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The Why's, Will's and Whats of Siddhartha

I wanted to do something different than what I've done in my previous blog posts. I want to ask questions to myself and see if I could answer them based on my previous knowledge and what I have read so far.

What will happen to Siddhartha after he leaves Buddha?
I think he will make some astonishing discoveries about life. I think he will try to be like Buddha in his own way. " A man only looks and walks life that when he has conquers his Self. I will also conquer my Self." Page 29.

Will the knowledge the Buddha give to Siddhartha be more important than Govinda?
Yes, I think it will. Not only Siddhartha says it himself but Govinda doesn't become an icon of a religion. ".. yet he has given me something of greater value. He has robbed me of my friend,". Page 29.

In page 30 Siddhartha feels that "Something was no longer in him". What do you think it means?
I think Siddhartha realized a lot of things after leaving the Buddha. I think the urge to find an answer or a person or religion who can answer that question is no longer with him. I think when he was with the Buddha he realized he did not need to find the answer to his question but rather create it.

Strange Vocabulary

As I was reading a little bit more of Siddhartha I realized it had some strange words I did not know the meaning too. It was strange how I could easily read the text without understanding some of the words it contained. Below are some words I found interesting and decided to look up their meaning.

Unfathomable: (Page 28) adjective

1.

not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.

I chose a black hole because it is something humans have yet to understand, it is a concept that is almos impossible to grasp.

Equanimity: (Page 28) noun

1.     mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.

I chose this image because it is a women being calm under what seems to be a stressful situation.

The Illustrious One: (Page 26) adjective

1.

highly distinguished; renowned; famous: an illustrious leader.

I chose this image because it is a representation of Buddha, or the Illustrious One.

Yes, Depressed Bella is Similar to Lost Siddhartha

Siddhartha starts doing horrible things to himself such as standing in the sun without water or standing in a pricky bush. This specific part reminds me of Twilight. It might seem very weird to compare this two different stories. Twilight is considered horrible and stupid to some, while Siddharth is a very inspiring book lots of people read for inspiration. In the part where Siddhartha just stays outisde in the sun with no water, when he stands in the rain without an umbrella and when he starves himself when he is not fasting reminded me of when Bella does similar things to her because Edward left her.

Bella (supposedly) sits in the same chair for a really long time. Long enough for the seasons to change. As I was reading Siddhartha and I read that he stood in the freezing rain with no protection, the image of Bella in her chair looking out the window just popped up in my head. “Siddhartha had one single goal, to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow-to let the Self die” (page ) I can perfectly imagine him inflicting pain on himself like Bella did. Wanting to find an answer. The reasons why they do this are very different, as well as they answers they wanted. Bella lost his boyfriend while Siddhartha was trying to find happiness and the meaning of life. "His intellect was not satisfied, his soul was not at peace, his heart was not still." (page 3). Siddhartha wanted to find out the way and Bella wanted to find out the why.

Siddhartha and Bella are both lost. They have lost the meaning of their life. They no longer know why to live. Bella had her boyfriend as a reason and Siddhartha had his life with family and friends. Although Bella lost her meaning for life and Siddhartha just realized he never had one, they are both lost. They both do crazy things to figure out the answer. Either they stand in the sun without water or they go ride a motorcycle with dangerous looking guys, they both have no meaning. They are both looking for a reason to live.

A Journey with Siddhartha

I have felt like Siddhartha once. Siddhartha wanted to go with the Samanas because he was not happy and he wanted to learn more. "...his intellect was not satisfied, his soul was not at peace, his heart was not still" (pg.3). He wanted to go really badly and rebelled to his father "His father left the room displeased and lay down on his bed" (pg. 7).

I wanted to go to a summer camp, but my parents didn't allow me to. I wanted to go badly and I asked my parents a thousand different ways. When I was younger, I obeyed every word my parents said. They told me to go to sleep and I would do it immediately. They told me to eat all my food and I did. Even though my parents didnt allow me to do lots of things, I wanted to go to camp badly, so I rebelled like Siddhartha did. I didn't go to sleep when my parents told me, I didn't eat everything on my plate and I didn't have a good attitude for anything I did.

My result was similar to Siddharthas because I ended up going to the camp. At first my parents didn't want me to go because they would miss me, but like Siddhartha, my parents decided to let me choose. Siddhartha ended up going just like me with his fathers approval. "You will go into the forest, he said and become a Samana. If you find bliss in the forest, come back and teach it to me" (pg.9).

I think Siddhartha was actually very nervous even though he seemed strong. "The Brahmin saw that Siddharthas knees trembeled slightly, but there was no trembling on Siddharthas face..." (pg.8). I know I was when I asked my parents for permission and they didn't let me go. I believe in standing up for what you think is right, even if it is to your parents. I think Siddhartha was a little bit more loyal to his father in this situation than I was. "Siddhartha has always obeyed his father"(pg.8). I think I am different than Siddhartha in that aspect, I am not as respectfull or determined. I was amazed by the poise in which Siddhartha handled himself with his father, he respected him and obeyed him, yet, he rebelled until his father gave in. Even though my way of handing things was identical to Siddharthas we both got the results we desired.