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Siddhartha (The Brahmins Son🤴 (Despite his solid spiritual upbringing…
Siddhartha
The Brahmins Son🤴
Despite his solid spiritual upbringing among the Brahmins, Siddhartha still seeks the meaning of life, and he embarks on a quest to find enlightenment.
Awakening🌊
Here, in the midst of what exists within him and around him, Siddhartha must discover who and what he is.
Among the Child People👦
When Siddhartha meets Kamaswami, Siddhartha’s innocence highlights the hypocrisy and spiritual poverty of his new world, which involves materialism and commerce, two aspects of modernity.
The Ferryman💧
One of the most important lessons the river teaches Siddhartha is that time does not exist, and that the present is all that matters.
Om
Siddhartha knows not only that he himself is always the same despite the changes in his life but also that he is the same as all others in the world.
Among the Samanas💂
He understands that true enlightenment can come only when the approach used to reach it takes into account the world itself.
Samsara🐤
He was a model son of the Brahmins and a skilled ascetic among the Samanas, and he is now mastering the art of love and desire
By the River💀
Siddhartha sees his mistake in trying to control the direction of his life, for he could do this only by submission to the repetitive cycle of time.
Govinda
Govinda comes to Siddhartha in search of a concrete explanation of how to achieve enlightenment, and when Siddhartha’s words fail, as any instruction must, Siddhartha is able to communicate his knowledge wordlessly, through a kiss.
Gautama🚶
Only when Govinda leaves is Siddhartha free to truly test himself in the manner necessary to bring about enlightenment.
Kamala👅
Siddhartha’s dream of Govinda turning into a woman marks a transitional moment in Siddhartha’s life, as he moves away from his previous ascetic life that he shared with Govinda toward a new life of desire, which he’ll share with Kamala.
The Son😡
Siddhartha is blinded by love, and he ignores something he already knows: