SIDDHARTHA AN INDIAN TALE by HERMANN HESSE

SIDDHARTHA AN INDIAN TALE by HERMANN HESSE Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of a boy known as Siddhartha from the Indian subcontinent during the time of Lord Buddha. In very simple prose, Hesse has conveyed a very profound message for all seekers. A brahmin boy follows his heart and goes through various lives to finally understand what it means to be enlightened. SIDDHARTHA AN INDIAN TALE by HERMANN HESSE He experiences life as a pious brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover, and an ordinary ferryman, to a father. Neither a practitioner nor a devotee, neither meditating nor reciting, Siddhartha comes to blend in with the world, resonating with the rhythms of nature, bending the reader's ear down to hear answers from the river. Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. SIDDHARTHA AN INDIAN TALE by HERMANN HESSE In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies--Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism--into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for true meaning. SIDDHARTHA AN INDIAN TALE by HERMANN HESSE