿賷 (賱丕 賷毓賳賷賴 賲丕賱 賵噩丕賴 賵賳爻丕亍 賵禺爻丕乇丞 賵乇亘丨 賵鬲噩丕乇丞) 孬賲 丕賱賲丕丿丞 鬲爻賷胤乇 賵鬲禺賳賯 丕賱乇賵丨丕賳賷丞 (賮賷鬲丨賵賱 丕賱賶 爻賰賷乇 賱卅賷賲 賲丕丿賷..) 鬲賳鬲賴賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 亘廿爻鬲賷賯丕馗賴 丕孬乇 乇丐賷丞 鬲賳亘毓 賲賳 匕丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 亘賯賷鬲 氐丕賮賷丞 賮賷 賰賲賵賳賴丕. 賷賳鬲賴賷 丕賱禺胤 丕賱賲丕丿賷 賴賴賳丕 賵賷毓賵丿 丕賱賶 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 亘卮賰賱 丕賳胤亘丕毓賷 孬賲 賷鬲毓乇賮 丕賱賶 丕賱賲賱賾丕丨 丕賱匕賷 賷乇卮丿賴 (賵賱丕 賷毓賱賾賲賴) 丕賱賶 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱氐丨賷丨 賱賱鬲賳賵賷乇 賵丕賱賵氐賵賱 丕賱賶 丕賱賳賷乇賮丕賳丕.
- 賴匕賴 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賲賳 丕賱亘丨孬 鬲毓噩賾 亘丕賱賲鬲賳丕賯囟丕鬲 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲卮賰賱 賵丨丿丞 鬲丕賲丞 亘賲噩賲賱賴丕貙 賮賰丕賳 賱丕 亘丿 賲賳 丕賱鬲丿乇賾噩 賮賷 賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 賱賱賵氐賵賱 丕賱賶 丕賱賳賷乇賮丕賳丕 賵亘匕賱賰 賷囟毓 "賴賷爻丞" 丕賱賲賮賴賵賲 丕賱廿賷噩丕亘賷 賱賱鬲丿賷賳 亘丕賱亘丨孬 丕賱卮禺氐賷 毓賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 ( 氐167:"丕賱丨賰賲丞 賱丕 鬲賯亘賱 丕賱鬲賵氐賷賱貙 賵丕賱丨賰賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱毓馗賷賲 鬲賵氐賷賱賴丕 丕賱賶 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳貙 鬲亘丿賵 丿丕卅賲丕賸 丨賲賯丕亍!")貙 亘賷賳賲丕 賷毓胤賷 丕賱賲孬賱 丕賱丌禺乇 - 丕賷 丕賱鬲丿賷賳 丕賱爻賱亘賷 丕賵 丕賱鬲賱賯賷賳賷 - 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 "噩賵賮賷賳丿丕" 氐丿賷賯 賵賲乇丕賮賯 "爻賷丿賴丕鬲乇丕".
- 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賮賱爻賮賷丞 鬲丨賲賱 乇賲夭賷丕鬲 毓丿賷丿丞貙 丕賴賲賴丕 "丕賱賳賴乇" 丕賱匕賷 賷乇賲夭 丕賱賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 匕丕鬲賴丕 丕賵 丕賱氐賵鬲 丕賱賰賵賳賷 亘鬲毓亘賷乇 丌禺乇貙 賵丨賷孬 丕賳 賲丕亍賴 賴賲 丕賱亘卮乇 丕賱匕賷賳 賷鬲毓丕賯亘賵賳 賵丕賱氐賵乇 丕賱賲鬲睾賷乇丞 (丕賱賲丕亍 匕丕鬲賴 賵賱賷爻 賳賮爻賴 丕賱匕賷 賷噩乇賷 賲乇丕乇丕賸 賵鬲賰乇丕乇丕賸) ( 氐56:"丕賳 丕賱賲毓賳賶 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賱丕 賷丨鬲噩亘丕賳 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 賲丕 賵乇丕亍 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍... 賵丕賳賲丕 賴賲丕 賮賷 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍貙 賮賷賴丕 噩賲賷毓丕賸")貙 丕賱賲賱賾丕丨 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲乇丕賵丨 丿賵乇賴 亘賷賳 丕賱賲毓賱賲 賵丕賱賲鬲賳賵乇 賮賴賵 賱丕 賷賳賯賱 丕賱丨賰賲丞 亘賱 賷丿毓賵 丕賱賷賴丕 賮賯胤 (亘丿毓賵賴 賱賱廿爻鬲賲丕毓 丕賱賶 丕賱賳賴乇).
- 丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕賸 賮廿賳 丕賱賯氐丞 匕賰乇鬲賳賷 亘丕賱乇丨賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賯丕賲 亘賴丕 爻賱賲丕賳 丕賱賮丕乇爻賷 賲賳 亘賱丕丿 賮丕乇爻 丕賱賶 丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵丕賱卮丕賲 孬賲 丕賱賶 丕賱噩夭賷乇丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賵丕毓鬲賯丿 丕賳賴丕 丕賮囟賱 賵丕毓賲賯 亘賰孬賷乇 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲鬲禺賷賱丞.
- 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賰丕賳鬲 噩丕賮丞 噩丿丕賸 賵丕睾賱亘 丕賱馗賳 丕賳賴丕 爻賷卅丞 賵賱賲 鬲爻鬲胤毓 賳賯賱 賱睾丞 "賴賷乇賲丕賳 賴賷爻丞" (賱兀賳 賴賳丕賰 賮乇賯 賴丕卅賱 亘賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵賳乇爻賷爻 毓賱賶 爻亘賷賱 丕賱賲孬丕賱) 賵賷丕 賱賷鬲 賷賯賵賲 丕爻丕賲丞 賲賳夭賱噩賷 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞!
- 鬲亘丿兀 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賲毓 "爻丿賴丕乇鬲丕" 丕賱卮丕亘 丕賱亘乇賴賲賷 (賵丕賱亘乇丕賴賲丞 賴賲 胤亘賯丞 丕賱賰賴賳賵鬲 毓賳丿 丕賱賴賳丿賵爻貙 賵賴匕賴 丕胤亘賯丞 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賷丕) 丕賱匕賷 賷丨爻 丕賳 丕賱噩賵丕亘 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 丌禺乇貙 亘毓賷丿丕賸 毓賳 丕賱鬲乇丕鬲賷賱 賵丕賱兀囟丨賷丞 賵丕賱賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲 丕賱賴賳丿賵爻賷丞貙 賮賷鬲噩賴 丕賱賶 "丕賱爻丕賲丕賳賷丞" 賵賷毓賷卮 賲乇鬲丨賱丕賸 賲毓賴賲 賵賷賰鬲爻亘 禺亘乇丕鬲賴賲 賱賰賳賴 賱丕 賷賱亘孬 丕賳 賷鬲乇賰賴賲 賵賷鬲噩賴 賳丨賵 "噩賵鬲丕賲丕" 賵丕賱鬲毓丕賱賷賲 丕賱亘賵匕賷丞貙 丕賱丕 丕賳 賴匕賴 賱賲 鬲賯賳毓賴 丕賷囟丕賸 賮賷毓賵丿 賱爻亘賷賱賴 賵亘丨孬賴 賲賳 噩丿賷丿. 鬲賳鬲賴賷 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 丕賱乇賵丨賷丞 賴賳丕 賵賲毓 丕賱鬲賯丕卅賴 亘 "賰丕賲賱賴" (賰丕賳 賷噩亘 丕賳 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賰丕賲賷賱丕 賱毓丿賲 丕賱禺賱胤 丕賱賱賮馗賷) 賷亘丿兀 丕賱禺胤 丕賱賲丕丿賷 賲賳 丕賱亘丨孬貙 丨賷孬 鬲匕賷賯賴 "賰丕賲賱賴" 丕賱丨亘 丕賱噩爻丿賷 亘兀賳賵丕毓賴 (賵毓賱賶 賲丕 賷亘丿賵 賮賴賷 禺亘賷乇丞 賰丕賲丕爻賵鬲乇丕) 賵鬲毓乇賮賴 丕賱賶 丕賱鬲丕噩乇 丕賱匕賷 賷兀禺匕賴 賲毓賴 賱賷毓賱賲賴 鬲噩丕乇鬲賴. 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 丕賱賲丕丿賷丞 鬲賳賯爻賲 丕賱賶 賯爻賲賷賳: 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 丌孬丕乇 丕賱乇賵丨丕賳賷丞 鬲鬲丨賰賲 亘丕賱賲丕丿賷 (賱丕 賷毓賳賷賴 賲丕賱 賵噩丕賴 賵賳爻丕亍 賵禺爻丕乇丞 賵乇亘丨 賵鬲噩丕乇丞) 孬賲 丕賱賲丕丿丞 鬲爻賷胤乇 賵鬲禺賳賯 丕賱乇賵丨丕賳賷丞 (賮賷鬲丨賵賱 丕賱賶 爻賰賷乇 賱卅賷賲 賲丕丿賷..) 鬲賳鬲賴賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丨賱丞 亘廿爻鬲賷賯丕馗賴 丕孬乇 乇丐賷丞 鬲賳亘毓 賲賳 匕丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 亘賯賷鬲 氐丕賮賷丞 賮賷 賰賲賵賳賴丕. 賷賳鬲賴賷 丕賱禺胤 丕賱賲丕丿賷 賴賴賳丕 賵賷毓賵丿 丕賱賶 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞 亘卮賰賱 丕賳胤亘丕毓賷 孬賲 賷鬲毓乇賮 丕賱賶 丕賱賲賱賾丕丨 丕賱匕賷 賷乇卮丿賴 (賵賱丕 賷毓賱賾賲賴) 丕賱賶 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱氐丨賷丨 賱賱鬲賳賵賷乇 賵丕賱賵氐賵賱 丕賱賶 丕賱賳賷乇賮丕賳丕.
- 賴匕賴 丕賱乇丨賱丞 賲賳 丕賱亘丨孬 鬲毓噩賾 亘丕賱賲鬲賳丕賯囟丕鬲 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲卮賰賱 賵丨丿丞 鬲丕賲丞 亘賲噩賲賱賴丕貙 賮賰丕賳 賱丕 亘丿 賲賳 丕賱鬲丿乇賾噩 賮賷 賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 賱賱賵氐賵賱 丕賱賶 丕賱賳賷乇賮丕賳丕 賵亘匕賱賰 賷囟毓 "賴賷爻丞" 丕賱賲賮賴賵賲 丕賱廿賷噩丕亘賷 賱賱鬲丿賷賳 亘丕賱亘丨孬 丕賱卮禺氐賷 毓賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 ( 氐167:"丕賱丨賰賲丞 賱丕 鬲賯亘賱 丕賱鬲賵氐賷賱貙 賵丕賱丨賰賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱毓馗賷賲 鬲賵氐賷賱賴丕 丕賱賶 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳貙 鬲亘丿賵 丿丕卅賲丕賸 丨賲賯丕亍!")貙 亘賷賳賲丕 賷毓胤賷 丕賱賲孬賱 丕賱丌禺乇 - 丕賷 丕賱鬲丿賷賳 丕賱爻賱亘賷 丕賵 丕賱鬲賱賯賷賳賷 - 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 "噩賵賮賷賳丿丕" 氐丿賷賯 賵賲乇丕賮賯 "爻賷丿賴丕鬲乇丕".
- 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賮賱爻賮賷丞 鬲丨賲賱 乇賲夭賷丕鬲 毓丿賷丿丞貙 丕賴賲賴丕 "丕賱賳賴乇" 丕賱匕賷 賷乇賲夭 丕賱賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 匕丕鬲賴丕 丕賵 丕賱氐賵鬲 丕賱賰賵賳賷 亘鬲毓亘賷乇 丌禺乇貙 賵丨賷孬 丕賳 賲丕亍賴 賴賲 丕賱亘卮乇 丕賱匕賷賳 賷鬲毓丕賯亘賵賳 賵丕賱氐賵乇 丕賱賲鬲睾賷乇丞 (丕賱賲丕亍 匕丕鬲賴 賵賱賷爻 賳賮爻賴 丕賱匕賷 賷噩乇賷 賲乇丕乇丕賸 賵鬲賰乇丕乇丕賸) ( 氐56:"丕賳 丕賱賲毓賳賶 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賱丕 賷丨鬲噩亘丕賳 賮賷 賲賰丕賳 賲丕 賵乇丕亍 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍... 賵丕賳賲丕 賴賲丕 賮賷 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍貙 賮賷賴丕 噩賲賷毓丕賸")貙 丕賱賲賱賾丕丨 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲乇丕賵丨 丿賵乇賴 亘賷賳 丕賱賲毓賱賲 賵丕賱賲鬲賳賵乇 賮賴賵 賱丕 賷賳賯賱 丕賱丨賰賲丞 亘賱 賷丿毓賵 丕賱賷賴丕 賮賯胤 (亘丿毓賵賴 賱賱廿爻鬲賲丕毓 丕賱賶 丕賱賳賴乇).
- 丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕賸 賮廿賳 丕賱賯氐丞 匕賰乇鬲賳賷 亘丕賱乇丨賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賯丕賲 亘賴丕 爻賱賲丕賳 丕賱賮丕乇爻賷 賲賳 亘賱丕丿 賮丕乇爻 丕賱賶 丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵丕賱卮丕賲 孬賲 丕賱賶 丕賱噩夭賷乇丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賵丕毓鬲賯丿 丕賳賴丕 丕賮囟賱 賵丕毓賲賯 亘賰孬賷乇 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲鬲禺賷賱丞.
- 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賰丕賳鬲 噩丕賮丞 噩丿丕賸 賵丕睾賱亘 丕賱馗賳 丕賳賴丕 爻賷卅丞 賵賱賲 鬲爻鬲胤毓 賳賯賱 賱睾丞 "賴賷乇賲丕賳 賴賷爻丞" (賱兀賳 賴賳丕賰 賮乇賯 賴丕卅賱 亘賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵賳乇爻賷爻 毓賱賶 爻亘賷賱 丕賱賲孬丕賱) 賵賷丕 賱賷鬲 賷賯賵賲 丕爻丕賲丞 賲賳夭賱噩賷 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞!
August 13, 2018
For years, and when I say years it is actually more like decades, I have seen this classic book from time to time but I have never read it. It's not a very long book, but I just never took the time to try it out. One of my 欧宝娱乐 groups is reading it this month, so I figured that now is as good a time as any to give it a go.
I decided to listen to it and it kind of felt like I was listening to a story around the campfire. The biggest thing it reminded me of was when I was a kid at the museum in Cincinnati hearing Native American legends about how the constellations got in the sky. I am not sure how close to any actual lore Hesse's version is, but it was interesting to listen to.
I saw some comments out there about this book being slow. It certainly isn't action packed and there are many philosophical digressions that move away from the story into a spiritual realm. These parts of the narrative can be slow, but they do add to the atmosphere of Siddartha's journey.
Do I recommend it? If you are really into stories about philosophy and spirituality, yes. If you are into reading all the classics, yes. Otherwise, maybe or maybe not - I can't say for sure.
I decided to listen to it and it kind of felt like I was listening to a story around the campfire. The biggest thing it reminded me of was when I was a kid at the museum in Cincinnati hearing Native American legends about how the constellations got in the sky. I am not sure how close to any actual lore Hesse's version is, but it was interesting to listen to.
I saw some comments out there about this book being slow. It certainly isn't action packed and there are many philosophical digressions that move away from the story into a spiritual realm. These parts of the narrative can be slow, but they do add to the atmosphere of Siddartha's journey.
Do I recommend it? If you are really into stories about philosophy and spirituality, yes. If you are into reading all the classics, yes. Otherwise, maybe or maybe not - I can't say for sure.
April 24, 2024
鈥溾€榊es, Siddhartha,' he said. 'Is this what you mean? That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere, and that the present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past, nor the shadow of the future?鈥欌€�
This story was beautifully told and incredibly thought provoking!
This story was beautifully told and incredibly thought provoking!
December 24, 2024
Siddhartha explores different ways of life, such as becoming a monk and living in luxury, but neither brings him true happiness.
Wisdom does not come from books or teachers but from directly experiencing and feeling life. 馃
Everything in the world is connected, and the present moment is all that truly exists.
Paying close attention to nature, people, and emotions is crucial.
Deep listening and being fully present lead to profound insights and inner peace.
The ability to think deeply, be patient, and act decisively is essential for achieving success. 馃槉馃憤
The most valuable lessons arise from living authentically, accepting everything that happens, and feeling connected to the world.
Wisdom does not come from books or teachers but from directly experiencing and feeling life. 馃
Everything in the world is connected, and the present moment is all that truly exists.
Paying close attention to nature, people, and emotions is crucial.
Deep listening and being fully present lead to profound insights and inner peace.
The ability to think deeply, be patient, and act decisively is essential for achieving success. 馃槉馃憤
The most valuable lessons arise from living authentically, accepting everything that happens, and feeling connected to the world.
November 12, 2020
Uber popular & widely read in high schools & colleges all over the US, there is a goldmine of true, deep (om... indescribable?) philosophy in Siddhartha鈥攁 constant string of meditation & a neverending search through a thick forest of abstraction. The world is Westernized by the wise writer, and his easy prose is easy to follow, although the concepts take a while to sink in (I mean, how can a person really be devoid of love? How can possessions, even the indispensable ones, be so discardable? How can life be so NEATLY, ARTFULLY circular?). But of these Everyman-overtaking-his-destiny novels, this one belongs right above 鈥淭he Alchemist鈥� (you know that Coelho was completely aware of the conventions which make up these type of stories), but not superior to 鈥淭he Life and Times of Michael K.鈥� by Coetzee, and definitely not as fun, rambunctious, random, nor bafflingly-surreal as the French classic 鈥淐andide.鈥� Students should be encouraged to read Voltaire鈥攊n this case, although not in all of them, French lit undermines the German type?
P.S. Two guests of mine have already left me a copy of this--such a tradition for literary geeks to be a part of.
P.S. Two guests of mine have already left me a copy of this--such a tradition for literary geeks to be a part of.
October 25, 2017
Lately, even before I read this book, I was noticing some book opinion that "I-would-like-this-book-better-at-my-younger-age", especially Cecily's review about The Alchemist that I couldn't agree more. I cannot help myself comparing this book with , although Siddharta is the better one. I believe if I read this ten years ago, I could appreciate more about the plot. But there is a Catch-22 situation: ten years ago, I don't know enough to appreciate the Vedic jargons on the book.
The plot is obviously the journey of spiritual enlightenment. Of course I have no issue with The Buddhism (and other Vedic in general) philosophies in the story. If readers interested with the philosophy discussed on this book, there are non-fiction books that discuss them for real.
But the ending, I don't like it. Majority of the book is struggling with philosophy and then the ending... It was such a magical ending without enlightening experience for readers I felt cheated. I could get more revelation reading a pulp fiction of a murder mystery fiction.
PS: I have an opinion. The plot of Siddharta is basically YA fiction. How come publishers never publish this book as YA fiction with catchy cover art? :P
The plot is obviously the journey of spiritual enlightenment. Of course I have no issue with The Buddhism (and other Vedic in general) philosophies in the story. If readers interested with the philosophy discussed on this book, there are non-fiction books that discuss them for real.
But the ending, I don't like it. Majority of the book is struggling with philosophy and then the ending... It was such a magical ending without enlightening experience for readers I felt cheated. I could get more revelation reading a pulp fiction of a murder mystery fiction.
PS: I have an opinion. The plot of Siddharta is basically YA fiction. How come publishers never publish this book as YA fiction with catchy cover art? :P
February 11, 2025
In the time of the Buddha another holy man in India appears, Siddhartha unremembered who sought wisdom. As the son of a Brahmin he had all the advantages in the long-distant past , including boredom nothing it seemed consequential. Rich but poor of soul his brain in constant turmoil and the need, the compulsion , the quest to find answers to the mysteries of life. A strange sadness fills him with great despair there must be something else, nothing here in his father's luxurious house satisfies, not a home though, would quench the thirst. The endless road to discovery on dismal, glum Earth, knowledge, truth...maybe if possible...Nevertheless Govinda his only friend from childhood will travel his path no matter where it leads ...probably to oblivion. Everywhere the same, misery and death for the people, the bleakness, the unloved wretches by the millions, as few are contented , they have wealth, the many live in filth just barely surviving. However reality quickly becomes apparent, most people aren't seeking Nirvana, just trying to find the next meal ," but they are all falling leaves". The two friends join the Samanas a group of ascetic destitutes, yet happy men looking for salvation, always elusive , around the other side of the hill . Gentle Govinda after both at last hear the Illustrious One Gotama speak to the thousands , chooses to follow him. Crushing the spirit of Siddhartha , still the wanderer continues he can't go back. Adventures over the years make him wealthy, he meets a quiet beautiful courtesan Kamala that has money and a merchant Kamaswami who teaches all the tricks to the trade. Naturally he will again reject prosperity it is not what he wants . But slowly too he views nature's wonders, a pretty river's forever waters not caring if the human race exists. Hermann Hesse's famous novel which influenced countless generations ...can happiness and humans be compatible, will people always try but never reach Nirvana. This book has many questions that can be asked for eternity, but never answered to the satisfaction of everyone, well worth reading.
July 5, 2020
鈥淵our soul is the whole world鈥�
A lot of people for the longest time recommended me this book. I have to say I鈥檓 slightly disappointed with the experience of reading it, maybe because my expectations were so high, as all of the wise and profound people I know seem to admire it. When I was younger (high school) I鈥檝e read Steppenwolf and I was in complete awe of Hesse鈥檚 writing, and I regarded him as one of most sagacious writers I鈥檝e ever come across. Later on (in college) I attempted to read The Glass Bead Game, equally adored it but haven鈥檛 had enough time to finish it.
Theme-wise this book is right up my alley - combining psychological development with spiritual path of Buddhism - sign me up.
However, I wasn鈥檛 as enchanted with Hesse鈥檚 writing in this one, I found it to be less profound than in his other books, even though it is thematic in a similar niche of self-discovery. Maybe that鈥檚 due to my evolution as a reader as I have already read a number of books exploring the same matter or Hesse's writing really is a bit uneven. I would like to attempt some of his other books again to test those theories.
This book has high quality ideas but for some reason they didn鈥檛 sit with me as well. I think the main reson is I couldn鈥檛 connect to the main character and found him self-conceived, arrogant, almost without ability to love, and hugely disliked the underlying storyline of his predetermined extra ordinance and specialty, as his superiority to the other 鈥樷€檕rdinary鈥欌€� men is established early on. In my opinion, the division between preordained chosen ones and regular people is malignant (any separation that makes us think there are inherently two kinds of people), and can cause inferiority complex in common people that don鈥檛 view themselves in that way, and grandiosity in others that think to be special means not being a true self but establishing difference (basically meaning superiority) to others.
''But still he had felt different from and superior to the others; always he had watched them with some mockery, some mocking disdain, with the same disdain which a Samana constantly feels for the people of the world.''
It鈥檚 of great importance to establish that there are no two kinds of people, and every person in the core self is special, chosen to be alive, and called to the path of maturation and individuation. In some way, Siddartha comes to shift of perspective as he learns to appreciate 鈥樷€檆ommon鈥欌€� people, but for me, it was too little too late, as he already displayed too much annoying narcissism, maybe characteristic to everybody who perceives themselves as woken.
Especially Siddartha's relationship with Govinda displayed inequality, as Govinda always was a subordinate, bland, and unspecial character. I, in contrast to Govinda, didn't project numinous characteristics onto Siddharta, my feelings were more similar to this statement: But he, Siddhartha, was not a source of joy for himself, he found no delight in himself.
Glad we agree on this Siddharta. I really haven鈥檛 found any delight in him as a character, no matter how hard I tried to, but maybe that was Hesse鈥檚 intention to invoke in a reader similar feelings and perception as Siddhartha had of himself? I know that in the storyline he reached his true inner self, but for me, that wasn鈥檛 the most convincing process even though there were real moments of transcendence. Maybe that is also the point, that the meaning of life is reachable not in the continuity but only in small fragments of time, as these moments are worth being alive for. I would say I like the whole narrative if all of the other characters are regarded as symbolic, representing inner archetypes in Siddhartha. I highly appreciate and agree with the main idea - that one can鈥檛 regain true wisdom and authenticity just through following spiritual teaching and religious practices.
''To reach this place, the self, myself, the Atman, there was another way, which was worthwhile looking for? Alas, and nobody showed this way, nobody knew it, not the father, and not the teachers and wise men, not the holy sacrificial songs!''
Siddartha comes to this realization early on, as he observes that a lot of people follow Buddha, comprehend and adhere to his teaching, but the end result of their path differs greatly, as they don鈥檛 have the equal charisma, influence or awakeness.
''Thousands of followers are listening to his teachings every day, follow his instructions every hour, but they are all falling leaves, not in themselves they have teachings and a law.''
Ideas of Buddhism are intelligently incorporated but also blended with Jungian individuation and excerpts of Nietzschean philosophy. Different concepts are not pushed into the character (or readers), as Siddartha discovers them from his own experience rather than an understanding of others. So the path that we follow should always be just ours, personal, individual, as there is no teaching in this world that can give us true wisdom without authentic intrapersonal transformational process. Subjective truth acquainted by experience is valued more than memorized knowledge containing the insight of others.
''Look, my dear Govinda, this is one of my thoughts, which I have found: wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness.''
''Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught.''
In the beginning, Siddharta through his dissatisfaction both with himself and his environment comes to the realization that the world is a mere stage, theatre of masks, full of personas living a false, inauthentic life, even the wisest and spiritual people are no strangers to this kind of deceit. He experiences an existential crisis facing the reality of life that returns to him in circles. His crises are a good example of painful events that are an inherent part of psychological maturation, as deeply questioning one鈥檚 life leads to freedom. Buddist path to eliminate suffering, that has some elements which I don鈥檛 agree on, leads the main character to the exploration of oneself and having a more balanced perspective that transcends the limits of thinking in black and white colors. Traditionally Buddhist attempt to eliminate ego and desire is transformed in acceptance and integration of wholeness of oneself, as all parts have an important role in attaining self-knowledge and wisdom, more of a Jungian and Nietzschean viewpoint. Siddartha鈥檚 process of engagement goes through different phases - hedonistic, nihilistic, mystic, rational, relational and meaningful ones. In every stage, he explores an archetype/complex that is part of himself - Brahman, Shaman, rich man, gambler, ferryman. I like that Siddartha鈥檚 spiritual revelations were not ground-breaking, as he often struggled after them as before. I am also fond of the fact he explored vastly different aspects of himself - dark, vein, lustful sides, in order to reach his ultimate, true Self. The good and bad experiences, progression and regression both play an immense part in enlightenment and the big cycle of life. No stage in life is futile or isolated, and no person is merely evil or virtuous. This book can be a good example for both individuation and spiritual journey but I would recommend it to people who are beginners in the exploration of psychology or/and spiritually as I see it as a more of an introduction, maybe not for someone deeply engaged in the topics. I can see myself reading this book 10 years ago and being completely fascinated with it, and I would say then the book would have a much greater impact on me. But in this day and age, I already read a lot of material of this kind so the ideas are not new to me. But I will humble myself and admit this book is still a great accomplishment and a lot of people would benefit from it greatly! Always look inward as nor Hesse, nor Budda/Jung/Nietzsche can give you enlightenment, only point in the direction of it.
鈥淵ou know how to talk wisely, my friend. Be aware of too much wisdom!鈥�
A lot of people for the longest time recommended me this book. I have to say I鈥檓 slightly disappointed with the experience of reading it, maybe because my expectations were so high, as all of the wise and profound people I know seem to admire it. When I was younger (high school) I鈥檝e read Steppenwolf and I was in complete awe of Hesse鈥檚 writing, and I regarded him as one of most sagacious writers I鈥檝e ever come across. Later on (in college) I attempted to read The Glass Bead Game, equally adored it but haven鈥檛 had enough time to finish it.
Theme-wise this book is right up my alley - combining psychological development with spiritual path of Buddhism - sign me up.
However, I wasn鈥檛 as enchanted with Hesse鈥檚 writing in this one, I found it to be less profound than in his other books, even though it is thematic in a similar niche of self-discovery. Maybe that鈥檚 due to my evolution as a reader as I have already read a number of books exploring the same matter or Hesse's writing really is a bit uneven. I would like to attempt some of his other books again to test those theories.
This book has high quality ideas but for some reason they didn鈥檛 sit with me as well. I think the main reson is I couldn鈥檛 connect to the main character and found him self-conceived, arrogant, almost without ability to love, and hugely disliked the underlying storyline of his predetermined extra ordinance and specialty, as his superiority to the other 鈥樷€檕rdinary鈥欌€� men is established early on. In my opinion, the division between preordained chosen ones and regular people is malignant (any separation that makes us think there are inherently two kinds of people), and can cause inferiority complex in common people that don鈥檛 view themselves in that way, and grandiosity in others that think to be special means not being a true self but establishing difference (basically meaning superiority) to others.
''But still he had felt different from and superior to the others; always he had watched them with some mockery, some mocking disdain, with the same disdain which a Samana constantly feels for the people of the world.''
It鈥檚 of great importance to establish that there are no two kinds of people, and every person in the core self is special, chosen to be alive, and called to the path of maturation and individuation. In some way, Siddartha comes to shift of perspective as he learns to appreciate 鈥樷€檆ommon鈥欌€� people, but for me, it was too little too late, as he already displayed too much annoying narcissism, maybe characteristic to everybody who perceives themselves as woken.
Especially Siddartha's relationship with Govinda displayed inequality, as Govinda always was a subordinate, bland, and unspecial character. I, in contrast to Govinda, didn't project numinous characteristics onto Siddharta, my feelings were more similar to this statement: But he, Siddhartha, was not a source of joy for himself, he found no delight in himself.
Glad we agree on this Siddharta. I really haven鈥檛 found any delight in him as a character, no matter how hard I tried to, but maybe that was Hesse鈥檚 intention to invoke in a reader similar feelings and perception as Siddhartha had of himself? I know that in the storyline he reached his true inner self, but for me, that wasn鈥檛 the most convincing process even though there were real moments of transcendence. Maybe that is also the point, that the meaning of life is reachable not in the continuity but only in small fragments of time, as these moments are worth being alive for. I would say I like the whole narrative if all of the other characters are regarded as symbolic, representing inner archetypes in Siddhartha. I highly appreciate and agree with the main idea - that one can鈥檛 regain true wisdom and authenticity just through following spiritual teaching and religious practices.
''To reach this place, the self, myself, the Atman, there was another way, which was worthwhile looking for? Alas, and nobody showed this way, nobody knew it, not the father, and not the teachers and wise men, not the holy sacrificial songs!''
Siddartha comes to this realization early on, as he observes that a lot of people follow Buddha, comprehend and adhere to his teaching, but the end result of their path differs greatly, as they don鈥檛 have the equal charisma, influence or awakeness.
''Thousands of followers are listening to his teachings every day, follow his instructions every hour, but they are all falling leaves, not in themselves they have teachings and a law.''
Ideas of Buddhism are intelligently incorporated but also blended with Jungian individuation and excerpts of Nietzschean philosophy. Different concepts are not pushed into the character (or readers), as Siddartha discovers them from his own experience rather than an understanding of others. So the path that we follow should always be just ours, personal, individual, as there is no teaching in this world that can give us true wisdom without authentic intrapersonal transformational process. Subjective truth acquainted by experience is valued more than memorized knowledge containing the insight of others.
''Look, my dear Govinda, this is one of my thoughts, which I have found: wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man tries to pass on to someone always sounds like foolishness.''
''Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught.''
In the beginning, Siddharta through his dissatisfaction both with himself and his environment comes to the realization that the world is a mere stage, theatre of masks, full of personas living a false, inauthentic life, even the wisest and spiritual people are no strangers to this kind of deceit. He experiences an existential crisis facing the reality of life that returns to him in circles. His crises are a good example of painful events that are an inherent part of psychological maturation, as deeply questioning one鈥檚 life leads to freedom. Buddist path to eliminate suffering, that has some elements which I don鈥檛 agree on, leads the main character to the exploration of oneself and having a more balanced perspective that transcends the limits of thinking in black and white colors. Traditionally Buddhist attempt to eliminate ego and desire is transformed in acceptance and integration of wholeness of oneself, as all parts have an important role in attaining self-knowledge and wisdom, more of a Jungian and Nietzschean viewpoint. Siddartha鈥檚 process of engagement goes through different phases - hedonistic, nihilistic, mystic, rational, relational and meaningful ones. In every stage, he explores an archetype/complex that is part of himself - Brahman, Shaman, rich man, gambler, ferryman. I like that Siddartha鈥檚 spiritual revelations were not ground-breaking, as he often struggled after them as before. I am also fond of the fact he explored vastly different aspects of himself - dark, vein, lustful sides, in order to reach his ultimate, true Self. The good and bad experiences, progression and regression both play an immense part in enlightenment and the big cycle of life. No stage in life is futile or isolated, and no person is merely evil or virtuous. This book can be a good example for both individuation and spiritual journey but I would recommend it to people who are beginners in the exploration of psychology or/and spiritually as I see it as a more of an introduction, maybe not for someone deeply engaged in the topics. I can see myself reading this book 10 years ago and being completely fascinated with it, and I would say then the book would have a much greater impact on me. But in this day and age, I already read a lot of material of this kind so the ideas are not new to me. But I will humble myself and admit this book is still a great accomplishment and a lot of people would benefit from it greatly! Always look inward as nor Hesse, nor Budda/Jung/Nietzsche can give you enlightenment, only point in the direction of it.
鈥淵ou know how to talk wisely, my friend. Be aware of too much wisdom!鈥�
March 8, 2020
賲賳 賴乇賲丕賳 賴爻賴 乇賵 丿賵爻鬲 賳丿丕乇賲. 亘賴 丿賱丕蹖賱 賲鬲毓丿丿. 丕夭 噩賲賱賴 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 讴賱蹖 诏賵蹖蹖 讴乇丿賳卮貙 亘賴 噩丕蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 鬲毓乇蹖賮 讴乇丿賳. 賵 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 夭蹖丕丿 卮丕毓乇丕賳賴 賳賵卮鬲賳卮. 賵 亘賴 禺丕胤乇 爻丕丿賴 賳诏乇蹖卮 亘賴 毓乇賮丕賳 賵 賮賱爻賮賴. 賲毓丕丿賱 禺蹖賱蹖 賲賳丕爻亘卮 丿乇 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 禺賵丿賲賵賳貙 賳丕丿乇 丕亘乇丕賴蹖賲蹖賴. 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕蹖 讴賴 賳賴丕蹖鬲丕賸 鬲丕 爻賳 亘蹖爻鬲 爻丕賱诏蹖 賲蹖 鬲賵賳爻鬲 賲賳 乇賵 噩匕亘 讴賳賴貙 丕賲丕 賳賴 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕賵賳. 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕賵賳 丿蹖诏賴 丿賵乇踿 丿丕爻鬲丕蹖賵爻讴蹖 亘賵丿.
丕賱亘鬲賴 讴鬲丕亘 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖 禺賵亘 賴賲 賮乇丕賵丕賳 丿丕乇賴貙 丕賲丕 賳賴丕蹖鬲丕賸 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 匕賴賳 丌丿賲 賲蹖 賲賵賳賴貙 讴賱蹖鬲 讴鬲丕亘賴 賳賴 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖 夭蹖亘丕蹖 丕賵賳. 丕夭 噩賲賱賴 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖 夭蹖亘丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘貙 亘禺卮 爻賯賵胤 爻蹖匕丕乇鬲賴丕爻鬲 讴賴 賴乇 趩賳丿 禺賵丿卮 乇賵 賮爻丕丿 賳丕倬匕蹖乇 賲蹖 丿賵賳賴貙 讴賲 讴賲 丿乇 賲丕丿蹖丕鬲 睾乇賯 賲蹖卮賴 賵 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 賲賵噩賵丿蹖 賲蹖卮賴 讴賴 禺賵丿卮 賴賲 丕夭卮 亘蹖夭丕乇賴 賵 亘丕 睾乇賯 卮丿賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賲賵噩賵丿 賮乇丕乇 讴賳賴.
丕賱亘鬲賴 讴鬲丕亘 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖 禺賵亘 賴賲 賮乇丕賵丕賳 丿丕乇賴貙 丕賲丕 賳賴丕蹖鬲丕賸 趩蹖夭蹖 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 匕賴賳 丌丿賲 賲蹖 賲賵賳賴貙 讴賱蹖鬲 讴鬲丕亘賴 賳賴 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖 夭蹖亘丕蹖 丕賵賳. 丕夭 噩賲賱賴 亘禺卮 賴丕蹖 夭蹖亘丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘貙 亘禺卮 爻賯賵胤 爻蹖匕丕乇鬲賴丕爻鬲 讴賴 賴乇 趩賳丿 禺賵丿卮 乇賵 賮爻丕丿 賳丕倬匕蹖乇 賲蹖 丿賵賳賴貙 讴賲 讴賲 丿乇 賲丕丿蹖丕鬲 睾乇賯 賲蹖卮賴 賵 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 賲賵噩賵丿蹖 賲蹖卮賴 讴賴 禺賵丿卮 賴賲 丕夭卮 亘蹖夭丕乇賴 賵 亘丕 睾乇賯 卮丿賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賲賵噩賵丿 賮乇丕乇 讴賳賴.
September 9, 2016
writes as though his words are god's perspective, but I don't believe in god... And, for the most part, I think god is boring. I believe most people like this book because they think they will look dumb if they don't.
August 19, 2015
On the surface, this is a harmless fable of a man struggling through life and coming to peace with the universe. Lovely, gentle, comfort food spiced up with mysticism. It's a bedtime read.
The problem is, it's supposed to be a book that explains the origins and teachings of Buddhism. And as Keely points out in his review, when a foreigner tries to write a story about a country and religion he knows very little about, he will always get it wrong.
Everything is so... so posed. So exotified. We are invited to gawk at the characters and how "different" their lives are, as if they were colorful birds in a zoo. The narrative is obsessed with "strange" sights such as mango groves, fig gardens, clay huts, animal sacrifices and meditation, as if Siddhartha were a stranger in his own country. It's like an American driving around his normal world and being amazed by the strip malls, the sizes of the roads, and the plethora of car brands to be seen.
In just the first chapter, a bunch of foreign terms are flung at us like "Semana," "Brahmin," "Atman," "Rig-Veda," and "Om;" however, they are tossed in without any rhyme or reason. It feels as if Hesse was trying to impress us with his research; however, it comes across as flat and immature. For another analogy, it's as realistic as an American wondering about the meaning of life by contemplating the Deceleration of Independence, the Scarlet Letter, and the Twilight Saga.
Also, the character's skin tones are compared to exotic foods.
"He became as pale as a dried banana skin."
This is infinitely annoying. That's like saying:
Rage erupted in her breast, and her face became as red as Kool-Aid."
Just as Americans don't obsess over Pepsi, CNN, or George Washington, a person living in this time period in India wouldn't obsess over mango trees or the Vedas in his daily life.
Furthermore, there is a "simple but noble savage" vibe that undercuts the whole story. The prose is saccharine, simplistic, Winne-the-Pooh-style writing that glosses over any sort of complexity in thoughts or feelings. The characters have superficial emotions and spend the whole book posturing. I cannot count how many times "happiness erupted" or "sadness grew" in someone's heart/breast.
I mean, see for yourself:
"There was happiness in his father's heart because of his son who was intelligent and thirsty for knowledge; he saw him growing up to be a great learned man, a priest, a prince among the Brahmins."
Or this one:
"For a long time Govinda looked doubtfully at the friend of his youth. Then he bowed to him, as one does of a man of rank, and went on his way.
"Smiling, Siddhartha watched him go. He still loved him, this faithful, anxious friend."
This next one made me angry, given how severely it violates the laws of good literature. There is so much name-dropping, it reminds me of Gossip Girls! ("The keys of her Cadillac were in her Gucci purse!") (...not that I ever read more than a few pages of those books...)
"But Siddhartha himself was not happy. Wandering along the rosy paths of the fig garden, sitting in contemplation in the bluish shade of the grove, washing his limbs in the daily bath of atonement, offering sacrifices in the depths of the shady mango wood with complete grace of manner, beloved by all, a joy to all, there was yet no joy in his own heart. Dreams and restless thoughts came flowing to him from the river, from the twinkling stars at night, from the suns melting rays. Dreams and a restlessness of the soul came to him, arising from the smoke of the sacrifices, emanating from the verses of the Rig-Veda, trickling from the teachings of the old Brahmins."
It's as if Hesse was both overly respectful of and scornful towards Buddhist "foreigners" at the same time; shaping his fictional characters into simple-witted people who are nonetheless "uncorrupted by modern society" and at peace with nature. Goodness, Hesse, don't you know humans are all the same? Why can't "foreigners" in literature be as passionate, overwhelmed, manipulative, mirthful, jealous, and egotistical as characters from one's own continent?
I'm sure there are more complex, less exotified portrayals of Buddhism out there. You really won't be missing out on anything if you skip this one.
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If you for some reason DO want to read SIDDHARTHA, find a good translation, because the standard one by Hilda Rosner is terrible. Not only is it filled with messy, convoluted prose, it fails at basic grammar.
Take the opening, for example:
"In the shade of the house, in the sunshine on the river bank by the boats, in the shade of the sallow wood and the fig tree, Siddhartha, the handsome Brahmin's son, grew up with his friend Govinda. The sun browned his slender shoulders on the river bank, while bathing at the holy ablutions, at the holy sacrifices. Shadows passed across his eyes in the mango grove during play, while his mother sang, during his father's teachings, when with the learned men."
The writing is atrocious. I doesn't flow. It's a simple piece of description, yet you have to read it multiple times to make sense of it.
Also, the grammar is horrible. Let's look at a sentence from that paragraph:
"The sun browned his slender shoulders on the river bank, while bathing at the holy ablutions..."
Wait, so the sun is browning his shoulders and bathing at the ablutions? THE SUN IS BATHING???
This is a common grammatical error called a "misplaced modifier," and it is often made by elementary school children. It is a phrase or clause placed incorrectly in a sentence so that it appears to modify an unintended word. In this case, I'm sure Rosner meant that Siddhartha was bathing, but because the sun is the subject of the sentence, it comes across as if it were the one bathing.
Don't waste your money or time on a translation that reads as if it were written by a middleschooler with a thesaurus.
January 23, 2018
Desde hac铆a rato que quer铆a leer Siddhartha, de Hermann Hesse. No soy muy aficionado de la literatura espiritual, e incluso muchas veces la rehuyo, pero de todas formas algo en este libro me llamaba la atenci贸n. Hab铆a o铆do suficientes cosas buenas de este autor para entender que darle una oportunidad a Siddhartha val铆a la pena. As铆 que lo empec茅, llevado m谩s por un impulso que por algo minuciosamente deliberado y planificado.
Le铆 los primeros dos cap铆tulos en dos semanas. Esto puede no hablar muy bien del contenido literario o espiritual de Siddhartha, pero en realidad siento que fall茅 en avanzar a una velocidad adecuada porque en ese entonces no me hab铆a 芦abierto禄 a lo que me pod铆a contar Hesse. Lo repito: no suelo leer este tipo de libros. Sin embargo, hoy le volv铆 a dar una chance y trat茅 de embarcarme en la lectura de una manera diferente, quiz谩 m谩s privada o personal; y, como ver谩n, ya lo tengo terminado. Y debo aceptar que fue un viaje extraordinario, por el que recorr铆 con el samana Siddhartha su b煤squeda de la sabidur铆a suprema y la paz del alma de forma voyeurista pero no por eso menos aut茅ntica.
Como nos cuenta este relato, la sabidur铆a no puede ser ense帽ada. Descomponer informaci贸n en lenguaje puede llegar a ser factible, pero no resulta as铆 con una experiencia. La sabidur铆a se alcanza a trav茅s del ser interno, desde el exterior hasta el interior, y es sumamente personal. De igual manera, Siddhartha, un poco contradictoriamente, puede llegar a dejar claras muchas ideas, algunas un tanto pol茅micas y otras reveladoras. Es una lectura que recomiendo mucho, siempre y cuando se la lea con la mente abierta. No puedo decir m谩s puesto que este camino debe ser recorrido por uno mismo y descubierto en privado. As铆 que aqu铆 tienen, avancen y d茅jense llevar.
Le铆 los primeros dos cap铆tulos en dos semanas. Esto puede no hablar muy bien del contenido literario o espiritual de Siddhartha, pero en realidad siento que fall茅 en avanzar a una velocidad adecuada porque en ese entonces no me hab铆a 芦abierto禄 a lo que me pod铆a contar Hesse. Lo repito: no suelo leer este tipo de libros. Sin embargo, hoy le volv铆 a dar una chance y trat茅 de embarcarme en la lectura de una manera diferente, quiz谩 m谩s privada o personal; y, como ver谩n, ya lo tengo terminado. Y debo aceptar que fue un viaje extraordinario, por el que recorr铆 con el samana Siddhartha su b煤squeda de la sabidur铆a suprema y la paz del alma de forma voyeurista pero no por eso menos aut茅ntica.
Como nos cuenta este relato, la sabidur铆a no puede ser ense帽ada. Descomponer informaci贸n en lenguaje puede llegar a ser factible, pero no resulta as铆 con una experiencia. La sabidur铆a se alcanza a trav茅s del ser interno, desde el exterior hasta el interior, y es sumamente personal. De igual manera, Siddhartha, un poco contradictoriamente, puede llegar a dejar claras muchas ideas, algunas un tanto pol茅micas y otras reveladoras. Es una lectura que recomiendo mucho, siempre y cuando se la lea con la mente abierta. No puedo decir m谩s puesto que este camino debe ser recorrido por uno mismo y descubierto en privado. As铆 que aqu铆 tienen, avancen y d茅jense llevar.
June 14, 2021
there are certain roles i relish in this life.
when i was younger, i loved to play the part of Cool Teenage Girl while babysitting, because it was the most effective and energy efficient way to get children to like me. answering "do you have a boyfriend" and "do you go to parties" 800 times is way easier than running around or doing crafts.
i am still a big fan of embodying Sympathetic Customer at any retail or service establishment i go to. thanks to years of retail/service work this is actually more a truth of myself than a persona, but i amp it up so much that it still applies.
but my ALL TIME FAVORITE character will always be English Student Who Is Devoted Enough And Sufficiently Respected To Get Away With Sh*t Talking The Assigned Reading In Class.
and boy oh boy did i go for the gold on that with this book.
when i was in high school, there was also a cult of white boys who refused to even make eye contact with any girl who wasn't Asian. there were probably six of them floating around the halls, actively fetishizing - seven if you count Hermann Hesse via the copies of Siddhartha that half the junior-year english classes had to read.
this book is just bizarre.
this is part of a series i am doing where i - i've said it before and i'll say it again - claim to be reviewing books i read a long time ago, but more actively reveal unasked for truths about my high school experience.
when i was younger, i loved to play the part of Cool Teenage Girl while babysitting, because it was the most effective and energy efficient way to get children to like me. answering "do you have a boyfriend" and "do you go to parties" 800 times is way easier than running around or doing crafts.
i am still a big fan of embodying Sympathetic Customer at any retail or service establishment i go to. thanks to years of retail/service work this is actually more a truth of myself than a persona, but i amp it up so much that it still applies.
but my ALL TIME FAVORITE character will always be English Student Who Is Devoted Enough And Sufficiently Respected To Get Away With Sh*t Talking The Assigned Reading In Class.
and boy oh boy did i go for the gold on that with this book.
when i was in high school, there was also a cult of white boys who refused to even make eye contact with any girl who wasn't Asian. there were probably six of them floating around the halls, actively fetishizing - seven if you count Hermann Hesse via the copies of Siddhartha that half the junior-year english classes had to read.
this book is just bizarre.
this is part of a series i am doing where i - i've said it before and i'll say it again - claim to be reviewing books i read a long time ago, but more actively reveal unasked for truths about my high school experience.
September 25, 2021
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賳賲蹖诏賲 夭蹖亘丕 賳蹖爻鬲貙 夭蹖亘丕爻鬲貙 丕賳氐丕賮丕 噩賲賱丕鬲 賵 氐賮丨丕鬲蹖 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 賲孬賱卮 乇賵 鬲賵蹖 丌孬丕乇 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫й� 賳禺賵賳丿賴 亘賵丿賲貙 丕賲丕 丿蹖诏賴 禺蹖賱蹖 卮丕毓乇丕賳賴 亘賵丿貙 禺蹖賱蹖 噩賲賱丕鬲 睾蹖乇毓丕賲蹖丕賳賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 禺蹖賱蹖 丕匕蹖鬲 卮丿賲!
蹖丕 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲 爻賵丕丿 讴丕賮蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丿乇讴 毓馗賲鬲 讴鬲丕亘 賵 夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖 賳孬乇卮 乇賵 賳丿丕卮鬲賲! :)
丕丨爻丕爻 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賴乇讴爻蹖 丕蹖賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 乇賵 亘禺賵賳賴貙 讴賱丕 賲賳賵 亘賱丕讴 讴賳賴! 趩賵賳 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 鬲賲丕賲 賳賯丿賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 丕夭卮 鬲毓乇蹖賮 讴乇丿賳! :))
丕賲丕 亘丕賵乇 讴賳蹖丿 鬲丕 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 鬲賵賳爻鬲賲 丕乇賮丕賯 讴乇丿賲! 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀池� 亘丕 亘蹖丕賳蹖 鬲賳丿鬲乇 亘賳賵蹖爻賲 賵 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘鬲賵倬賲! :))
爻乇鬲賵賳賵 丿乇丿 賳蹖丕乇賲貙 賳賴 賴爻賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴鈥屰� 賲賳賴貙 賳賴 爻蹖丿丕乇鬲賴丕 讴鬲丕亘 賲賳賴貙 賵 賳賴 爻乇賵卮 丨蹖亘蹖 賲鬲乇噩賲 賲賳賴!
賲賳 賲丕賱 丕蹖賳 丿賳蹖丕 賳蹖爻鬲賲! :))
賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴 丿賵 讴鬲丕亘 丿蹖诏賴 丕夭 賴爻賴 丿丕乇賲 讴賴 趩賵賳 倬賵賱 丿丕丿賲 胤亘蹖毓鬲丕 賲噩亘賵乇賲 亘禺賵賳賲卮賵賳! :))
鬲賵氐蹖賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 亘賴 丨乇賮鈥屬囏й� 賲賳賽 亘蹖鈥屫迟堌ж� 丕讴鬲賮丕 賳讴賳蹖丿貙 賳馗乇丕鬲 爻丕蹖乇 丿賵爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 賴賲 亘禺賵賳蹖丿貙 賵 禺賵丿鬲賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丕乇夭蹖丕亘蹖 讴賳蹖丿.
賲賳 賵賱蹖 禺賵卮賲 賳蹖賵賲丿! 丿賵 爻鬲丕乇賴 亘賴卮 賲蹖丿賲...
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讴鬲丕亘 丿賵賲貙 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丿賵爻鬲 賲賳 亘賵丿貙 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 亘賴 賳爻亘鬲 乇賵丕賳蹖 丿丕卮鬲貙 賵賱蹖 賲孬賱 丿賲蹖丕賳 爻乇丿 亘賵丿! 賳賲蹖卮丿 禺賵亘 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘乇賯乇丕乇 讴乇丿 亘丕 丿賳蹖丕卮.
賵 丨丕賱丕 讴鬲丕亘 爻賵賲貙 爻蹖丿丕乇鬲賴丕...
賯亘賱 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 亘乇賲 爻乇丕睾卮貙 鬲毓丕乇蹖賮 夭蹖丕丿蹖 卮賳蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲 丕夭卮貙 丨鬲蹖 丕夭 賲賳丕亘毓 睾蹖乇賮丕乇爻蹖 賴賲 亘丕乇賴丕 亘賴賲 鬲賵氐蹖賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿.
亘丕 丕賳鬲馗丕乇丕鬲 蹖讴 卮丕賴讴丕乇 乇賮鬲賲 爻賲鬲卮貙 賵賱蹖 禺亘貙 賳卮丿... 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳貙 丕賵賳胤賵乇 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿 賳亘賵丿. 趩乇丕 讴賴 鬲賲丕賲 毓賯丕蹖丿 賵 趩丕乇趩賵亘鈥屬囏й� 賮賱爻賮蹖 匕賴賳 賲賳貙 丿乇 亘丕亘 夭賳丿诏蹖貙 丿乇 亘丕亘 毓卮賯 賵 賱匕鬲 亘乇丿賳 丕夭 毓賲乇貙 亘胤賵乇 讴丕賲賱 亘丕 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 鬲囟丕丿 亘賵丿!
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賲賳 賳賴 毓賯丕蹖丿 亘乇賴賲賳蹖 亘乇丕賲 賯丕亘賱 丿乇讴 亘賵丿貙 賳賴 丕賮讴丕乇 卮賲賳蹖!
賳賴 丕夭 賲乇鬲丕囟鈥屬囏� 丿賱賽 禺賵卮蹖 丿丕乇賲貙 賳賴 亘賴 亘賵丿蹖爻賲 毓賱丕賯賲賳丿賲!
賵 賲毓鬲賯丿賲 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖貙 賴賲賵賳賯丿乇 讴賴 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 讴卮賮 賲賳賽 賵丕賯毓蹖 禺賵丿賲賵賳 賴爻鬲蹖賲貙 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 丕賲蹖丕賱 賵 賱匕丕鬲 丿賳蹖賵蹖 賴賲 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘賴乇賴 亘亘乇蹖賲!
丿乇賵蹖卮 氐賮鬲蹖 賵 亘乇賴賲賳蹖 賵 卮賲賳蹖 賵 亘賵丿蹖爻賲 賵 爻賱賵讴 賵 丌夭丕乇 亘賴 噩爻賲 賵 趩卮賲鈥屬举堌篡� 丕夭 賱匕丕鬲 丿賳蹖賵蹖 賵 賯賴乇 亘丕 卮賴賵鬲 噩賳爻蹖 賵 亘蹖鈥屬呟屬勠� 亘賴 孬乇賵鬲 賵 亘蹖鈥屫堌囒� 亘賴 亘丿賳 賵 睾蹖乇賴貙 讴賴 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 賲賵乇丿卮賵賳 亘爻蹖丕乇 氐丨亘鬲 卮丿賴貙 亘丕亘 賲蹖賱 賲賳 賵 賲賵丕夭蹖 亘丕 禺胤 賮讴乇蹖 賲賳 賳蹖爻鬲!
賳讴鬲賴 亘毓丿蹖貙 賴爻賴 禺蹖賱蹖 爻禺鬲 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫迟�! 賴乇 氐丿 氐賮丨賴 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘丕卮 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴 丿賵蹖爻鬲 氐賮丨賴 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘丕蹖 丿蹖诏賴 倬鬲丕賳爻蹖賱 賵 丕賳乇跇蹖 賲蹖亘乇賴!
丨丕賱丕 丕蹖賳 爻禺鬲鈥屬嗁堐屫驰� 乇賵 鬲乇讴蹖亘 讴賳蹖丿 亘丕 鬲乇噩賲賴 爻乇賵卮 丨亘蹖亘蹖! 趩賴 卮賵丿!
禺蹖賱蹖 卮丕毓乇丕賳賴 鬲乇噩賲賴 卮丿賴 讴鬲丕亘貙 亘賴 丨丿蹖 讴賴 丿賱賵 賲蹖鈥屫操嗁�!
賳賲蹖诏賲 夭蹖亘丕 賳蹖爻鬲貙 夭蹖亘丕爻鬲貙 丕賳氐丕賮丕 噩賲賱丕鬲 賵 氐賮丨丕鬲蹖 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿 讴賴 卮丕蹖丿 賲孬賱卮 乇賵 鬲賵蹖 丌孬丕乇 丿蹖诏賴鈥屫й� 賳禺賵賳丿賴 亘賵丿賲貙 丕賲丕 丿蹖诏賴 禺蹖賱蹖 卮丕毓乇丕賳賴 亘賵丿貙 禺蹖賱蹖 噩賲賱丕鬲 睾蹖乇毓丕賲蹖丕賳賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 禺蹖賱蹖 丕匕蹖鬲 卮丿賲!
蹖丕 卮丕蹖丿 賴賲 爻賵丕丿 讴丕賮蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丿乇讴 毓馗賲鬲 讴鬲丕亘 賵 夭蹖亘丕蹖蹖 賳孬乇卮 乇賵 賳丿丕卮鬲賲! :)
丕丨爻丕爻 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賴乇讴爻蹖 丕蹖賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 乇賵 亘禺賵賳賴貙 讴賱丕 賲賳賵 亘賱丕讴 讴賳賴! 趩賵賳 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 鬲賲丕賲 賳賯丿賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 丕夭卮 鬲毓乇蹖賮 讴乇丿賳! :))
丕賲丕 亘丕賵乇 讴賳蹖丿 鬲丕 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 鬲賵賳爻鬲賲 丕乇賮丕賯 讴乇丿賲! 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗀池� 亘丕 亘蹖丕賳蹖 鬲賳丿鬲乇 亘賳賵蹖爻賲 賵 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘鬲賵倬賲! :))
爻乇鬲賵賳賵 丿乇丿 賳蹖丕乇賲貙 賳賴 賴爻賴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴鈥屰� 賲賳賴貙 賳賴 爻蹖丿丕乇鬲賴丕 讴鬲丕亘 賲賳賴貙 賵 賳賴 爻乇賵卮 丨蹖亘蹖 賲鬲乇噩賲 賲賳賴!
賲賳 賲丕賱 丕蹖賳 丿賳蹖丕 賳蹖爻鬲賲! :))
賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴 丿賵 讴鬲丕亘 丿蹖诏賴 丕夭 賴爻賴 丿丕乇賲 讴賴 趩賵賳 倬賵賱 丿丕丿賲 胤亘蹖毓鬲丕 賲噩亘賵乇賲 亘禺賵賳賲卮賵賳! :))
鬲賵氐蹖賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 亘賴 丨乇賮鈥屬囏й� 賲賳賽 亘蹖鈥屫迟堌ж� 丕讴鬲賮丕 賳讴賳蹖丿貙 賳馗乇丕鬲 爻丕蹖乇 丿賵爻鬲丕賳 乇賵 賴賲 亘禺賵賳蹖丿貙 賵 禺賵丿鬲賵賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 丕乇夭蹖丕亘蹖 讴賳蹖丿.
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