How Is Wisdom Changed By Siddhartha

How is wisdom obtained? Hesse wrote the book titled Siddhartha which is a connection to the spiritual essence of life. This novel conducts the journey of Siddhartha through the hardships of learning that knowledge cannot be gained through his teachers. Since SIddhartha must gain wisdom through his personal encounters he changes his form through numerous rebirths in the novel Whereas, Siddhartha travels through his life searching for the enlightenment from being a Brahmin like his father, to becoming a Samana with little satisfaction because of his teachers incapability to further Siddhartha’s Self. Then once Govinda, SIddhartha’s childhood friend, leaves Siddhartha for the Illustrious one there is a short chat before Siddhartha leaves between …show more content…
When Siddhartha listens he hears the laughter of the river and is mortified that the river would laugh at him in this time of pain. Therefore, Siddhartha goes back to where the ferryman, Vasudeva, is awaiting to speak to him of his troubles. When Vasudeva hears of his friend’s discontent they return to the river because of Vasudeva’s wisdom from believing in teh river for so many years. Thus, when they approach the river Vasudeva demands Siddhartha to listen closer as Siddhartha has heard numerous convictions of emotions on other occasions. Whilst Siddhtha is to listen closer and hear everything that the river is attempting to get across to Siddhartha. Then in an instant Siddhartha claims, “All of them together was the stream of events, the music of life. The song of a thousand voices; when it was not sorrow or laughter and nothing binded him; then the great song consisted of one word: Om-perfection.” (Hesse 111). This is when Siddhartha realized that everything flowed together as everything was one. When the realization struck Siddhartha he had finally gained the wisdom he so desired through his own experiences of life. Whereas, later on Siddhartha’s friend, Govinda, and himself cross paths once again and even Govinda exclaims, “It was in such a manner, Govinda knew, that the Perfect ONe smiled,” since Siddhartha has now become holy like the Illustrious …show more content…
These experiences helped Siddhartha become his own teacher and obtain wisdom throughout his travels as a merchant and lover, to a father, to even a ferryman. Whereas, Siddhartha unlocked the key to wisdom through the realization that everything is one. Thus, whenever Siddhartha sees a rock he loves it or a bird because of how they are made of the same figurations as he. While wisdom is difficult to put into words that is why one must encounter life all for oneself. The Self is gained only through the follies through one and this is responsible for how mistakes are better teachers rather than