Siddhartha 3

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'Siddhartha' takes place in India probably around 570-480B.C. or 470-380B.C. There is two possibilities when this story takes place, because the date of the Buddha has two theories. Normally, Siddahartha is the name of Buddha but in this story, Siddahartha and Buddha is a different person. Siddahartha was a Brahmin's son. He was very intelligent and thirsty for knowledge. Everybody was delighted and made happy by him. Because of that, he was loved by everybody.

Although, he wasn't happy. His intellect wasn't satisfied, and he thought he couldn't find complete peace in himself if he stayed as a Brahmin. So after being permitted by his father, he joins the Samanas with his close friend Govinda, who was also a Brahmin's son. Siddhartha made one goal, to become empty of thirst, desire, pleasure and sorrow. He wanted to let the Self die.

From the Samanas, he learned many ways of losing the Self, but every time he couldn't completely flee from it. He always came back to the Self in the end. He wonders if he came nearer to his goal.

Govinda, one day said that he wanted to go and listen to the Buddha's teachings with Siddhartha. Buddha had a lot of names like Gotama, the Illustrious one, the Sakyamuni, and he was ru

One day, Kamala came to their hut, with Siddhartha's son. She was bitten by a snake and soon dies from it. Siddhartha loved his son, but the son was unfriendly and sulky. He was accustomed to the life of the rich, and he didn't see Siddhartha as a father, so he ran away from them and went back to the large town. Siddhartha fells very sad about that, and his heart gets wounded by this, but from the river he learns how to heal the wound and how to feel no sorrow.

After years, Govinda comes to the river again. He heard that there is an old ferryman whom many considered to be a sage. Although he was old, he still couldn't find complete peace in himself. Again, Siddhartha recognized him instantly, but because Siddhartha changed a lot, he couldn't recognize him till Siddhartha gave him a hint. Siddhartha says to him words is always one-sided, but the world itself is never one-sided. Because of that, nobody can learn from teaching. Things are never one-sided because there is no such thing as time. You can't divide the thing into past and future without time. He says that if you love everything, nothing can harm you.

After they heard the Buddha's teachings, Govinda becomes his follower, but Siddhartha doesn't. Siddhartha and Govinda said goodbye to each other. Siddhartha learned that even from the perfect one, the teachings wouldn't teach him, so he decides to be taught by nobody. He realizes that he was trying to lose the Self because he was afraid of it. From here, he starts to learn from himself.

He comes back to the same river which a ferryman had once taken him across, when he was going to the large town for the first time. Siddhartha first thought of committing suicide, but he doesn't, and murmuring the holy Om, he had a long, wonderful sleep. When he awoke from his sleep, he saw Govinda in front of him. Siddhartha recognizes him in an instant, but because Siddhartha changed a lot, Govinda tak

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