Sergey Machulskis reviewed Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Liked it
5 stars
How to turn the wheel of Samsara several times in life, but ultimately listen to the river.
Translated from the german by Hilda Rosner. With an introduction by Paulo Coelho
121 pages
Published Aug. 7, 2008 by Penguin Books Ltd.
Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy who travels the country in a quest for spiritual enlightenment in the time of Guatama Buddha. It is a compact, lyrical work, which reads like an allegory about the finding of wisdom.
How to turn the wheel of Samsara several times in life, but ultimately listen to the river.