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Siddhartha (The Brahmin’s Son✈️ (Siddhartha understands what Om means, but…
Siddhartha
The Brahmin’s Son✈️
Siddhartha understands what Om means, but he has not yet merged with it, and has therefore not reached enlightenment.
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.
By the River 🌊
Siddhartha, unlike Govinda, can see the flaws in potential paths to enlightenment, and he has the courage to abandon failed paths for other, more promising options.
Govinda☀️🌊🌜
No difference exists now between seeker and sage, no difference exists between Siddhartha and Gotama, and no disunity is possible for the enlightened one who has found his way to the wisdom of the other shore.
Om🎋 🙏🏾
In order to achieve enlightenment, Siddhartha must give up what he loves. Siddhartha’s difficulty with giving up his son suggests that love is the toughest challenge Siddhartha has faced during his quest and that Siddhartha is actually no different than anyone who has experienced love.
Amongst the People💵😍
Yet at the same time, and almost without his knowing it, Siddhartha’s life in the world of Kama brings him the first of those virtues appropriate to a seeker of enlightenment.
The Son 👦🏽
Although Siddhartha has attained peace as a ferryman, he is fallible because he has not confronted love itself.
With the Samanas🌾
Hard as Siddhartha tries to escape from himself and his reality, however, he always returns to a Self that is restricted by time, and he realizes that asceticism will not bring salvation.
Samsara💰
However, perfection leaves little room for variety or spontaneity, and Siddhartha discovers that he has become a slave to the very thing he has mastered, with no possible relief from the cycle of predictable events.
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Kamla🍑
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.
Gotoma 👳🏾👨🏾🎓
Neither Gotama nor any other guide can teach enlightenment because wisdom must be learned through experience, and it cannot be communicated through words.