Nature In Siddhartha Essay

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction. Quote by E.O Wilson. The natural environment Siddhartha is in throughout the book is important because he realizes nature is part of him, nevertheless it's another step until he reaches enlightenment. Enlightenment is when Siddhartha changes and becomes the new person he would like to be. Nature helps Siddartha with spiritual guidance while he is a Samana. During the time Siddhartha was suicidal the river was the one who saved him. The river is what shows Siddartha that all things are natural and never ending. Hermann Hesse uses nature as a symbol to help Siddartha discover spirituality.

During the time Siddhartha is a Samana he faces a twisty road. While nature guides Siddartha nature offers him physical and spiritual guidance. Siddhartha had learned an important lesson; he had learned that there are many ways you could lose yourself. “ He was animal, carcass, stone, wood, water, and each time he …show more content…
During the time that Siddhartha is having this dream, he is dreaming about this special songbird. While this songbird sung every morning. It was not singing one morning the bird was mute. Siddhartha had found it dead, lying at the bottom of its cage. Siddhartha had felt this strong but disgusting feeling in his heart and stomach. It felt as he threw this bird away with all the passion this bird had carried with him. Soon after this disgusting feeling he had woken from this dream with great sorrow. “(pg. 82) It seemed to him that he had spent his life in a worthless and senseless manner; he retained nothing vital, nothing in any way precious or worthwhile. He stood alone, like a ship wrecked man on the shore. Siddhartha had felt something special with this bird a connection. He never really connected with anyone as much as he did with this