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A review by painofboredom
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
4.0
"He saw his father, lonely, mourning for his son; he saw himself, lonely, also with the bonds of longing for his faraway son; he saw his son, also lonely, the boy eagerly advancing along the burning path of life’s desires, each one concentrating on his goal, each one obsessed by his goal, each one suffering. The river’s voice was sorrowful. It sang with yearning and sadness, flowing towards its goal."
Hesse demonstrates appeal of dharmic philosophy while incorporating concerns and anxieties of modern times.
The almost fatalistic attitude of dharmic philosophy can help one understand, contend and cope with suffering of life itself.
To see past the illusion, to realise the absurdity of material and physical desires and bonds.
But most importantly from hesse not to reject it but instead to appreciates and love all of existence in whole.
By only understanding the totality of human experience will you attain Nirvana.
Hesse demonstrates appeal of dharmic philosophy while incorporating concerns and anxieties of modern times.
The almost fatalistic attitude of dharmic philosophy can help one understand, contend and cope with suffering of life itself.
To see past the illusion, to realise the absurdity of material and physical desires and bonds.
But most importantly from hesse not to reject it but instead to appreciates and love all of existence in whole.
By only understanding the totality of human experience will you attain Nirvana.