How Siddhartha is going through Nietzsche's Three Metamorphoses
For many years intellects from around the world have wondered what the key to true enlightenment is. They have wondered how people can balance their physical and spiritual life, and lead a moral, and satisfying life. With his 1922 novel, Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse addresses these concerns, and through narrating the story of the young prince, tries to answer to these wonders. On a journey of multiple lessons, Siddhartha experiences rebirth, and enlightenment. Moreso, these rebirths Siddhartha undergoes are a representation of the young Brahmin going through the Three Metamorphoses that are seen in Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra. These three stages -the camel, the lion, and the child- are the stages one must go through in order to live a life of bliss and wisdom. Siddhartha goes through these stages in the span of his lifelong journey. He is constantly seeking to reach Nirvana, and to find enlightenment. However, just like every person, Siddhartha begins his life as a camel; he follows blindly what the community around him believes is the way to reach Nirvana.
Being the son of a highly regarded religious leader, and an esteemed member of the community, Siddhartha is …show more content…
He has become skeptical of his community. He fears that he and his friend, Govinda, are becoming sheep in a large herd; they are to follow predetermined rituals and beliefs, without ever questioning them, or exploring other methods of attaining enlightenment. Siddhartha sees that the elders of the community have perfected their knowledge of the holy books, but they too have not reach Nirvana. Rituals and mantras have become more a matter of custom rather than a proper path to enlightenment. These realisations are Siddhartha’s first step to transition from being a camel to being a lion, but he is not quite there
For many years intellects from around the world have wondered what the key to true enlightenment is. They have wondered how people can balance their physical and spiritual life, and lead a moral, and satisfying life. With his 1922 novel, Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse addresses these concerns, and through narrating the story of the young prince, tries to answer to these wonders. On a journey of multiple lessons, Siddhartha experiences rebirth, and enlightenment. Moreso, these rebirths Siddhartha undergoes are a representation of the young Brahmin going through the Three Metamorphoses that are seen in Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra. These three stages -the camel, the lion, and the child- are the stages one must go through in order to live a life of bliss and wisdom. Siddhartha goes through these stages in the span of his lifelong journey. He is constantly seeking to reach Nirvana, and to find enlightenment. However, just like every person, Siddhartha begins his life as a camel; he follows blindly what the community around him believes is the way to reach Nirvana.
Being the son of a highly regarded religious leader, and an esteemed member of the community, Siddhartha is …show more content…
He has become skeptical of his community. He fears that he and his friend, Govinda, are becoming sheep in a large herd; they are to follow predetermined rituals and beliefs, without ever questioning them, or exploring other methods of attaining enlightenment. Siddhartha sees that the elders of the community have perfected their knowledge of the holy books, but they too have not reach Nirvana. Rituals and mantras have become more a matter of custom rather than a proper path to enlightenment. These realisations are Siddhartha’s first step to transition from being a camel to being a lion, but he is not quite there