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Siddhartha

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  • Author：Hermann Hesse
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Summary

Siddhartha， a handsome Brahmin's son， is clever and well loved， yet increasingly dissatisfied with the life that is expected of him。 Setting out on a spiritual journey to discover a higher state of being， his quest leads him through the temptations of luxury and wealth， the pleasures of sensual love， and the sinister threat of death-dealing snakes， until， eventually， he comes to a river。 There a ferryman guides him towards his destiny， and to the ultimate meaning of existence。 Inspired by Hermann Hesse's profound regard for Indian transcendental philosophy and written in prose of graceful simplicity， Siddhartha is one of the most influential spiritual works of the twentieth century。

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Reviews

Lauser ，

"Suchen heißt: ein Ziel haben。 Finden aber heißt: frei sein， offen stehen， kein Ziel haben。 Du， Ehrwürdiger， bist vielleicht in der Tat ein Sucher， denn， deinem Ziel nachstrebend， siehst du manches nicht， was nah vor deinen Augen steht。" "Suchen heißt: ein Ziel haben。 Finden aber heißt: frei sein， offen stehen， kein Ziel haben。 Du， Ehrwürdiger， bist vielleicht in der Tat ein Sucher， denn， deinem Ziel nachstrebend， siehst du manches nicht， was nah vor deinen Augen steht。" 。。。more

Madeline Storch ，

“But now his eyes lingered on this side; he saw and recognized the visible and he sought his place in this world。 He did not seek reality; his goal was not on any other side。 The world was beautiful when looked at in this way—without any seeking， so simple， so childlike。 The moon and the stars were beautiful， the brook， the shore， the forest and rock， the goat and the golden beetle， the flower and butterfly were beautiful。 It was beautiful and pleasant to go through the world like that， so child “But now his eyes lingered on this side; he saw and recognized the visible and he sought his place in this world。 He did not seek reality; his goal was not on any other side。 The world was beautiful when looked at in this way—without any seeking， so simple， so childlike。 The moon and the stars were beautiful， the brook， the shore， the forest and rock， the goat and the golden beetle， the flower and butterfly were beautiful。 It was beautiful and pleasant to go through the world like that， so childlike， so awakened， so concerned with the immediate， without any distrust。”“But what a path it has been！ I 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。 But it was right that it should be so; my eyes and heart acclaim it。 I had to experience despair， I had to sink to the greatest mental depths， to thoughts of sxicide， in order to experience grace， to hear Om again， to sleep deeply again and to awaken refreshed again。” 。。。more

Yuvashri ，

POV : You're in your twenty something ， drowning in a pool of existential crisis; questioning the point and pointlessness of everything。 And on a rainy morning， you get to read this gem。 And it's the calm you've always needed to get through the chaos。 Often we go in search of things。 Some books I go into expecting something。。。 Expecting to become a well read person or a better human or just a productive person who has got her things sorted out。 But the plain pursuit of things， sometimes makes yo POV : You're in your twenty something ， drowning in a pool of existential crisis; questioning the point and pointlessness of everything。 And on a rainy morning， you get to read this gem。 And it's the calm you've always needed to get through the chaos。 Often we go in search of things。 Some books I go into expecting something。。。 Expecting to become a well read person or a better human or just a productive person who has got her things sorted out。 But the plain pursuit of things， sometimes makes you miss out on other more beautiful things。 You won't see anything else except the thing you're in pursuit of。 That's why you should not go in search of anything but rather find things along the way you set to explore - the good， the bad and the ugly。 I find this message from the book so beautiful。 Again sometimes it's good to have a specific goal and seek it out。 Because there is no one right way to do things。 How some things just couldn't be explained with words; how most of the words and the thoughts they lead to are often one-sided and how experience is the only way to know wholeness。。。 Guess this one would be something I'll get back to often or maybe not。。。 Maybe I'll just set out in my path of enlightenment in my own known ways。 That would be the most important lesson from this book。。。 To seek truth in the ways you know and to put your trust in actions rather than words， for words are more often just a medium for comprehension。 。。。more

Sara Nicoletta ，

4。5

Mars Stokes ，

slayed， homoerotic

Ancillary Pride-Goeth-Before-the-Fall ，

A somewhat enjoyable meandering through a strange life， which teaches， if anything， that constructing a story for one’s life can be more fruitful than just living it。

Wouter ，

Due to the archaic writing， it was a bit tough to really get started in this book。 There are a lot of symbolic elements， everything is written in 3rd person （Siddhartha this， Siddhartha that，。。。）， a lot of his motives are explicitly mentioned， etc。 It read more like a religious parable or textbook， and quite different from what I was used to in a novel。But nearly halfway I came to appreciate the style， the symbols， etc。 and really enjoyed the beauty of the message。 This is a greatly rewarding re Due to the archaic writing， it was a bit tough to really get started in this book。 There are a lot of symbolic elements， everything is written in 3rd person （Siddhartha this， Siddhartha that，。。。）， a lot of his motives are explicitly mentioned， etc。 It read more like a religious parable or textbook， and quite different from what I was used to in a novel。But nearly halfway I came to appreciate the style， the symbols， etc。 and really enjoyed the beauty of the message。 This is a greatly rewarding read。 。。。more

Karin van Homelen ，

Not my cup of chai

Madeline M ，

Govinda is gay

David Entwiste ，

Really enlightening book。 Similar to the Alchemist

Ri ，

Read it in school and can recognize it is well written， but not my type of literature。

Stefano Saini ，

Una ben scritta favola， con il giusto tocco di ambientazione orientale e filosofia di vita。 Il racconto in sé è impeccabile， svolgimento e conclusione assolutamente adeguati。 Di rapida lettura， ideale anche per una singola sessione。 Mi era stato detto fosse più adatto ad un pubblico adolescenziale ma credo mantenga il suo valore a tutte le età。 Mi stupisco abbia raggiunto una fama così ampia da essere definito "il manifesto del '68"， dal momento che pur essendo molto semplice non mi pare così im Una ben scritta favola， con il giusto tocco di ambientazione orientale e filosofia di vita。 Il racconto in sé è impeccabile， svolgimento e conclusione assolutamente adeguati。 Di rapida lettura， ideale anche per una singola sessione。 Mi era stato detto fosse più adatto ad un pubblico adolescenziale ma credo mantenga il suo valore a tutte le età。 Mi stupisco abbia raggiunto una fama così ampia da essere definito "il manifesto del '68"， dal momento che pur essendo molto semplice non mi pare così immediato per il grandissimo pubblico， ma forse sottovaluto la persona media。 Comunque， tutto sommato， in tempi moderni "L'alchimista" ha ottenuto gran successo e， senza nulla togliere alla capacità di scrittura e introspezione di Hesse， l'aria che si respira nei due testi ha delle somiglianze。In definitiva sono soddisfatto e mi ripropongo di leggere altro dell'autore per approfondirlo。Consigliato direi a chiunque subisca il fascino dell'oriente o dei percorsi di vita。 。。。more

Vioo ，

definisi buku tipis tapi berat👍 intinya gue salut bgt sama siddhartha yg mau mengembara nyari obat keresahan hatinya。 buku ini diawali dgn cerita siddhartha ninggalin priviledge dia sbg anak brahman trus jadi pertapa luntang-lantung。 pas jadi pertapa， hidup dia susah bgttt tapi masih tinggi hati karena dia mandang org lain rendah。 trus berpetualang lagi ketemu buddha dan mempertanyakan ajaran buddha。 putus asa， mo bundir tapi ngga jadi。 abis itu jadi berguru sama pelacur dan pebisnis ehhhh keter definisi buku tipis tapi berat👍 intinya gue salut bgt sama siddhartha yg mau mengembara nyari obat keresahan hatinya。 buku ini diawali dgn cerita siddhartha ninggalin priviledge dia sbg anak brahman trus jadi pertapa luntang-lantung。 pas jadi pertapa， hidup dia susah bgttt tapi masih tinggi hati karena dia mandang org lain rendah。 trus berpetualang lagi ketemu buddha dan mempertanyakan ajaran buddha。 putus asa， mo bundir tapi ngga jadi。 abis itu jadi berguru sama pelacur dan pebisnis ehhhh keterusan hacep2 hidup enak👍 bikin dosa？ tabrak terossss😎😎😎 ngerasa hampa （lagi） sampai dia pergi dari hidup glamournya eh ketemu sahabatnya， govinda yg bahkan sampe geleng2 kepala ga percaya sama tampilan siddhartha yg uwaw perlente binggo。 trus sampai akhirnya ketemu temen lamanya， vasudeva si tukang getek。 trus dia belajar bareng dan somehow jadi adek tingkatnya vasudeva dalam rangka nemu banyak pembelajaran dari sungai。👍sejujurnya pesan yg gue tangkap dari buku ini tuh bukan sesuatu yg asing。 ajaran budhisme， "segala sesuatu yg mengalir" dari heraclitus， mirip2 oneness nya plotinus， trus ngingetin gue jg sama bukunya haenim sunim （di situ bahas ttg sungai）penderitaan akan terus tetap terulang sampai pengetahuan bertemu dgn kesiapan jiwa。 kebijaksanaan ga bisa diungkapkan dgn kata2 karena kata2 tuh terbatas （mirip little prince）"wisdom isnt communicable。 the wisdom which a wise man tries to communicare always sounds foolish。 knowledge can be communicated， but not wisdom。 one can find it， live it， do wonders through it， but kne cannot communicate and teach it。"ya meskipun gue udah familiar sama konsep2nya， tapi tentu saja tetep bikin gue galau-galau trus sakit kepala:） begitulahhhh seperti sikap siddhartha thdp anaknya😭👎TRUS SUMPAH QUOTESNYA BAGUS2 AWWW💕fav quotes: "and if time isnt real， then the gap which seems to be between the world and the eternity， between suffering and blissfulness， between evil and good， is also deception。" 。。。more

Tess ，

Wie dit boek leest dient er zich in de eerste plaats bewust van de te zijn dat het levensverhaal van de Boeddha geschiedkundig niet beschouwd mag/kan worden als historische bron over het leven van Siddharta zelf。 Wel kan het als voorbeeld of inspiratiebron dienen om verlichting en inzichten te bereiken。De naam Siddhartha Gautama Boeddha， de spirituele leider/grondlegger van het boeddhisme ontleent zijn naam aan het Sanskriet en wordt verklaart als: ‘Hij die de zin van het bestaan heeft gevonden’ Wie dit boek leest dient er zich in de eerste plaats bewust van de te zijn dat het levensverhaal van de Boeddha geschiedkundig niet beschouwd mag/kan worden als historische bron over het leven van Siddharta zelf。 Wel kan het als voorbeeld of inspiratiebron dienen om verlichting en inzichten te bereiken。De naam Siddhartha Gautama Boeddha， de spirituele leider/grondlegger van het boeddhisme ontleent zijn naam aan het Sanskriet en wordt verklaart als: ‘Hij die de zin van het bestaan heeft gevonden’。 Doorheen het boek zien we voorbeelden van hoe hij zijn inzichten bekomt ondanks deze vaak gepaard gaan met de nodige obstructies en afleidingen。 Edoch， zijn het net die afleidingen die hem uiteindelijk de weg naar inzicht en verlichting schenken。Wat kan men leren van dit boek？ Voor mij persoonlijk herinnert het me eraan dat men niet mag vergeten dat de weg belangrijker is dan de destinatie。 。。。more

Nermeen Wahid ，

الكتاب بيدور حول شخصية سدهارتا الهندي。شخصية لا منتمية و تبحث عن حقيقة وعن شىء ما ولا يستطيع ان يعثر عليه حيث عثر عليه الاخرون。 لا يجد ضالته فا يظل تائه سنوات طويلة من عمره。 نتعرف من خلال الرواية على رحلته وما مر به و هل سيجد الإجابات والسلام في النهاية أم لا。قررت قراءة هذه الرواية عندما قرأت عنها في كتاب اللامنتمي، لان هذه الرواية إحدى اهم الروايات التي توضح شخصية اللامنتمي وما يعايشه في حياته。اسلوب الرواية سهل جدا。 ولكني وجدت به بعض الركاكة في بعض الأحيان。 واظن انه من النص الأصلي وليس الترجمة。 الكتاب بيدور حول شخصية سدهارتا الهندي。شخصية لا منتمية و تبحث عن حقيقة وعن شىء ما ولا يستطيع ان يعثر عليه حيث عثر عليه الاخرون。 لا يجد ضالته فا يظل تائه سنوات طويلة من عمره。 نتعرف من خلال الرواية على رحلته وما مر به و هل سيجد الإجابات والسلام في النهاية أم لا。قررت قراءة هذه الرواية عندما قرأت عنها في كتاب اللامنتمي، لان هذه الرواية إحدى اهم الروايات التي توضح شخصية اللامنتمي وما يعايشه في حياته。اسلوب الرواية سهل جدا。 ولكني وجدت به بعض الركاكة في بعض الأحيان。 واظن انه من النص الأصلي وليس الترجمة。 ولكن لم تؤثر على استمتاعي بالرواية إطلاقا。وتعتبر الرواية مدخل جيد للتعرف بلمحة بسيطة جدا جدا على ثقافة الهند الدينية و طبيعة الروحانيات هناك。 。。。more

Chatresa ，

No book will ever top this one。 NO BOOK！ Must read for everyone

Solo Raquel ，

Simplemente maravilloso

Luke Res ，

Idk mannn

morena ，

Siddharta è alla ricerca della verità， della scoperta del proprio Io， si affanna e si tormenta perché la sua realtà non lo soddisfa， perché la vita che gli hanno offerto non gli dà le risposte che il suo spirito tanto cerca。Questo libro ha toccato profondamente la mia spiritualità， mi sono sentita compresa， mi sono sentita beata， la saggezza di Siddharta è stata una rivelazione stupenda。Vorrei avidamente poter prendere tutti voi e farvi leggere questo libro。 Mi sono commossa verso la fine。 Una s Siddharta è alla ricerca della verità， della scoperta del proprio Io， si affanna e si tormenta perché la sua realtà non lo soddisfa， perché la vita che gli hanno offerto non gli dà le risposte che il suo spirito tanto cerca。Questo libro ha toccato profondamente la mia spiritualità， mi sono sentita compresa， mi sono sentita beata， la saggezza di Siddharta è stata una rivelazione stupenda。Vorrei avidamente poter prendere tutti voi e farvi leggere questo libro。 Mi sono commossa verso la fine。 Una sensazione stupenda di beatitudine。 “[…] la saggezza non è comunicabile。 La saggezza che un dotto tenta di comunicare ad altri， ha sempre un suono di pazzia”“[…] Il tempo non è reale， Govinda; questo io l'ho appreso ripetutamente， in più d'una occasione。 E se il tempo non è reale， allora anche la discontinuità che sembra esservi tra il mondo e l'eternità， tra il male e il bene， è un'illusione»。”“Tutto insieme era il fiume del divenire， era la musica della vita。 E se Siddharta ascoltava attentamente questo fiume， questo canto dalle mille voci， se non porgeva ascolto né al dolore né al riso， se non legava。 la propria anima a una di quelle voci e se non s'mpersonava in essa col proprio Io， ma tutte le udiva， percepiva il Tutto， l'Unità， e allora il grande canto delle mille voci consisteva d'un'unica parola， e questa parola era Om: la perfezione。”Che noi tutti possiamo apprendere l’Unità， che noi tutti possiamo specchiarci nel fiume e vedere quel che c’è sempre stato， vedere finalmente nel momento in cui avremmo smesso di cercare。 。。。more

Giorgi Tsiklauri ，

გავწელე წაკითხვა მაგრამ კარგი წიგნია， თავისი სამყარო აქვს შექმნილი ავტორს და გადასარევად აღწერს + ending არის ფავორიტი ნაწილი

Orkun ，

Kitabın doğu felsefesiyle alakalı olduğunu söylersem basit ama doğru bir tespitte bulunmuş olurum。 Zaten ben bu tespiti yapmasaydım kitabın arka kapağındaki tanıtım yazısından siz kendiniz de bunu çıkarabilirdiniz。 Doğu felsefesi dedim ama bu sizi korkutmasın。 Kitabın anlatım dilinde okunmasını zorlaştıracak terimler yok。 Kitap Siddhartha adlı başkarakterin hayat öyküsünü， kendini arayışını， bu arayışta başından geçenleri anlatıyor。Kısa kısa yorumlarsam kitap hayatımızın bir yolculuk olduğundan Kitabın doğu felsefesiyle alakalı olduğunu söylersem basit ama doğru bir tespitte bulunmuş olurum。 Zaten ben bu tespiti yapmasaydım kitabın arka kapağındaki tanıtım yazısından siz kendiniz de bunu çıkarabilirdiniz。 Doğu felsefesi dedim ama bu sizi korkutmasın。 Kitabın anlatım dilinde okunmasını zorlaştıracak terimler yok。 Kitap Siddhartha adlı başkarakterin hayat öyküsünü， kendini arayışını， bu arayışta başından geçenleri anlatıyor。Kısa kısa yorumlarsam kitap hayatımızın bir yolculuk olduğundan bahsediyor。 Herkese öğretmen gözüyle bakmasak bile hayatımıza giren kişilerden bir şeyler öğrenebileceğimizi， heybemizi doldurabileceğimizden gösteriyor。 Sonuçta hayat bizim hayatımız， heybemizi nereden ve nasıl dolduracağımız bize kalmış。 Siddhartha gençlik yıllarında münzevi bir yaşam sürerken hayatının ilerleyen yıllarında “çocuk insan” diye nitelendirdiği， daha çok dünyevi nesnelerle ve hazlarla ilgilenen insanlardan olup çıkıyor。 Anlıyor ki ne münzevi olmak istiyor ne çocuk insan。 Arayışına devam ediyor。 Öğreniyor Siddhartha。 Dinlemeyi， duymayı， akışı， arayışı öğreniyor。 Herkesin yolunun farklı olduğunu， herkesin arayışının farklı olduğunu öğreniyor。Kitap bir okuyuşta bitmesine rağmen sizi Siddhartha’yla birlikte uzun bir yolculuğa çıkarıyor。 Her okuyuşta ayrı tatlar bırakacak， her yaşta ayrı aromalar hissedeceğiniz kısa ama etkileyici bir kitap。 Doğu felsefesiyle tanışmak istiyorsanız Siddhartha’yı başlangıç kılavuzu olarak heybenize atabilirsiniz。https://dediydidersiniz。wordpress。com。。。 。。。more

Paula Costa ，

Um livro muito bom， introspetivo， ao longo de toda a sua história existe um aprendizado constante， e uma evolução humana。 Resiliência e constante determinação elevam a outro patamar esta história。 Gostei bastante， recomendo。 A very good， introspective book， throughout its history there is constant learning， and human evolution。 Resilience and constant determination take this story to another level。 I really liked it， I recommend it。

David Alvarez ，

"La sabiduría no es comunicativa。 La sabiduría que un sabio intenta comunicar suena siempre a necedad。 Se pueden transmitir los conocimientos pero la sabiduría no"Libro clásico， cuyo personaje principal， Siddharta， busca su espiritualidad， vida con significado y sabiduría desde joven a viejo。 Su camino comienza dejando su hogar y viviendo como monje budista， luego como aprendiz de comerciante， y finalmente como hombre sabio en rio"Siempre he creído， y sigo creyendo， que sea cual sea la buena o m "La sabiduría no es comunicativa。 La sabiduría que un sabio intenta comunicar suena siempre a necedad。 Se pueden transmitir los conocimientos pero la sabiduría no"Libro clásico， cuyo personaje principal， Siddharta， busca su espiritualidad， vida con significado y sabiduría desde joven a viejo。 Su camino comienza dejando su hogar y viviendo como monje budista， luego como aprendiz de comerciante， y finalmente como hombre sabio en rio"Siempre he creído， y sigo creyendo， que sea cual sea la buena o mala fortuna que se nos presente siempre podemos darle sentido y transformarla en algo de valor。' 。。。more

Marta Garcia ，

Talvez o livro mais bonito que já li na vida。 Uma verdadeira lufada de ar fresco！

Arun gg ，

Understand the life is in oneness and searching outside is waste of time， energy when everything is inside。。。we can share the knowledge but not the wisdom。 my enlightenment is my enlightenment what i had leaned and got from。。 u can only hear about what is enlightenment but can't feel what i had experienced in the hour of enlightenment。。 Understand the life is in oneness and searching outside is waste of time， energy when everything is inside。。。we can share the knowledge but not the wisdom。 my enlightenment is my enlightenment what i had leaned and got from。。 u can only hear about what is enlightenment but can't feel what i had experienced in the hour of enlightenment。。 。。。more

Theo Dalleau ，

Refreshing for the brain， I feel close to siddhartha on some aspects， reading this book made me feel good。 It allowed me to discover some notions of Hinduism。 Both interesting and spiritual， this book gives off only good things to keep preciously in your heart。

Jack Purcell ，

Siddhartha follows the lifelong journey of a man seeking enlightenment。 He casts off his religious upbringing for a life of material wealth but returns to his enlightenment seeking ways once he realizes that the material world will never satisfy the quest of his soul。I liked and didn’t like this book。 It’s not the most entertaining read to be sure， but it poses some great questions about where one can find the meaning of life and has many themes that I think we should all try to learn from。 Ther Siddhartha follows the lifelong journey of a man seeking enlightenment。 He casts off his religious upbringing for a life of material wealth but returns to his enlightenment seeking ways once he realizes that the material world will never satisfy the quest of his soul。I liked and didn’t like this book。 It’s not the most entertaining read to be sure， but it poses some great questions about where one can find the meaning of life and has many themes that I think we should all try to learn from。 There is beauty in everything， wisdom and life even in the inanimate， good and evil present at all times in the same being， and peace in understanding how the incessant flow of the world far surpasses the individual。 I think I’ll try to be more appreciative of the good and the bad around me and maybe one day I， too， can find the peace that Siddhartha found。 。。。more

Debbie Massry ，

3。5 stars I like the wisdom in this book， and the simple way in which it presents it。 I also like that it is short and easy。

Hawraa Alaa ，

كان عليّ أن اقع في الخطيئة كي أحيا من جديد。 وإلى أين يا ترى ستقودني طريقي بعد؟ فهي عابثة وتتعرّج، بل تدور، ربّما في دائرة。 فليكن، لتقدني إلى حيث تشاء فأني أريد أن اسلكها ！

Madelyn ，

What do I think about this book？ Siddhartha is the average self obsessed male。 The world doesn’t revolve around you， sorry to break it to you。

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